~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds" <r3346@sunset.net> To: "Ca-Modoc" <CAMODOC@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:37 AM Subject: Obits MCR Jan 1998 > Thanks to Brenton Dodge. > > Modoc County Record - January 15, 1998 > > Henrietta Flournoy Smith > > Native Modocer Henrietta Flournoy Smith, one of the "Golden Girls" as she > and her sisters have been affectionately called by friends over the years, > died January 11, 1998, at Modoc Medical Center in Alturas, Calif. > > Mrs. Smith had observed her 84th birthday on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. She > was born in 1913, to William Henry and Gladys Williams Flournoy at the > home of Mary Guill Williams, her great-grandmother in Alturas, Calif. That > home remains to this day. > > Henrietta grew up on her parents' ranch in Likely with her five sisters > and two brothers. She dearly loved the ranch life and wide open spaces, > riding her favorite horse "Snip." Her equestrian skills were sharp and she > won a race on Snip at one of the rodeos in Alturas while she was in her > teens. "She was a real cowgirl," recall family members. > > Henrietta married "Bob" Robert L. Smith in Carson City, Nev. on September > 29, 1933. They spent many years in San Francisco after their marriage. She > was an excellent book keeper and was able to find a job wherever they > chose to live. > > Her parents, husband Bob, sister Eunice and brother Charles preceded her > in death, some years ago. > > She is survived by her sisters Lois Enefer, Claire Goulden, June Lord, and > Ruth Crew, all of Alturas; and brother Jack Flournoy of Fresno. > > Services were held graveside at the Alturas Cemetery at 11 a.m. on > Wednesday, Jan. 14. Family and friends gathered at the home of Claire > Goulden in Alturas following the service. > > > > Modoc County Record - January 22, 1998 > > Esther Phyllis (Ward) Sutton > > Esther Phyllis (Ward) Sutton, age 91, passed away in her sleep at Surprise > Valley Health Care Center in Cedarville, 1998. > > She was born in Susanville, Calif. to parents, David and Lida Odette Ward. > Esther was the oldest of six children and lived most of her life in > Susanville. She graduated from Lassen Union High School and attended > College of the Siskiyou's. > > Esther married Samuel E. Sutton, June 1926 and together they raised two > daughters. She was gifted in many ways, writing poetry, stories, and was > an artist painting many pictures, along with being an avid reader. She was > interested in the history of Lassen County as her ancestors pioneered into > Lassen County in the mid 1800's. Esther had a great love and understanding > of children. > > Esther was a past Blue Bird and Camp Fire Girl leader, past president of > the Native Daughters of the Golden West and past president of Xi Beta Nu > Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. > > Esther is survived by two daughters, Sheila Holcomb of Red Bluff, formerly > of Alturas, Sara Jane Fountain of Santa Rosa; sister Lyda Bacon, Santa > Rosa, six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, three nieces and one > nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers Ernest, > Kenneth, Rollie and Harold Ward. Her husband passed away in 1978. > > A memorial for Esther will be planned in the spring in Susanville. > Donations may be made to Surprise Valley Health Care, P. O. Box 246, > Cedarville, CA 96104. > > Robert Charles Roberts > > Developer and rancher R.C. "Bob" Roberts, a leader in the manufactured > home industry and long-time cattle rancher in Lassen County, died > Thursday, January 15, 1998, in the Marin General Hospital after a long > battle with cancer. A loving husband and beloved father, he was 61. > > He was born in Redlands, Calif. and after graduating from Redlands High > School, he furthered his education at Cal Polytechnic State University and > University of California, Davis. He later lived for many years in Marin > County, Calif. > > R.C. began his career as a builder in Santa Maria and "quickly became > known as a mover and shaker as he rose to be one of the major developers > of mobile home communities throughout California and other western > states," recall family members. Mr. Roberts provided homes for over 10,000 > people over the past three decades. In the mid 1970s, he began building > his own Roberts Homes, "rated among the highest quality manufactured homes > in the industry." > > As a past president of the Mobile Home Dealers Association and CEO of his > own R.C. Roberts organization based in San Rafael, Mr. Roberts was a > forceful leader during the early 1980s in the technological revolution to > improve the materials, construction and design of both manufactured and > mobile home communities. > > "Through his vision and support, new laws were passed to upgrade the > industry in California," say family members. > > In 1984, the West Coast Builders Association voted The Orchard, a new R.C. > Roberts park in Santa Rosa, the Best Mobile Home Community in their annual > awards program. > > In the early 1960s, Mr. Roberts began a second career in cattle ranching, > when he purchased 1,000 acres of grazing land in Lassen County above > Susanville. Today, his ranch holdings exceed 70,000 acres scattered across > the high desert country of northeastern California where he runs 3,000 > head of cattle. > > He is perhaps best known throughout the United States and parts of Europe > for the vast guest ranch operation he opened on his land in 1987. With his > long time concern for wildlife and the environment, he worked closely with > the Nature Conservancy, the Forest Service and BLM to provide the > facilities and opportunities for families, outdoors people and would-be > cowboys, to participate in cattle drives, roundups, brandings and most > working ranch activities, along with viewing wildlife and riding the > rugged land at Spanish Springs. > > "My first love has always been cattle ranching," he said. "My reward is > seeing this historic way of life pre served and watching the dudes who > come here to learn about the land and experience the life of a real cow > boy." > > Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by a daughter Robin and a son Robert > "Bo." He is survived by his wife Barbel Roberts; sons Niels and Scott; > daughters Nicole Roberts, Suzanne Cenarrusa and Sharon Vondracek; brothers > Ronald Roberts of Novato and Raymond Roberts of Redlands; sisters Mary > Griesback of Rancho Mirage and Arlene Day and five grandchildren, Maxwell, > Geoffrey, Tyler, Keegan and Charli. > > A memorial service was held January 21 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Stephen's > Episcopal Church, Belvedere, in Marin County. Funeral services are being > handled by Keaton Mortuaries of San Rafael. Private burial will be at Mr. > Roberts' ranch. > > Contributions in Mr. Roberts' memory, may be directed to the American > Cancer Society or the Diabetes Association. > > Irving Cushman Elliott > > Former Modoc Union High School Coach and Teacher Irving Cushman Elliott, > died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Cottonwood, Calif. on Thursday morning, > January 15, 1998. He was 92. > > He was born March 13, 1905 in Lincoln, Nebraska to John P. Elliott and > Laura Alice Elliott. He graduated from Corning High School in 1923 and > Chico State College in 1928. He was a member of the Golden Cats, the first > group of Chico State Athletes. Mr. Irving was a high school teacher and > coach at Alturas from 1928-1938. > > Mr. Cushman also served as district superintendent, principal, and coach > at Etna, Kelseyville, Ione and McArthur schools, and retired as principal > from the Paradise Unified School District. > > For the last 25 years, he has enjoyed livestock ranching in Cottonwood, > and also loved hunting. > > His wife of 40 years, Olive Moore Elliott, preceded him in death. > > Survivors include his son Warren Elliott of Auburn; daughter Laura > Lourence of Corning; and three grandchildren, Robert Elliott of Tasmania, > Australia; Dawn Miller of Greenbrea, Calif. and Anne Elliott of Auburn, > Calif. > > Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 21 at 1:00 p.m. at Hoyt-Cole > Chapel of Flowers in Red Bluff, with burial following at the Chico > Cemetery in Chico, Calif. > > Chester P. Burger > > A memorial service for Chester P. Burger will be held at 2:00 p.m. on > Saturday, January 24 at the Kingdom Hall in McArthur. Pastor Dickie > Whitehead will conduct the service. > > Chester P. Burger, a resident of McArthur, died Friday, January 16, 1998 > in McArthur, Calif. Mr. Burger, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses > Congregation in McArthur, loved living in the Intermountain area. One of > the things he liked best was helping others learn about the Bible. He > loved fishing the Fall River and was a retired plumber. > > Born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on July 9, 1924, he graduated from high > school in Glendale, Calif. He served during World War II with the U.S. > Navy. He and wife Patricia were married on June 28, 1947 in Yuma, Ariz. > Mr. Burger worked as a plumber in Southern California for many years, > before the family relocated to Lassen County, where they have made their > home for the past 22 years. He was 73 at the time of his passing. > > He is survived by his wife Patricia Burger of McArthur; daughters Nancy of > Bieber and Janet of McKinleyville; son David of Texas; nine grandchildren > and five great-grand children. > > Contributions in Mr. Burger's memory may be directed to Jehovah's Witness > World Wide Work. > > Earle Payne > > Graveside services for Earle Payne, 86 year old Scott Bar native, are > scheduled for Friday, January 23, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. in the Scott Bar > Cemetery. Mr. Payne passed away January 19, 1998 at Fairchild Medical > Center in Yreka. > > Earle was born October 22, 1911 in Scott Bar to Grace and Maitland Payne. > He grew up in Scott Bar. He loved to sing and was in a local quartet. He > worked as a successful gold miner with his father during the depression > and became an explosives expert. From 1934 to 1936, he resided in > Marysville and was working for the U.S. Geological Survey so that he could > get a "grub-stake" to return to Scott Bar and work the Gumboot mine. > > He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved the out doors. He was > married to Betty 'Jessie ' Hegler in 1934 and the couple had three > children, Tom, Darlene and Dale (Pat). > > He began his state career in 1941 working as a highway maintenance man for > the Division of Highways, Dist. 03. He transferred to Dist. 02 and after > many promotions, moved to Adin in 1960. In 1973, he retired and was > awarded the Division of Highways Safety Award for a record of 32 years. > Earle was highly regarded for his expertise on a drilling and powder crew > which removed rock slides on the Klamath River Highway during the severe > floods of 1955-56. He married Charlotte Allen Payne in 1973 and she > preceded him in death in 1995. While in Adin, he was active in the lo cal > Lion's Club. In 1995, he returned to his much loved Scott Bar, where his > family dates back to before California was a state. > > He is survived by his sons and their wives, Tom and Sandra Payne of Scott > Bar and Dale (Pat) and Mida Payne of Gazelle; a step-daughter, Margie > Sherer and her husband, Don of Canby, two step sons, Ed Allen of Yreka and > Jim Allen of Tidewater, Ore.; a cousin, Virgil Nesbitt of Yreka; 5 > grandchildren, Michael Payne, Debbie Knotts, Dorena Mello, Yvonne Clay and > John Scott Payne and 12 great-grandchildren. Earle was preceded in death > by his daughter, Darlene; a grandson, Danny Mello and a brother, Merle. > > Memorial contributions may be made to the Scott Bar Community Association, > General Delivery, Scott Bar, CA 96085. Girdner Funeral Chapel is in charge > of arrangements. > > > > Modoc County Record - January 29, 1998 > > Patricia Anne Imbach > > Patricia "Pat" Anne Imbach of Terrebonne, Oregon died Thursday, January > 22, 1998 at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Ore. She was 64. At her > request no services will be held. > > Pat was born November 23, 1933 in Hickory, North Carolina, the daughter of > David Newton and Lily Mae (Helms) Newton Cattle. As a young girl she moved > with her mother to the San Francisco Bay area and then onto Chino, Calif. > where she graduated from Chino High School in 1951. > > On August 2, 1952 Pat married William "Bill" A. Imbach, Jr. The couple > made their home in the Chino area, where they raised three children and > worked side by side in their own business, Mechanical Services, Inc., for > over 30 years. > > In 1984 Pat, and Bill moved to their ranch in Alturas, Calif., where for > 11 years she was the business manager for the family ranching operation. > While living in Alturas, Pat derived a great pleasure from raising and > showing Australian Cattle dogs and she was an active member of the > Australian Cattle Dog Club of America. > > In 1995 Pat moved to Terrebonne, Ore. where she and Bill and all of the > old cattle dogs retired. Pat enjoyed many activities including knitting, > crocheting, reading, yard work and decorating her home. But her greatest > pleasure came from learning to use and enjoy her personal computer. > > Mrs. Imbach will be remembered for her out going personality, her devotion > to family and friends, and the love and caring she gave to all of her > animals, especially her two cats. > > She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Bill Imbach, Terrebonne, Ore.; > son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Cindy Imbach, Canby, Calif.; son Larry > Imbach, Burns, Ore.; daughter and son-in-law, Holly Imbach and Don Lewis, > Prineville, Ore; and grandchildren Ryan and Rachel Imbach, Canby, Calif.; > brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Anna Jean Newton, LaVerne, Calif.; > sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Pete Fassio, Arnold, Calif; > sister-in-law, Margo Bumgarner, Oakland, Calif.; numerous nieces, nephews > and friends. > > Mrs. Imbach was preceded in death by her father, David Newton; mother Lily > Mae Cattle; stepfather, George Cattle; brother, Bud Newton; and aunt, Lee > Dedmond. > > In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in her memory to made to > Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, > CA 95817, Attn: Joan Barrett or to any of the many Shriners Hospitals or > to a charity of ones choice. > > The Prineville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. > > James Monroe Hinchey > > For 43 years, Jim Hinchey has made Modoc County his home, as a well > respected man, tall in stature and long on friends. James Monroe Hinchey > died January 25, 1998 in Alturas, Calif. at the Modoc Medical Center > Skilled Nursing Facility, where he had been receiving care since the close > of 1997. > > He was born in Vernon, Texas, October 18, 1920, and served during World > War II as a Corporal with the U.S. Army until his discharge on May 2, > 1949. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps "CCC's" and then held a > career with the U.S. Forest Service for 28 years, working as a > warehouseman for the Modoc National Forest Supervisor's Office at the time > of his retirement. > > Mr. Hinchey was also a certified Boilermaker and was talented at wood > working. > > He enjoyed fishing and hunting and served his community and the Alturas > Baptist Church as a member, Sunday School teacher and a Deacon. > > He and Patricia Frances Murphy were married in El Verano, Calif. on June > 16, 1962 and had been married for 35-1/2 years at the time of his passing. > > He is survived by his five children, daughters Valeria and husband Dan > Gibeau, Black Hawk, South Dakota; Sheryll and David Hite, Riverside; Pat > and Larry Field, Alturas; Bonnie and Bob Davis, Clear Creek, Calif.; Gene > Ann and David Packer, Lakewood, Colo. and his son Walter and wife Pam > Soocey of San Diego, Calif. He also leaves a sister Jewell Peniston, Lee's > Summit, Mo.; three brothers Chester of Preston, Mo.; Charles of Kansas > City, Kansas; and Gene Willingboro, N.J.; mother-in-law Juanita Murphy; > brother-in-law Tom and wife Barbara Murphy; sister-in-law Barbara and > husband Ernie Hager; grandchildren Danny, Dawn, James Gibeau; Johnathon > Ramos Davis; Cpl. Tim Pellett and wife Holly; Jeremy, Jason, Shane, Mariah > Packer; Rachel and Rebecca Field; Lance Cpl. Ja son Price and wife Lance > Cpl. Jami Price of El Toro; John, Paul, Vince and Joseph DeCarlo, Yvonne > Meche; great-grand children Abbygail Price and Janika, Tenay, and Kenim > Meche. > > Services were held Wednesday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m. at the Alturas > Baptist Church. Pastor Bud Kirk officiated. Burial followed at the Alturas > Cemetery. > > Memorial contributions be may be made to the Alturas Baptist Church > Memorial Fund. > > Larry Earl Slinkard > > A memorial service for Larry Earl Slinkard, 55, of Durham, Calif. was held > January 22 at Brusie Funeral Home in Durham. Mr. Slinkard died Monday, > January 19, 1998 at a Durham hospital. > > He was born August 2, 1942, in Marysville, Calif. to Wilson and Barbara > Slinkard. He attended Durham schools and graduated from Durham High > School. In his senior year of high school, he