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Margaret Vestal Taylor
The visitation and funeral service for Margaret Vestal Taylor will be Monday, Dec. 1, 2003 at the First United Methodist Church, Ashland, with Rev. Michael Powell officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. with the funeral service beginning at 3:00 p.m. A reception will follow in the church Fireside Room. Private interment will be in Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland.
Margaret V. Taylor, 90, of Ashland, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003 at Ashland Community Hospital with four generations of family at her side.
Margaret was born May 22, 1913 in Sand Point, Idaho, the only daughter of Gaylord and Della (Yaryan) Vestal. The family moved to Ashland in 1919 and she graduated from Ashland High School in 1931. On Sept. 12, 1936 in Ashland she married Loris E. Taylor, who preceded her in death Sept. 18, 1993.
Margaret enjoyed hunting and fishing trips with her beloved husband, and was an avid gardener. Her flower garden included dahlias and roses and was enjoyed by neighbors and friends.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Ashland since childhood.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Peggie and James Irvin of Sultan, Wash.; brother, Robert Vestal, Ashland; grandchildren and spouses, Cindy and Phillip Jordan of Monroe, Wash. and Wendy Irvin and Daniel Bowman of Monroe, Wash.; great-grandchildren, Della McCraine of Oxford,Ala.; Justin Jordan of Snohomish, Wash.; Brooke Jordan of Monroe, Wash. and Jordan Lynn Irvin-Bowman of Monroe, Wash.; three great great-grandchildren; numerous nephews, cousins, and friends. An infant brother, Virgil, brother Donald and brother, Gaylord Vestal, preceded her in death, Gaylord most recently in June of this year.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520.
Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Ovid Mar Lisonbee
Ovid Mar Lisonbee, 87, of Ashland, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at home. He was born Feb. 11, 1916, in Mesa, Ariz., to James L. and Eda Lisonbee. He graduated from Mesa High School in 1934 and served a mission for the LDS Church from 1935 to 1937. Mr. Lisonbee married Alta L. Brooks Oct. 9, 1939, who preceded him in death in 1995.
Mr. Lisonbee and his family moved to Ashland in 1949, where he worked in construction until his retirement in 1980. After retiring, Mr. Lisonbee and his wife enjoyed many years of traveling throughout the United States.
He is survived by his four children: Lamar Lisonbee of Keiser; Fred Lisonbee of Ashland; Rhea Lisonbee of Salt Lake City; and Christine Holley of Las Vegas; grandchildren Melissa and Melina Lisonbee, Brandon and Jason Holley; and three brothers and one sister.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Edward B. Versluis
Edward B. Versluis, 61, of Ashland, died Friday, November 14, 2003 at home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Edwin H. Singmaster
Edwin H. "Ed" Singmaster of Ashland died Saturday, November 29, 2003. He was 92.
He was born in Santa Rosa, Calif., on July 26, 1911, to Henry L. and Stella Brand Singmaster and often shared fond memories of harvesting apples and pears in his youth. He graduated from Acalanes High School in Sebastopol, Calif., in 1929. He moved to San Francisco in 1935 where he began his insurance career with Swett & Crawford Insurance Agency. He married Clara May Pace on Feb. 24, 1940, in San Francisco. Shortly after, he was transferred to Portland. In 1946, the family moved to Ashland where Ed became an independent insurance agent. In 1972, he sold Singmaster Insurance Agency and retired. He always felt a strong civic duty and volunteered his time by serving on many community boards including: Ashland Chamber of Commerce President 1948, Ashland Rotary Club member and president, Jackson County Republican Central Committee Chairman, Jackson County Budget Committee Chairman, Ashland School Board. Board of Directors: Rogue Valley Manor, Ashland Community Hospital (Endowment) Foundation, Ashland Library Board, Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan, Mt. Ashland Corporation. Member of: Oregon Association of Insurance Agents, Jackson County Board of Equalization, Oregon Shakespearean Festival Association, Southern Oregon College Foundation, Rouge Valley Country Club, Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE), Masonic Lodge, Shriners, and the Elks Club. National Republican Presidential Delegate.
He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf, playing cards and spending time with his family and friends. Ed is survived by his son, Hank, of Ashland; daughter, Carol Moore of Coos Bay; and granddaughter, Amanda Schulze of Eugene. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Clara in 1977, and a grandson, Curtis McBee. Services will be held at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home in Ashland on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. The family invites you to a gathering of friends at Ashland Elks Lodge No. 944 from 12:30 to 3 p.m.Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to Providence Hospice, 1660 E. McAndrews Road, Medford, OR 97504.
Verna A. Carkhuff
The memorial service for Verna A. Carkhuff will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, 1811 Ashland St., Ashland. Pastor Jim Larsen of Christian Church of Ashland will officiate. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, at Lawncrest Memorial Park in Redding, Calif.
Mrs. Carkhuff, 84, of Phoenix, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at her residence.
She was born May 9, 1919, at Long Pine, Neb. In 1950, she married Fred Warnecke, who preceded her in death in 1973. She married Eugene Carkhuff in 1973. Mr. Carkhuff died in 1994.
Survivors include her brother, Carl Haberthur of San Leandro, Calif.; son-in-law Albert Doelker of Palo Cedro, Calif.; grandchildren Debbie McKey of Phoenix, Albert Doelker Jr., of Hillsboro and Cindee Slater of Rancho Murieta, Calif.; five great-grandchildren; and three great-great-granchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Albin and Maude (Roberts) Haberthur, a daughter, Helen Doelker, and three sisters, Violet Dorsey, Cecil Smith and Shirley Tuengel.
Sally Sue Gillespie
A memorial gathering for Sally Sue Gillespie was held Nov. 13 at her home in Ashland. Family and friends were in attendance. She died peacefully at home on Oct. 16, 2003. Mrs. Gillespie was born on Oct. 15, 1933 in Houston. She attended Lamar High School in Houston. In September 1993 she and her husband, Frank, moved to Ashland from Denver. Frank Gillespie passed away in 1995. Survivors include seven children: Virginia Lee Gillespie of Vancouver, B.C., Lisa Q. Rand of Ashland, Frank E. Gillespie of Casper, Wyo., Greg Quaidy of Germantown, Tenn., Julia K. Blair of Denver, Molly Slofkiss of Phoenix (Ariz.) Matthew Gillespie of Phoenix (Ariz.) and 11 grandchildren.
After retiring as a interior decorator Mrs. Gillespie's volunteer activities in Ashland included service at Tudor Guild, Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History, Schneider Museum, Ashland Community Hospital's Auxiliary, and as a red coat usher at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Donations may be made in Sally Gillespie's memory to the American Cancer Society.
Hazel I. Schneider
Hazel I. Schneider, 90, passed away Nov. 7, 2003, at Madrone Hospice. Hazel was born in North Dakota, Feb. 21, 1913, and was one of two sets of twins in a family of eight daughters. She moved to California in the early 30s and married Emil "Doc" Schneider.
In the 50s Hazel and Doc moved to Yreka, Calif., and owned and operated Doc's Lock, Clock and Key Shop for several years. Hazel later moved to Medford, where she continued her work as a locksmith and assisted her son in his business until June of this year.
Survivors include her immediate family, daughter Suzanne Liddick and spouse David; son Steven "Doc" Schneider; her grandson and special friend Matthew "Matt" Liddick, and his family; her twin sister Harriet; her youngest sister, Adeline "Billie;" and numerous nieces and nephews.
Hazel was known by many, both professionally and personally, and loved by all who knew her. She asked that she be remembered as someone who loved the Lord and tried to walk in his path.
At her request she will be interred at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford alongside other members of her family and services will be private. In lieu of flowers,memorial contributions may be made to Madrone Hospice, 255 Collier Circle, Yreka, CA 96097, or a charity of your choice.
Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home in Ashland is in charge of arrangements.
Ovid Mar Lisonbee
Ovid Mar Lisonbee, 87, of Ashland, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 at home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Mary K. Hull
Mary Kathryn Hull died on Nov. 22, 2003 in Ashland, Oregon at the age of 89. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Edwin Stanton Hull, who died in 1992.
Mary was born in Uniontown, Kansas on Sept. 13, 1914 to Milt and Mona McKinnis. She attended Uniontown High School where she excelled in debate and basketball, and led her basketball team to four State Championships in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was an avid basketball fan and was a regular attendee at Ashland High School and Southern Oregon University basketball games. She was recognized by the University as an Outstanding Woman Athlete and was an honorary coach during the 2002 basketball season.
Mary traveled from Uniontown to Colorado and then to Long Beach, California in 1941, where she worked in the Navy shipyards during World War II. She operated a large catering business in Long Beach until 1975 and moved to Paradise, Calif. and then on to Ashland in 1988. She and her husband Edwin loved children and founded the Edwin Hull Campership Fund at the First United Methodist Church, Ashland to assure a camping experience for every child in the church.
Mary was also a caring auxiliary volunteer at the Feather River Hospital in Paradise and the Ashland Community Hospital. She was recognized as the most outstanding volunteer at Feather River Hospital as well as other top-hour awards. She was active in many other community volunteer activities.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Linda Butler of Ashland and three sons; Roger Hull of Medford, Ron Hull of Juneau, Alaska and Charles Hull of Ashland; eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ashland Community Hospital Auxiliary or the Edwin Hull Campership Fund at the First United Methodist Church. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003 at 3 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church of Ashland on the corner of Laurel and No. Main Street.
Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
