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Page 13 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR 97523, January 8, 2003 (Continued from page 9) Willard Frank Libby re- ceived the Noble Prize for Chemistry in 1960 for his dis- covery and testing of this process. He was born Dec.17, 1908 in Grand Valley, Colo- rado, received his early educa- tion in Sebastopol, Calif. And his PhD at the University of Calif. At Berkeley. He was a college chemistry professor and later worked on the Man- hattan Project which devel- oped the atomic bomb. He was also appointed as a member of the Atomic En- ergy Commission and re- ceived many awards and hon- ors for his accomplishments. His last position was on the faculty at UCLA before retir- ing. He passed away in 1980. Radiocarbon dating is a common practice today in ar- cheology, geology and paleon- tology. It does not work with inorganic substances such as rocks or wood which have become petrified. These sub- stances are dated with other radioactive substances which take much longer to decay radioactively and are based on more un-provable assump- tions.Willard Frank Libby re- TOPS OR 141 By Dorothy Wiltfong Tops OR141, Cave Junc- tion opened the new year with a new logo and a new catch phrase: “Hand in hand, to- gether we can.” This promises to be an- other great year for the chap- ter as members try to better their 2002 average for pounds lost last year. With an enroll- ment of 29 members, the chapter lost a total of 240 pounds for an average of 8.28 per, the best in many years. “Pat” provided inspiring leadership and many members worked hard to achieve this success. Winners of the vari- ous divisions will be pub- lished later. “It takes two to tango” is a well-known saying, and “Two’s Company” is another that sometimes is interpreted as “Three’s a crowd,” but this is not so with any TOPS Chapter. With 29 members we are one of the larger chapters in Josephine County, and TOPS is a sharing, support organization so there is no lack of a helping hand for anyone at any time, and that is what makes the chapter so successful. The burden of our excess weight is shared; and through interesting programs, the lively meetings and fellow- ship that we share during the week, not only at meetings, keeps us motivated. What our pals do is pick us up when we are flagging; cheer us in our successes; walk or exercise with us to keep us fit, and many more things to give support and love. Of course the chapter is always trading tips for lower- ing the calories in well-liked foods. So with all this camara- derie and keeping the faith, more people are succeeding in reaching their goals than ever before. TOPS Chapter OR 141, Cave Junction meets Thurs- days at 11 a.m. in Immanuel United Methodist Church Fel- lowship Hall. Weigh-in starts at 10:30 and tea or coffee are available. For further informa- tion phone Leader Pat Warren Leota P. Tucker Former longtime Selma resident, Leota Pearl (Imes) Tucker, 87, died on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2002 in a Grants Pass nursing center. Viewing will be held at Hull & Hull Funeral Chapel in Grants Pass from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8. A graveside service will be held at Deer Creek Cemetery in Selma at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 with Pastor Monty Pope, of First Baptist Church of Selma, officiating. Mrs. Tucker was born Leota Pearl Imes on Feb. 12, 1914 at the Indian Reservation in Ada, Okla. In 1931 she married Dale Rubin Tucker, who died in 1972. She was a Selma resident for 60 years. She was president for five terms of the I.V. Federated Woman’s Club; taught can- ning fruit to a local 4-H club; and worked at Kerbyville Mu- seum. She enjoyed doing ce- ramic work at her home. Survivors include two sons, Daniel Tucker, of Bouse, Ariz., and Leonard Tucker, of Tangent, Ore.; five daughters, Diane Jordan, of Kennewick, Wash., Sally Kendall, of Selma, Shirley Bushnell, of Grants Pass, Donna Thornton, of Seattle, and Sharon Swan- son, of Antioch, Calif.; 25 grandchildren; and several great- and great-great- grandchildren. Leslie A. Poole Former Illinois Valley resident Leslie Andrew Poole, 89, of Grants Pass, died on Friday, Jan. 3, 2003 at home. A memorial service will be held in Grants Pass at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10 at Hull & Hull Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Johnny Lay officiating. Southern Oregon Cremation Services is in charge of ar- rangements. Mr. Poole was born on March 19, 1913 in Canyon- ville, Ore. and spent his entire life in Southern Oregon. For 40 years he lived in the Illi- nois and Rogue valleys, in- cluding Selma and Cave Junc- tion for 10 years; and spent from 1973 to ‘78 in Eagle Point. He owned and operated Poole and Rigsby Logging from 1967 to ‘75. He also op- erated a service station in Selma for a few years. He en- joyed hiking, jewelry-making, singing and traveling. In Cave Junction on June 5, 1986 he married his wife Polly, who survives. Beside his wife, Polly, of Grants Pass survivors include three stepdaughters; 21 step- grandchildren; 32 step-great- grandchildren; and four step- great-great-grandchildren Dorothy M. Miller Dorothy Marie Miller, 77, of Cave Junction, died on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2002 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. A funeral service was held on Monday, Jan. 6 at Illinois Valley Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Bridges of Bridgeview Com- munity Church officiating. Private burial followed at Laurel Cemetery in Cave Junction. Mrs. Miller was born on Aug. 17, 1924 in Hartshorne, Okla. In 1946 in Nashua, Iowa she married her husband, Charles Bridges, who sur- vives. She enjoyed fishing, motor home traveling, and her grandkids. Besides her husband, she is survived by four sons, Den- nis Parker, of Cave Junction, Jim Miller, of Mansfield, Texas, Robert Miller, of Riv- erside, Calif., and Rocky Miller, of Clinton, Utah; a brother, T.J. Clubb, of Wynne, Ark.; 15 grandchil- dren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Carl L. Owen Carl Leon Owen, 79, of O’Brien, died on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002 at a Grants Pass nursing home. A private graveside ser- vice was held on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Eagle Point Na- tional Cemetery. Illinois Val- ley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Owen was born on May 3, 1923 in Yuma, Ariz. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He moved from Los Angeles to Illinois Valley in 1979. He was a Boy Scout leader. He enjoyed classical music and photography. Survivors include his wife, Johnne Owen, of O’Brien; a son, William C. Ruddell, of Rockford, Colo.; a daughter, Mary Burdette, of O’Brien; a brother, Robert Owen, of Colorado; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. James T. Middleton Jr. James T. Middleton Jr., 40, of Grants Pass died on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002 as the result of a kayaking accident on the Smith River in Califor- nia. A memorial service was held on Friday, Jan. 3 at Rogue Valley Country Club in Medford. Another was held on Saturday, Jan. 4 at Allen Creek Community Church. Perl Funeral Home in Med- ford was in charge of arrange- ments. It’s the family’s wish that memorial contributions be made to Grants Pass Family YMCA, P.O. Box 5439, Grants Pass, OR 97528; or Special Olympics of Southern Oregon, 33 N. Central Ave., Suite 203, Medford, OR 97501. Mr. Middleton was born on March 27, 1962 in Grants Pass. He attended schools in Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Central Point, graduating from Crater High School in 1980. In 1985 he earned a bachelor’s degree from Ore- gon State University, and in 2000 a master’s degree in education from Southern Ore- gon University. He lived in the Medford area before moving to Grants Pass six years ago, where he was a special education teacher at Lincoln Savage Middle School. During the summers he served as a raft- ing guide on local whitewater rivers. He enjoyed spending time with his daughter, Taionna; plus water sports, riding mo- torcycles, and playing volley- ball. He also was a licensed pilot. Survivors besides his daughter, Taionna, of Mc- Cloud, Calif.; are his mother and stepfather, Dianne and Grant Appleton, of Medford; his father and stepmother, Tom and Gail Middleton, of Kerby; a sister, Sharon Rusk, of Lake Tahoe, Nev.; two stepbrothers, Steve Appleton, of Medford, and Joe Appleton of Arlington, Wash.; a step- sister, Mary Kallas of Med- ford; and two adopted broth- ers, Eddie Middleton, serving in the U.S. military, and Evan Middleton, of Grants Pass. 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