Obituary:Melvina Briscoe: Eagle Point,  Jackson Co., Oregon

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BRISCOE, Melvina, Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Tuesday, 4
June 1945, p. 3 -- Melvina Briscoe passed away Monday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Waddell, at Eagle Point.

Mrs. Briscoe was born in Hiawatha, Kan., on April 12, 1861. On
Sept. 29, 1880, she was married to Lloyd Briscoe at Robinson,
Kans.

Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe spent three months crossing the plains from
Kansas to Boulder, Colo. They made the trip in a covered wagon
and suffered the many hardships that go with such a trip. Mr. and
Mrs. Briscoe came to Medford about six months ago from San
Diego, Calif., by plane. Mrs. Briscoe was 83 years old when she
made her first plane ride.

Mrs. Briscoe leaves to mourn her passing, besides her husband,
four children, Mrs. H. H. Shaw, Central Point; Mrs. C. W. Waddell,
Eagle Point; Glen Briscoe, San Diego, Calif., and Charles Briscoe,
San Francisco. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Perl Funeral
Home. The Rev. Delbert Daniels of the Christian church will
officiate and interment will be in the Siskiyou Memorial Park.