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--> --> Harry Merle Henry Harry Merle Henry, 77, of Phoenix died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001 at the Park Street Church of Christ in Ashland. Greg Weston, Minister, will officiate. Private inurnment will be in Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Park Street Church of Christ, P.O. Box 763, Ashland, Ore. 97520. Mr. Henry was born June 7, 1924 in Ashland, the son of Carl August Henry and the former Minnie Larsen. His grandfather homesteaded the Henry Mountain area of the Dead Indian Plateau, emigrating from Germany directly to Jackson County in the mid-1860s. Mr. Henry was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army in the European Theatre, Rhineland, Central Europe. He was a rifleman in the 65th Infantry Division and received the American Theatre Operations Service Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and AR 600-68 Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged on February 14, 1946. He grew up in Ashland and, after the war, worked for Willamette Industries in Bend as a forklift operator. Later, in Dallas, Texas, he worked for Palm Harbor Homes and finally for Magna Homes of Ennis, Texas. Mr. Henry was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and gardening. He and his wife enjoyed traveling around the U.S. together, as well as family activities such as canning fruit and caring for elderly parents. He was also an active member of the Park Street Church of Christ in Ashland. Survivors include his wife, Harriet Jean Henry of Phoenix.; two sons, Dana Merle Henry and Wesley Earl Henry, both of Los Angeles; three step-sons, Daniel Stephens of Ashland, Gene Lyles of Sebastopol, Calif., and Lonny Clark of Bend; three step-daughters, Sandra Foster of Dallas, Texas, Deborah LaFlamme of Sixes, Ore., and Nicki Fagin of Sebastopol, Calif.; his sister, Mary Jean Zillman of Astoria.; 18 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his brother, Carl J. Henry, and his sister, Pearl Haldeman. Arrangements are in care 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