Modoc County Record – April26, 2007 Charlie E. Holloway Long-time Modoc County resident and retired timber faller, Charlie Eugene Holloway of Alturas, passed away peacefully on the evening of April 17, 2007 at Merle West Medical Center in Klamath Falls, OR. He was 78. Mr. Holloway was the youngest and last surviving of five boys born to Lee Roy and Nancy Lula Bell Holloway. Charlie was born on the family's cattle ranch in Groesbeck, Texas on October 13, 1928. When hoof and mouth disease wiped out their cattle, the family moved from the Texas plains to Pie Town, New Mexico, in what Charlie's mother called "the last wagon train out of Texas" with two covered wagons, a car, livestock, chickens and children in tow, making the trek at 18 miles each day when Charlie was six years old in 1934. The Holloways came to Modoc County's Big Lake logging camp near Ballard Reservoir in the 1940s, where Charlie's father and brothers worked as timber fallers. As a teen, Charlie worked on the railroad that hauled the logs from the mountain to the mill in Canby. Charlie was a timber faller for most of his life and a respected hard worker for many northern California and southern Oregon companies from Greagle, CA to Chiloquin, OR. After he retired at age 68, he drove the Modoc County Record newspaper for the Klamath printing run for the nine years that followed. Charlie met Ruth Jay when her twin brother Dick introduced them at Modoc Union High School, which they were both attending. They were married in Reno, NV on May 10, 1947 and would have celebrated their 60th anniversary next month. Their first six years of marriage were spent in Canby, which suited the big Holloway family fine. Canby was a vibrant logging and railroad town, with an equal number of bars and churches. Charlie and Ruth moved into Alturas after that. One of Charlie's great loves was country music, but he also liked swing and was a smooth dancer. He played second base on the "semi-pro" baseball team from Canby against the Alturas Tigers. He was also the second baseman for the very strong Canby Logger's softball team when softball was a big deal in Modoc and games were attended almost like current football games. Charlie coached Little League, Babe Ruth, organized and coached an American Legion team here. His Tierney Ford sponsored Babe Ruth team didn't lose a game for two years. His eldest child Rick played shortstop and pitched. Charlie was respected as a smart, winning and patient coach. He also had the honor of coaching a softball team that consisted of his three sons, five nephews and only two players who weren't related. He always said those were some of the really fun parts of his life. Charlie was an avid bowler for decades. In 1998, his team won the Oregon Bowling Association Division 5 state championship. He was a sports enthusiast who was almost a walking encyclopedia of baseball, by far his favorite sport. He was very proud of his family and his family likewise proud of him. He had his five children, but there was seldom a time when one or more of his nephews or nieces were not also at the family dining table. There was always room for one more at Charlie's table and anyone in the family knew the door was always open, often for extended times. If any of the kids, from the Holloway or Jay sides of the family, needed a place to stay, there was always a place for them under Ruth and Charlie's roof. Once his sons-in-law and daughters-in-law married into the family, they became family. Charlie was a kind, intelligent, caring father, husband, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather and good friend. He loved his work and worked hard, but also knew how to have fun and relax. His wit and his wonderfully honest smile will be missed. Charlie was a member of the Alturas Elks Lodge 1756, where a host of his family and friends gathered for a memorial service and time of fellowship on April 21. He is survived by his wife Ruth Holloway of Alturas; son Rick and wife Jane Holloway of Alturas; son Kelly and wife Lori Holloway of Alturas, daughter Dixie Rager and husband Ron of Eugene, OR and daughter Nancy Richardson of Alturas. His grandchildren are Cody Holloway, Jeanne Goodyear and husband John "J.P.", Barry Rager, Brandee Capaci and husband Mike, Niki Collier, Rochelle Richardson, Tacie Richardson, Sandi Lynch and husband Andrew, Courtney Holloway, D.J. Holloway and wife Katie, Erin Hikes and husband David; great-grandchildren Katelyn Goodyear, Chelsea Rager, Haley Rager, Zoey and Drew Lynch, Madison and Kailee Hikes and numerous nieces and nephews and extended family. He was preceded in death by infant daughter Virginia Lynn, youngest son Chuck, great-grandson Kyle Capaci, brothers Theron, Ralph, Ray and Adrian and nephews Leon and David Holloway. Madilene Reeves Madilene Marie Reeves, 82, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday April 19, 2007. Interment was in Ft. Bidwell, CA Wednesday, where she was buried next to her husband Wilford. Madilene was born on September 8,1924, to Clifford and Zella (Burgett) Carson in Milfay, Oklahoma. Her early childhood was spent in Oklahoma, sometimes staying in a covered wagon moving from place to place while her father looked for work. Madilene married Johnnie William Cochran in Reno, Nevada in 1942. They had one son Johnnie Wayne Cochran. After her husband Johnnie was killed in WWII, Madilene moved to California where she married