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William D. Mearns
The memorial service for William D. Mearns will be held Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 2 p.m., at Ashland First United Methodist Church. Rev. Michael Powell will officiate. Private inurnment will be in Chapel of Reflections Columbarium, Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the William D. Mearns Scholarship at Ashland High School, 201 S. Mountain Avenue, Ashland, OR 97520.
William D. Mearns, 84, of Ashland, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at Ashland Community Hospital.
Mr. Mearns was born July 17, 1920 at Ashmoor, Montana to James William and Lucinda Ellen (Maxwell) Mearns. On October 24, 1941 at Butte, Montana he married the former K. Yvonne Siegling, who survives. They just celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary.
Mr. Mearns received his Bachelor of Science Degree in education from Southern Oregon College and his Masters degree in counseling, guidance and school administration from Oregon State University.
He was a member of the Theta Delta Phi Honorary Fraternity. He was a teacher and Dean of Students at Ashland High School for twenty-five years. He retired in 1980.
Mr. Mearns was a life member of the Masonic Order-Hillah Shrine.
He was active in the B.P.O.E., Ashland Elks Lodge and the Rotary Club of Ashland. For more than twenty-five years he participated in a coffee club with close friends and the Ashland Elks Lodge. He was a numismatist; a field tester for Jackson Perkins Roses.
He enjoyed traveling, ocean and stream fishing, and wood working. He thoroughly enjoyed people, socializing with friends and family.
During World War II he served in the United States Coast Guard and was attached to the United States Navy for active service in the South Pacific-Asiatic Theatre.
Survivors in addition to his wife K. Yvonne of Ashland include daughter and son-in-law, Billee and Pete Stemple of Jacksonville; sister, Francis Nebel of Belt, Montana; grandson and grand-daughter-in-law, Scott and Kara Stemple of Hillsboro, OR; two great-grandchildren, Camden and Lela Stemple of Hillsboro, OR; and numerous neices & nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister, Florence Adams.
Bill was loved deeply by his family and friends throughout the community of Ashland and will be sorely missed.
Nancy Hollenback
Nancy Hollenback, 93, of Ashland, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004 at Linda Vista Care Center. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Frances Prieto
Frances Prieto passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2004 peacefully at her daughter's home in Ashland, surrounded in love by her two daughters, Wanda Nelsen and Elizabeth Gray, and their husbands, Terry Nelsen and Kenneth Gray.
Frances will be remembered as a best friend and loving mom to her daughters, and also loving wife to Frank Prieto, who predeceased her. Her family cherished every moment shared with her.
Frances was a long-time resident of Florida, a state that she loved with all of her heart. With her daughter Wanda's family and her beloved cat Spots, she moved to Ashland in 2001, where she enjoyed the Rogue River and the Upper Duck Pond in Lithia Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her name to her favorite animal rescue group, Wildlife Images, P.O. Box 36, Merlin, OR 97532.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Dottie Ekstrom
Dottie Ekstrom of Eugene, formerly of Ashland, died October 30, at the age of 80. She was born May 5, 1924 in Almena, KA to Oliver and Florence (Hines) Green.
She lived in the Grants Pass area from 1937 to 1942, when she graduated from Grants Pass High School. She lived in Portland, OR from 1942 to 1951, Ashland from 1951 to 1956, Millbrae, CA from 1956 to 1967, and Los Angeles from 1967 to 1979 when she moved to Eugene. She married Gordon Ekstrom in Portland on October 19, 1946. He died June 8, 1991.
She enjoyed playing cards, music, theater, and lunch with friends. She is survived by two brothers: Loyal Green of Grants Pass, and Richard E. Green of Eugene.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. A committal service will be held Wednesday, November 10th at 1:00 p.m. at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, with a private burial at Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland.
Contributions may be made in Dottie's memory to the Assistance League of Eugene or Sacred Heart Hospice in care of Musgrove Family Mortuary, 1152 Olive St., Eugene, OR 97401.
Philip Walden
Philip Walden, 78, husband, father and humanitarian, died on October 17th, 2004 at home in Ashland, Oregon.
He was born in Oceanside, California, the oldest of three children, a brother and a sister. He is survived by his sister, Abbie Lou, and his two daughters, Jeanie and Sudee.
Phil grew up near the ocean and was a precocious and avid surfer. He received a bachelor's degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1949. In 1951, Phil earned a master of Business Administration from Stanford University and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1954.
In 1961, Phil met Patricia Marsh at the Unitarian Church in Palo Alto. She had lost her husband and the father of her two daughters to cancer several years earlier. Phil and Pat fell in love and married in the spring of 1962, giving the girls the new dad they longed for. Phil continued to work at a Bay Area technological firm enabling his new wife Patricia to take two years off from her teaching career and stay home with her daughters.
