Modoc County Record – February 16, 2006 E. Keith Jacques, Sr. A memorial service for E. Keith Jacques, Sr. will be held today, February 16 at 2 p.m. in the dining room of the Skilled Nursing Facility at Modoc Medical Center in Alturas. The Rev. Patrick Henry of Sacred Heart Catholic Church will conduct the service. All friends and family of Mr. Jacques are most welcome to attend. Alturas resident and former Police officer E. Keith Jacques, Sr. passed away February 8, 2006, with his family at his side at Shasta Regional Hospital in Redding, CA. He was 73. A California native, Mr. Jacques was born in San Francisco on January 20, 1933 and was a longtime resident of Hollister, CA before moving to Alturas in 1974. He graduated from San Benito High School and Gavilan College Police Academy. He and his father operated the butcher department of the Hollister Public Drive-In Market at South and San Benito Streets. His in-laws had operated the grocery department. He was a butcher for most of his life, having worked in the store from high school on. Mr. Jacques became a police officer in 1969 and had worked as First Detective Sergeant for the Hollister Police Department. He moved to Alturas in 1974 and worked with the Alturas Police Department. Mr. Jacques was a veteran of the Korean War and served with the U.S. Air Force. He loved the out-of-doors and enjoyed bird hunting, especially in Alturas. His wife Barbara Filice Jacques who passed away in 1968 preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter Susan Rhyne and her husband Ross of Redding; daughters Bette Carroll and husband Mike of Portland, Oregon; son Keith Jacques, Jr. and wife Teresa of Alturas, CA; daughter Mary Jacques of Susanville, CA; son Stephen Jacques and wife Shelly of Alturas, CA; grandchildren: Rachel, Ross, Matthew and wife Laura, Barbara, Joseph, Gregory, Jennelle and husband Ben, CJ, Daniel, and wife Sebrina, Ian and Filicia; great-grandson, Conner; brother Allan Jacques and his wife Lorraine of Alturas, CA and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was Sunday with services from the Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home on Monday at 9:30 a.m. then proceeded to Sacred Heart Catholic Church for a funeral mass at 10 a.m. Entombment followed at the mausoleum in Calvary Cemetery in Hollister, CA. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Mary Rodman A Celebration of Life for Mary Jeanette Rodman 82, of Cottonwood will be held at The Depot in Kenwood, CA on Sunday, February 19 at 1:00 p.m. Jette, as she was known to friends and family, was born to Marjorie and Burton Cochrane of Kenwood on January 6, 1924. She graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1941. Mary Jeanette and Walter T. Rodman were married in San Antonio, Texas in 1942. In 1946 they moved to Modoc County and then on to Burlingame in 1952. While spending the better part of her life as a homemaker, Jette also loved her garden and spent a good deal of time volunteering at Stanford Hospital and belonged to the California CowBelles. After Walt died in 1974, Jette worked at Ah Sam's in San Mateo, belonged to the Children's Home Society and the Woodside Trail Club. She later moved to Oakmont in Sonoma County, returning to enjoy her home town and longtime friends. While in Oakmont Jette enjoyed belonging to PEO and volunteered at the Luther Burbank Center. Jette is survived by daughters Carol Brocco of Alturas and Nancy Rodman of Cottonwood; sister and brother-in-law Martha and Ed Geib of Kenwood; grandchildren Keith and Beth Weber, Kyle and Gerese Weber, Janet and Michael Morgan all of Alturas; Jeanette and Danny Reagan of Palestine,Texas; Kim and Doug Welander of Fall River Mills and Jon and Heather Arreche of Redding. Also eight great-grandsons and one newborn great grandaughter. Donations may be made to Mercy Hospice, 1544 Market St. Redding, CA 96001, or the Luther Burbank Center of Santa Rosa. Leo Donald McFarlan Leo Donald McFarlan, a resident of Alturas, Ca since 1995, passed away at his home February 7, 2006. Graveside services were held at Oak View Memorial Park in Antioch, CA on February 13. Mr. McFarlan was born March 18, 1920 to Frank and Celestine McFarlan, on Lone Tree Way, Contra Costa County, Brentwood, CA. He was the youngest of three boys. His brothers Frank and John preceded him in death. Leo attended the one room schoolhouse at Lone Tree Way, through the eighth grade. His teacher was his aunt, Florine McFarlan. He served as a janitor of the school. He rode a horse to school, having to be there very early to build the fire to heat the building. Leo graduated from Liberty Union High School in Brentwood in 1938. In 1936, he was honored as the first-ever MVP in football. In April 2002, he was inducted into the Liberty Union Hall of Fame. On May 30,1939, he married Edith Wightman of Byron, CA in Reno, Nevada. To this union, two children were born: Sharon Lee Carey of Alturas, CA and David Leo McFarlan of Reedley, CA. He served as Motor Pool Sergeant, 662nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army from April 1944 to April 1946. He served in the European Theater of Operations, earning a sharp shooting medal and WWII Victory Medal. Leo and Edith made their home in Brentwood from the time of his return from military service until Edith's death in 1993. In 1995, Leo moved to Alturas, CA where he made his home. Leo's passion was hunting and sports. He and his brothers had traveled to Modoc County for hunting since the 1940s. In the late 1930s he played on a family semi-pro baseball team. He watched every ball game that was broadcast on TV and loved to watch them with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Many cousins of his generation and their descendents as well as old hunting buddies will miss his humor and wonderful stories. Leo is survived by his daughter, Sharon Lee Carey and his son, David McFarlan; grandchildren: Tina Cockrell, Alturas, CA; Jim Carey and Edie DeBoer of Battleground, WA; Ellen Carey, Alturas; Kari McFarlan, Portland, OR; Sean McFarlan, Exeter, CA; sister-in-law Leona Wightman Callahan of Pleasant Hill, CA; 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. ~~~~~~ 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.