Chico Enterprise-Record - 9/26/2006 – Chico, CA. Robert K. Minto Robert K. Minto, of Durham, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006. He was the first of seven children of Robert W. and Edyth (Cunningham) Minto. Robert was born at the Minto Family Ranch in Eagleville, Calif. on Oct. 7, 1923. After graduating from Surprise Valley High School he worked on various ranches. He married Eldora Whipple on July 23, 1944 in the Eagleville Community Church. They purchased a 280 acre ranch in Eagleville where they raised alfalfa, seed, grain, hay, sheep, cattle and dairy cows. He also worked in different jobs from equipment dealership, logging, Modoc Road Dept. to make improvements on their ranch. Robert was active in community affairs and civic clubs. He served many posts in the Eagle Grange as well as Modoc Pomona Grange and District Deputy to State Master. He was president of the Rural Fire Dept., a member of the Congregational Church and served on the Council for Larger Parish of Modoc. Co. In 1956 the family moved to Shasta County where Eldora taught elementary school and Robert worked for P. G. & E. and attended Shasta Community College. He drove a school bus sixty miles from mountain communities to Redding for high school and college students. Their next move, in 1961, was still farther south to Chico. Robert attended Chico State University where he received his B.S. degree in General Agriculture; then went to the U.C. Davis to get credentials in Agriculture Education. He did his student teaching in Hamilton City and taught at Princeton High School before finishing his first year of teaching at Shasta College. The family moved to Durham in 1965 where Robert Taught agriculture science and shop at Durham High School. He retired after 12 years and continued to live in Durham but also spent time at their property in Round Mountain. Roberts interests included horseback riding, hunting, fishing, studying history and genealogy, raising animals, growing trees, vegetables and flowers. He was a member of the California Agriculture Teachers Assoc. And California Teachers Assoc.. He was a 50 year member of Grange with the Seventh Degree. He belonged to Good Sam's Travel Club, the Comanche Riders Assoc., Modoc Co. Historical Society and Durham Rotary. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Eldora; four sons: Robert David, Don, James and Ralph; and eight grandchildren, Robert William, John, Ty, J.T., Felicia, Tara, Adam and Dick. A funeral will be held on Friday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. at the Durham Community Methodist Church, followed by a reception at the Durham Grange Hall. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Eagleville Cemetery. A potluck will follow at the Eagleville Community Hall. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brusie Funeral Home. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.