Modoc County Record - March 2, 2006 Letha Colton Morley A Memorial Service for long-time Alturas resident Letha Morley will be held at 1 p.m. today, March 2 at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas. Dr. Ben Zandstra will conduct the service. Mrs. Morley passed away with heart failure, at the age of 88 on February 25, 2006, at Modoc Medical Center's Skilled Nursing Facility in Alturas. Born Letha Colton on August 29, 1917 in Kimbal, Nebraska, she graduated from Modoc Union High School with the class of 1937 in Alturas, CA. She married Alturas native, George Morley, in Reno, Nevada in 1942. They were married for 60 years, when George passed away May 5, 2002. Mrs. Morley was a homemaker, a noted seamstress and an avid fisherman. She served on local Election Boards for many years. She is survived by her brother Eugene M. Colton and sister-in-law Mary Ann Colton of Condon, OR; nephews Ronald Nichols, Springfield, OR; Byron Nichols, Randell, WA; and Steven Nichols, Springfield, OR; Kessner Funk, Tahoe, NV; Aaron Colton, Morgan Hill, CA; Kevin Colton, Hollister, CA; nieces Ramona Seright and Christine King of Redding, CA; Pamela Groves, Lexington, Kentucky; Julie Britt, and Carrie Cota, Hollister, CA. Donations in Mrs. Morley's memory may be directed to Warnerview Long-term Nursing Care or a charity of the donor's choice. Kerr Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Claudine Francis Schafer Alturas resident Claudine Francis Schafer passed away February 25, 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family will gather for a service at a later date in Salt Lake. Claudine Morrissey was born on February 11, 1915 in Steiner, Nebraska. She received her education in Nebraska and attended college in Chicago to study to become a nurse, a profession in which she later worked. Claudine and Edmund Schafer were married November 20, 1946 in Nebraska. He preceded her in death December 5, 2005. The couple had made Alturas their home for the past 25 years, where their daughter Phyliss Miller and son Bob Schafer reside. Mrs. Schafer is also survived by daughter Jeiwie Munoz, Salt Lake; son Larry Durante, Garden Grove, CA and son Jim Schafer, Milomar, CA. ~~~~~~ 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.