He believed in non-violence and was involved in the early resistance movement to the US involvement in the Viet Nam War. He was very knowledgeable about international relations, promoted human rights issues and was a long-term supporter of Amnesty International. Phil was an enthusiastic traveler and with his wife Patricia, visited 41 countries, often as part of the Elderhostel programs. He enjoyed sailing and hiking and had a deep appreciation for the beauty of nature and for classical music. He played the violin, like to water color and often illustrated his letters with captivating cartoons.
He and Pat moved to Ashland in 1990 where they joined the Ashland Unitarian Center to pursue their lifelong membership in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Phil's passion for foreign affairs drew him to SOLIR classes and foreign policy reading groups.
Phil was dearly loved by his daughters and all those who met him and will be deeply missed. Gifts of remembrance can be made in Philip's name to: Amnesty International USA, Attn: Member Services Department, 322 8th Avenue, 10th fl.; New York, NY 10001. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on November 6th at the Unitarian Center, 87 4th St. Ashland.
Judith Ann Daoust
Judith Ann Daoust, 65, of Ashland, died Sun. (Oct. 31, 2004) at home.
Friends are invited to their home at 1290 Greenmeadows Way, for a brief gathering at 2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 7, 2004.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
JERRY COLE
Jerry Cole was peacefully united with the Great Spirit on October 26, 2004. His passing was unexpected; yet a perfect model of his love of family, good friends, good food & conversation. Jerry's last day on earth was spent having breakfast with his friend Katie Cooper, lunch with his brother Marshall & a marathon of long distance telephone conversations with numerous friends, his brother Stephen in Atlanta, GA & his caretaker of 8½ years, Tasa Painter.
As the first born of Tex & Belle Cole, born in Waco, Texas on April 13, 1936, Jerry entered the world as developmentally disabled. From the beginning his parents showered him with unconditional love, care & support. With their passing, that same love & support was provided by his brothers Marshall & Stephen Cole & his beloved sister Marta Cole Traister (who preceded him in death).
Jerry moved from Texas to the Rogue Valley in 1984. His social calendar rivaled the busiest executive or socialite. Driven by his thirst to know about the world, to count & remember important facts, Jerry was a subscriber to two newspapers. He could quote you that day's full weather forecast or even recount it for the week. A television was not necessary to keep you current on sports scores and even scores from ten or twenty years back. Jerry knew it & remembered it all.
A life jam-packed with his "jobs" of watching each television news report, listening to the station that played oldies, taking out the trash, recycling, doing the laundry, calling his friends and keeping in close contact so that his schedule of lunch dates was always full...Jerry lived a life we could all aspire too.
Surrounded by love, friends, family, nieces & nephew Leah, Davi, Saara Traister & Suzanne & Adam Cole, grandnieces & newphews--Jerry will be sorely missed. His funeral took place on October 29, 2004 at the Temple Emanuel Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.
A memorial service for his Oregon family will be held on November 20, 2004 (place and time to be announced later). In November, please join us. Bring your stories as Jerry will want to laugh with you as he watches us from above. He'll also be interested in what you brought to the pot luck.
"Oh Lord, I know that you only give us the burdens that we can handle-- We his family and friends offer testament that Jerry lived his life with passion and heroism."
Wanda Luree Gibbs
12/25/1922 - 10/17/2004
Due to a long illness, Wanda Luree Gibbs died October 17, 2004. She was born in Lorenzo, Nebraska on December 25, 1922 to Robert Dewey and Lois Francesca Reynolds.
Wanda worked as a medical technologist in Oregon and Alaska. A long-time resident of Talent, Oregon, she was a board member of the Talent Historical Society.
In 2002, Wanda moved to St. Peters, Missouri with her daughter until her passing.
She leaves behind five children, their spouses, 18 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and two brothers. Her first husband and friend, Melvin Conley and their son, Lyndel "Butch" Conley of Crescent City, CA. Her daughters; Dixie Hannon of Salem, Diana Huston of Hood River, Jorjene Twaddle of Medford and Judie Foster-Lupkin of St. Peters, MO. Brothers Wendell Reynolds of Santa Barbara, CA and Donald Reynolds of Eagle Point, OR. Her Husband Warren Gibbs and her brother Kenneth Reynolds preceded her in death.
A celebration of her life will be held in Oregon in the Spring of 2005.
In lieu of flowers, Wanda requested any donations be sent to: Dogs for the Deaf, 10175 Wheeler Rd., Central Point, OR 97502
