Modoc County Record – January 2, 2003 Richard David Crabill A memorial service for Richard David Crabill, 71, of McArthur, will be held Friday, Jan. 3, 2003 at 11 a.m. at Bieber Memorial Hall, Bieber, CA. Pastor Walt Fisher, Leon Engman, Jeff Bidwell and Reader Bob Shaw will conduct the service. A potluck will follow the service, with the main courses provided. A former Big Valley District teacher, Mr. Crabill passed away of natural causes at his home on December 18, 2002. Born in Norcatur, Kansas on January 7, 1931, He earned his degrees at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Crabill was a teacher of agriculture within Big Valley School District for 32 years, until he retired. In 1979 he moved from Lookout to McArthur. He was active in and honored as a member of the California Agricultural Teachers Association, for which he served as a past President. In 2002, he was inducted into the California Ag Teachers Hall of Fame. Mr. Crabill was a Future Farmers of America Honorary American Farmer and Honorary Chapter Farmer, a member of the California Retired Teachers Association and Lassen Plumas Retired Teachers Association, Cal Poly Alumni Association, Hillside Singers, and a veteran of the U.S. Army, Dog Handler, 34th Infantry Scout Dog Platoon, APO 176 from 1953 to 1955, and served on the Castlemont High School Reunion Committee. Mr. Crabill is survived by his son Brent Crabill of Lodi, CA. and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be directed to the California Future Farmers of America Foundation, P.O. Box 1283, Sacramento, CA 95812; Cal Poly Fund, c/o Animal Science Dept., Cal Poly State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 or to the Christian Science Society, P.O. Box 417, Fall River Mills, CA 96028. Shaun Camron Marrs Funeral services for Shaun Camron Marrs will be held at the Kerr Chapel in Alturas on Friday, Jan. 3 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be at the Alturas Cemetery. Shaun, 22, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at his Klamath Falls, OR. residence. Born on March 11, 1980 at Rapid City, South Dakota Shaun completed Mazama High School in Klamath Falls, OR. and was studying mechanical engineering at the Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR. He served as a Seabee and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy until his discharge in February 2000 as an E-4. He had also been a steelworker. He is survived by his parents Alice and Gordon Marrs of Alturas, CA; brother Steven Marrs of Klamath Falls, OR.; grandparents Larry and Lorena Fenhaus, uncle Lance Fenhaus of San Jacinto, CA.; aunt Holly Greer of Barstow, CA; uncle and aunt Larry and Peggy Fenhaus, Wenatchee, WA; aunts and uncles Judy and Wayne Schlietting, Oakville, MO; Vicki and James Strong, Wilmington, IL; Cynthia and George Self, Mesa, AZ; Wanda and Bill Tomasek, Peoria, AZ; Starla Black, Sedgewick, KS; Connie Marrs, Laverkin, Utah; Sherri Jensen, Rapid City, S.D.; Larry and Mary Marrs, Montana and numerous cousins and friends. Arrangements by Kerr Mortary of Alturas. January 9, 2003 Hazel Flournoy Dorris Friends and family are invited to attend a service for long-time Modoc resident Hazel Dorris on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Federated Church in Alturas; time to be announced. Mrs. Dorris, 93, passed away in Woodland, CA. on January 6, 2003. Born Hazel Flournoy in Likely, CA on Sept. 5, 1909, she moved to Woodland in 1984. Service details and a complete obituary will be published in The Record at a later date. Helen C. Munroe Morgan Native Modoc resident Helen Claire Munroe Morgan passed away January 1, 2003 in Sacramento, CA. A resident of West Sacramento for the past 15 years, Mrs. Morgan had continued to keep abreast of life in Modoc County and was 98 at the time of her passing. She was born Helen Claire Munroe in Fort Bidwell, CA. on November 23, 1904 and graduated from Modoc High School in Alturas and Armstrong Business College in Berkeley. She married Harold G. Morgan in Lakeview, OR in 1926 and the two were divorced in 1954. He passed away in 1965. Helen owned Faye's Jewelry in Alturas during the 1950s. She later worked for the U.S. Forest Service when the office occupied the Belli Building in Alturas. She retired from the USFS in 1972. She loved children and animals and enjoyed gardening and being with her family. A member of the Order of Eastern Star, she was a Past Matron of the Alturas Chapter #51, OES; Past President and secretary of Past Matrons and Past Patrons; a past Mother Advisor for Alturas Assembly #53, Order of Rainbow Girls; Past President, Alturas Garden Club and a member of Modoc Side Saddle Club. She was a granddaughter of early (1880s) Fort Bidwell settlers Robert and Metta McConnaughy and Marshall and Martha Munroe. She was pre-deceased by her father Edward Munroe, mother Emma Verling; brother Harold Munroe and nephew Harold E. Munroe. She is survived