Darla Marie Mandel Darla Marie (Mann) Mandel, a member of the I'SOT Christian Community of Canby, CA. for the last 40 years, passed away May 10, 2006 in Klamath Falls, OR. Memorial services will be held at the I'SOT Tabernacle in Canby, CA on Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. Darla had been treated for and battled breast cancer since 2001. Darla was instrumental in making the Children's Fair a success in its early years, and her daughters have carried on with her work in the years which have followed. She had many children and young people who called her "Aunt Darla." She counted as family and friends many whose lives she touched throughout the years. She was born Darla Marie Mann in San Jose, CA. on September 16, 1950. She became an ordained minister with International Ministerial Association in 1972. She attended the College of the Redwood, Thomas Edison University and California State University, Sacramento, graduating with a Masters Degree in Social work in 1991. Darla became the Administrator of the Warner Mountains Group Home, located in Canby, CA in 1992 (Warner Mountains is one of Environmental Alternative Group Homes). She taught classes and did many workshops on "Child Development" and other child related subjects for ten years. Darla's husband Raymond Mandel of Canby, is an ordained and licensed minister with IMP and has a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Together, along with other I'SOT ministries, they have worked for many years with families and young adults who have participated in I'SOT's programs. The Mandels are known throughout the world for their dedication to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, working tirelessly to help those who are in need. Darla is survived by her mother E. Marie (Mann) Tolbert of Canby, CA; husband Raymond Mandel of Canby, CA; children Charisa Olson, Simon Mandel, Abigail Auber, all of Canby; brothers and sisters: C. Ronald Mann, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho; Virginia Hassler, Canby, CA; Larry Mann, Canby; Theresa Young, Canby; Ruth White, Canby; Joyce Martella, San Diego; and half-brothers Eric, Alan, Thomas and Dwayne Mann of central California; grandchildren Lucas, Garth and Alexander Olson, Kathleen and Janelle Auber all of Canby and Gillian Mandel of Reno, NV. She will miss the birth of Zion Auber who is expected the 23rd of May 2006. Darla was preceded in death by her father Clarence Thomas Mann and adopted brother Scott Leonard Cline, who passed away September 2004. The beloved Darla will be greatly missed by her family, extended family and many friends throughout the world. Theodore ‘Ted' Gould Theodore "Ted" Alfred Gould, 83, of Alturas, CA, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday morning, May 17, 2006, at Modoc Medical Center, Alturas, CA. At Ted's request, there will be no service. Cremation will be by Kerr Mortuary. Friends are welcome to visit the home at 20 S. Weaver in California Pines, tonight, May 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mr. Gould was born November 12, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York to Evelyn Hans Gould and Alfred J. Gould. He grew up in Brooklyn. At age 12, he joined the Sons of American Legion Drill Team and was a Legion Boys State delegate to Empire Boy State in 1940. American Legion was a big part of his father, sister and Ted's lives. He served in the US Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1946 and upon his discharged joined American Legion and became Third Vice Commander. He married and had three children. Mr. Gould was a Systems Analyst in New York and his father had worked on the first data bank computers. Ted worked on many important projects and was a well organized person. When he moved to California in 1955 and settled in Oakland, he worked on the Eisenhower campaign and was in Washington D.C. for the inauguration. He later moved to Princeton, Cedarville and finally Alturas, CA. He left the fast pace, stress and past work experience with companies such as Blue Bell, Inc, Remington Rand, General Foods, Moore Business Forms. He had also worked at Golden's in Cedarville and California Pines Lodge. He was a life member of Alturas Elks Lodge #1756, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7888 in Surprise Valley, Disabled American Veterans, CA #113, a charter member of the North American Fish Club, American Veterans (AmVets #2003), Alturas; Modoc Historical Society, a member of American Legion #163, Modoc County Sheriff's Posse and Modoc Grange #406. He is survived by his three children, Jeffery Gould and wife Barbara of Asheville, NC; Janet Bodammer and husband Richard of Omaha, NE and Jayne Brook Haro and husband Jim of Greensboro, NC; sister Evelyn Doll of Wallingford, Connecticut; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and numerous extended family members and friends. His parents and one grandchild, Terrence O'Hare, preceded him in death. