OBITUARY: Delia M. Somes Dodge, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 13 Jan 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Thursday, 21 Sep 1939, p. 12 MRS. BELIE DODGE PASSES, AGED 86 Mrs. Belie Dodge, 86, a resident of Jackson county for more than 50 years, died in the home of O. L. Dow, 1815 Prune street, this morning, after a long illness. Funeral services, in charge of the J. P. Dodge & Sons chapel in Ashland, will be held from the Dow home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Odd Fellows cemetery. A complete obituary will be published tomorrow. DELIA M. DODGE TAKEN BY DEATH Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Friday, 22 Sep 1939, p. 9 Delia M. Dodge passed away at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Dow. She was born in Lorain, Ohio, Dec. 10, 1852, and at an early age moved with her parents to Hopkinton, Iowa. Delia Somes was married to Warren Dodge, Dec. 25, 1870 in Monticello, Iowa, and to this union were born six children, five of whom survive, Lillian having passed away in 1910. Arthur and John, Jennie Dopp and Julia Dow of Medford and Ella Tyrrell of Lake Creek, ten grandchildren, eleven great- grandchildren, a brother Louis, of California, nieces and nephews besides a host of friends. She was a life long Christian. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge and family moved to Medford in 1889. Funeral services will be conducted by J. P. Dodge and Sons of Ashland from the Dow home, 1815 Prune street, at 2 p.m. Saturday, the Rev. Joseph Knotts officiating. Interment will be in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Medford, beside her husband who passed away in 1921.