Modoc County Record May 24, 2001 Nancy Ballard, Modoc County Office of Emergency Services, explains that the Assistance Center is one of the many efforts underway to help people get through the drought. Modoc County is now covered by disaster declarations by the Board of Supervisors, Governor Gray Davis. the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and the Small Business Administration. Governor Davis allocated $5 million for new irrigation wells in the Tulelake area to provide enough water for cover crops to prevent topsoil loss. Clyde Vernon 'Bud' Hasting Clyde Vernon "Bud" Hasting remained active throughout his 80 years of life. The well-liked and decorated World War II veteran and long-time Likely resident passed away May 18, 2001 in Cedarville, CA. Services will be held today, May 24 at 12 noon at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas, with interment at the Likely Cemetery. Born March 18, 1921 in the small town of Dairy, Ore., he was better known to his friends and family as "Bud." His parents, Vern and Mary Hasting moved from Dairy to a small ranch on Devil's Garden, Weed Valley. They traveled in a covered wagon from Oregon when Bud was only a month old. As a young child, Bud started haying and milking and doing the farm chores. He could always expect a little help from his older sister Wayve. He also has two younger sisters, Ruth and Bobbie. His father built a home which stands today on Rine Street in Alturas. The children enjoyed town life, while his father continued to ranch and work as a railroad fireman. Bud attended various country schools with his sisters and he became quite a fiddle player. Alturas changed through the years and a new high school was built. Bud attended Modoc High and enjoyed football as one of the first Modoc Braves at the new school. He graduated from the new Modoc High with the first class in 1940. While in school, he continued to help his father with the ranching in addition to holding a job of his own. His first job was around age seven or eight for Bailey Dorris, for whom he continued to work throughout his teen years. In 1942, Bud joined the Army to fight in World War II under General Patton. He was part of the Yankee Division; Company A, 26th Infantry Division. He left for overseas on January 14, 1943 where he fought in the Tunisian Campaign, Sicilian Campaign and the Invasion of France and the Campaign of Northern France. He received many recognitions including two Purple Hearts, a Good Conduct Medal, a European-African Medal, an Eastern Campaign with four Bronze Stars, a Combat Infantry Badge, plus three Foreign Service Bars. He returned from foreign service as a Private First Class due to battle injuries. He was a brave man and saw many battles fought, some won and some lost. His family credits his living history accounts about the war in making history come alive for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He endured much and his family was very proud of him. After he returned home to Alturas, he spent his next 20 years working as a ranch hand for Bailey Dorris. In 1945, Bud was married for the first time. In 1948 he had his first child, a son named Gary Clyde. A year later, his first daughter was born, Betty Kay. In 1952, his second daughter Dallas Marie, and in 1959, his son Ricky Charles was born. Bud went to work for Tennessee Ernie Ford on Ford's ranch in Eagleville in 1959. The ranch changed hands three times in the three years he worked there. Eventually, he went to work for the Flournoys, first for Rob and then for Rob's son, Pearce. He worked at the Willow Creek Ranch on Devil's Garden for the Flournoys for about 20 years. Family members recall Bud always had tales to tell, but he could tell a real "lunker" now and then. He had a talent for cutting horses and rein stocked them. He was also talented at rawhide braiding, making reins and ropes by painstakingly curing his own hides and working the leather. Some of his beautiful leather artwork continues to decorate walls. He tried a bit of rodeo-ing in his time out in Likely, but decided it wasn't much for him. He got enough rodeo-ing out on the range gathering in cattle when every once in a while his horse would take him for a ride. Since retiring, he enjoyed the countryside and telling stories, and saved a good joke for the right moments. He made many friends in his 80 years and was dearly loved by his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by his sister Wayve Goings, Red Bluff and Barbara Lunley; daughters Betty K. McGinnis of Illinois; Dallas Upton of Likely and son Rick C. Hasting of Nevada; step-children Ken Gloster, Alturas; Shannon Tribal Peace; Kessler Gossage, Alturas; Drucilla Van Riper, Ore.; numerous grand-children and great-grand children and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister Ruth and son Gary V. Hasting. Contributions in Mr. Hasting's memory may be directed to the American Lung Association. Harry Heath Haviside (No photo available) Inurnment for Harry Heath Haviside will take place Memorial Day, May 27, 2001 in the Bonner Family plot in the Cedarville Cemetery. Mr. Haviside passed away in Pebble Beach, Calif. on January 31, 2001 at the age of 80. Born April 26, 1921, he was the son of Olsen and Mary Bonner Haviside of Berkeley, Calif. and the grandson of John Heath Bonner and Elizabeth N. Bonner, the great grandson of Margaret E. Carter, the nephew of Charlie Lee Papst, all of Cedarville and Margaret Bonner Towler of Oakland. He enjoyed his early childhood days visiting Cedarville in the summers. Harry graduated from Berkeley High School and attended the College of the Pacific and University of California at Berkeley. In 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Coat Guard for service during World War II. He earned his California State Real Estate License after the war and was active in the Bay area counties for many years. The early 1990's firestorm in the Berkeley and Oakland hills destroyed the Haviside home in Berkeley, where many century old books and records from the Bonner home in Cedarville, were lost. Harry moved to his summer home in Pebble Beach to be near family and to re-establish some of the family records and old photographs. Mr. Haviside kept in touch with daily life in Modoc County by subscribing to the Modoc County Record. He read with interest, about the activities and new in the county and kept in touch with friends in Cedarville and members of the Cressler family. He is survived by his sister Elizabeth Bonner Haviside, nephews Hamid and Jamal Noorzoy, niece-in-law Cecilia Austin Noorzoy, neice Aisha Noorzoy Krechuniak and nephew in law Kevin Krechuniak, two grand nieces and a grand nephew, all of Pebble Beach; cousins Herbert Bonner Towler and Janet Hughes Towler of Piedmont; Marjorie Towler Witt and Douglas C. Witt of Carmichael. Laura Marie Pisel Laura Marie Pisel was interested in everything and everyone; "she loved life," as one of her Lake City friends described. Mrs. Pisel, a 20-year resident of Ft. Bidwell, passed away at her home in Ft. Bidwell, CA on May 14, 2001. She was 90 and joins her late husband "Carl in the arms of our loving heavenly Father," express family members. A memorial celebration is pending and planned for the month of June. Todd McGiffen and Scot Menez will conduct the service at the Ft. Bidwell Community Church. Born Laura Marie Stanton on March 24, 1911 in San Pedro, Calif., she completed the twelfth grade at Lomita, CA. She married Carl Frisbie Pisel of Roxbury, Kansas on April 28, 1930 and the two were blessed with 67 years of marriage until Carl passed away on May 4, 1997. Mrs. Pisel was a homemaker, in addition to being a Sunday school teacher throughout the years and supporter of missionary work throughout the world. She enjoyed singing and gardening and was involved with several organizations, among them, Christian Women's Associations, the Fort Bidwell Civic Club and Fort Bidwell Women's Fellowship, and the Yucca Valley Evangelical Free Church. The family had a favorite saying about Laura, "Never give her a piece of paper with writing on it, because she would stop whatever she was doing to read it," as she was interested in the world around her. Mrs. Pisel is survived by her daughters Genevieve Hall of Port Orchard, Wash; Kathryn Pisel, Fort Bidwell, CA; LeAnn Eubanks, Cedarville, CA and son John Pisel, Yucca Valley, CA.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews and many, many friends. Mrs. Pisel was also preceded in death by her three brothers: John, Stanley and Walter Stanton. Contributions in her memory may be directed to the Surprise Valley District Hospital or a favorite charity of the donor's choice. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.