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Ophelia W. Prettyman
The funeral for Ophelia W. Prettyman will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 7, 2003 at the Faith Tabernacle, Ashland. Officiating will be Pastor Curt Wine of Faith Tabernacle. Interment will follow at the Phoenix Cemetery, Phoenix. Friends may call at the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Mrs. Prettyman, 87, of Ashland, died Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Ashland Community Hospital. She was born Oct. 3, 1915 in Rogersmille County, Okla. the daughter of Emil and Mamie Peterson. On Aug. 31, 1932 in Loveland, Okla. she married A. Bob Prettyman who preceded her in death in 1978.She moved to Talent, Ore. in 1936 and has resided in the Rogue Valley since.
Mrs. Prettyman enjoyed sewing, quilting, gardening, and her pets. She was a founding member of the Faith Tabernacle in Ashland where she taught Sunday School.
Survivors include four daughters, Bobbie Jepsen of Eagle Point, Ore., Clarece Hemmitt of Sacramento, Calif., Yvonne Henry of Sacramento, Calif., and Wanda Prettyman of Talent; 23 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, five brothers, and four sisters.
Arrangements are under the direction of Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Ida Mae Duke
Ida Mae Duke, 95, of Ashland, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at Linda Vista Care Center, Ashland. Memorial services are being planned for a later date this summer. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Mary Molly Wallen
A memorial Mass has been held for Mary Molly Wallen, of Phoenix, who died Monday, June 2, 2003, at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 W. Sixth St., Medford, Ore. 97501, or St. Vincent de Paul Society, P.O. Box 1663, Medford, Ore. 97501.
Ms. Wallen was born in St. Cloud, Minn. She worked as a secretary in advertising until her retirement. In 1989 she moved to the Rogue Valley from Minneapolis, Minn.
She was a volunteer at the American Cancer Society and St. Vincent de Paul Society. She was a member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church in Ashland and the Dominican Laity. Ms. Wallen enjoyed tennis and watching sports.
She is survived by a sister, Lou Elizabeth Paxton, of Phoenix, Ore. She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory, Medford.
Grete Kohlmann Sutin
Funeral services have been held for Grete Kohlmann Sutin, 86, of Medford, who died Saturday, May 31, 2003, at the Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford.
Mrs. Sutin was born May 8, 1917, in Mosbach, Germany. In 1933, she fled Nazi persecution in her home country and learned cooking at a work camp in Holland. There she met Alexander "Sacha" Sutin, whom she married in 1936.
The Sutin's subsequently moved to England and then to New York in 1938.
In the early 1960s, when her children were teenagers, Mrs.. Sutin returned to work as a market researcher and then as a sales associate in retail housewares.
Mrs. Sutin enjoyed travel, entertaining, and playing bridge with friends.
Survivors include her son, Philip Sutin of Olivette, Mo.; her daughter Vivian Stubblefield of Ashland; and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Sutin was buried Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at the Hebrew Memorial Park cemetery near Detroit.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Southern Oregon Chapter, 33 N. Central Ave. Suite 330, Medford, Ore. 97501, or donor's choice.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Dorothy P. LaFon
Dorothy P. LaFon, 92, of Ashland, died Monday, June 9, 2003 at Ashland Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
William "Bill" Charles Waugh
Memorial services will be held for William "Bill" Charles Waugh, 73, of Talent at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Faith Tabernacle, 840 Faith Ave., Ashland. Pastor Dan Prince will officiate. Inurnment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford.
Mr.Waugh died Monday, June 2, 2003 at the Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford.
Mr. Waugh was born on Dec. 8, 1929 in San Francisco. On May 28, 1954, he married Nelly M. Rocha, who survives.
Mr. and Mrs. Waugh moved to the Rogue Valley in 1974 from San Jose, Calif.
Mr. Waugh served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He earned a bachelor's degree in insurance from San Francisco University, Calif. He began his career in insurance in 1954 as a marketing representative. After retirement he opened the Woodland Insurance Agency in Ashland. He then moved his operation to the Talent Insurance Agency where he remained in business until his death.
Mr. Waugh was a member of the Ashland Duplicate Bridge Club, Ashland Pinochle Club, and the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship. He served on the Talent City Council for two terms. He was a member of the boards of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, and later the Ashland Foursquare Church. He loved bowling, swimming, and playing bridge.
Survivors include his wife, Nelly M. Waugh of Talent; one son, Philip Waugh of Medford; one daughter, Jennifer Hanson of Ashland; one sister, Elanor Hatt of Napa, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 333 N. Central St., Suite 428, Medford, Ore., 97501.;
Arrangements are under the direction of Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.
Fred D. Mitchell
Fred D. Mitchell, 89, of Medford, formerly Ashland, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at the Medford Rehab Center, Medford.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Lester W. "Bud" Alwine
Lester W. "Bud" Alwine, 80, died on Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at Mother Joseph Care Center, Olympia, Wash.
Mr. Alwine moved to Olympia 8 years ago from Ashland where he had lived from 1929 to 1996.
During World War II, Mr. Alwine served with the U.S. Army/Air Force with the infantry and field artillery and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
He worked as a custodian for the Ashland School District, a driver for Greyhound Buslines and for Ashland Taxi. He also worked for South Pacific Railroad.
He enjoyed fishing and driving. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Ashland.
Survivors include two sisters, Grace Lavita Alwine of Tulsa, Okla., and E. Mildred Eke of Olympia, Wash.
A private family service will be held in Ashland at a later time.
Arrangements are by Mills & Mills Funeral Home, 5725 Littlerock Rd., Tumwater, Wash.