by her daughter Mary and husband Guy Fender of Sacramento; granddaughters Kathy Turkaly and Joan (Dale) Hansen, niece Debbie (Herman) Munroe Wendell; great-grandchildren Daniel Van Dyke, John Van Dyke, Kyle Hansen and Brooke Hansen and many wonderful friends. The Rev. Dr. Ben Zandstra conducted services Monday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. at the Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas. Interment was as the Alturas Cemetery. Pallbearers were Guy Fender, Dale Hansen, Daniel and John Van Dyke, Kyle Hansen and Herman Wendell. Donations in Mrs. Morgan's memory may be directed to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 or local SPCA. Helen Jane Staub Helen Jane Staub passed away January 5, 2003, at the Skilled Nursing Facility in Alturas, CA, a day shy of her 94th birthday. Pastor Dewey Potter will conduct services at Church of Christ in Alturas on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 12 noon. The Mennonites will provide a vocal music tribute. Born Helen Jane Roff in Ft. Ripley, MN, on January 6, 1909, she was married to Walter Frank Staub in CrowWing County, MN on August 29, 1925. The family moved from Minnesota to California in 1943. They lived at the logging camp at White Horse, CA. while Walter worked for the McCloud River Lumber Co. In 1948, they moved to Bieber and in 1952, Helen and Walter purchased the Standard Oil Plant where they worked together until their retirement. In 1976, they relocated to Alturas to be near their children. In addition to their business, Mrs. Staub was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-mother, who enjoyed her home and family and loved to sew, bake and cook. She was a member of the Lookout Grange, and a lifetime Degree of Honor member with Alturas Grange. She was also a member of the Church of Christ. Helen and Walter were married for 58 years, when he passed away Feb. 5, 1983. Mrs. Staub is survived by her son Edward Staub of Alturas, CA; daughter Laura Squires of Alturas; daughter Karen Lentz and son-in-law Benny Lentz of Anderson; 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law Dorothy and Katherine Roff of Burney, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter and daughter Nellie Mathews; sister Valeria Boulanger and brothers Chester and Walter Roff. The family will hold private interment at Hillside Cemetery in Nubieber. Donations in Mrs. Staub's memory may be directed to the Skilled Nursing Facility "Activities Department," care of Modoc Medical Center, McDowell St., Alturas, CA 96101 or to any charity of choice. Betty June Donaldson Baird Former Alturas teacher Betty June Donaldson Baird, 81, of Corvallis, OR. died Nov. 17, 2002 at her home. Born to George and Leta Zenor Donaldson on April 4, 1921 on the Zenor farm near Woolstock, Iowa, she attended Woolstock High school, Eagle Grove Junior College and Drake University, obtaining degrees in music and education. She taught in Woolstock, Kanawha and Clear Lake, Iowa and was an enthusiastic 4-H member and officer in Hamilton and Wright Counties. She participated in many state programs as a vocalist and was awarded a trip to Chicago International competition. She continued 4-H leadership for 40 years in each community in which she lived. She also directed many choirs, sang for hundreds of funerals and weddings and was a regular soloist for several churches. When she moved to California, she taught elementary grades in Alturas, Grenada and Gazelle. The family showed many breeds of livestock in the western half of the U.S. Her specialty was horses and ponies, particularly Arabians. She was a board member with the National Shetland Association and a member of two music sororities and PEO. She is survived by her husband Dr. Charles Allen Baird, Corvallis, OR; daughters Ruth Elizabeth Wurst of Bend, OR, Althea Baird of Klamath Falls, OR; sons Charles Allen Baird, Jr. of Eugene, OR; Ben Lee Baird of North Powder, OR, Andrew Noel Baird of Huntington, OR; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, William "Bill" Allen Baird. A memorial service will be held in Klamath Falls, Or. on April 5, 2003. Inurnment will be a later date at Cass Township Cemetery, near Webster City, Iowa. 