This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7941 Message Board Post: Daily Independent newspaper Ridgecrest CA Kern County April 5, 2005 JESSE RAY FORTNEY 1961-2005 Longtime Ridgecrest resident Jesse Ray Fortney passed away Saturday, April 2, 2005 of natural causes at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. He was 43. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 8 at 10 am at Crossroads Community church. Pastor Bill Corley will officiate. Mr. Fortney was born July 2, 1961 in Lancaster. He was a 1979 Burroughs High School Graduate and a journeyman welder. He worked as head of track operations for the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake. He received numerous award during his civil service career. One award was from the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators. (IABTI) He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and fastpitch softball. The family requests donations in his memory be made to a trust fund for the children at AltaOne Federal Credit Union, 701 S. China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest Ca 93555. He is survived by two daughters Rachel Fortney and Hannah Forney of Ridgecrest, his first wife of 11 years Michele Fortney of Ridgecrest, companion Tammy Mather of Ridgecrest, her two daughters Brady Mather and Ensley Mather of Ridgecrest, father and step-mother Thomas and Eva Fortney of Ridgecrest, mother and step-father Linda and James Harinek of Ridgecrest, father-in-law and mother-in-law Max and Joan Sahl of Boynton Beach, Fla., grandmother Charlsie (Nanny) Brinley of Palmdale, sister and brother-in-law Kathryn and Ed Ballinger of Denver, Colo., brother and sister-in-law Thomas and Netta Fortney of Memphis, Tenn., brother and sister-in-law Robert and Jennifer Fortney of Las Vegas, Nev., brother Daniel Fortney and sister-in-law Christiana Fortney of Ridgecrest, brother-in-law Mike Spittstoesser and sister-in-law Lisa Splittstoesser of Ridgecrest, brother-in-law Mark Sahl of Philadelphia, Pa., step-sisters Brandy Martinez of Denver, Colo., Michelle Arrendondo of Ridgecrest! , Denise Martin of Hampton, Va. and Stephanie MaCaughan of Bakersfield, many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Private cremation, arrangements and media information provided by Holland & Lyons Mortuary. News Review newspaper Ridgecrest CA April 6, 2005 JESSE R. FORTNEY Jesse Ray Fortney of Ridgecrest died April 2, 2005 at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. He was 43. Memorial services will be held Friday April 8 at 10 am at Crossroads Community Church. Bill Corley will officiate. Mr. Fortney was born July 2, 961 in Lancaster. He moved to Ridgecrest in 1963 and graduated from Burroughs High School in 1979. He was a journeyman welder and was employed as head of track operations at the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake. He received numerous awards during his Civil Service career, including one from the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and fastpitch softball. The family requests that donations be made to a trust fund for his children at AltaOne Federal Credit Union, 701 S. China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest Ca 93555. Mr. Fortney is survived by his daughters Rachel and Hannah Fortney of Ridgecrest, first wife of 11 years Michele Fortney of Ridgecrest, companion Tammy Mather and her children Brady and Ensley Mather of Ridgecrest, father Thomas Fortney and wife Eva of Ridgecrest, mother Linda and husband James Harinek of Ridgecrest, father- and mother-in-law Max and Joan Sahl of Boynton Beach, Fla., grandmother Charlsie (Nanny) Brinley of Palmdale, siblings Kathryn and husband Ed Ballinger of Denver, Colo., Thomas Fortney and wife Netta of Memphis, Tenn., Roberty Fortney and wife Jennifer of Las Vegas, Nev., and Daniel Fortney of Ridgecrest, sisters-in-law Christiana Fortney and Lisa Splittstoesser of Ridgecrest, brothers-in-law Mike Splittstoesser of Ridgecrest and Mark Sahl of Philadelphia, Pa., stepsisters Brandy Martinez of Denver, Michelle Arrendondo of Ridgecrest, Denise Martin of Hampton, Va., and Stephanie MaCaughan of Bakersfield, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Private cremation and arrangements were by Holland & Lyons Mortuary.