Herald and News – Klamath Falls, Oregon Beulah Clark-Blevins Beulah Clark-Blevins, 90, a lifelong resident of Modoc County and former longtime treasurer for the city of Alturas, died Feb. 18, 2006, in Klamath Falls. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kerr Mortuary in Alturas followed by a gathering at the Alturas Elks Lodge. Eternal Hills Funeral Home in Klamath Falls is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clark-Blevins was born Dec. 6, 1915, in Adin to George Munroe and Edna (Wayman) Clark. Due to her mother preceding her in death, her early years were spent with her grandmother Rilla Taylor in Adin and at the family ranch at Fitzhugh Creek south of Alturas. She graduated from Modoc High School in 1934 and from Reno Secretarial School in 1936. In 1937, she married Allen Blevins from Likely. They had two children, Stephen Allen and Robert Dean, and she worked as a secretary for California Public Service Co. for eight years. She next worked for Lambie & Molatore Accounting for 10 years. IN 1960, she was elected as treasurer for the city of Alturas, serving in that position for 18 years until retiring in 1978. Mrs. Clark-Blevins was a member of Beta Sigma Phi in Alturas for 45 years and Business and Professional Women of America. She served as den mother for Alturas Boy Scouts Troop No. 32. She enjoyed her yard and her many flower gardens, was an accomplished cook, and loved to go camping throughout Modoc County and to the Nevada and Oregon deserts. She especially enjoyed visiting with her many friends and meeting new people. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Robert Dean and Marlene Blevins of Klamath Falls; grandson Steven Blevins of Klamath Falls; great-grandson Calvin Blevins of Klamath Falls; nieces Genie Smith and her husband Don, Athena Killenbeck and Eugenia Smith of Alturas. She was preceded in death by her husband; son Stephen Blevins; and sister Pauline Ash. Memorial donations may be made to Alturas Elks Lodge or Modoc County Historical Society. Published Tuesday February 21, 2006 Gertie Mae Cornell Gertie Mae Cornell, 81, Alturas, died Feb. 16, 2006, of natural causes in Alturas. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in O'Hair & Riggs Funeral Chapel in Klamath Falls with Pastor Joe Scronce officiating. Private interment will be at Malin Community Cemetery. Mrs. Cornell was born Jan. 16, 1925, in Madisonville, Tenn., to Samuel Wilson and Fronia (Avens) Freeman. The family moved to Prineville, where she attended a one-room school house until the eighth grade. After the death of his father due to cancer, she continued living in Prineville and, when she was 16 years old, she went to work at various jobs to support herself, mostly as a waitress. She later became a bartender and restaurant cook. At 18 years of age, she was married and had a son, Howard Stephens. However, the marriage ended in divorce and she married John Miller in 1946 and had a son, James, and a daughter, Rose. They were living in Bend when, after 11 years of marriage, that marriage also ended in divorce and she moved to Klamath Falls. She next married Dan Cornell and went to work as a cook in the Merrill Cafe. The last 20 years, prior to her retirement, she worked as a bar maid in the Yukon Tavern in Tulelake, where she also lived. Mrs. Cornell enjoyed making fruit cakes and canning beets and carrots. Survivors include her son James F. Miller of New Carlisle, Ohio; daughter Rose Cantrell of Tulelake; brother Wilson Freeman of Burley, Idaho; grandchildren Roy Cantrell and Chris and Andrew Miller; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her last husband, Dan Cornell; son Howard Stephens; brother Frank Freeman; sisters Avie Birdsong and Nellie Payne; and son-in-law Billy Cantrell. Published Tuesday February 21, 2006 ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.