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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels October 6, 2004 Betty G. Wilson Betty G. Wilson, Ashland, died 9/27/04, at age 95, ending a loving, creative, effective life. Daughter Denise Miller (Bob), granddaughters Logan Miller & Samantha Miller Metheny (Steve), Minto Miller Thorsen (Jack), & great-granddaughter Teighe Thorsen were with her. She is survived by them, grandson Roc Miller (Sylmar, CA) great-grandson Graham Thorsen (Grace) & their son Elijah (Ashland). Born Veta Elizabeth Geddes in Tacoma, WA on 4/19/09, Betty spent her early years there & in Seattle, moving to Beverly Hills with her family in 1915. She attended school at the early motion pictures studios where her mother taught, & appeared in many films. Betty sang with the Los Angeles & Oakland Light Opera Companies, before & after her marriage to Robert Armour Wilson in 1935. Her beloved husband died in 1989. The daughter, sister & granddaughter of musicians, she & her family were also soloists at St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Hollywood for many years. Betty sang non-professionally & for 3 decades led & supported the Opera Reading Club of Hollywood. Many of her descendants are also musicians. An abiding interest in organizations & ways to promote voter education & world peace led her to study political science, history, & economics at USC & UCLA. She was a delegate to the formative meetings of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1944 & established chapters of the American Association for the United Nations (now UNA-USA) in Westwood & Palos Verdes, CA & also ran the AAUN office in Beverly Hills. After she & Bob followed their daughter's family to Ashland in 1976, & Denise into the League of Women Voters, Betty became president of the tiny Ashland Chapter. Her effective leadership led to national recognition for achieving the greatest growth of any League chapter in the entire United States, for 2 years in a row. She remained active with both League & UNA-USA until she was 90. Betty & Bob designed & built or remodeled several commercial properties & houses. With the help of their daughter's family & many friends they created a warm, welcoming home in Ashland which they joyfully shared as they had those in Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes & Los Angeles, CA. Betty's great gifts for family, music, friendship & engagement in the organizations whose goals she supported so passionately gave birth to many life-long relationships which enriched her life & those of her family members. Betty's family wish to thank all the dedicated souls who helped us care for her in her last years; Marilyn Hildreth, Grace Thorsen, Taylin Rama, Marty & Lolita Bell & her family, & the gentle Providence Hospice team of Marcia North, Leslie Mehaffey, Christine Payne, Laurie Ann Hunter & David Campbell. A memorial service will be held at the Ashland First Presbyterian Church on October 16, 2004 at 11 a.m. A reception at home will follow. Those who care to remember Betty with gifts may send contributions in her honor to the Ashland Chapters of the League of Women Voters, UNA-USA of Southern Oregon, or the R.V. Symphony Orchestra. Daniel Pope Daniel Pope, 77, of Talent, died Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2004) at his home. Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams