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Ashland's Grand Old Lady forever etched in history

Ann, married Major James Russell, had 11 children, and became a marble carver.  Weighed 90 lbs. 

Hill Vertical File Biographies
Soren (Sam) Olsen

Obituary.  1944--2021

Olsen Vertical File Biographies
Robin Warner Gore

MMT 1-28-1960 Obituary

Warner Vertical File Biographies
Budden, Wallace Alton

Obituary, Nov 21, 1921 --January 27. 2022.  He was a cowboy who  bared, trained, and sold Arabian horses who lived to be 100.

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Hilton, Raymond

Obituary.  September 20, 1937--JANUARY 4. 2022
Raymond served in the Army Reserves and National Guard.  He and his father started a trucking…

HI Vertical File Biographies
Brugger, Robert Melvin

Obituary, January 13, 1929--January 2, 2022.  Robert was an expert in nuclear engineering, and retire at Mountain Meadows in Ashland.  He was very…

BR Vertical File Biographies
Devoted to our Animals

DR. Dwight Sinner retires from 40 years as a local veterinarian.  He reflects on  his career. He spoke about police dogs and how his work has…

SI Vertical File Biographies
J. Bradley Morris

Obituary : Sept 10, 1937 to February 2022.  Worked at Conger Morris Funeral Home, and served in the Oregon State Legislature and a Representative…

Morris Vertical File Biographies
William Stewart Bill Nicholson

Obituary:  January 1, 1935 to February 14, 2022.  Bill worked on the family ranch in Fort Klamath.  He was a Potentate of the Shriners in 1988, …

NI Vertical File Biographies
Talent woman completes her first symphony

Chelsea will earn her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Oklahoma, and part of her dissertation is her Symphony No 1 which honors David…

MA Vertical File Biographies
Bill Baine

Obituary:  1/4/1936--9/28/2020.  Bill had a travel business, volunteered at the OSF, joined the AAUW,  OZLLI, and was a mentor in Ashland High…

BL Vertical File Biographies
Poem by John B Griffin

This is a narrative poem by John written about his life in the 18 hundreds in the mining town of Jacksonville.

GRIFFIN, JOHN AND DECENDENTS. Vertical File Biographies
Sid DeBoer

MMT 4-4-2022 Article 2022 Oregon History Maker

DeBoer Vertical File Vertical File Biographies
Cooksey Motor Co.

MMT 8-28-1949, Article, J. Orbin Cooksey, Studebaker

Vertical File, Medford Businesses Automotive Vertical File Biographies
Samuel O. James, Jr.

Obituary.  January 9, 1949 to December 14, 2021.  He owned S&B James Construction and Adept Crane Service.

JA Vertical File Biographies
Russell Leroy Otte

2/14/1947 to 3/11/2022.  Obituary.  Russ taught choir and music theory at Ashland High School for 26 years, and was an active community member.   …

OT Vertical File Biographies
Helen Hein

10/21/1919 to 3/5/2022.  She was part of Pair A Dice Ranch outside Jacksonville.  She service as President of the Chamber of Commerce, and was an…

Hea to Hem, 2 of 2 Vertical File Biographies
Helen Hein

10/21/1919 to 3/5/2022.  She was part of Pair A Dice Ranch outside Jacksonville.  She service as President of the Chamber of Commerce, and was an…

Hea to Hem, 2 of 2 Vertical File Biographies
William F. Herman Jr.

Obituary for Mr. Herman, 66 who died July 9, 1996.  He was a graduate of Prospect High School, He worked for Cal-Ore Machinery in Medford for a…

Hen-Hey Vertical File Biographies
Marshall Receives Prize Story Check

Edison Marshall win the  O Henry short Story prize of $500 for his story about a bear hunt.  1922.

Marshall, Edison Vertical File Biographies
Benjamin W Ash

Obituary from Tribune, 6/10/1983
Benjamin d ied at age 56 and was a former Jackson County resident.  He was born in Trail, served in the…

AM-AZ Vertical File Biographies
Eugene Ditsworth

Obituary:  Born July 21, 1928, died November 23,1991 at the age if 63.
He attended Southern Oregon College, served inthe US Army, and was an…

Ditsworth Vertical File Biographies
Barbara W. Massey

MMT 5-11-2022 Obituary

Ma Vertical File Biographies
Mayham "Skip" Long Jr.

MMT 5-13-2022

Lo Vertical File Biographies
Hanley Pact with Most is Upheld by Court Ruling

From Medford Mail Tribune, April 15, 1940:  Mrs. Elizabeth Hanley lost her suit against the validity of a voting-trust agreement her husband E B…

Hanley, 1 of 3 Vertical File Biographies
Dellenbacks attend Restored US Hotel Opening

MMT 1/24/1965.  Photo of Mary Jane Dellenback at the opening with Randy Boone of the "Virginian."

Dellenback, John and Mary Jane Vertical File Biographies
Daniel A Roberts

Obituary.  He passes away March 30, 2022.  He was a resident of Ashland most of his life, working at the family Bagley Canning Company.  He was a…

Vertical File Biographies
Helen (Hanish) Wolgamott

Obituary: 2/03/1928.  5/13/2022.  Helen's family were Eagle Point pioneers, and she was active in the city's museum, grange, and was the…

Wolgamott Vertical File Biographies
Helen (Hanish) Wolgamott

Obituary: 2/03/1928.  5/13/2022.  Helen's family were Eagle Point pioneers, and she was active in the city's museum, grange, and was the…

Wolgamott Vertical File Biographies
Helen (Hanish) Wolgamott

Obituary: 2/03/1928.  5/13/2022.  Helen's family were Eagle Point pioneers, and she was active in the city's museum, grange, and was the…

Wolgamott Vertical File Biographies