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Lois E. Holm
Lois E. Holm, 84, of Talent, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at an Ashland foster home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Glendon Kale 'Jeff' Jefferies
Glendon Kale "Jeff" Jefferies, 83, of Medford, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, in Medford. A private memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Pastors Scott Dalgarno and Bill Kirkham of the First Presbyterian Church in Ashland will officiate. Inurnment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite Masonic charity.
Mr. Jefferies was born Jan. 24, 1920, in Paisley, Ore. to Charles A. and Melva Lewis Jefferies. He attended Paisley public schools and earned a bachelors degree in forest management form Oregon State University. On Aug. 5 1945, in Irvington, N.J., he married Norma Jean Shoemaker, who survives. They moved to the Rogue Valley in 1961, and have lived in Ashland for 36 years.
Mr. Jefferies worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1947 to 1980. He was the District Ranger in the Ashland Ranger District from 1961 to 1980.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1941 to 1947, achieving the rank of captain.
Mr. Jefferies was a 33rd-degree Scottish rite Mason. He was active in many lodges, including Ashland Lodge No. 23, where he was a life member and Past Master. He also served on the YMCA board, the United Way board, in the Lions Club and in Toastmasters.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, where he served as Elder and Deacon.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Jane Jefferies of Medford.
Arrangements are under the direction of Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.
Lois E. Holm
The memorial service for Lois Eunice Holm will be 5 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2003 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Ashland. Interment will be at the Lower Lake Cemetery in Lower Lake, Calif. Friends may call at the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Mrs. Holm, 84, of Talent, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at an Ashland foster home. She was born Jan. 24, 1919 at Rock Falls, Ill., the daughter of Meta and Charles Puels. She was raised in Rock Falls where she married Donald Holm on June 4, 1939. Mr. Holm preceded her in death in 1986.
Dr. and Mrs. Holm served on the mission field in Indonesia from 1950 to 1960 before moving to Clear Lake, Calif. They returned to the mission field, serving in Tanzania, Africa from 1977 to 1980. They lived in Grand Terrace, Calif. from 1980 to 1987 when Mrs. Holm moved to Talent. Mrs. Holm enjoyed gardening and was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Raymond Holm of Portland, Ore., Edward Holm of Turlock, Calif., and Richard Holm of Marina, Calif.; two daughters, Linda Hulse of Ashland, and Karen Bray of Salt Lake City; sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, one brother, six sisters and an infant daughter.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Ophelia W. Prettyman
Ophelia W. Prettyman. 87, of Ashland, died Thursday, May 29, 2003 at the Ashland Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Wendy E. Martin and Roy M. Martin
Wendy E. Martin, 51, and Roy M. Martin, 50, of Salem and formerly of Ashland, died Monday, May 26, 2003 in a car accident near Tyler, Texas.
A funeral service for Mr. and Mrs. Martin will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2003 at the Kings Highway Cemetery in Milford, Conn.
A memorial service is scheduled to be held in Ashland at a later date.
Mrs. Martin was born on Jan. 1, 1952 in New Haven, Conn. to Ellen and Lester Roy of Milford, Conn.
Mr. Martin was born Nov. 14, 1953 in New Haven, Conn. to John and Elanor Martin from Florida.
The Martins married on April 28, 1972.
The couple moved to Ashland in 1986 where their children attended school. Mrs. Martin was an escrow technician working for Jackson County Title. She transferred to Land America Title office in Salem in 1995. Mr. Martin worked all over the country as an electrician and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for more than 30 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin moved to Salem in 1995 where they lived until earlier this month when they started traveling to job sites again.
Both were active members in U.S. Pony Club, Sun Catchers, and Sun Rovers. Mr. Martin was a member of the Scottish Rite of the Masonic Temple and a member of the Hillah Temple. The couple enjoyed traveling, family, and friends.
Mrs. Martin is survived by her brother Jack Martin of Santa Fe, N.M. Mr. Martin is survived by two brothers, Don Roy and Kevin Roy, both of Clarkston, Mich.
The couple is also survived by a daughter, Melissa Lockhart of Tyler, Texas; a son, Jason Martin of Anchorage, Alaska, and two grandchildren
Arrangements are under the direction of the George J. Smith Funeral Home, 135 Broad St., Milford, Conn., 06460.
Benjamin "Kip" Lombard Jr.
Benjamin "Kip" Lombard, Jr., 62, died at his home in Ashland, Thursday, March 27, 2003.
He was born in Seattle, Wash., on Sept. 2, 1940 to the late Benjamin Tongue Lombard and Jessie Craig Smith. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Portland, where Kip's father was stationed during World War II. After the war, the family moved to Ashland, where Benjamin Lombard Sr. was a practicing attorney. Kip attended Ashland schools and graduated from Ashland High School in 1958. He attended the University of Oregon and graduated cum laude in 1962 as a member of the first class of the University of Oregon Honors College. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1965. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Friars honorary at the University of Oregon.
In 1967, Kip began practicing law in Portland with the firm of Mautz, Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson, and Schwabe (now Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt). In 1970, he married Bernadette Ann Verschingel in Portland. He returned to Ashland in 1972 to raise his family and to the practice law. Bernadette, his wife of 33 years and his three sons, Christopher, Ian and Russell and one grandson, Samuel, survive Kip.
Kip was elected to serve as state representative from District 52 in the Oregon House of Representatives. He served in that position from January 1977 to January 1985, representing parts of Klamath (until 1981) and Jackson counties. Fellow legislators remember Kip's ability to work with both parties in order to best serve his community. Through his work in the legislature, he demonstrated best the art of compromise, legal responsibility and the importance of democratic governance in all legislative action. He retired from the Legislature in 1985 in order to devote more time to his law practice and his family.
In 1985, Kip began concentrating his law practice in water law and estate planning, his two major interests. Through his devoted work, he became one of Oregon's premier water rights lawyers, representing many water rights clients throughout the state of Oregon. He was a frequent writer and speaker at conferences on water law. Between 1985 and 1999, he lobbied for agricultural water interests, representing the Oregon Water Resources Congress before the state legislature.
At his death, he was a vice-chair of the American Bar Association Water Committee and was co-chair of the planning committee for the 2003 Annual Water Law Conference in San Diego, Calif.
He was a member of the American, Oregon and Jackson County bar associations.
Kip's service to his community extended far beyond his legislative work and legal practice. Over the years, he served on many public boards and commissions, including the Jackson County Education Service Board, Rogue Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees, Boy Scouts of America Executive Board, Oregon Water Trust, Southern Oregon University Regional Advisory Council, and the Ashland Chamber Board of Directors. He sill be long remembered for his integrity and devotion to his community.
Kip was happiest when fishing, golfing, reading or hiking, especially in the company of family and friends. He was most proud of his wife and sons and of the fact that he and all three of his sons attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He was a member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, Ashland. Family and friends are grateful for Kip's life. He will be sorely missed and his memory cherished.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Crater Lake Area Council, 30309 Hanley Road, Central Point, Ore, 97502 or to the Benjamin "Kip" Lombard, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Jackson County Bar Association, Stephan Jamieson, Treasure, 2592 East Barnett Road, Medford, Ore. 97504.
The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2003, at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, 987 Hillview Drive, Ashland, followed immediately by the Funeral Mass at 1:30 P.M.
Arrangements are in care of Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, 1811 Ashland Street, Ashland.
