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Florence M. Minshall The memorial service for Florence M. Minshall will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2003 at the Medford Congregational Church. The Rev. Paul Robinson will officiate. Interment will be at Memory Gardens in Medford. Mrs. Minshall, 90, of Medford, died April 10, 2003, in a foster home. Memorial contributions may be made to Camp Latgawa, c/o First United Methodist Church (FUMC), 607 W. Main St., Medford, OR 97501, or the Medford Congregational Church Music Program, 1801 E. Jackson St., Medford, OR 97504. She was born Dec. 9, 1912, in Turton, S.D., to George and Goldie Goldthorp. On Sept. 2, 1937, in McLaughlin, S.D., she married Alvin Minshall, who died in 1982. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1948 and lived in Jacksonville until 1988. Mrs. Minshall was a school teacher in Medford and South Dakota. She had a lifelong interest in theater and was active in Medford Footlighters in the 1950s and '60s. She used her dramatic skills to produce plays for church groups, especially fund-raisers for Methodist Camp Latgawa. She also directed children's plays for the annual Children's Festival, and worked in partnership on old-time melodramas at Pioneer Village in Jacksonville and Talent. In 1983, she and her daughter and son-in-law turned the old Talent Feed Store into The Minshall Theater, now the home of Actors Theatre. Survivors include a daughter, Marsha Lovitt, Medford; two sons, Bob, Portland, and Dick, Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Fabregas. Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford. Catherine Beatrice Livingston Catherine Beatrice Livingston, 90, of Ashlnad, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland. James N. Hubbard Jr. James N. Hubbard Jr. of Westwood, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003. Beloved husband of Hilda M. (Matthews), and dear father of James N. III of Newport News, Va., Lee Seater of Ashland, Virginia Rothwell of Columbia, Mo. and Jame Hubbard of Portland. Also survived by 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. John's Episcopal Church, 95 Deerfield Ave. Westwood, Mass. 02090 or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Arrangements are under the direction of Folsom Funeral Home, Mass. Spencer G. Bailey Spencer G. Bailey, 67, of Medford, died Monday, April 28, 2003 at his home. No service is planned. Interment will be at Trail Pioneer Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jackson County Animal Care and Control Center, 5595 S. Pacific Highway, Phoenix, OR 97535. He was born June 22, 1935, in Pottsville, Pa., to Joseph and Ruth Deiss Bailey. He graduated from Sequoia High School in Redwood City, Calif., and attended college in San Mateo, Calif. On Jan. 30, 1960, in Reno, Nev., he married Janice Hight, who survives. Mr. Bailey worked for Ampex Corp. in Redwood City, Calif., for 19 years. He retired from Electric Research Institute in Palo Alto in 1992, after 16 years. He and his wife moved to the Rogue Valley after his retirement. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Bailey judged dachshund field trials in Washington, Oregon and California for many years. He also did volunteer work with Friends of the Animal Shelter. He enjoyed dachshunds, the Dallas Cowboys, and fly fishing with the Fudpuckers. He is survived by his wife, Janice Bailey, Medford. Arrangements: Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford. Wayne R. Paulsen Wayne R. Paulsen, 69, of Ashland, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at his home. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford. LINKS: DAILY TIDINGS: Main | News | Sports | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. OTHER: Road Cams Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -