OBITUARIES.Byline: The Register-Guard William Rutledge The graveside grave·side n. The area beside a grave. service will be June 3 for William James Noun 1. William James - United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) James "Jim" Rutledge, who died May 26 of age-related causes. He was 76. He was born Jan. 20, 1928, in Hoxie, Ark., to Luther and Dessie Spaulding Rutledge. He and his wife, Mildred, were married April 6, 1946, in Bolivar, Mo. Rutledge graduated from Birch Tree High School in Birch Tree, Mo. He received an associate's degree from Southwest Baptist College and a bachelor's degree from Portland State University. He also received a bachelor of divinity Noun 1. Bachelor of Divinity - a bachelor's degree in religion BD bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Western Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary Baptist Theological Seminary[1]is a Baptist seminary located in Jagannaickpur, Church Square, Kakinada in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It was established by the missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission about a century ago. and a master's of education from Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. . He was employed as a mill worker, truck driver, teacher and school counselor. He briefly lived in Southern California in 1946 before moving to the Seaside/Nehalem area in 1947. He moved to the Portland/St. Helens area in 1956 and then to Morton, Wash., in 1960. He moved to Eugene in 1966. Rutledge enjoyed sports, fishing and woodworking, and once tried out for the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. . He also enjoyed travel and visited Hawaii, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Europe. He was a past member of the Lions Club and the National Education Association. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Armand of Cottage Grove and Greg of Beaverton; two brothers, Bud of Birch Tree and Bob of Springfield, Mo.; two sisters, Betty Rutledge of St. Peters, Mo., and Wilma Craig of Nixa, Mo.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A daughter, Jamie Jo, died in 1954. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Thursday's service will be at 1 p.m. at Sunny Hills Cemetery in Seaside. Musgrove Family Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Association or the American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of . Roy Durbin JUNCTION CITY - The funeral Mass will be June 2 for Roy A. Durbin of Junction City, who died May 29 of heart failure. He was 73. He was born April 7, 1931, in Ward County, N.D., to Roy and Anne Tiber Durbin. He graduated from St. Leo High School in Minot, N.D., and served in the U.S. Army between 1952 and 1956. He married Joan Loth in Minot on Nov. 3, 1956. Durbin was a farmer in North Dakota and a mail carrier in Junction City. He was an area resident since 1969. He loved farming, family and church. He was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church in Junction City. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Roger of Junction City, Gary of Eugene and Robert of Aurora, Calif.; two daughters, Deborah Delp of Eugene and Cheryl Durbin of The Dalles dalles pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley. [French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.] ; a sister, Doris Gedeon of Indianapolis; and four grandchildren. A prayer service will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Helen Catholic Church. Wednesday's Mass will be at 11 a.m., also at the church. Burial will be at Danish Cemetery. Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home of Junction City is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Junction City Fire Department or to St. Helen Catholic Church. Andrew Iskra The memorial service will be June 3 for Andrew G. "Andy" Iskra of Hood River, formerly of Eugene, who died May 26 of Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . He was 81. He was born March 18, 1923, in Aberdeen, Wash., to Frank and Mary Matko Iskra. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1941 and then worked as a machinist until joining the U.S. Army in 1943. Iskra served in the 11th Armored Division and was a gunner with F Company in the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. It is also known as the Battle of the Ardennes. On Dec. . He earned a business degree in accounting from the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . He married Patricia Gardner in Eugene on June 27, 1949. He was a partner in a CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. firm until his retirement in 1997, when he moved to Hood River. Iskra was an active member of the Eugene Lions Club and Eugene Rotary. He enjoyed baseball, golf, fishing and spending summer vacations at Crescent Lake. Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Elliott of McMinnville and Mary Iskra of Hood River; a brother, Frank of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren. Thursday's service will be at 1 p.m. at Hood River Alliance Church. Anderson's Tribute Center of Hood River is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hood River Alliance Church Youth Center or to the Oregon Veterans Home, care of the funeral home. News obituaries are a free service of The Register-Guard and are printed as space allows. The News Department will accept information on its standard obituary forms submitted through funeral homes or by the deceased's immediate family. Obituary information is available at (phone) 485-1234, Ext. 5534, or (fax) 683-7631. 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