placed first in the > Northstate Wrestling Championships. On September 10, 1963, he married > Jeannie Amator in Durham. > > Slinkard worked for more than 30 years as a heavy equipment operator and > lead man for Butte County Road Maintenance. He loved fishing, camping, bow > hunting and mule packing trips. > > He is survived by his father, Wilson Slinkard of Chico; mother Barbara > Jean Yrigollen of Paradise; stepmother, Marianne Slinkard of Chico; son > Steven of Durham; daughters Lorrie Owens of Chico and Cathy Arnold of > Wisconsin; brother Jerry Slinkard of Sacramento and six grandchildren. Mr. > Slinkard's parents and stepmother are all descended from Eagleville > pioneers. > > Memorial contributions may be made to the Durham Volunteer Fire Department > or the Durham Sports Boosters in care of the Brusie Funeral Home in > Durham. > > Irene Madge Fletcher > > Former Alturas resident Irene Madge Fletcher died January 26, 1998 at a > care home in Roseburg, Ore. Mrs. Fletcher lived in Alturas for several > years, prior to moving to Rose burg in 1994. She was close to her > children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as she had made her home > with them over a 24-year period in both Klamath Falls, Ore. and Alturas, > after her husband W.H. "Bill" Fletcher passed away. She was 83 at the time > of her passing. > > She was born Irene Bartlow on October 19, 1914. Irene and Bill owned a gas > station and restaurant for over 20 years in Beaver Marsh, Ore. > > Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Bill and Ruth Fletcher, > Fayetteville, North Carolina; daughters and sons-in-law Delphine and Larry > DeHaven, Central Point, Ore.; Leona and Roy Hazelton, Milton Freewater, > Ore.; Maxine and Glenn Henry, Abilene, Texas. Grandchildren Larry DeHaven > and Family, Medford, Ore.; Leora Monroe and Family, Alturas; William > "Bill" DeHaven and Fam ily, Alturas; Lyndel Kersbergen and Family, Reno, > Nev.; Bruce Pinkley, Alaska; Jennifer, Becky, Calvin and Deb bie, Milton > Freewater, Oregon; Linda and Cindy, North Carolina; Valerie Guhlke and > Family, Winston, Ore.; numerous other grandchildren and great-great-great > grandchildren, nieces and nephews. > > She was preceded in death by her husband W.H. "Bill" Fletcher; son Melvin > "Lee" Fletcher, daughter Ruth Micheaux and grandson Brian Salsbery. > > Mrs. Fletcher will be laid to rest beside her husband on January 28, 1998, > at 4:00 p.m. at Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens in Klamath Falls, Ore. At > her request, no service will be held. > > Bill "Boots" Winnop > > Bill "Boots" Winnop, Deputy Sheriff in Modoc County in Surprise Valley > during the 1930s, and a long time resident of Prosser, Washington, died > Tuesday, January 13, 1998, at the Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice in > Prosser, Wash. He was 81. > > He was born to Hiram and Alpha Wall Winnop on April 3, 1916 at Flagler, > Colorado. Boots spent his early years in the state of Colorado, then at > the age of 12, he and his family moved to Surprise Valley, Calif. Boots > attended school in Eagleville. The family then moved to Oregon, where > Boots lived for a few years. > > He returned to Surprise Valley in 1936 and served as Deputy Sheriff in > Modoc County in Surprise Valley in the late 1930s. He was a veteran, > having served in the U.S. Cavalry during World War II. > > Mr. Winnop traveled many walks of life. For the past 25 years, he made his > home in Prosser, Wash. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the > Grandview Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6929. > > He is survived by two sons, Jack Winnop of Zamora, Calif. and Joe Winnop > of Orland; three sisters Majorie Chiarito of Ukiah; Bette Eisele of > Denver, Colo.; Shirley Lehr of Sacramento; three brothers, Pat Winnop of > La Pines, Ore; Larry Winnop of Evans, Wash. and Dick Winnop of Cedarville; > four grandchildren and a large number of nieces and nephews. > > Funeral services were held Monday, January 19. Burial was in the East > Prosser Cemetery at Prosser, Wash. Mr. Winnop will be missed by all who > knew him and loved him. > > > > ~~~~~~ > Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds > Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" > Modoc County, California > --- > Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. >