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Charles D. Cook
The memorial graveside service for Charles D. Cook will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Eagle Point National Cemetery. Veterans for Veterans Honor Guard of Grants Pass will officiate. Inurnment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Mr. Cook, 66, of Medford, died Monday (May 17, 1999) at his home.
He was born June 27, 1932, in Hopkins, Mo. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1948 from Hopkins, and graduated from Medford High School.
Mr. Cook spent six years on the Alaskan Pipeline as an equipment operator. He also worked at the Applegate Ranger Station as a groundskeeper.
He served in the U.S. Navy in Korea from 1950 to 1954.
Mr. Cook enjoyed his grandchildren and visiting with family and friends.
Survivors include a son, David Eugene Cook, Medford; a daughter, Pamela Noble, Fairbanks, Alaska; two sisters, Phyllis Mitchell, of California and Mildred Miller, of Iowa; and four grandchildren.
Arrangements: Perl Funeral Service, Medford.
Jim Johnston, 81, dies
James "Jim" Johnston, 81, the first president-general manager of what is now Rogue Federal Credit Union, died Monday (May 17, 1999) at his Medford home.
The memorial service will be at 1 p.m. May 29 at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Joyce DeGraaff officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Holly St., Medford, OR 97501.
Johnston was among the teachers who in 1956 started the Jackson County Teachers Federal Credit Union. By 1969, the credit union had outgrown the Johnstons' living room and garage, and Johnston switched from full-time teaching to full-time credit union management.
He retired in 1980.
His wife, the former Harriet Hatch, whom he married Dec. 21, 1940, in Gunnison, Colo., kept the books for the fledgling credit union, remaining with the firm into the computer age.
Johnston was a director of Oregon Credit Union League Board for 15 years, serving as president and secretary.
The Johnstons moved to Medford from Gunnison in 1950. He taught science and math at Medford High School for 19 years.
Johnston served seven years on the board of Jackson County Education District, part of that time as chairman. He was widely known for his volunteer work.
He was cubmaster at Washington School when it was the largest pack in the Crater Lake Council, and was honored for 50 years of work in Scouting.
Long active in the Presbyterian church, Johnston was elected both as presiding officer and administrative officer of the Southwest Presbytery that served 19 Oregon churches. At First Presbyterian in Medford he was Sunday school superintendent and choir member for 17 years. As an elder since 1952, he served off and on with the church's governing body for a total of about 30 years. He was clerk of the session for all but two years between 1961 to 1989. Johnston also was church administrator and treasurer until health problems forced his second retirement after nine years.
He learned so much about the tuning and maintenance of the church's pipe organ that his reputation grew beyond the Presbyterian Church, with other area churches calling on him for assistance.
Johnston took up bicycling long before it became fashionable and tallied more than 15,000 miles.
He was born Oct. 15, 1917, in Pueblo, Colo. He earned both his baccalaureate and master's degrees in education from Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison.
During World War II, Johnston served in the U.S. Army Air Force Air Waves Communications section in central and northern Africa.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Martha Grobert, Talent; two sons, James Douglas, Madison, Wis., and Richard W., Bismarck, N.D.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Central Valley Cremation & Funeral Care, Central Point, is handling the arrangements.
Wilmer Russell Blank
The memorial service for Wilmer Russell Blank will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Memory Gardens Chapel, Medford.
Mr. Blank, 73, of Medford, died Friday (May 14, 1999) at his home.
He was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Madison, S.D.
On March 23, 1974, in Clintonville, Wis., he married Rosemary Klitz, who survives. They moved to the Rogue Valley in 1975 from Clintonville.
Mr. Blank was a custodian with the Medford School District at Howard School for 16 years, retiring in 1990.
He served in the U.S. Army in the infantry for eight years.
Mr. Blank enjoyed people, woodworking, and making toys.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two sons, Wilmer Jr., Shady Cove, and Ronald, Racine, Wis.; two daughters, Vicki Blank and Billijo Fox, both Clintonville, Wis.; a brother, Richard "Lee," Corvallis; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Bert and Joe.
Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.
Sarah E. Vickerman
Sarah Elizabeth Vickerman, 90, of West Linn, formerly of Medford, died May 9, 1999, at her home. The memorial service was held Saturday, May 15, at Riverview Cemetery Chapel in Portland. Her ashes will be scattered over Tillamook Bay with those of her dog, Nikki.
Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Humane Society, 1067 N.E. Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR 97211, or Oregon Parks Trust, 1115 Commercial St. N.E., Salem, OR 97310.
She was born Sarah Elizabeth Forbes on Sept. 22, 1908, in Kosse, Texas. She majored in education at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and majored in costume design at the Metropolitan Art School in New York. She received her teaching certificate from North Texas State University and a master's degree in theatre arts from Cal State University, Fullerton.