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to youth activities care of Alturas Elks Lodge BPOE 1756 at 619 North Main St., Alturas, CA 96101 or to the Boy Scouts of America. Vernon Stringer Vernon Stringer, 74, of Bieber, CA passed away May 10, 2006 at Mayers Memorial Hospital in Fall River Mills, CA. Mr. Stringer had worked in sawmills since the age of 13, and had retired from the Big Valley Lumber Co. in Bieber on Dec. 31, 1993. He was born in Chester, Oklahoma on January 11, 1932 and was known as "Tail Hoat" to Alberta and Young Stringer and the family of five children who included his brothers Merlin, Bernis, Billy and sister Bernice. The family's source of income was from farming strawberries and a dairy. They also had a small sawmill. Vern had an eighth grade education, but could figure out any math problem in his head, before a person could figure it out on paper. At some point, the family moved to Waldron, Arkansas. In 1943, the family moved to Vallejo, CA, so his parents could help support the war effort. Both parents worked in the Naval Shipyard at Mare Island. In 1945, the family moved back to Waldron, Arkansas. His brother Bernis was killed in 1945, just before the end of the war. He also lost his mother in 1946, after a long illness. Vernon, Billy and their father moved to Fairview, OK. In 1949, Vern's father and brother moved to California and Vern moved to Michigan with his sister Bernice. He contracted Tuberculosis and spent two years in a Tuberculosis Sanitarium. He fought hard and survived. After leaving the hospital he returned to California. Vernon then met Jane Stever, sister to his brother Merlin's wife. Vernon and Jane were married Oct. 30, 1953. They moved with their four children from place to place as Vernon worked in the sawmills. He and Jane separated in Oct. 1965. In December 1965, Vernon and his children moved to Tulare, Ca, with his sister for approximately six months, then moved to Redwood Creek in Northern California. Vern worked at the saw mill until it burned in 1967. They then moved to Saugus and on to Victorville, while he worked in the channels that supplied Southern California with water. After getting hurt and almost drowning on the job, he went back to work in a sawmill and moved his family to Canby, CA in January 1969. He went to work for Main Industries, which later changed names to Big Valley Lumber in Bieber. In August 1975, while at a family wedding in Willow Creek, he came in contact with an ex-sister-in-law "Nell." Nell traveled back to Bieber to visit the rest of the family. She loved Big Valley and never left. Vernon and Nell were married in December 1986. Vern was a meat, potato and biscuit man. Nell spoiled him rotten making one biscuit three times a day, for years. Vern loved to spend time with family, tease his grandchildren, tell old stories about the past, have campouts at the lakes and sit, and listen to the sound of the pine trees when the wind blew. In his younger days, he loved to drink beer, listen to his favorite music, dance and get into a good fistfight now and then. Vern retired from Big Valley Lumber in Dec. 31, 1993 and had a heart attack Feb. 4, 1994. He had another bypass Nov. 2001. He had been ill with Emphysema, COPD and Parkinson's disease for quite some time. He didn't get to enjoy his retirement the way he wanted to because of his illness. Nell entered Long Term Care in April 2005 and continued to stay in Bieber until his death. He had two wishes that were very important to him. First, he did not want to ever be admitted to Long Term Care; second, he wanted to be buried next to his mother, father and brother in Fairview, OK. He was loved very much. His crankiness and smirky little grin will be missed. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 19 at Fairview Cemetery in Fairview, OK. Mr. Stringer is survived by his wife Vyra "Nell" Stringer of Bieber, CA; sons David of Placerville, CA and Darren of Elk Grove, CA; daughter Debbie Watters of Bieber, CA; brother Bill of Auberry, CA; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Merlin and Bernis, sister Bernice Sanders and daughter Denise who died when she was three months old, during heart surgery in San Francisco. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Intermountain Hospice, P.O. Box 459, Fall River Mills, CA 96028. Jimmy D. Gilmore Jimmy D. (Jim) Gilmore passed away on May 10, 2006, peacefully after a courageous, brief, battle with cancer. Due to the graciousness of his extended family he was able to be in familiar surroundings with his wife, children and other family members by his side. Jim deeply loved his Lord, his family and his country. He was a faithful husband and a devoted father. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Fortuna, CA for many years. Jimmy was born December 16, 1922, in Duncan, Oklahoma. He grew up on a farm in Sherman, Texas. In his heart he was a Texan. He later moved to California and worked for Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego. During WW II, he served his country with pride. Most of his tour of duty was spent in Italy. After the war, he went into the logging business in Albany, Oregon. It was there that he met and married his wife, Mary E. McDonald. They were married for 56 years. They later moved back to California, making their home and raising their four children primarily in Hydseville, CA. During this time he made his living as a truck driver, hauling logs. In addition he also was a logger for many years, several of them working side by side with his sons. He retired in 1982 and moved to Alturas, CA in 1986. There he continued with his favorite hobbies of hunting and fishing. He was a hunting guide for waterfowl hunters from all over the state for several years. He loved to look over the fields and listen for the "honkers". He found peace and contentment in what he considered "God's country". He also took up the sport of pitching horseshoes in local competitions. He made many friends "on the horse-shoe circuit." Besides hunting and fishing, nothing made Jimmy happier then to spend time with his family. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to tell corny jokes. His family has many memories of Jimmy telling them stories of his depression-era childhood, his hunting tales, logging adventures and "fishy" fish stories about the one that got away. His family loved listening to his stories and found comfort and strength in his faith and his walk with the Lord. Survivors include his wife, Mary E. (Betty) Gilmore of Alturas, daughter, Karen Baty and her husband Edd, of Alturas, son David and his wife Cindy of Fortuna, CA, son Darrell and his wife Nancy of Fortuna, CA, daughter, Mary E. (Beth) Brownlow and her husband Greg of Scotia, CA, sister Oma Lee Enke of Gainsville, Texas, brother Leonard of Collinsville, Texas, 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. In addition, he counts as his own, his numerous nieces and nephews who were a part of every great story he told. Preceding him in death were sisters, Ima Lance, Helen Stillings, and Wanda Woods. Services for Jimmy David Gilmore, 83, of Alturas were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Faith Baptist Church in Alturas, CA. Pastor Rod Bodmer officiated. Allen and Dahl Funeral Chapel of Redding, CA handled the memorial service and arrangements. The family would like to thank the staff of Mercy Hospital in Redding, Hospice of Redding and the prayers of the faithful who gave strength and peace to the family during this time. Memorial contributions can be sent to the American Cancer Society or Hospice. Wilhelmina ‘Tina' Armstrong Wilhelmina R. ‘Tina' Armstrong of Adin, CA. passed away of natural causes on May 12, 2006 at Mayers Memorial Hospital, Fall River Mills, CA. Born Wilhelmina R. Ahart in Lincoln, CA on December 3, 1906, she completed two years of high school in Lincoln. She married Eric Bruce Armstrong on Dec. 4, 1924 and they started their life together in Mountain View, CA where they spent 18 years in business, before moving to a ranch on Willow Creek, eight miles out of Adin in Lassen County. They spent 40 years on this ranch and moved to Spring Street in Adin, where they spent the remainder of their life together, until Bruce passed away in November 1996. They shared a total of 72 good years of marriage. Tina was a homemaker and loved to sew and raise flowers and grow vegetable gardens. Private family services were held at 10 a.m. on May 17 at the Adin Cemetery with Don Freise officiating. Mrs. Armstrong is survived by her three sons Bill Armstrong and wife Norma of Adin, CA; son Arthur Armstrong and wife Norma of Bieber, CA and George Armstrong of Bieber; six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one grandson. Services were under the direction of Kerr Mortuary. Lanie Rose Lloyd Services for Lanie Rose Lloyd were held at graveside on Wednesday, May 17 at 3 p.m. at the Alturas Cemetery. The baby girl who was born May 7, 2006 in Medford, OR to Ashlea Stanford and Joe Lloyd of Alturas, CA, will forever be in her family's hearts, as she was heaven bound from Medford, OR on May 9, 2006. Upon her arrival into her brief life, she weighed one pound, 2 ozs. and measured 11 inches. Services were under the direction of Kerr Mortuary, Alturas. Karen Defferding Crudele Spangle Karen Ann Defferding Crudele Spangle passed away peacefully, with her family at her side on Saturday, May 13, 2006, at Washoe Medical Center, Reno, NV. after a brief illness. Karen was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on January 18, 1942 to Leo and Hilma Defferding. Her family moved to Oregon and then to Alturas, where she graduated from Modoc High School in 1960. She lived in Alturas for many years, rearing her family and working as a teacher's aide at Alturas Elementary and for Modoc Joint Unified School District. She also managed the Alturas Airport for several years before moving to Susanville, CA in 1995. Karen Ann had a great zest for life. Her greatest passion was her family. She eagerly awaited spring to begin her season of gardening. She could be found in her vegetable garden tending to her tomato plants, which have been known to grow up to five feet in height. She loved to cook and can. She was an avid bird watcher, endlessly tending to her many bird and hummingbird feeders. Her evening passions were reading and enjoying the night stars. Her grandchildren eagerly awaited star gazing and singing "Star Light Star Bright" with Grandma. We trust she has a much better view of the stars now. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband Donald Spangle of Susanville; daughters Teri Bagley of Sparks, NV; Kim Rose of Susanville; son Jim Crudele of Springfield, OR and brother Leo (Bud) of Washington and Ron of Missouri. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Her parents preceded her in death, as did her daughter Jennifer, brothers Cyril and Richard and sister Marion. Karen loved Alturas and had hoped to return to Alturas some day. With her wishes in mind, her graveside service will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20 at the Alturas Cemetery. Family and friends are also invited to a celebration of her life at 3 p.m. that same afternoon (May 20) at the Lutheran Church, 105 Ash Street in Susanville. Kerr Mortuary has charge of local arrangements. Clemdell H. Mulkey Clemdell H. Mulkey age 91 died at the Lake District Hospital, Lakeview, OR on Thursday May 11, 2006 following a brief illness. Mrs. Mulkey was born November 30, 1914 in Hot Springs, AR to Joseph and Harriet (House) Hughes. She was raised and received her early education in Arkansas and received her practical nursing degree in Texas. She was married to Cletus Clayburn in 1935. The couple came to Eugene, OR in 1936 in a Model T. Mrs. Clayburn and her son moved to Lake County in 1950. She was married to Carroll T. Mulkey in September of 1954 in Reno, NV. She enjoyed many crafts, she raised pigs, dogs, chickens, ponies, cats, etc. Clem was a retired practical nurse that worked at a variety of jobs throughout her lifetime. Survivors include two sons and daughter-in-law, Jim and Karen Clayburn of Grants Pass, OR and Victor Mulkey and his significant other Jane Dooley of Parkdale, OR; two daughters, Carolyn Strout and her significant other Don Mitchell of Klamath Falls, OR and Sharon Lady of Lakeview, OR; 14 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren and 26 great, great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Cletus Clayburn and Carroll T. Mulkey; one sister; one brother and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Ousley Osterman Huffstutter Funeral Chapel on Saturday May 20, 2006 at 2 p.m. with Reverend Cliff Gillmore officiating. Interment will be on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at noon at the Willow Ranch Cemetery. Contributions in the memory of Mrs. Mulkey may be made to the Lake District Long Term Care Facility at 700 S. "J" St., Lakeview, OR 97630 or to a charity of the donor's choice. There will be a potluck luncheon served at the home of Sharon Lady following the Chapel Service. Ousley Osterman Huffstutter Funeral Chapel has charge of the arrangements. Celebration of Life for Stopps Friends are invited to a celebration of the lives of Clarence and Lucile Stopp at the Lake City Cemetery, Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 at 1 p.m. Their immediate family welcomes you to participate in the personal closure of this unique Surprise Valley couple. Expressions of remembrance are welcome. Tea will be served by Ms. Lynn's Tea of Montague, CA. Arthur Smith Green Cedarville resident Arthur Smith Green, 79, passed away May 5, 2006 at Surprise Valley Hospital in Cedarville, CA. Born in Monrovia, CA on February 18, 1927 to John O'Dell Green and Marguerite Ceicilia Mulholland, Art's father worked for PG&E, consequently, Art grew up all around California. Art joined the Merchant Marines in 1944 and served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1967. He was honorably discharged as a Captain. Art served during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. He was an active member in the Boy Scouts of America for 20 plus years, earning the Order of the Arrow and was awarded the Silver Beaver. Art retired in 1987 as a Millman Cabinet maker. In 1993, he and his wife Wilma moved to Cedarville to make their home. Art became a member of the Surprise Valley Chamber of Commerce and a lifetime member of the Surprise Valley Booster Club. Art was surprised and honored to receive the Citizen of the Year Award in 2000, from the Greater Surprise Valley Chamber of Commerce, for his many contributions as a vital community volunteer. Art was always willing to share his wealth of information, enjoyed young people and their interests. He was willing to lend a helping hand in the community, whether it was building wood projects, painting buildings, selling service organization goods at a public event, giving advice ("whether you wanted it or not," recall family members), or hassling spectators who hadn't paid at the local basketball game. He was a great father and father-in-law, an excellent grandfather and a good friend to many. "We can remember Art for his knowledge, jokes, cigar smoking and compassion," describe his family. His wife Wilma preceded him in death. Art is survived by his three sons, John and wife Phyllis of Sacramento, CA; Tim and wife Linda of San Jose, CA; Pat and wife Traci of Cedarville, four granddaughters, Bailey, Kirsten, Heather and Paige, a grandson, Cole; two brothers, Richard and Tom, two sisters, Pat and Joyce, many nieces, nephews and friends. Services were held May 9 at Surprise Valley Community Church. Interment with military honors took place at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, CA on May 12. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Surprise Valley School District or to Surprise Valley Hospital, P.O. Box 246, Cedarville, CA 96104. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.