OBITUARY: Minnie Bish Whelpley, Talent, Jackson County, Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 13 Jun 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Sunday, 5 Jul 1942, p. 8, c. 3 MINNIE WHELPLEY PASSES AGED 62 Minnie Bish Whelpley, native of Jackson County where she has resided her entire lifetime of 62 years, passed away in Medford at 10 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Whelpley was born at Eagle Point, November 3, 1879. She was married at Medford in 1905 to George Whelpley who survives. For 16 years they resided in Ashland. The last 15 years were spent at Talent. She was a member of the Baptist church in Medford. Besides the husband, she leaves an adopted daughter, Mrs. William Regan of Medford. Also seven brothers and sisters, Abraham and Amos Bish of Portland; George Bish, Louis Bish, Dora Wolgamott, Etta Dawson and Mrs. George Reynolds, all of Medford. Funeral services will be held in the Conger chapel at 2:30 Tuesday with the Rev. Wolford A. Dawes officiating. Interment will be in Phoenix cemetery.