March 28, 2002 Dee Forace Green Dee Forace Green, age 67, of Oak Harbor, WA, former Alturas resident, died at home on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, from complications of diabetes Dr. Green was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on December 8, 1934, to Forace George Green and Edna Ina (Lauritzen) Green. He graduated from Granite High School in 1953. He learned the newspaper trade working on his father's newspaper, the South Salt Lake Herald. He was active in scouting and became an Eagle Scout. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay between 1954 and 1957 In 1959 he received a B.A. Degree in Archaeology from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. During his college years he was editor of the school newspaper and was actively involved in opera and musicals. He met Barbara Barry at BYU and they were married on June 12, 1959 in Los Angeles. Dee pursued graduate studies in anthropology and received his Master's Degree from BYU in August 1961 and his Ph.D from Arizona State University in 1974. He had opportunities to excavate archaeological sites in Utah, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico >From 1965 to 1967 he was Curator of the Museum of Anthropology and an instructor at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. From 1967 to 1972 he was an assistant professor at Weber State College in Ogden, UT. In 1972 he accepted a position with the U.S. Forest Service as an archaeologist in Monticello, UT. In 1974, he moved to Albuquerque, N.M., to become the Forest Service Regional Archaeologist for New Mexico and Arizona. In 1985 he resigned and purchased a ceramic shop, which he operated for several years. In 1990, he returned to the Forest Service, accepting a position as archaeologist for the Modoc National Forest in Cedarville. He greatly enjoyed being actively engaged in field work and research there. He wrote extensive research papers and publications. Co-workers have said they appreciated his "great sense of humor" and he was nominated as "Supervisor of the Year." He was a proponent of diversity and a "great boss." His many interests included reading, river rafting, making ojos de Dios (God's Eyes), ceramics, family history and music and drama. He participated in the Albuquerque Civic Chorus, and during the time the family lived in Alturas, he became actively involved in the Modoc Performing Arts Theater. He directed and had leading roles in several musicals and plays and helped in the technical areas, as well. Dee and Barbara founded the Modoc Performing Arts Chorale, which he directed for two years After his retirement, Dee and Barbara moved to Whidbey Island to be near family members. Wherever they lived, they were actively involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Dee is survived by his wife Barbara, his children, Michael D. Green and Lisa Crandall and husband Kelly, all of Salt Lake City, UT; David L. Green and wife Cheri and Julie Tapusoa and husband Delvin, all of Granite Falls; Steven L. Green and wife Marcia of Austin, TX; daughter-in-law Donna Green of McKinleyville; twelve grandchildren, Heidi, Rebecca, Dansil, Kelsey, Orion, Peyton, Carmen and Sheridan Green; Amy, Jeff and Claire Crandall; and Aidan Tapusoa; two sisters, Dixie L Green of Salt Lake City, UT and Linda Morris and husband Merle of Sacramento; also, five nieces and nephews A funeral service was held on Monday, March 25 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oak Harbor LDS Chapel. Bishop William Fowler officiated. This was preceded by visitation at 10:00 a.m. in the Relief Society Room at the church. Interment and grave dedication followed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Snohomish, WA. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, 6315 A&B Fleming, Everett, WA 98203. Arrangements were under the direction of Burley Funeral Chapel, 30 S.E. Ely Street, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Lois Marie Griener Lois Marie Griener of Adel, died at the Lake District Long Term Care Facility on Monday, March 25, 2002, from natural causes. She was 79. A remembrance of life service will be held on Saturday, march 30 at 3:00 p.m. at the Desert Rose Funeral Chapel. Inurnment will be in the Alturas Cemetery on Saturday, March 30 at 10:00 a.m. Desert Rose Funeral Chapel of Lakeview, Ore. is in charge of arrangements Lois was born to James and Mary (Stanley) Dyke at Newman, California on January 1, 1923. She grew up in California and graduated from Modoc High School in Alturas in 1940. She attended college for one year before marrying her high school sweetheart, Nolan Griener, on December 27, 1941 at Kimball, Nebraska Both of their sons were born in Lubbock, Texas while Nolan was in the service. After Nolan's discharge the couple settled in Lakeview in 1945. Together, they ran the Harvey Boarding House and also an army surplus store before she went to work for Bend-Portland Trucking as a secretary. She and Nolan purchased the Adel Store in 1954 where she served as Postmaster until retiring after 20 years of service.v Lois enjoyed ceramics, genealogy, sewing, quilting and learning the history of the area.v She is survived by son and daughter-in-law John N. and Barbara Griener of Portland; son and partner, James A. Griener and Paul Harris of Beaverton; brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Lynn Dyke of Adel; granddaughter and husband, Sandy and Daryl Anderson of Anacortes, Washington; and great grandchildren, Anne Marie and Zachary Nolan Anderson..... Memorial contributions may be sent to Lake District Long Term Care Facility, 700 South J Street, Lakeview, OR 97630, or to a charity of the donor's choice Charles F. Stevens Early Monday morning, March 25, 2002, Charles Frances Stevens passed away at his home in Alturas, CA. Dr. Ben Zandstra will conduct services at the Eagleville Community Church today, March 28 at 10 a.m. with burial to follow at the Eagleville Cemetery. Mr. Stevens was born in the big house at the north end of Eagleville, CA on October 21, 1924 to Charlie and Frankie Stevens. He attended Eagleville Grammar School and graduated from Surprise Valley Union High School in Cedarville in 1943. He married Jane Ash on May 17, 1945 in Reno, NV, and happily shared the next 57 years together. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Weeks, NV. and worked for Ed Waltz. In 1949 they moved to Yerington, NV, where he worked on several ranches, Anaconda Copper Company, the Chevrolet garage and Standard Oil Distributing. In 1961, the family returned to Cedarville, where they operated the Standard Oil plant for several years, then worked with Laxague Brothers Lumber Co. before returning to ranch work with P.B. Harris and John Weber ranches. Ranch work continued with a move to Mosquito Valley for Lee Hutchins until moving to Jess Valley Ranch for Warren Flournoy in 1977. Charles worked in Jess Valley and at Fitzhugh Creek until 1991 when he and Jane moved to Alturas in semi-retirement. The summers since, he and Jane worked for Nevada Hay Contractors, operating mostly swathers. He also worked farming for Don Crum. Mr. Stevens was active and served as an officer with the Eagles Lodge, 20-30 Club, Lions Club, and the Yerington Volunteer Fire Department, Surprise Valley Rotary, Cedarville Volunteer Fire department. While in Yerington, he was a player on the Yerington Softball League, traveling around Northern Nevada for games and tournaments. He was involved in an supportive of all activities in which his two children were involved, including as a Little League coach, keeping score and running the time clock for basketball games for years, and church youth group. He also attended all his grandchildren's activities and Little League games. They often opened their Alturas home to youth and families for the Block M Tournament. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and could be seen helping with many of the community barbecues, especially in Eagleville and Fort Bidwell. Charles was preceded in death by his parents and brother Billy. He is survived by his wife Jane of Alturas; son Warren and wife Linda Stevens of Surprise Valley; daughter Betty and husband Steve Douglas of Ellensburg, WA, grandchildren Bill and Charlie and families of Denver, CO; Pat of Las Vegas, NV; Heather and husband Tom Knowles and family of Wichita, Kansas; Steven Douglas and family of Bremerton, WA, and David Douglas and family of Phoenix, AZ and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Eagleville Community Church or Eagleville Community Hall George Edward Clark Former Surprise Valley resident George Edward Clark, 96, passed away of natural causes on March 19, 2002 at his Redding home He was born on March 22, 1905 in Concordia, Kansas, the third of seven children to Manley and Mahala Belville Clark. As a result of suffering through small pox and malaria as a young child, he was small for his age and missed a lot of school. At age 12, in the fourth grade, he left home to herd sheep. He held a large variety of jobs; coal miner, mule packer, packing for author Zane Grey the summer of his 16th year; mill worker, patrolman, milk delivery, Beekeeper, watchman, cowboy, but most loved cattle ranching In 1937, he met and married Norma Carter of Lake City, CA. In the 1960s he was foreman of the Watson Ranch in Cedarville. He tried total retirement at 65, and found he couldn't do it. He was an active firefighter in Chester and Lake City. He and Norma were members of Cedarville Grange, Valley 50 and very active in Surprise Valley Masonic Lodge and Shriners. He loved beekeeping, rock hounding and jewelry making. In the 1970's he purchased land and built the first low-income housing in Cedarville, in addition to two homes for himself and for his daughter in Redding. He will also be remembered for his story-telling Mr. Clark was preceded in death by Norma, his wife of 58 years. He is survived by his daughter Carol Fleming of Redding; granddaughters Karen Taylor and Trish Davidson of Redding and Judi Burke of Shasta Lake City. Also, six great-grandsons and one great- granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews. He will be missed..... Allen and Dahl Funeral Chapel has charge of arrangements Jared D. Miller Former Modoc County resident Jared D. Miller, 69, passed away due to cancer on March 12, 2002 in Olympia, Wash. Mr. Miller was born and reared in Alturas and graduated from Modoc High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and married Eva Rodgers of Alturas in Reno, Nev. after his discharge. Their three children were born in Alturas. Mr. Miller was a man of many skills, who held a variety of jobs throughout his lifetime, including working on the Alaska Pipeline, as a prison guard for a correctional facility in Washington until about 15 years ago, as a handyman, but most enjoyed buckarooing, as he liked horses. He relocated to Lakeview, Ore., Alaska and Washington after he left Modoc County. He is survived by his wife Eva and their three children Jared, Cindy and Bonnie and three grandchildren, all of Olympia, Wash.; a sister Johnquill Pointere of Alturas, CA; three brothers James Miller of San Diego; Mike Nichols of Salt Lake City, UT and Ralph Connelly, Jr. There will be no services. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.