Ruth E. (Beth) Savage

Selma resident Ruth E. (Beth) Savage, 80, died Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass.

No service is planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations can be made to Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America Fund Inc., 3700 Silverton Road N.E., Salem OR 97305. Condolences can be made to the family at www.since1928hull.com.

Mrs. Savage was born May 31, 1927 in Chesapeake, Va. to George & Ruth Grimes. She was a high school graduate. In 1962 she met Fredrick Clark Savage Jr., and they were wed on Aug. 20, 1964.

For nine years she was employed with Reynolds Aluminum Co. The couple had a son, Fredrick C. Savage III, (also known as Robin) in 1967. After the birth of their child, Mrs. Savage was a full-time homemaker.

Forty years ago she moved from Chesapeake to Selma. She was a Little League volunteer, and she was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1381. Her hobbies included painting, bird-watching, and gardening, which was her favorite. She also enjoyed fishing and hunting, and was a dedicated San Francisco Giants baseball fan.

Surviving are her husband, Fredrick C. Savage Jr.; a son, Fredrick (Robin) C. Savage III, both of Selma; and a sister, Faye Bondurant, of Norfolk, Va. Preceding her in death was her sister, Georgia Malinousky.

Lucille Blair Luther

Former Cave Junction resident Lucille Dorothy Blair Luther, 99, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 at a Grants Pass health center.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15 at St. Patrick of the Forest Catholic Church in Cave Junction with Father Harry Howell officiating. Southern Oregon Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. Condolences may be made to the family at www.since1928hull.com.

Mrs. Blair Luther was born Feb. 9, 1909 in Golden Valley, N.D. In 1927 she married James L. Blair, who died in the 1970s. She later married William Luther, who also preceded her in death. She lived for several years in Lompoc, Calif. until moving to Cave Junction, where she lived until moving to Grants Pass four years ago.

She was a member of St. Patrick of the Forest Catholic Church and Federated Women’s Club, both in Cave Junction. She volunteered at Kerbyville Museum. She especially enjoyed homemaking and flower gardening.

Survivors are a son, James Blair, of Cave Junction; a brother, Howard Parks of Cloquet, Minn.; a sister, Barbara Schilling, of Buellton, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Besides her husbands, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Janice Gillis, in 2006; and a grandson in 1971.

Carlotta McQuinn

Carlotta May McQuinn, 90, of Selma, died at home Monday, March 3, 2008.

Arrangements are pending at Stephens Family Chapel in Grants Pass.