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James Raymond McCoy
The memorial service for James Raymond McCoy will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Grants Pass.
Mr. McCoy, 59, of Grants Pass, died Saturday (March 3, 2001) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland.
He was born Nov. 21, 1941, in Utica, N.Y. On Sept. 21, 1984, in Coos Bay, he married Sherry, who survives.
Mr. McCoy served in the U.S. Army.
He was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Mr. McCoy enjoyed painting and animals.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two sons, Troy Burrows, Grants Pass, and Tod Burrows, John Day; four daughters, Toni Burrows, Grants Pass, and Jackie, Connie and Sandra McCoy, all Oklahoma City; a brother, Jack, Buffalo; N.Y., and 17 grandchildren.
Arrangements: Lundberg’s L.B. Hall Funeral Home Grants Pass.
Lennis Edgar Smith
The graveside service for Lennis Edgar Smith will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Mr. Smith, 80, of Eagle Point, died Sunday (March 4, 2001) at his home.
He was born May 13, 1920, in Oregon City, a son of Orland and Effie Smith. On March 14, 1940, in McMinnville, he married Marie Jeanette Risseeuw, who survives. They moved to the Rogue Valley in 1956 from the Willamette Valley.
Mr. Smith was a cat skinner in construction and the logging industry.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Mr. Smith enjoyed reading and working in his shop.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two sons, Larry G., Trail, and Terry A., Reno, Nev.; two daughters, Jacque G. Smith, Medford, and Debbie M. Smith, Lebanon; a brother, Walter F. Smith, Sheridan; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marcie Ann Smith; four sisters; and three brothers.
Arrangements: Abbey Funeral, Medford.
Mary Elizabeth Pownell
The graveside service for Mary Elizabeth Pownell will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford.
Mrs. Pownell, 86, of Prospect, formerly of Roseburg, died Sunday (March 4, 2001) at her home in Prospect.
Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels Inc., 110 E. Main St., Ashland, OR 97520.
She was born Nov. 3, 1914, in Minatare, Neb., a daughter of George and Vina Hamilton. She lived in Roseburg from 1928 to 1962, when she moved to the Rogue Valley area.
Mrs. Pownell worked as a cook for A.S.V. Carpenter at Topside Restaurant, Cubby’s, the Medford Hotel and for Maxy’s, retiring at age 83.
She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels.
Mrs. Pownell enjoyed her dogs, horses and taking road trips.
Survivors include six sons, Ray and Jack Gaswint, White City, Charles Arguijo, White City, Fred Conn, Albany, Gary Conn and Larry Arguijo, both Battle Ground, Wash.; two daughters, Margaret Moffitt, Medford, and Josephine Bodini, Vancouver, Wash.; three brothers, Jack, Ray and Roy Hamilton, all in Wyoming; a sister, Daisy Wilson, in Wyoming; and 32 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren.. She was preceded in death by her husband.
Friends may pay their respects from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Central Valley Chapel, Central Point.
‘Lou’ McClanahan
The memorial service for Llewellyn "Lou" McClanahan will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Lenny Meyer of North Valley Christian Center and the American Legion honor guard will officiate.
Mr. McClanahan, 82, of Medford, died Thursday (March 1, 2001) at Medford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
He was born Aug. 13, 1918, in Prater, W.Va. On Jan. 21, 1976, in Reno, Nev., he married Hazel Wheeler, who died in 1996. They moved to Rogue Valley in 1959 from California and lived mostly in the Prospect area.
Mr. McClanahan was a timber faller.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include two sons, Paul, Carson, Wash., and Dick, Audrey, Wash.; a stepson, Frank Simmons, Shady Cove; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Danny.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory.
Lisa Dawn Chaney
The funeral service for Lisa Dawn Chaney will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Eagle Point Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mrs. Chaney, 41, of Trail, died Saturday (March 3, 2001) at her home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 698, Medford, OR 97501.
She was born July 14, 1959, in Ashland, a daughter of Ben and Georgia Evans. She graduated from Ashland High School and lived in the Rogue Valley all her life. On April 26, 1980, in Ashland, she married Steven Chaney, who survives. The marriage was sealed in the Oakland Latter-day Saints temple in 1981.
Mrs. Chaney was the manager at Country View Mobile Estates.
She was a member of the Ashland Wranglerettes Equestrian Drill Team, the Parent-Teacher Association and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mrs. Chaney enjoyed horses, artwork, including drawing and crafts, and spending time with her family.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include a son, Scott Thomas, Trail; three daughters, April Dawn Chaney, Sara-Maree Dawn Chaney, and Sage-Hannah Dawn Chaney, all Trail; her mother, Georgia Evans Howard, Umatilla; two sisters, Ruth E. Sipp, Hermiston, and Joy Evans Jurgens, Vancouver, Wash. She was preceded in death by her father, Ben Evans.
Arrangements: Perl Funeral Home, Medford.
Archie Earle Edmunson
The graveside service for Archie Earle Edmunson will be at 2 p.m. today at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Mr. Edmunson, 88, of Medford, died Friday (March 2, 2001) at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church, 600 Beebe Road, Central Point, OR 97502.
He was born Oct. 29, 1912, in Seattle. In 1956, in Seoul, Korea, he married Ahe Jin Han, who survives. They moved to the Rogue Valley in 1967 from Seoul.
Mr. Edmunson was a U.S. Army staff sergeant. He retired in 1966. In the Rogue Valley, he worked as a cook at the Rogue Valley Country Club.
He was a member of the French Panhard Club.
Mr. Edmunson enjoyed foreign and antique automobiles, motorcycles and animals.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Jony Wilson, Central Point; two stepsons, Dennis Edmunson, San Jose, Calif., and Bill Edmunson, Central Point; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers; and three sisters.
Arrangements: Perl Funeral Home, Siskiyou.
Josephine V. McCormick
The memorial service for Josephine V. McCormick will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gold Hill Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Mrs. McCormick, 99, of Gold Hill, died Saturday (March 3, 2001) in Central Point.
She was born April 8, 1901, in Storm Lake, Iowa, the daughter of John and Minnie (Florey) Herbert. On Aug. 10, 1945, in Reno, Nev., she married Harold W. McCormick, who died in 1976. They moved to the Rogue Valley in 1956 from Reno, Nev.
Mrs. McCormick was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Survivors include a son, Brian H., Gold Hill; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Arrangements: Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.
