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Joseph William Kee
The memorial service for Joseph William Kee will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Living Waters Four Square Church, 2200 Roberts Road, Medford. Pastor Garris Elkins will officiate.
Mr. Kee, 64, of Medford, died Aug. 1, 2000, at his home.
Arrangements: Abbey Funeral, Medford.
Richard ‘Dick’ E. Marsh
Richard "Dick" Earle Marsh, 86, of Medford, died Saturday (July 29, 2000) at Hearthstone. No service is planned. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford.
Memorial contributions may be made to Providence Community Health Foundation, 1111 Crater Lake Ave., Medford, OR 97504.
He was born July 9, 1914, in Douglas, Wyo.
On June 2, 1941, in Reno, Nev., he married Neva M. Caldwell, who survives.
During World War II, he was employed at Ryan Aeronautical in San Diego, and worked on the first jet that was manufactured.
Mr. Marsh owned and operated R.E. Marsh Building Contractor, retiring in 1977.
He was a member of the Medford Elks, the Exchange Club and the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two brothers, George F. and Vern, both El Cajon, Calif. He was preceded in death by a brother, Burt.
Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.
James Loy Thomas
The memorial service for James Loy Thomas will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Girdner Funeral Chapel in Yreka, Calif.
Mr. Thomas, 83, of Yreka, Calif., died Saturday (July 29, 2000) at his home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Nutrition Program, c/o Yreka Community Center, 810 N. Oregon St., Yreka, CA 96097.
He was born May 6, 1917, in Medford, a son of George and Blanche Thomas.
Mr. Thomas worked for Cal Trans in Yreka, Calif.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Mr. Thomas was a member of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Public Employees Retirement System (P.E.R.S) through Cal Trans. He worked as a volunteer for the Seniors Program in Yreka, and delivered firewood to seniors.
Survivors include his wife, Eloise M. Thomas; a daughter, Patricia Thomas; stepchildren, Edna Rizzardo, James O. Silva, Mary A. Cummins, Raymond A. Silva, Jan Reynolds and Judy Chelsea Stryker; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; 17 step-grandchildren; 32 step-great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters.
Arrangements: Girdner Funeral Chapel, Yreka, Calif.
Gary Lynn Stamp
The chapel service for Gary Lynn Stamp will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel in Medford.
Mr. Stamp, 38, of Ashland, died Friday (July 28, 2000) in Eagle Point.
He was born July 4, 1962, in Sacramento, Calif., a son of Gilbert L. and Phyllis L. Stamp.
On Aug. 5, 1985, in York County, S. C., he married Stormy Veazie, who survives. He moved to Ashland four months ago from Charlotte, N.C.
Mr. Stamp was a tow truck driver for Dick’s Towing in Medford.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a son, Gregory, Boone, N.C.; two daughters, Brittany Givens and Anna Stamp, both Ashland; his mother, Phyllis L. Stamp, Bothell, Wash.; a brother, Terry E., Lodi, Calif.; and a sister, Debra Harmon, Santee, Calif.
Friends may pay their respects from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Chapel in Medford.
Juan Avalos Porras
The funeral Mass for Juan Avalos Porras will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Medford. The graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Conger-Morris Chapel in Medford.
Mr. Porras, 79, of Medford, died Sunday (July 30, 2000) at his home.
He was born Aug. 18, 1920, in Anthony, N.M.
On Dec. 27, 1952, in Los Angeles, he married Laverta M. Franklin, who survives.
Mr. Porras served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. After retiring from the service, he worked for the Long Beach Naval Shipyards. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1986 from Whittier, Calif.
He was a member of the Medford Moose Lodge.
Mr. Porras enjoyed bowling and woodcrafts.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a son, Juan Arnet, Creighton, Mo.; two daughters, Teresa Hadath, Talent, and Brenda Page, Whittier, Calif.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Friends may pay their respects from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Conger-Morris Funeral Home, Medford.
Ethel Elizabeth Douglass
The memorial service for Ethel Elizabeth "Betty" Douglass will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Shasta Memorial Chapel in Mount Shasta, Calif. The Rev. Tom Brackney, of Mount Shasta Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will follow at Mount Shasta Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to Rogue Valley Manor Health Services Clinic, 1200 Mira Mar Ave., Medford 97504.
Mrs. Douglass, 88, of Medford, died Thursday (July 27, 2000) at Rogue Valley Manor.
She was born Ethel Elizabeth Noah on May 12, 1912, in Seattle. In 1934 she married William A. Douglass, and the two of them moved to Mount Shasta, where they owned a ranch and raised race horses.
They founded the Mount Shasta Horsemen club and held rodeos on their ranch. Her husband died in 1965.
In 1982, she moved to the Rogue Valley Manor. She played the organ for church services at Three Fountains Nursing Home.
Mrs. Douglass was a member of the Mount Shasta Methodist Church and attended Applegate Christian Fellowship. She was also a member of the Rebekah Lodge.
She enjoyed riding horses, painting, traveling and hooking rugs.
She is survived by her son, William C. Douglass, of Seattle; a stepdaughter, Fern Noah, of Grants Pass; a brother, Fred Noah, of Grants Pass; three grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers.
Friends may pay their respects from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Shasta Memorial Chapel.
Estelle V. Smith
The funeral service for Estelle Viola Smith will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Perl Funeral Chapel, Medford. Pastor Bob Roth of First Church of the Nazarene will officiate.
Mrs. Smith died Friday (July 28, 2000) at her home in Central Point. She was 90.
Memorial contributions may be made to Providence Hospice, 1111 Crater Lake Ave., Medford, OR 97504, or the American Lung Association, 9320 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR 97219.
She was born Jan. 15, 1910, a daughter of Tip and Cordelia (Bishop) Haggard. In 1930 she married James W. Smith, who died in 1987. They moved to the Rogue Valley from Ardmore, Okla., in 1947.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. She played basketball in high school and loved to dance (especially the Charleston) and paint. She had painted 25 oils since turning 80 years old.
Survivors include three sons: James, of Central Point, and twins Gary, of Boise, and Larry, of Fullerton, Calif.; a daughter, Wanda Clarkson, of Central Point; a brother, S.A. Haggard, of Longview, Texas; 15 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Doyle, and a sister, Rhoda Cox.
Friends may pay their respects from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Perl Funeral Home, 2100 Siskiyou Blvd., Medford.
