Obit of Medford, Hoyle Dillard "H.D" - McCurtain County, Oklahoma

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Obit for Hoyle Dillard 'H.D.' MEDFORD

From the Medford (OR) Mail Tribune 06-01-2002 at www.mailtribune.com

Hoyle Dillard ‘H.D.’ Medford

The funeral service for Hoyle Dillard "H.D." Medford will be at 1 
p.m. today at Hillcrest Chapel in Medford. Pastors Bob

Roth and Kevin Gowland of the First Church of the Nazarene will 
officiate.

Mr. Medford, 90, of White City, died Thursday (May 30, 2002) at his 
daughter’s home in Shady Cove.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of the 
Nazarene Building Fund, 1974 E. McAndrews Road, Medford, OR 97504.

He was born March 18, 1912, near Goodwater, Okla., to Dillard and 
Edie Medford. On Jan. 27, 1934, in Haworth, Okla., he married Verna 
Mae Williams, who died in March 2002.

Mr. Medford moved to the West Coast during World War II to work in 
defense efforts. He and his wife made a living cutting cross ties for 
the railroad. He was also a welder, and when he and his wife moved to 
Phoenix in 1949, they set up a garage/welding shop, specializing in 
installing trailer hitches. After his retirement, they moved back to 
Oklahoma, returning to   Oregon in 1979 and settling in White City.

Mr. Medford developed a travel trailer with a telescoping top. The 
trailer was patented under the name Hi-Lo Travel Trailers.

He enjoyed fishing with his daughter and friends at Lost Creek Lake, 
Applegate Lake and Rocky Point.

Survivors include a daughter, Betty Sweem, Shady Cove; a sister, 
Viola Bloodworth, Valliant, Okla.; two grandchildren; and   two 
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda 
Mae Roderick.

Arrangements: Hillcrest Mortuary, Medford.
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