Jean A. Rogers Jean A. Rogers, age 65, died at the St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon on Monday, June 9, 2003, following a brief illness. Jean was born in Adel, July 25, 1937 to Joe and Minnie Vineyard. Reared and educated in Adel, she graduated from Lakeview High School. She loved her horses and consequently spent her entire life in Adel raising and being with her horses. She sold her horses and became aquainted with horse-loving people from everywhere. Jean was married to Earl Rogers June 26, 1962 in Winnemucca, NV. Jean was the Lake County Roundup Queen in 1955. Graveside services will be held Friday, June 13, 2003 at 11 a.m. at the Adel Cemetery with Father Raymond Hopp officiating. Interment will follow at the cemetery. A luncheon reception will follow the services at the Adel Community Hall Survivors include her husband Earl of Adel and her son Joe and daughter-in-law Martishia Rogers of Fort Bidwell; one sister Rose Hoellwarth of Lakeview, four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Contributions in the memory of Jean may be made to Adel Cemetery Memorial Fund, c/o Sylvia Cleland at P.O. Box 24, Adel OR., 97620 or to the Adel Fire Department . Ousley Osterman Huffstutter Funeral Chapel has charge of the arrangements. June 26 , 2003 Gordon Lee Russell A memorial service for Gordon Lee Russell will be held at the Veterans' Memorial Hall, So. Main St., Alturas on Saturday, June 28 at 11 a.m. The local veterans organizations will conduct the service for their fellow veteran. Mr. Russell, 57, passed away at 1:50 a.m. on June 19 at Modoc Medical Center in Alturas, due to complications of colon cancer. Gordon Lee Russell was born on September 7, 1945 in Redding, CA. to Wayne and Esther Russell. The family moved to Alturas in 1955, where Gordon attended Alturas Elementary School and Modoc High School, and played football for his favorite coach, the late Ed Carver. In 1986, he and Debra Mansker were married and have shared 17 years of marriage. Their daughter Shana was born to them and is now 13-years-old. During his first marriage in 1964, to Joanie DeWitt, they became the parents of Monica, Gordon S. and Staci Russell. Gordon enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was aboard the U.S.S. Goldsborough in the war zone during the Viet nam era. He returned to Alturas after his discharge and was instrumental in the operation of Russell's Service. In 1998, he became an employee for the City of Alturas. In 1968, his first race car was #68. He was points champion and a winner at numerous tracks including, the Nor Cal Circuit, Alameda Speedway, Anderson Speedway, Modoc Speedway and Cedarville where he holds the fast time record for his class. He raced in Chico, Medford and Eugene, Oregon and other tracks and competed against other well knowns as, Roger Gannon, Doc Blevins and current Nascar driver, Mike Skinner. In addition to racing, his hobbies were playing men's league softball and baseball, and gambling at the Alturas Casino. Gordon was a warrior, he drove hard, worked hard and played hard and met any challenge head on. He is survived by his loving wife Debra of Alturas, mother Esther Russell of Alturas, grandmother Lala Curl of Redding, brother Wayne Russell and wife Marilyn of Marysville; his children Monica of Reno, NV; Gordon Jr. of Medford, OR; Staci of Reno and Shana Russell of Alturas; stepchildren Dennis Reid serving in Kuwait and Jennifer and Jessica Reid of Redding; his grandchildren Jared and Blake McGarva, Alturas, Richelle McGarva, Reno and Andrea Banks, Reno; nephews Brian Russell and family of Yuba City, Craig Russell and family of Marysville, numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; brother-in-law and sister- in-law Richard and Becki Anderson of Nueva, CA, Doyle and Pia Mansker of Garden Grove, CA, Clint and Melanie Mansker of Alturas, CA; sister-in-law Sheila and husband Carlos Wilson of Tyler, Texas and Betsy Unland of Albany, OR. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society, 3290 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002. William Jay Clark William Jay Clark, 61, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening at his home in Klamath Falls, OR on June 23, 2003. A Celebration of Life service for the former Alturas resident, will be held Friday, June 27 at 10 a.m. in Davenport's Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 6420 South Sixth St., Klamath Falls, OR. Pastor David Loser will officiate. Born on March 20, 1942 to Floyd William Clark and Alice Marie (Jay) Clark, in Lakeview, Oregon, the Clarks were residents of Alturas at the time of his arrival. Bill was reared in Alturas where he graduated from Modoc High School. After graduation, he went to work for the U.S. Forest Service for a time, until he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served a total of eight years during the Vietnam Conflict. After receiving his Honorable Discharge, Bill began his 32-year career with the Klamath Falls Postal Service. He retired in 2000 and had really missed his customers at the Main Street Post Office, as did his customers truly miss him. Bill had a wonderful sense of humor, quick wit and demonstrated his loving and caring attitude as a husband, father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed. He was a very devout Christian and his main hobby was reading and studying the Bible. His next love was family, fishing and hunting. He was very proud of his garden at his home. He is survived by his wife Marilyn Denham-Clark of Klamath Falls, OR; children William J. Clark, Jr.. and wife Misty and Anthony J. Clark of Klamath Falls, OR; Carrie A. Blaydon and husband Dan of Medford, OR; Jennifer G. Dudding and husband Dean; Troy L. Santillie and wife Shannon; Tracy S. Santillie and wife Kelli; Amber M. Stone and husband Shawn, all of Klamath Falls, OR; grandchildren Madison, Alison, Kaila, Tanner, Cory, Brandon, Andy, Ariel, Aurora, Devin, Brady, Zach, Jodi, Aaron, Megan, Kasie, Harry, Byron and special buddy, Caymen; step-mother Ellen Clark of Jacksonville, OR; brothers Bob and wife Rita Clark of Alturas, CA, Ronnie and wife Gail Clark of Klamath Falls, OR and numerous other relatives. Davenport's Chapel of the Good Shepherd directors are in charge of arrangements. Disposition by Pyramid Cremations. Billie Irene Vogt Billie Irene Vogt of Alturas, CA., passed away at Merle West Hospital in Klamath Falls, OR., on June 8, 2003. Irene was born April 12, 1929 in Fort Bidwell, CA., to the late Merrill and Wilma Fulcher. After graduating from Modoc Union High School with the Class of '47, Irene followed the path of most Modoc young people and moved away from Alturas. Eventually Irene moved to Tennessee where she raised her children. Irene was extremely talented. Her paintings, afghans, hand knitted sweaters, quilts, and a multitude of other crafts abound in the homes of her family and friends. She will live on in her beautiful works. Despite her constant battle with chronic pain and in spite of being wheelchair bound, Irene found great joy in working in her yard with her beloved dog Sissy at her side. She had an indomitable spirit and all who knew her marveled at it. Irene is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Sherman Woosley; her daughter Charlotte Springman; her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Judy Mayo, six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren all of whom live in Tennessee; her brother and sister-in-law, Don and Ellen Fulcher and her sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Paul Ostoja all of whom live in Alturas. Irene was preceded in death by her daughter Patricia Lynn Mayo; her brother Arnold Eldon "Bud" Fulcher and her sister Marilyn Horstman. At Irene's request, there will be no service. Her family will celebrate her life in a private ceremony. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Betty Smith for the extraordinary care and consideration she gave to Irene and to Mikey DeGarmo for always taking the extra step to make sure Irene was comfortable. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.