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--> --> Wilbur C. Bushnell The memorial service for Wilbur Corrydon Bushnell will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002, at the Ashland Church of the Nazarene, 1760 East Main Street. Pastor Jim Curty will officiate. Bushnell, 97, of Ashland, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at home. He was born Nov. 3, 1904 in Eugene to Edwin and Sophronia Bushnell. He came to Ashland in 1930 and purchased Darling Photo Studio - which later became the Bushnell Photo Studio - operating the studio for 17 years. In 1937, Bushnell married former Dorothea Mae, who survives. Bushnell was granted an architectural degree from the University of Oregon in 1930. After the sale of the studio, Bushnell worked as an architect for Seibert and Hunter Architects of Medford and Howard Perrin Architects of Klamath Falls for 16 years. He also worked for the City of Ashland for six years before retiring in 1969. Bushnell was active in Gideons International, the Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship, and the Nazarene Church. He and his wife enjoyed traveling and visited 34 countries and 20 islands. They especially enjoyed Japan, Scandinavian countries, Europe, Africa, Hong Kong, and Bangkok, Thailand. He is survived by wife Dorothea; four children Marilyn Shafer of El Cajun, Calif., Carol Baker of Saratoga, Calif., Richard Bushnell of Eugene and adopted son O'Dell Bushnell of Ashland; two sisters Alice Forester of Eugene and Dorothea Thurston of Bend; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Ashland Church of the Nazarene, 1760 East Main Street, Ashland, Ore. 97520 Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory in Ashland. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing