Erma Denham, 88, Central Point, a former Klamath Basin resident, died July 21, 2004, of natural causes in Medford.
Mrs. Denham was born in Arkansas to Louis and Lula (Wagner) Hardin.
She later moved with her family to Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school in Norman.
She next moved to California. She met Bert LeRoy Denham, who was in the military and they were married in Las Vegas in 1944.
They spent some time in Amarillo, Texas. In the early 1950s they moved to Oregon and her husband went to work for Tulana Farms at Agency Lake.
After raising their children, Mrs. Denham went to work packing potatoes in Tulelake. She also packed horseradish and garlic.
Among her interests were fishing and gardening. She grew both flowers and vegetables, especially green beans, potatoes and tomatoes.
She was an acomplished cook and was known for her meat loaf, chocolate cake, cinnamon rolls, and strawberry-rhubarb pies. She also enjoyed needlepoint and embroidery.
Mrs. Denham was a member of the Nile Street Church of Christ, where she attended Bible study, did the church bulletins, cleaned the church, helped with Sunday school and youth programs, and always organized the church potlucks.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Roy and Karen Denham of White City; daughterss and son-in-law Nancy Sue and Jim Stanford of Florida and Lou Ella and John Hanners of Texas; brother-in-law Frank Denham of Klamath Falls; sisters-in-law Gladys Crabtree of Westwood, Calif., and Betty Biggs of Madras; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on June 4, 1978, three brothers, two sisters, and two sisters-in-law.
Herald and News
7/25/2004
Mrs. Denham was born in Arkansas to Louis and Lula (Wagner) Hardin.
She later moved with her family to Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school in Norman.
She next moved to California. She met Bert LeRoy Denham, who was in the military and they were married in Las Vegas in 1944.
They spent some time in Amarillo, Texas. In the early 1950s they moved to Oregon and her husband went to work for Tulana Farms at Agency Lake.
After raising their children, Mrs. Denham went to work packing potatoes in Tulelake. She also packed horseradish and garlic.
Among her interests were fishing and gardening. She grew both flowers and vegetables, especially green beans, potatoes and tomatoes.
She was an acomplished cook and was known for her meat loaf, chocolate cake, cinnamon rolls, and strawberry-rhubarb pies. She also enjoyed needlepoint and embroidery.
Mrs. Denham was a member of the Nile Street Church of Christ, where she attended Bible study, did the church bulletins, cleaned the church, helped with Sunday school and youth programs, and always organized the church potlucks.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Roy and Karen Denham of White City; daughterss and son-in-law Nancy Sue and Jim Stanford of Florida and Lou Ella and John Hanners of Texas; brother-in-law Frank Denham of Klamath Falls; sisters-in-law Gladys Crabtree of Westwood, Calif., and Betty Biggs of Madras; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on June 4, 1978, three brothers, two sisters, and two sisters-in-law.
Herald and News
7/25/2004
Erma Denham, 88, Central Point, a former Klamath Basin resident, died July 21, 2004, of natural causes in Medford.
Mrs. Denham was born in Arkansas to Louis and Lula (Wagner) Hardin.
She later moved with her family to Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school in Norman.
She next moved to California. She met Bert LeRoy Denham, who was in the military and they were married in Las Vegas in 1944.
They spent some time in Amarillo, Texas. In the early 1950s they moved to Oregon and her husband went to work for Tulana Farms at Agency Lake.
After raising their children, Mrs. Denham went to work packing potatoes in Tulelake. She also packed horseradish and garlic.
Among her interests were fishing and gardening. She grew both flowers and vegetables, especially green beans, potatoes and tomatoes.
She was an acomplished cook and was known for her meat loaf, chocolate cake, cinnamon rolls, and strawberry-rhubarb pies. She also enjoyed needlepoint and embroidery.
Mrs. Denham was a member of the Nile Street Church of Christ, where she attended Bible study, did the church bulletins, cleaned the church, helped with Sunday school and youth programs, and always organized the church potlucks.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Roy and Karen Denham of White City; daughterss and son-in-law Nancy Sue and Jim Stanford of Florida and Lou Ella and John Hanners of Texas; brother-in-law Frank Denham of Klamath Falls; sisters-in-law Gladys Crabtree of Westwood, Calif., and Betty Biggs of Madras; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on June 4, 1978, three brothers, two sisters, and two sisters-in-law.
Herald and News
7/25/2004
Mrs. Denham was born in Arkansas to Louis and Lula (Wagner) Hardin.
She later moved with her family to Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school in Norman.
She next moved to California. She met Bert LeRoy Denham, who was in the military and they were married in Las Vegas in 1944.
They spent some time in Amarillo, Texas. In the early 1950s they moved to Oregon and her husband went to work for Tulana Farms at Agency Lake.
After raising their children, Mrs. Denham went to work packing potatoes in Tulelake. She also packed horseradish and garlic.
Among her interests were fishing and gardening. She grew both flowers and vegetables, especially green beans, potatoes and tomatoes.
She was an acomplished cook and was known for her meat loaf, chocolate cake, cinnamon rolls, and strawberry-rhubarb pies. She also enjoyed needlepoint and embroidery.
Mrs. Denham was a member of the Nile Street Church of Christ, where she attended Bible study, did the church bulletins, cleaned the church, helped with Sunday school and youth programs, and always organized the church potlucks.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Roy and Karen Denham of White City; daughterss and son-in-law Nancy Sue and Jim Stanford of Florida and Lou Ella and John Hanners of Texas; brother-in-law Frank Denham of Klamath Falls; sisters-in-law Gladys Crabtree of Westwood, Calif., and Betty Biggs of Madras; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on June 4, 1978, three brothers, two sisters, and two sisters-in-law.
Herald and News
7/25/2004
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