Chico Enterprise Record – Chico, California Wednesday, July 24, 1963 John Hornback Jr. John Hornback Jr., local real estate broker died at his home on Liberty Lane yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hornback was born in Lake City, Modoc County on Sept. 12, 1902, and moved to Chico when he was 15. After his schooling he went to work for the Collier Hardware Store where he was employed for 20 years, and in 1945, went into the real estate business. He was first associated with Harvey Marks and later set up his own business. Surviving Mr. Hornback are his widow, Wilma, and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Fred Parker of Chico; Mrs. Mary Jorgensen of Redding, and Mrs. May Rooker of Shell Beach. Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of the Brusie Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Friday. Cremation will follow at Sierra View Memorial Park, Marysville. (Note: Almost all cities have one. A store where you can get something when no other store had it. Collier Hardware is the one here in Chico. It is still in operation, 3/6/2006, at the corner of Broadway and First Street. BCR) Chico Enterprise Record – Chico, California Monday, October 4, 1965 John R. Hornback John Robert Hornback, retired rancher, died Sunday evening at a local rest home. Hornback was born near Carterville, in Japser County, Mo., on May 27, 1876. He moved to California a number of years ago, and made his home at Lake City, Modoc County where he owned and operated a stock ranch. On May 15, 1898, he and Miss Mary Minerva May were married at Lake City. Hornback later managed a flour mill in Alturas County, and upon moving to this area, had owned and operated a rice ranch located near Butte City. He retired 25 years ago. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Fred Parker of Chico, Mrs. Henry Jorgensen of Redding and Mrs. Kenneth Rooker of Shell Beach, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of the Brucie Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will take place in the Chico Cemetery. Chico Enterprise Record – Chico, California Wednesday, October 2, 1991 Margie Parker A service for longtime Chico businesswoman Margie E. Parker, 90, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Bruise Funeral Home. She died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1991, in her home. She was born March 18, 1901, in Cedarville to John and Mary May Hornback. She attended schools in Alturas, and moved to Chico in 1917 to attend business college. She worked for People’s Bank for a time, before marring Fred Parker in 1921. The operated Parker Hardware on Third Street between Main Street and Broadway. Her husband died in 1946, but she continued operating the store with help from her son-in-law, Burton Quiggle. She retired in 1975. She then helped her granddaughter Nancy Lindahl, founder and manager another downtown store, Zucchini and Vine, until illness forced her to stop three years ago. She was a member of the Josephine-Chico Chapter No. 104 Order of Eastern Star, and a lifetime Soroptimist. Survivors include a daughter, Meg Parker Quiggle of Chico; and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The Rev. Wendell Pew of First Christian Church will conduct the service. Ted Meriam will offer a tribute to her at the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the CSUC Children’s Cultral Opportunity Fund, in care of Brusie Funeral Home. ~~~~~~ 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.