Vincente “Benny” Flores, age 85, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Medford, after fighting lung cancer. Benny was born Aug. 22, 1926 in Agana, Guam. He survived the Japanese occupation of the island and made it to the mainland in 1946 and joined the Army Air Force during the Korean conflict. After the war,…
Francis (Lea) Wright Jr.
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Francis (Lea) Wright Jr., 61, of Eagle Point, died May 26, 2011, at home. He was born Sept. 21, 1949 to the late Francis Wright Sr. and Anna Grace Lotts, in Fort Leavenworth, Kans. After his father retired from the sevice, his family last settled n White City. He started 7th grade at Eagle Point…
Summary of area fires as of Sept. 27
September 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Seldom does one say a fire is fortunate, but if a major fire had to occur in our area, it was most fortunate that it occurred on the last day of summer. Air tankers were (some or all) scheduled to leave with the start of fall. And if a fire had to occur near many…
James D. Loving
September 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment
James D. Loving, 67, of Eagle Point died Aug. 23, 2008 at his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1942 in Waynesboro, VA., to Ted and Ruth Loving. Mr. Loving served in the U.S. Air force from 1959-1971 as an air traffic controller. He went to work at some of the busiest…
William Thompson
July 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment
William Thompson, 71, of Eagle Point, died July 11, 2008 at his home. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 16, at 11 a.m. at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Mr. Thompson was born Dec. 1, 1936, to Charles A. and Catherine (Hacking) Thompson in Spokane, Wash. He served in the…
Alice Marie White
January 21, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Alice Marie White, 85, died on Jan. 10, 2008 at Providence Medford Medical Center after a brief illness. She and her husband, Edward, spent their early years in many countries while he was in the Air Force. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1975. She loved the life she lead here…
Alice Marie White
January 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Alice Marie White, 85, died on Jan. 10, 2008 at Providence Medford Medical Center after a brief illness. She and her husband, Edward, spent their early years in many countries while he was in the Air Force. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1975. She loved the life she lead here and she made…
Merle Everett McGraw
December 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Merle McGraw, 85, of Eagle Point, died Nov. 28, 2007 at his home. Mr. McGraw was born in Medford on March 17, 1922, the second child of Thomas E. and Blanche McCay McGraw. He attended Medford schools. In 1940 he married Jessie Elise. He worked in all aspects of the lumber industry his entire life….
F-15s grounded following crash
November 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Air Force suspended non-mission critical F-15 flight operations on Nov. 3 following the crash of a Missouri Air National Guard F-15C aircraft Nov. 2. The cause of that accident is still under investigation, however, preliminary findings indicate that a possible structural failure of the aircraft may have occurred. The suspension of flight operations is…
