WOODRUFF — Melvin Ray, 78; born Nov. 29, 1942, Mountain Home, Idaho; died Oct. 19, 2020, Grants Pass, Oregon. Surviving: wife, Virginia "Gini" (Northrop), Yreka, California; sons, Ben Woodruff, Yreka; [REDACTED NAME], [REDACTED CITY], [REDACTED STATE]; daughter, Bonnie Griffin, Boise, Idaho; father, Robert McCoy, Desert Hot Springs, California; sister, Jean Woodruff, Nampa, Idaho; and 10 grandchildren.
Melvin earned two degrees from Walla Walla University.