This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barbee, Faught, Lane, Leeper, Montgomery, Scholl, Witherow, York Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADE/1706 Message Board Post: Ukiah Republican Press Ukiah, Mendocino Co., CA Wednesday, November 3, 1948 RESIDENT, DIES IN RICHMOND MRS. J. F. BARBEE, PIONEER Mrs. J. F. Barbee, former resident and native of Ukiah, passed away at her home in Richmond October 31. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Roy Faught (Norma) of Santa Rosa and two sons, Richard of Martinez and Lyndell of Richmond with whom she made her home. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. A. G. Leeper of Oakland and a brother Thomas Montgomery of Hayford. She also leaves many nieces and nephews. A few of whom are Mrs. Alpha Lane, Mrs. Fred Scholl, Mrs. Robert Witherow and Mrs. Mary York. Mrs. Barbee, formerly Artie Montgomery, spent much of her younger life in Mendocino county. She taught school until her marriage to J. F. Barbee. After Mr. Barbee became county superintendent of schools the family moved to Ukiah and remained during his term of office. Mr. Barbee was superintendent here for two terms, 1898-1906. He passed away about twenty-five years ago. Lyndell and Norma attended the local schools, and her father and mother were pioneer ranchers. Two brothers, Buck and Alex, were Wells Fargo messengers. Buck was killed in Trinity county by robbers who were lynched afterwards. Mendocino County Indexes http://www.pacificsites.net/~pcarna Mendocino County Tombstone Photos http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mendocem/