Josephine County OR

Evans, Wayne A. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wayne A. Evans, 67, a longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 21, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At Wayne’s request, his body was cremated. There will be no formal funeral. There will be a potluck celebrating his life at 6 p.m. Monday at the Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Wayne was raised at San Diego where he entered the U.S. Air Force. After leaving the military, he moved to Oregon where he met his wife, Lorrena. They were married on May 6, 1961, and returned to the San Diego area. Wayne worked for the … Read more

Leep, Frances Williams Mrs. – Obituary

Frances W. Leep, 87, of Baker City, died Jan. 16, 2005, at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Leep will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Baker City Christian Church. Pastor Roger Scovil and Mr. Jack Pittman of the church will officiate. Mrs. Leep was born in King City, Mo., on July 11, 1917, to Nelson Oscar and Clara Belle (Keeney) Williams. She moved to Oregon with her family at the age of 14 and settled in Eugene, where her father was a pastor and her mother taught school. She attended schools in the Eugene area and graduated … Read more

Biography of Thomas H. Gilham

THOMAS H. GILHAM. – Although born in another state, the subject of this sketch is practically a product of Union county, being educated here and here achieving the success that has attended him in his labors, while he has ever manifested a stanch and unswerving integrity and adherence to the principles of uprightness, laboring for the advancement and upbuilding of the county, as well as prosecuting with vigor and sagacity the private business enterprises that have occupied him. Thomas H. Gilham was born in Siskiyou county, California, on February 13, 1858, being the son of Calvit A. and Almeda (Howell) … Read more

Josephine County, Oregon Cemetery Records

Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Cemeteries hosted at Josephine County USGenWeb Archives International Order or Odd Fellows Cemetery Croxton Pioneer Memorial Park Cemetery Gravesite Christopher Vincent Norrick, Deer Creek Cemetery Gotcher Cemetery Granite Hill Cemetery Hartley Cemetery IOOF Cemetery Grants Pass IOOF/Masonic Cemetery Laurel Cemetery Masonic Cemetery Missouri Flat Cemetery AKA Kubli Cemetery Moore Grave Site: Wolf Creek Cemetery Sloan Pioneer Cemetery Sparlin Cemetery Wilderville Cemetery Cemeteries Hosted at Josephine County Tombstone Transcription Project Dague Family Cemetery Cemeteries Hosted … Read more

Cooke, Edwin Nathan – Obituary

Edwin Nathan Cooke of O’Brien, Ore., died at Cave Junction at 8:35 p.m. on Monday, May 26, from a heart attack. He had lived at O’Brien since 1931. He was born at Elmsburg, Ore., on Aug. 3, 1885 [1884]. Survivors are his wife, Lela M. Cooke; his mother, Lois M. Cooke, living at Bellingham, Wash; his brothers C. P. Cooke of Bellingham, Wash., J. S. Cooke in Alaska; five sons and one daughter, Edwin N. Cooke, Butte, Mont., Ellsworth Cooke, Butte, Mont., Gordon S. Cooke, Malaga, Wash., Gladys E. Crowe, Hood River, Ore., and Cpl. James C. Cooke in England; … Read more

Cooke, Clara Noland – Obituary

Clara Cooke, 67, of 2970 Elk Lane was pronounced dead on arrival at Josephine General Hospital Wednesday [Oct. 16, 1968]. She was born May 18, 1900 in Homewood, Ill. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Hull and Hull Chapel with the Rev. Masimo Ghilardl of St. Anne’s Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery at Cave Junction. Survivors include the widower, Ellsworth Cooke, Grants Pass; a sister, Elizabeth Drill, Fond du Lac, Wis; and a brother, Joseph Noland, Milwaukee, Wis. Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Biography of Burrell W. Griffin

BURRELL W. GRIFFIN. – Mr. Griffin, who has been long and favorably known throughout the Inland Empire, was born in Missouri in 1840, and since his arrival in Oregon in 1848 has seen as much of our Northwestern life in Indian wars, in the mines, and in our distinctive old-time traveling system by stage, as any one of us. His first residence was in the “Forks” of the Santiam with his father, B.B. Griffin, who moved to the Rogue river valley in 1852, and was a farmer and fancier of horses; who in 1852 was with Captain John F. Miller … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Thomas G. Redfield

THOMAS G. REDFIELD. – Mr. Redfield, one of the substantial citizens and capable business men of North Yakima, Washington, was born in Illinois in 1851. During his infancy he accompanied his parents across the plains to Oregon, and in 1854 was domiciled with them at their home upon Cow creek in Douglas county, Oregon. With the exception of two years in California, Mr. Redfield’s early life was spent in Oregon; and upon reaching an age of independence, he found no field more promising than Yakima county. He accordingly located at Yakima City in 1881, opening out a jewelry store, and … Read more

Reddick-Bowman, L. Dawn Washburn Mrs. – Obituary

L. Dawn Reddick-Bowman, 80, of Eugene, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 7, 2005, of chronic leukemia. American Burial & Cremation alternatives of Springfield was in charge of arrangements. Reddick-Bowman was born on June 6, 1925, at Baker City to Harry and Catherine Washburn. She was married to Ronald Bowman in Idaho. He later died. Previously, she was married to Wilson “Bill” Reddick of Grants Pass. He died in 1993. She graduated from high school and worked in retail sales. She had lived at Eugene for four years and previously had lived at Grants Pass and Baker City. She … Read more

Kopsas, Ralph ‘Nick’ – Obituary

Ralph “Nick” Kopsas, 73, of Merlin, died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, at his home. Memorial graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Southern Oregon Cremation Society is in charge of arrangements. He was born on March 3, 1925, in Sioux Center, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a seaman first class and was a shipwreck survivor. In 1958, he moved to Grants Pass from Los Angeles. He worked at Redwood and Fourply Mills for many years. He married the former Letha Crossley 28 years ago in Grants Pass. … Read more