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Carl J. `Hank' Henry
The memorial service for Carl J. "Hank" Henry, 79, of Ashland will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home in Ashland. Rev. W.E. "Bill" Hare of Ashland will officiate. Private inurnment will be in Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Association of Oregon, 6501 S.W. Macadam Ave., Portland, OR 97201.
Mr. Henry, 79, of Ashland, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999) at Ashland Community Hospital.
He was born on Nov. 21, 1920, in Ashland, a son of Carl August and Minnie Henry. He lived in Ashland all his life.
On May 6, 1951, in Ashland he married the former Sue Sessions, who preceded him in death on July 22, 1995.
Mr. Henry served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was a heavy equipment operator and worked in logging and construction projects throughout Southern Oregon.
Mr. Henry enjoyed the outdoors.
He was a member of Ashland Elks Lodge No. 944 and the Teamsters Union.
Survivors include a son, Carl "Jack" Henry, West Palm Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Tana Matzuk, Blacksburg, Va.; a brother, Harry, Talent and a sister, Jean Zillman, Astoria; and two grandchildren.
Arrangements: Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
Carol Diane Davis
The memorial service for Carol Diane Davis will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, (Dec. 9) in the Church of the Good Shepard in Prospect.
Memorial contributions may be to the Montgomery Heart Foundation for Cardiomyopathy, 6205 Pilgrim Road, Baltimore, Md. 21214
Mrs. Davis, 48, of Prospect, died Nov. 23, 1999 while visiting friends in Sacramento, Calif.
She was born Carol Diane Harmount, Jan. 30, 1952 in Detroit, Mich., a daughter of Jack and Joan Harmount. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1979.
On May 15, 1999, in Prospect, she married Craig Davis who survives.
Mrs. Davis worked for the Forest Service as a botanist, and participated in numerous Forest Service activities on the Rogue River, and Siskiyou National Forest.
She was active in the Girl Scouts, and was an accomplished artist.
She attended Southern Oregon University.
Mrs. Davis enjoyed outdoors, traveling, riding Roman style horseback, plants and gardening.
Survivors in addition to her husband include her parents Jack and Joan Harmount, a brother, Kent all from Bradenton, Fla.; and a sister, Jeanne Crawford, of Fla.
Arrangements: North Sacramento Funeral Home, Sacramento.
Sidney F. `Tab' Carter
The memorial service for Sidney F. "Tab" Carter will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the recreation room at 3600 Avenue G, White City. The family will officiate.
Mr. Carter, 67, of Jacksonville, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at his home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1425 Irving, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97232.
He was born April 16, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a son of Sidney Frank and Elberta (Foster) Carter. He moved to the Rogue Valley from North Bend in 1976.
On June 14, 1980, in Carson City, Nev., he married Donna M. Johnston, who survives.
Mr. Carter was a truck driver with West Coast Truck Lines.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include three daughters, Jo Lynn, White City, Toni Reigard, and Sue Hammond, both North Bend; two sons, Scott Carter, North Bend, and Craig Rubin, Medford; a brother, Leonard, in Missouri; three sisters, Martha Rodriguez, Oak Harbor, Wash., Louise Napier, Coos Bay, and Betty Smith, Bakersfield, Calif.; and 11 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Richard Carter and Todd Rubin; two brothers; and one sister.
Arrangements: Hillcrest Mortuary.
Betty Waller Bamforth
A celebration of the life of Betty Waller Bamforth will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at 1297 Ashland Mine Road, Ashland.
Mrs. Bamforth, 87, of Ashland, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at Linda Vista Care Center in Ashland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Research Alliance of Oregon, P.O. Box 10051, Portland, OR 97210.
She was born Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Waller on June 27, 1912, in Seattle.
On Aug. 13, 1931, in Seattle, she married Albert E. Bamforth, who died in 1997.
Mrs. Bamforth and her husband owned and operated several motels in the Rogue Valley, starting in the late 1940s with Waller Inn in Rogue River. After moving to Ashland in the late 1950s, they bought the Valley Entrance Motel, now the Roadway Inn, and then Bard's Inn, which they owned from 1962 to 1985.
While in Rogue River, Mrs. Bamforth was a member of the Boosters Club that was instrumental in the founding of the Rogue River Rooster Crow. The Bamforths were actively involved in the growth of the Best Western Motel Association.
Mrs. Bamforth enjoyed traveling and working in her yard.
Survivors include two sons, Bert, Ashland, and Bruce, Springfield; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Raymond Mayfield
The funeral service for Raymond Mayfield will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, in the Central Valley Chapel, Central Point. Pastor John Bigham, of Reedsport Christian Church will officiate. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial Park.
Mr. Mayfield, 88, of Central Point, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999), at Hearthstone Manor.
He was born Aug. 26, 1911, in Beagle, a son of Joseph and Ruby Russell Mayfield. He lived in the Rogue Valley all his life.
On Nov. 17, 1934 in Medford he married Ella Blackman, who died June 1, 1999.
Mr. Mayfield worked for the Steve Wilson Lumber Company.
He enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing.
He was a member of the Hope Christian Church in Central Point.
Survivors include a son, Delbert Mayfield, Central Point; two daughters, Sharon Lyon, Salem, and Velma Olsen, Auburn, Wash.; two sisters, Marjorie Florey, Central Point and Berta Harrison, Swan Lake, Mont., two brothers, Dick, Redmond, and Joe, Bend; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson.
Arrangements: Central Valley Cremation & Funeral Care.
Richard Earl Cervin
Richard Earl Cervin, 64, of Central Point, died Wednesday, (Dec. 1, 1999) at his home. A private service is planned.
He was born Jan. 6, 1935, in Chicago, Ill., a son of Earl Raymond and Kathryn Hamilton Cervin.
On Dec. 27, 1981, in Glendale, Calif. he married Carol R. Crews, who survives. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1996.
Mr. Cervin received a electrical engineering degree from Northwestern University. He worked as an aerospace engineer, cookbook writer, Realtor and insurance salesman. He retired in 1996.
He was a member of Church of Religous Sciences.
He enjoyed photography and walking in the forests.
Survivors in addition to his wife include two sons, Rick, Sacramento, Calif., and Michael, Glendale, Calif.; a daughter, Tina Gavrich, San Francisco; a twin sister, June Sieh, Menomanie, Wisc.; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Diane Ourda, and a granddaughter.
Arrangements: Central Valley Cremation & Funeral Care.
Nelda Hall
Nelda Hall, 66, of Jacksonville, died Friday (Dec. 3, 1999) at Ashland Community Hospital. A private service is planned.
She was born Nelda Phillips April 9, 1933, in Jacksonville.
On June 25, 1948, in Sitka, Alaska, she married Lee Hall, who survives.
Mrs. Hall raised horses and cattle.
She was a member of the McKee Bridge Lions Club.
he enjoyed sculpting, gardening, hunting and fishing.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include two daughters, Veldena Breedlove, Gold Hill, and Uintah Varner, Medford; two sons, Austin Hall, Medford, and Flint Hall, Jacksonville; a sister, Darien Phillips, Shady Cove; a brother, Dean Phillips, Wragell, Alaska; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, a daughter and a grandson.
Arrangements: Perl Funeral Services of Medford.
