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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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