Wilford D. Reeves in Modesto, California in 1946. Madilene had one child, Johnnie and Wilford had three children, Gene, Vivian and Tommy. Together they had a son Leslie. All the children were raised as a family. Madilene and Wilford were married for 48 years. They spent their married life in and around the Napa Valley, where she worked at Sugar Loaf Park for 25 years. After Wilford retired they moved to Ft. Bidwell, CA in 1975 where they enjoyed fishing, hunting and extended family. In 1985 Madilene and Wilford moved back to the Napa Valley where she went to work for Tomorrow Mountain Café. She could make the best Hamburgers around. Madilene enjoyed fishing at Lake Berryessa. She often said she'd rather fish than eat. The couple spent summers in Ft. Bidwell. Madilene moved to Sandpoint, Idaho in 2005 to be closer to her son John. She resided in The Bridge and later Life Care Center. She loved going for car rides in the mountains looking at the colors and animals. Madilene is survived by her son Johnnie and (Donna) Cochran, Sand Point, ID and daughter Vivian and (Harold) Crittenden of Los Alamitos, CA; 6 grand children Dale Crittenden and Denise Bajsec of Long Beach, Debbie Crittenden of Cedarville, Charlotte Oakley of Chelsea, OK, Danny Cochran and Melissa Dingler of Napa; nine great-grand children and five great-great grandchildren. Madilene was the third child of 11 brothers and sisters. Her brothers surviving her are Alvie and (Hattie) Carson, CA; Delbert and (Claudette) Carson, OK; Hugh and (Alice) Carson, CA and her sisters surviving her are Dorothy and (Howard) Metcalf, CA; Charlene Hawkins, Delaware; Mona Graham, OK and Alta Wilson, ID. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Johnnie and Wilford, an infant daughter, her sons Gene, Tommy, Leslie, a great grand daughter Echo Oakley, a brother Clebert Carson and sisters Lorene O'brian and Marvette Carson. Family and friends are invited to sign Madilene's online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements were under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service, Idaho. Barry E. Hess Barry Ernest Hess died unexpectedly at Discovery Bay, CA (near Sacramento) on April 18, 2007, of natural causes. He was 46. Family and friends gathered in Alturas on Sunday, April 22 to celebrate his life. Barry was born on October 19, 1960 in Alturas, CA. He graduated from Modoc High School in 1978. Barry lived most of his life in Alturas and loved to return home to hike and fish in the Warner Mountains. He loved to travel and loved the outdoors. His many work-related skills carried him wherever he chose to live and he lived in many beautiful places during his adult life, some of which included at Tahoe, while working as a ski instructor at Granlibakken Resort, Hawaii, Montana and Belize. Barry loved to hunt and fish and was described as an "awesome fly fisherman," and a naturalist by family members. Barry is survived by his mother and father Marilyn and Ernest Hess of Alturas; brothers Mike and wife Marci Hess of Dallas, Texas and Keith and wife Lesley Hess of Chico, CA; grandmothers Margarie Nelson of Alturas and Minerva Hess of Cedarville; nieces and nephews Tim, Danielle, Whitney, Taylor, Nicolas and Alex; uncles and aunts on his father's side include Butch and Sandy Hess of Alturas; Leland and Kathy Ward of Alturas; Carla and Jay Cross of Discovery Bay, CA; Janice and Chuck Bishop of Quincy; Diana Jones of West Jordan, Utah. Lawrence R. Stanley Services for former Alturas resident Lawrence Raymond Stanley will be held at the Alturas Seventh Day Adventist Church on Saturday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Stanley passed away March 18, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Nampa, Idaho. He had fallen and broken his hip and died eight days later. He was 92. Lawrence was born at home near Hazen, North Dakota on December 1, 1914. He was the youngest of six children born to Levi and Arcelia Stanley. Just after he graduated from Sheyenne River Seventh Day Adventist Academy in 1937, the family moved to Oregon because of his mother's health. He was an older student because he had stayed home and worked on the farm for some time after eighth grade. On September 11, 1939, he married Ruth Wilson. They had three children, Loyal, Virginia and Lorrie. Virginia preceded him in death. Ruth and Lawrence divorced in 1962. He married Letha Oaks in 1964. He retired from employment with Sonoma State Hospital in Sonoma, CA, around 1979. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1988. Letha had several children from a former marriage. The youngest child, Dorinda, considered Lawrence her dad. He married Fae Crew on June 10, 1990. Fae was a widow with four grown children, Jim Crew of Paradise, CA; Judy McIntosh of Alturas, CA; Joe Crew of Nampa, Idaho; and Lauree Morgan of Arkansas; six grandchildren with two residing in Alturas who are MaryAnn Talbott and Monty Parks and seven great- grandchildren. >From the time they were married in 1990 until 2005, Fae and Lawrence lived on 30 acres on County Road 75 in Alturas and later moved to Modoc Estates, when they were no longer able to take care of a larger place. They moved from Alturas to Nampa, Idaho in 2005, where they moved next door to Fae's son Joe and lived in their own home. Lawrence loved gardening and was able to have a nice, small garden. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.