Located next to I.O.O.F. Lodge 129 is this dedicated tree with a plaque monument at its base that reads:
This Tree
Is A Living Legacy
Planted For
SEAN PATRICK CONIFF
April 20, 1979 - May 18, 1998
FROM HIS 4-H FRIENDS
& FAMILY
I was able to locate an online obituary here that reads:
Mass will be celebrated for Sean Patrick Coniff at — 11 a.m. Saturday in Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church, Central Point. The Rev. Jim — Clifford will officiate. Interment will be in the IOOF Cemetery in Gold Hill.
Mr. Coniff, 19, of Central Point, died Monday (May 18, 1998) in an automobile accident — in Gold Hill.
Memorial contributions may be made to Boy Scouts of America, 3039 Hanley Road, Central — Point, OR 97502 or M.A.D.D., 1490 La Loma Drive, Medford, OR 97504.
He was born April 20, 1979, in Medford.
He was a senior at Crater High School.
Mr. Coniff was a member of Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church.
He was an Eagle Scout and president of the 4H Gold Valley Beef and Sheep clubs for — three consecutive years.
He enjoyed motorcycle riding and four-wheeling.
Survivors include his parents, Patrick and Brenda Tocher Coniff, Central Point; a — brother, Shea, Central Point; and three sisters, Heather Coniff, Grants Pass, and Alicia — Smith and Amber Coniff, both Central Point.
Friends may pay their respects from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Shepherd of the Valley — Catholic Church.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, Medford.
I was also able to locate his grave on FindAGrave.com here.