‘Berle’ McTimmonds

A service will be held Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 at 2 p.m. for Leland “Berle” McTimmonds, who died on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008.

The service will be held at the former Grants Pass Mennonite Church, now New Hope Bible Church. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

Donald A. Des Pois

Donald August Des Pois, 75, of Cave Junction, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 at his home. Arrangements are pending with Illinois Valley Funeral Directors.

Phyllis Marilyn Blair

Phyllis Marilyn Blair, 88, of Cave Junction, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 at her home. No service will be held. Grants Pass Funeral Alternatives is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Blair was born July 5, 1919 in Fort Worth, Texas to Oscar & Corinne (Berry) Weatherford. Mrs. Blair worked as a key punch operator at the Riverside County Courthouse for 25 years.

She married Douglas W. “Doug” Blair on Aug. 8, 1996 in Grants Pass. He died in 2006. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Robert Hartline, of Cave Junction, and Donald Hartline, of Grants Pass; three step-daughters, Linda L. Young, of Grants Pass, Sandra Michaud, of Savannah, Texas, and J.B. Summerfield, of Oxnard, Calif.; a sister, Bonnie Thompson, of El Paso, Texas; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and 12 step-great-grandchildren.

Vernon E. Johnson

Vernon Eugene Johnson, 61, a former resident of Cave Junction, died on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, in Gresham, Ore., after a long illness.

A service was held at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral home in The Dalles on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Mr. Johnson was born
to Vernon & Marjorie Johnson on Jan. 17, 1947 in Madera, Calif. Following his graduation in 1965 from Illinois Valley High School in Cave Junction, he enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served four years.

He married Alice (Wolfe) Johnson in 1968 and began work with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1971. He was an enthusiastic fisherman, hunter and outdoorsman.

He is survived by five children, Victor Johnson, of The Dalles, Theresa (Johnson) Babcock and Abe Johnson, both of Encinitas, Calif.; Sheri Johnson, of Bellevue, Wash., and Kim Guyette, of Newport, Ore.; his step-mother, Barbara Johnson, of Cave Junction; and seven grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father.

Dolores ‘Boots’ Buell

Former Cave Junction resident, Dolores “Boots” Buell, 73, of Sutherlin, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg.

A graveside service was held Saturday, Feb. 16 at Deer Creek Cemetery with Pastor Monty Pope, of Selma Baptist Church, officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be made to the family at since1928hull.com.

Mrs. Buell was born on Nov. 1, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She lived in Cave Junction before moving to Sutherlin eight years ago. She enjoyed being a homemaker all her life.

Surviving are her husband, Leslie James Buell II, of Winston; two daughters, Loree Lawson, of Sutherlin, and Rosie Cook, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a son, Leslie James Buell III of Fort Jones, Calif.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by two children and one grandchild.

Ruth C. Amela

Ruth Catherine Amela, 88, of Cave Junction, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 at her home. Arrangements are pending at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors.