Sharon Luther, 52, of Talent, died Saturday (Nov. 27, 1999) at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford. No service is planned.

She was born Sharon Lee on Sept. 5, 1947, in Burbank, Calif.

Ms. Lee was a dispatcher for a towing company.

She enjoyed reading and computers.

Survivors include a daughter, Deanna Luther, Talent; and her parents, Robert E. and Delores Lee, Ashland.

Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.

The memorial service for Kenneth Donald Lusk will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the First United Methodist Church in Medford. Dr. Bill McDonald will officiate.

Mr. Lusk, 78, of Central Point, died Friday (Nov. 26, 1999) at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, 8725 N.E. Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97220.

He was born May 27, 1921, in Cedarville, Calif. He moved to Oregon in 1945.

On May 9, 1956, in Portland, he married Marjorie Jean McCleary, who died in 1997.

Mr. Lusk owned the Medford Meat Market. He was a meat cutter.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a prisoner of war for three years and 8 1/2 months in Japan.

Mr. Lusk was an avid golfer. He was a member of the Cedar Links Golf Course and was the club champion at Oak Knoll in Ashland during the 1950s.

Survivors include a son, Scott, Medford; four daughters, Cindy Barnes, Central Point, Charleen Kay Lusk, Corning, Calif., Christine Stickney, Long Beach, Calif., and Kristin Martin, Lynnwood, Wash.; a brother, Floyd, Manteca, Calif.; a sister, Marian Jemin, Modesto, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren.

Arrangements: Abbey Funeral Inc.

Hazel Mae Bennett, 80, of Medford, died Friday (Nov. 26, 1999) at Medford Rehabilitation Center. No service is planned.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Southern Oregon Chapter, 33 N. Central Ave. No. 330, Medford, OR 97501.

She was born Hazel Bailey on May 20, 1919, in Troy, Idaho.

On July 5, 1941, in Las Vegas, she married Lester E. Bennett, who died in 1978. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1973 from Lancaster, Calif.

Mrs. Bennett was a manager at Greenbrier Mobile Park in Medford in the late '70s and early '80s.

Survivors include a son, Robert L., Metaline, Wash.; two sisters, Muriel N. May, Medford, and Velma Head, Newbury Park, Calif.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother.

Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.

Charles R. "Chuck" Hawkins, 78, of Medford, died Nov. 21, 1999, at Hearthstone. No service is planned.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Research Alliance of Oregon, P.O. Box 10051, Portland, OR 97296-0051.

He was born July 14, 1921, in Sac City, Iowa. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1945 from Lebanon.

Mr. Hawkins was a bartender at the Elks Lodge.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Mr. Hawkins enjoyed gardening and camping.

Survivors include two sisters, Clovia Vauvle, Lebanon, and Sylvia Tebben, Sac City, Iowa. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Arrangements: Perl Funeral Services, Medford.

Connie Lee Robertson, 52, of Talent, died Sunday (Nov. 28, 1999) at her home. Arrangements will be announced by Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.

James Arville Hardaway, 82, of Medford, died Thursday (Nov. 25, 1999) in Medford. The cryptside service was held on Monday in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford. Entombment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

He was born July 4, 1917, in Glover, Okla. He lived in the Rogue Valley for 50 years.

On July 2, 1966, in Reno, Nev., he married Leta B. Wininger, who survives.

Mr. Hardaway was a machine operator with Boise Cascade for more than 20 years.

He was an avid bowler and bowled on several bowling teams in the Rogue Valley. He was also an avid fisherman.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include three sons, Rick, White City, James D. "Tony," Gold Hill, and Gene, in Oklahoma; a daughter, Mary Lee, in Oklahoma; three stepdaughters, Marilee Wininger, Medford, Carol Garrison, Central Point, and Eva Scott, Ashland; seven brothers, Barney, Pete, Raymond, Joe and Bill Hardaway, and Haden and Zenus Sullivan, all in Oklahoma; four sisters, Dethine Axton, Vedas Whisenhunt, Pearl Cross, and Dixie Lee Holmes, all in Oklahoma; five grandchildren; and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Halton Sullivan.

Arrangements: Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.

The graveside service for Calvin Earl Sargent will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Sparlin Cemetery in Williams.

Mr. Sargent, 81, of Prospect, died Thursday (Nov. 25, 1999) at Providence Medford Medical Center.

He was born May 31, 1918, in Williams, a son of Fred and Bernice Sargent. He lived in the area all his life.

On April 29, 1939, in Yreka, Calif., he married Lavon Keizer, who survives.

Mr. Sargent was a logger and tree faller with the U.S. Forest Service, retiring after 12 years.

He served in the U.S. Army in 1944.

Mr. Sargent enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Arrangements: Central Valley Cremation & Funeral Care, Central Point.

Mary Alline Monen, 84, of Jacksonville, died Saturday (Nov. 27, 1999) at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford. Arrangements will be announced by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.