On Oct. 30, 1948, in Aspen, Colo., she married Harry Edwin Vickerman, who died in 1965. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1973 from California.
Mrs. Vickerman was a teacher, writer, and play director. From 1976 to 1980, she taught creative dramatics at Southern Oregon elementary schools. In 1980, she directed plays for the Jacksonville Museum Performers. In 1981, she organized senior thespians to entertain people in nursing homes. In 1982, she directed "The Influence of Pioneer Women in Jackson County." In 1984, she received grants from the Jackson Foundation for Jacksonville Museum Players, and the American Association of University Women for a living history play, "Tunnel 13 Trial Revisited." She also organized the Matinee Theatre in Newport with help from the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, and appeared in "True West," at the Newport Performing Arts Center.
Mrs. Vickerman received awards for her teaching and writing, including the John Gunther "High Road" award for teachers, the Adelyn M. Keffer short story award for "No Blood in His Eyes," and the John Swett Award for the play, "He Who Killed the Deer."
She also received the outstanding volunteer award from the Southern Oregon Historical Society.
During World War II, she served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.
Mrs. Vickerman enjoyed theatre, natural history, and walking along the beach.
Survivors include a daughter, Sara Vickerman, West Linn; a brother, Walton Forbes Jr., Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters, Mary Nell Beer, Mansfield, Ohio, and Faye Bishop of Fort Worth.
Arrangements: Crown Funeral Services, Milwaukie.
Roy Edward Allen
The memorial service for Roy Edward Allen will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Chapel of the Valley Funeral Home in Grants Pass. Pastor Bruce Ziegler will officiate.
Mr. Allen, 77, of Rogue River, died Saturday (May 15, 1999) at Three Rivers Community Hospital, Dimmick Campus.
He was born May 15, 1922, in Skylight, Ark. He moved to Murphy in 1956 from Arcata, Calif.
On Nov. 23, 1940, he married Gladys Sparks. They later divorced.
On Oct. 1, 1972, in Reno, he married Zola Thomas, who survives.
Mr. Allen worked in the plywood industry in Southern and Northern California. He retired from Fourply, Inc.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in the Philippines, where he was assigned to Company C, 321st Infantry.
Mr. Allen enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time in his garden.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include seven daughters, Kathy Allen, Central Point, Rosemary Allen, Terri Dickerson, Patty Clifton, and Patsy McGoogan, all Grants Pass, Betty Eavis, Sacramento, Calif., and Velta Monteith, Concord, Calif.; a sister, Anna Phillips, Prairie Grove, Ark; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and his former wife, Gladys Sparks, Grants Pass.
Arrangements: Chapel of the Valley, Grants Pass.
Freda L. Wilkinson
Freda Louise Wilkinson, 77, of White City, died Saturday (May 15, 1999) at Providence Medford Medical Center. No service is planned. Her ashes will be scattered at sea.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Flights, 3650 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504, or Providence Community Health Foundation, Leukemia Research Association, 1111 Crater Lake Ave., Medford, OR 97504.
She was born Freda Louise Johnson on Nov. 25, 1921, in Leona. She was educated in Cottage Grove and attended Licensed Vocational Nursing School in Eureka, Calif.
On July 23, 1938, in Eugene, she married Harold T. Goddard. They later divorced.
On May 5, 1952, in Ilwaco, Wash., she married Charles J. Wilkinson, who preceded her in death. She moved to White City in 1966.
Mrs. Wilkinson worked in St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka, and at Providence Hospital, now Providence Medford Medical Center, until she retired.
Survivors include a son, Harold "Tony" Goddard, Eagle Point; a daughter, Deanna Ocumpaugh, Creswell; a sister, Florence C. Waters, Hillsboro; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; 18 step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death two brothers, Alfred Johnson, and Reuben Johnson; and two sisters, Ingrid Simpson and Mary Garauette.
Arrangements: Perl Funeral Services, Medford.
Wayne E. Talbot
Wayne E. Talbot, 73, of Gold Hill, died Friday (May 14, 1999) at Rogue Valley Medical Center. A private service will be held later.
He was born Jan. 31, 1926, in Grants Pass, a son of Hayden and Thelma Talbot.
On Aug. 8, 1948, in Medford, he married Marna Jean Jenkins, who preceded him in death.
Mr. Talbot was a mill worker.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Mr. Talbot enjoyed animals, fishing, camping and gardening.
Survivors include two sons, Kelly, Ruch, and Shannon, Redondo Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Casey Ann Talbot, Gold Hill; a brother, Robert, Portland; a sister, Barbara Wyatt, Corning, Calif.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements: Abbey Funeral, Medford.
