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Dorsey Barner Gruver
Dorsey Barner Gruver, 88, of Ashland, died Monday (Aug. 10, 1998) at P
ovidence Medford Medical Center. A private service was held.
He was born Oct. 31, 1909, in Du Bois, Pa.
On Feb. 6, 1932, in New Kensington, Pa., he married Melva Bailey, wh
o survives. They moved to the Rogue Valley 21 years ago from Northridg
e, Calif.
Mr. Gruver was an aerospace design engineer for 42 years in California
, working for Rocketdyne, North American Aviation and Hughes Aircraft
. He retired in 1975.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Mr. Gruver was a member of the Masonic Lodge and enjoyed aviation an
d gardening.
Survivors include three daughters, Martha Satterthwaite, Seattle, Bet
h Peters, Phoenix, Ariz., and Nina Brunetti, Castro Valley, Calif.
; a son, Dorsey Jr., El Paso, Texas; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, Medford.
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