Savannah P. Bassett

Visitation for Takilma native Savannah Pauline Bassett, 18, who died in a car crash, will be held Thursday, June 21 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors chapel in Cave Junction; and Friday, June 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors chapel in Grants Pass.

A memorial service for Savannah will be held Friday, June 22 at 11 a.m. in the Illinois Valley High School cafeteria. Arrangements are being handled by Illinois Valley Funeral Directors.

She died in a motor vehicle accident on Takilma Road on Monday, June 11, 2007. Remembrances can be made to I.V. Pool Committee, P.O. Box 383, Cave Junction OR 97523. Checks should be made payable to Josephine Parks Foundation with “I.V. Pool” noted on the memo line.

Savannah was born on April 24, 1989 in Takilma to Chris & Deelia (Cooke) Bassett. She was raised in Cave Junction, and attended Evergreen Elementary and Lorna Byrne Middle schools. She graduated from Illinois Valley High School on June 5, 2007.

At IVHS she was a cheerleader all four years, and was on the competition team during her senior year. She was involved with the Swing Choir all four years, and was a Cougar Pal, serving as a mentor to elementary-age children. Until her senior year she was a member of Awana Clubs International.

She planned on attending Linfield College in McMinnville as an art history major. She especially enjoyed photography, art, traveling and reading.

Savannah is survived by her parents, Deelia & Scott Warner, of Cave Junction; three brothers, Joshua, of Bend, and Derek and Sam, of Cave Junction; a sister, Nisha, of Cave Junction; and her grandparents, Patsy Mae Bassett, of Salem, Frank Cooke, of Cave Junction, Patricia Hunt, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Hank Warner, of Cave Junction, and Dixie & Norm Cegelnik, of Selma.

Her father, Chris Allen Bassett, died in 2002.

Kiara Richardson

A celebration of life for 16-year-old Kiara Alexi Mystical Faith Richardson, who died in a car crash Monday, June 11, 2007 on Takilma Road, will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 21 at 3833 Holland Loop in Cave Junction.

Arrangements are under Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. Remembrances can be made to the Kiara Richardson Memorial Fund at SOFCU Community Credit Union, account number 102729.

Kiara was born on Oct. 12, 1990 in Hilo, Hawaii. She moved from Hawaii to Cave Junction in 1992. She attended the former Selma Elementary School for one year, then Evergreen Elementary School and Lorna Byrne Middle School, both in Cave Junction. She had just completed her junior year at Illinois Valley High School.

While in middle school she played volleyball. In high school she served as assistant manager for the volleyball team; and she was a member of the Swing Choir and Key Stone Career Club.

Kiara also was a member of the Boys & Girls Club, and was a Josephine County 4-H Club member in cooking, and in swine with the Three Rivers Livestock Club. She attended various church youth groups.

She enjoyed painting and was known as being spiritually creative. She enjoyed singing and volunteering to help children. She was known for loving people, life and her Lord, the family said.

Surviving are her parents, Michelle and Jimi Richardson, of Cave Junction; her biological father, Noel Sambrana, of Coalinga, Calif.; two sisters, Savannah Richardson and Charity Richardson, both of Cave Junction; a brother, Nathaniel Sambrana, of Grants Pass; her grandparents, Ken Clarke, of O’Brien, Jacque & Ted Doney, of Cave Junction, Bryan & Angele Holm, of Brookings, Terry Davis, of Pahoa, Hawaii, and Janie Fantacoloma, of Franklin, Ill.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Margie Sambrana.

Glenn W. Harvill

A celebration of the life of former Cave Junction Dairy Queen co-owner Glenn W. Harvill, 78, a Grants Pass resident who died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, in Rancho Mirage, Calif., will be held at R-Haus Restaurant in Grants Pass on Sunday, June 24 at 2 p.m.

Mr. Harvill was born on June 22, 1928, in San Jose, Calif. to George and Ora
Harvill.  He served in the U.S. Army for two years during the Korean War.

He worked 25 years in the lumber industry. He also worked 16 years in partnership with Jim McCracken as owner/operator of Cave Junction Dairy Queen. They retired in 1992.

He leaves behind his companion, Jim McCracken. He is survived by a brother, Stephen Wilden, of Astoria, Ore.; three sisters, Sharon Woods and Trudy Zelenka, both of Scio, Ore., and Sheila Passenger, of Goldendale, Wash.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Fern Morley; and a brother, Karl Harvill.

Crystal Dick

A funeral service was held Saturday, June 9 for former Cave Junction resident and Illinois Valley school teacher Crystal Darlene Prine Dick, 71, who died Sunday, June 3, 2007 at her home in Evanston, Wyo.

Interment was conducted at Evanston Cemetery following The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in the Almy Ward chapel in Evanston.

Crystal was born in Soda Springs, Idaho on March 25, 1936 to William and Ethel Prine. Her family moved to Prineville, where she grew up in the town named after a great-uncle. She attended Crook County High School, and then Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho; and earned her degree in secondary education. She taught at Douglas High School and then at Illinois Valley High School in Cave Junction, where she met her husband and eternal companion, Stanley “Stan” Dick.

They were married on June 18, 1960, and one year later had their marriage solemnized in the LDS Idaho Falls Temple. The couple remained devoted to each other for 47 years of married life. After raising her children to adolescence, Crystal returned to work, teaching physical education and home economics for 16 years at Lorna Byrne Middle School in Cave Junction.

She felt fortunate to work with Stan, who taught P.E. and woodshop. They were active in the LDS Church, Cave Junction Ward.

Crystal retired in 1994; and she and Stan eventually moved to Prineville, then several places in Utah (American Fork and Vernal), and Rock Springs, Wyo. They settled in Evanston in 2001 to be near their children and grandchildren and to enjoy the country lifestyle where they felt at home.

She was known as a loving mother, wife, grandmother, aunt and friend. Crystal stayed active in her community and church all her life. Her family said that few people came in contact with her who didn’t remember her smile and her genuine concern for them, as she loved everyone unconditionally and made friends easily wherever she went.

Her faith, her family and her friends assisted her through the rough times during her three-and-a-half year battle with cancer.

Crystal is survived by her husband, Stan; two sons, Darnell Dickson, of Orem, Utah, and Darren Dickson, of Altamont, Utah; two daughters, Darcell Estes, of Charlotte, N.C., and Darlena Dickson, of Orem; a sister, Pamela Prine, of Central Point; a brother, Joe Prine, of Springfield; and eight grandchildren.

‘Bernie’ Cornett

Longtime Cave Junction resident Bernard L. “Bernie” Cornett, 75, died at home Monday, June 18, 2007.

A memorial service will be held Friday, June 21 at 1 p.m. at Community Bible Church.

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