'Tom' Franklin Anderson Thomas "Tom" Franklin Anderson, 68, passed away early on the morning of December 30, 2002 in Alturas, CA. A memorial of his passing will be held Saturday, January 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Cottonwood Community Center, 20634 First Street, Cottonwood, CA. Born on November 20, 1934 in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, he left home at the age of 17 to work cattle at the Diamond A in South Dakota; the start of a life time of his traditional cowboy career. As a young man in the early 1960s, Tom worked for Citizens Utilities in Alturas, CA for a short time, but decided to pursue the cowboy lifestyle and work he loved so much. He followed his heart and worked for many ranches throughout Oregon and California. An excellent cow and horseman, he appreciated and loved a beautiful horse and was known for having the best dogs, he trained himself. Ranch work characterized his life and he loved it. He also loved to laugh and joke and was an affable person. He spent his summers in Lakeview, OR. and winters in Cottonwood, CA. Mr. Anderson is survived by his two sons, Les Anderson and wife Cara of Anderson, CA; Darin Anderson and wife Bobbie of Red Bluff; daughter Tammy Strachanowski and husband Kurt of Red Bluff; five grandchildren: Les' children Aaron and Christopher; Darin's daughter Jessica; Tammy's children Jayd and Jazmin; sisters Virginia Martin and husband Dub of Susanville; Mary Johnston and husband Blackie of Hills, MN; Alice Beauchamp and husband Leon of Falls City, OR; Eva Ward of Beaverton, OR; April Ayela of Florida; Katheryn Carey and husband Larry of Redmond, OR; Lexie Baughman of Redmond, OR; Hope Culp and husband Scott of Monmouth, OR; brothers Cal Anderson and wife Sandy of Newell, S.D.; Jack Anderson and wife Debbie of Alturas, CA; sisters-in-law Joann Anderson of Susanville and Michelle Anderson of Alturas. He was preceded in death by his parents Gladys and Virgil Anderson, brothers Bill Anderson, Guy Anderson, nephews Tommy Anderson and David Beauchamp. Anyone who ever knew him will be sorrowed by his passing. He leaves behind many friends and loved ones. Donations will help defray the cost of services and may be sent care of Les Anderson, 5345 Pine Street, Anderson, CA 96007. Kerr Mortuary is handling service arrangements. Phyllis Elizabeth Knapp Phyllis Elizabeth Knapp, a California Pines resident for the past 20 years, passed away of natural causes on January 7, 2003 in Alturas, CA. Born Phyllis Fernandez in San Francisco, CA. on August 10, 1922, she graduated from parochial schools in San Francisco. She was married to Jess Valencia for 27 years and the couple had three children. Jess passed away in December of 1972. For many years Phyllis was the postmistress in Redwood Estates located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. When she retired, she relocated to San Jose, CA where she met Manuel Knapp. The two were married November 9, 1982 in Reno, NV. and moved to California Pines to start their new life and home together. Mrs. Knapp enjoyed lending a hand wherever help was needed and often for the Cal Pines Bingo games. She enjoyed time with her family and friends. The Knapps enjoyed working on their home, which their children affectionately called "Knapp Land," and the Knapps enjoyed fun outings to Reno. Manuel preceded Phyllis in death on January 11, 2001. Mrs. Knapp is survived by daughters Donna Davis, Alturas, CA; Lynn Bennett and husband Colin, Shasta Lake, CA; step-daughter Doris DeNoon, Cameron Park; son Robert Valencia and wife Sandy, Las Vegas, NV; step-sons Roy Knapp, Bill Knapp and wife Jan; her dear best friend Mary Rojas and her numerous bingo buddies of California Pines; grandchildren: Tracy Boyer, Scott Haney Bennett and wife Lisa of Alturas, Tina Aldama, Stockton, Guy Bennett and wife Laura, Livermore, Mary Martin and husband James, Alturas, Debbie Bagwell and husband Todd, Alturas; Steven Valencia, Michael Valencia and wife MaryAnn, Lorretta Kim and husband Yong, Ray DeNoon, Jr. and wife Jeri, Leslie Fisher and husband Brian, Lisa DeNoon, Curtis Zwart and Gregory Zwart and wife Amanda and 21 great-grandchildren. Her grandson Edward Boyer also preceded her in death. The Rev. Patrick Henry will hold services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Saturday, Jan. 11 in Alturas. Please call Kerr Mortuary in Alturas (530) 233-5797 for the time of service. Interment will be at the Alturas, CA Cemetery. Rose Lea E. Nelson Lifelong Modoc resident, Rose Lea E. Nelson, 72, builder and owner of Nelson's Frosty in Adin for over 22 years, passed away at her home on January 3, 2003. Pastor Walt Fisher conducted services at graveside at the Adin Cemetery on Monday, Jan. 6. Rose Lea Gordon Swain was born in Alturas, CA. on July 1, 1930. She graduated from Adin High School. and married Glenn Nelson in Reno, NV. on Feb. 25 sharing a marriage of 53 years at the time of her passing. A homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was devoted to her family. She was also an avid rubber stamp hobbyist, enjoyed painting and spending time with her many friends. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Adin and an active member of the Adin Chamber of Commerce. She is survived by her husband Glenn of Adin; daughter Susan Cull and husband Perry; son Alan Nelson and wife Kathie, Adin; daughter Kristine Dodgen and husband Bryon of Adin; father Roy Swain of Adin; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her mother Edith Swain and brother Bill Gordon. Donations in her memory may be directed to the Adin Ambulance. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.