Winifred Favell Hood

Published 10:02 am Monday, November 4, 2024

Winifred Favell Hood

November 25, 1923 – October 20, 2024

Winifred Favell Hood, formerly of Klamath Falls, passed away at her residence at the Rogue Valley Manor in Medford on October 20th, 2024. She was one month shy of her 101st birthday.

Born on Nov. 25, 1923 to loving parents, Alice and Wilfred Lamm, she was raised in Modoc Point, Oregon, where they owned and operated the Lamm Lumber Company. She attended grade school in Chiliquin, high school at Klamath Union and the Branson Preparatory School in California, followed by Stanford University where she completed her degree in accounting. She moved to New York where she studied music, then returned to the West Coast to continue her opera studies at Stanford. Winifred married Gene Favell (deceased) in 1949 and they raised their six children in Klamath Falls. They were devoted parents of Alice Blankenbeckler (Frank), Janet Brosterhous (deceased), Doug Favell (deceased), Carol Feeney (Jim), Ann Silvestri (John) and Mark Favell. She was “Mimi” to 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Winifred and Gene were active members of the Klamath community. They established the Favell Museum, made major contributions to Oregon Tech (OIT) where they established scholarships and where Winifred served on the Foundation Board. She was an active member of PEO and Soroptimists. Gene and Win were married for 52 years.

In 2003, when they were both 80, Winifred married Robert Hood of Medford, and moved from Klamath to join him at the Manor. They traveled extensively throughout their marriage, once ziplining in St. Lucia when they were firmly in their eighties. Bob and Winifred were married for 15 years. With her marriage to Bob, she gained three stepchildren, Bristow Hood (Jami), Cameron McCandless (Stephen), and Claudia Bridenbecker (Dan).

Intelligent and talented, Winifred enjoyed performing with the Melodians group. Her hobby was handwork. A seamstress and quilter, she was also accomplished at knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, and embroidery. Her creations will be treasured for generations to come.

An exceptional daughter, wife, friend, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, stepmother, and step-grandmother, family was always the most important thing in her life, for which she was always grateful. She was a devout Catholic, and her faith carried her through difficult times. After Bob passed, she was cared for at the Manor by a group of extraordinary caregivers who lovingly saw to her every need for over 6 years.

Winifred was full of positive energy and optimism. Whenever she was asked how she was, she invariably answered “200%!”

A family memorial gathering will take place at a later date. Donations in her name may be made to: Catholic Charities at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org, SMART Reading at www.smartreading.org, or the Favell Museum at www.favellmuseum.org.