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Dr. Christopher Troy Garriott
Dr. Christopher Troy Garriott, 87, of Front Royal, Va., died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 3004, at Warren Memorial Hospital.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2003, at Panorama Memorial Gardens.
Dr. Garriott was born Feb. 10, 1916, in Harristown, Ill., son of John Walter and Anna McClure Garriott. He served as an assistant minister from the Central Christian Church in Decatur, Ill., from 1937 to 1940. Her served as a senior minister with the following churches: from 1940 to 1944 Cameron Christian Church in Cameron, Ill., from 1944-1970 St. Paul Community Church in Homewood, Ill., from 1970 to 1980 North Chevy Chase Christian Church in Chevy Chase, Md.. After retirement, he served as an interim minister in Winchester, Culpeper and Orange. He wrote several books throughout his life. In 1958, he won the Bethany Press Book Award for his book "Making the Most of the Time". In 1960, he was an exchange minister to Great Britain sponsored by the United Council of Churches. He served on several boards of directors for hospitals and charitable organizations in the Chicago area. He was a graduate of James Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. and was president of the class of 1938. He was married to the late Jean Eleanor McCommons Garriott.
Survivors include three sons, Max Christopher Garriott of Jackson, Miss., Theodore Eugene Garriott of Phoenix and Daniel Walter Garriott of Front Royal, Va.; and grandson, Scott Christopher Garriott of Phoenix.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Maddox Funeral Home.
Everett Henry McGee
Everett Henry McGee, 93, of Ashland, died Monday.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Doris Myra Foster
Doris Myra Foster, 86, of Ashland, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003 at Skylark Assisted Living, Ashland.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Jennie Marie Miller
Jennie Marie Miller, 91, died Dec. 11, 2002 in Beaverton, Ore.
She was born on Feb. 16, 1911 in Luck, Wisc. to Ray and Hilda (Shoquist) Riley. On June 21, 1928, she married Howard L. Miller in Minnesota. In 1935, they moved to Klamath Falls, Ore. and in 1945 to Ashland, where they owned and operated Miller's Dairy. Mrs. Miller later worked as a cook in several Ashland restaurants. Mrs. Miller moved to Hillsboro, Ore. in 1968 where she enjoyed working with several charitable organizations as well as traveling with senior groups.
Survivors include daughters, Elisabethe Hamilton of King City, Ore., Meta Baines Kent of Brookings, Calif. and Alice Faye Shupe of Newberg, Ore.; brother, Lester Riley and sister, Hazel Worre both of Minnesota. Also surviving are ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her son, Jack, brothers Philip and Raymond as well as her parents.ldt or a charity of the donors' choice.
Albert "Al" Arthur Guthmiller
Albert "Al" Arthur Guthmiller, 79, of Ashland, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003 in Ashland. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2002 at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland with Jon Braund officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to RVMC Hospice Program.
Al Guthmiller was born June 30, 1923 in Jamestown, N.D. He lived in Ashland since 1962.
On Oct. 4, 1945 in Jamestown, N.D., he married Virginia May who died May 2002. He was a partner at Western Oil and Burner but retired in 1987. His hobbies include wood crafting, hunting, fishing and auto racing.
Al Guthmiller served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. He served for a brief time at Camp White in 1945.
Survivors include sons, Robert and Peggy Guthmiller of Talent and David and Janet Guthmiller of Medford; sisters, Mary Guthmiller and Margaret Johnson both of Jamestown, N.D., and Helen Hagel of West Fargo, N.D.; brothers, Fred, Les and Richard Guthmiller of Jamestown, N.D., John Guthmiller of Grand Forks and Ed Guthmiller of Anoka, Minn.; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents, Fred and Katie Guthmiller; brothers Harry and Jim.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home.
Doris Myra Foster
The memorial service for Doris Myra Foster will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003 at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home. Rev. Gary S. Foster, her son, will officiate. Private inurnment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Grants Pass.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Rogue Valley Medical Center Foundation, Asante Hospice, 2825 East Barnett Road, Medford, Ore. 97504.
Doris Myra Foster, 86, of Ashland, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003 at Skylark Assisted Living, Ashland.
Doris Myra Foster was born Dec. 13, 1916 at Courtland, Calif. to Clarence L. Runyon and the former Aveline Bohman. She came to Ashland in 1992 after living in Rogue River, Ore. for 12 years.
She was a member of the Grants Pass Four Square Church where she was Director of Senior Activities. In Ashland, she was a member of the Christian Center and active in their senior programs until her health prohibited. The past five years, she has lived at Skylark Assisted Living. She enjoyed growing violets and roses, embroidery, doll making and traveling.
Survivors include her son, Gary S. Foster of Gold Hill, Ore.; daughters, Carol L. Tillery of Klamath Falls, Ore. and Joan L. Scott of Grass Valley, Calif.; sister, Lucille A. Runyon of Sacramento, Calif.; nine grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Iris Christel Tyner
Iris Christel Tyner, 62, of Ashland, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Craig B. Vittetoe
Craig B. Vittetoe, 79, of Ashland, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003 at Ashland Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Caroline M. Langlois
Caroline M. Langlois, 88, of Ashland, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003 at Skylark Assisted Living, Ashland. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Everett Henry McGee
The graveside service for Everett H. McGee will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003 at Mountain View Cemetery in Ashland. Pastor Jim Larsen of the Christian Church of Ashland will officiate. A light lunch and sharing time will be at noon at the Christian Church of Ashland, corner of Second and B Streets. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Church of Ashland.
Mr. McGee, 93, of Ashland, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002 at Linda Vista Care Center, Ashland.
He was born July 27, 1909 in Ashland to James H. McGee and the former Olive Wing, and lived here throughout his lifetime. He married Donzella Neill on June 20, 1931 in Ashland. She preceded him in death on Oct. 25, 1995.
Mr. McGee became a grocer after operating the Lake of the Woods Store one summer, and purchased the East Side Grocery on the corner of Iowa and Morse Streets in Ashland. In 1942, he built the Market Basket building on the corner of Siskiyou Boulevard and Beach Street, and with his brother-in-law, Dick Neill, operated that store for several years. In the early 1950s, he purchased the Fridegar Building located just below the Old Ashland Armory between Pioneer and Oak Street and with Dick Neill operated that store until his retirement.
In 1931, Mr. McGee became a Christian and was baptized in the old Christian Church. In 1936, Everett and Donzella entered the Northwest Christian College in Eugene and graduated in 1940. In 1942, he became minister of the Phoenix, Ore. Church of Christ and ministered there for 10 years. Mr. McGee was preceded in death by his wife and two brothers, Raymond and Vernon.
Those who wish may pay their respects from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory.
