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May 19 , 2004 - Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels December 27, 2003 Phyllis M. Kursa The memorial service for Phyllis Marie Kursa will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003 at Zion Lutheran Church, Medford. Mrs. Kursa, 75, of Medford, died Monday (Dec. 22, 2003) at Providence Medford Medical Center. She was born March 13, 1928 in Goodland, KS to Holly S. and Hattie W. (Brim) Poling. In 1956 in Boise, ID, she married Thaddeus Kursa, who died in 1986. She moved to the Medford area from Willits, CA in 1987. Mrs. Kursa was a homemaker, loved children, animals, taught Sunday school and was the matriarch caregiver for her family. Survivors include: her daughter, Kathryn Fritsch of Pisgah, IA; four sisters, Lorraine Florey, Myrtle Hoover, both of Medford, Glenda Bailey of Portland, and Marilyn Farooqui of Beaverton; and her brother, Paul Poling of Medford. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford. Thomas H. Bailey Services are planned in the Spring for Thomas Hamlet Bailey, 73, of Medford, who died Tuesday (Dec. 23, 2003) at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford. Inurnment will be in the Eagle Point National Cemetery. Mr. Bailey was born Aug. 31, 1930 in Cincinnati, OH to Gordon and Olive (Beard) Bailey. In 1958 in Oakland, CA, he married Sandra Brazelton, who survives. He graduated in the early 1960's from the University of California, Berkley with a degree in Criminology. He retired as a lieutenant from the Oakland Police Department, entered active duty with the Army Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel and then worked for the California Dept. of Corrections in Vacaville, CA. He enjoyed gardening, landscaping, pool, ping-pong, and his grandchildren. Mr. Bailey came to the Rogue Valley from Vacaville in 1999. Survivors, in addition to his wife, Sandra, include: two daughters and sons-in-law, Laura Louise and Randy Kershner, Diana Lynn and Sean Garrett, all of Medford; two brothers, Woodrow Bailey Cincinnati, OH and H. Gordon and Georgia Bailey of Reynoldsburg, OH; and three grandchildren, Kayla Marie, Kelsey Lynn and Kane Thomas Garrett. Arrangements by Hillcrest Mortuary, Medford. Cecil Dean Johnson Cecil Dean Johnson, 65, of White City, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. Services will be at at 10:30, Saturday at Trail Christian Fellowship. Arrangements: Chapel of the Valley - L.B. Hall Funeral Home. Doris Regina Wood Doris Regina Wood, 85, of Medford, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by Memory Gardens Mortuary in Medford. Earl Clayton Chellis Earl Clayton Chellis, 88, of Medford, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at his home. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives & Crematory. Frank Reed Frank Reed, 65, of Central Point, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives & Crematory. George Martin Ulrey George Ulrey, 58, of Williams, died December 24, 2003 at his home. Arrangements: by Hillcrest Mortuary. Gunhild M. Shurtz Gunhild M. Shurtz, 79, of Medford, died on Thursday (Dec. 25, 2003) at Farmington Square. Arrangements will be handled by Perl Funeral Home. Jack B. Salsman Mr. Jack B. Salsman, 78, of White City, died on December 26, 2003 at Providence Hospital. No services are going to be held, but there will be a gathering of his family and friends at home on Sunday, Dec. 28th. Johnie D. Hales Johnie D. Hales, 82, of Shady Cove, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at the Rogue Valley Medical Center. Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland. Karel R. Bennett Karel R. Bennett, 62, of Shady Cove, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at her home. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory. Margaret Greenlee Margaret Greenlee, 69, of Jacksonville, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at Providence Medford Medical Center. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory. Robert A. Fitzsimmons Robert Allen Fitzsimmons, 78 (July 20, 1925), of Medford, died Thursday (Dec. 25, 2003) at his home. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford. Robert E. Anderson Robert E. Anderson, 79, of White City, died Friday, December 26, 2003 at Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory. 'Snookie' Watson Ileene "Skookie" Elliott Watson, 93 (Nov 28, 1910), of Trail, died Thursday (Dec 25, 2003), at Three Fountains Nursing Center, Medford. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford. Wanna Walker Wanna Walker, 85, of Ashland, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at an Ashland Foster Home. 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