Roma Jean Ropp A memorial service for Roma Jean Ropp, retired Alturas State Preschool Director and wife of Rev. Robert Ropp, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at Congregational Church (UCC) of Chico, First Ave. Reception to follow. A memorial service will also be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the Federated Church in Alturas, CA. A potluck to follow. Mrs. Ropp passed away March 7, 2003 at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA. She was 74 and had devoted her life to nurturing and teaching children and was "best at being a mother and grandmother," say family members. She was born on Dec. 10, 1928 in La Plata, Missouri, where she grew up. Christmas was always her favorite holiday. Jean received her Master's Degree in child development from Purdue University and taught child development at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She married Rev. Robert Ropp in 1961. They moved to Saratoga, CA in 1962 and Tulare, CA two years later. From 1968 until 1994, they lived in Alturas where Mrs. Ropp was a much appreciated Teacher/Director of the Alturas State Preschool for 25 years in Alturas, employed by California State Preschool. She was also a great supporter of her husband's work as pastor at the Federated Church of United Congregational Church in Alturas, CA. Mrs. Ropp was a member of American Association of University Women and United Church of Christ. A special honor was given to her by the church "The Pastor's Spouse Emeritus." The Ropps moved to Butte County and Magalia two years ago. Mrs. Ropp liked to quilt, do Scandinavian paper cutting, grow flowers, paint, teach children and counsel with children's parents. She taught Sunday school, liked to collect China and entertain. She is survived by her husband the Rev. Robert Ropp of Magalia; daughter Heather and son-in-law Richard Lund, Walnut Creek; son David and daughter-in-law Tama Ropp of Magalia; grandchildren Natalie, Paige and Ian Lund of Walnut Creek and Aaron Ropp of Magalia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Virgil Crawford. Inurnment will be private. Sorensen's Mortuaries, Chico-Gridley will be handling arrangements. Memorial donations may be directed to the Federated Church in Alturas or to Blue Lake Youth Camp. Fay A. Teague Fay A. Teague, 73, passed away in Reno, Nevada on March 5, 2003. Born March 24, 1929 in Cedarville, CA, the daughter of Annie and Joel Allen, Fay was reared in Cedarville. A graduate of Surprise Valley High School, she went on to a career as a Budget Analyst for Bureau of Land Management from 1967 until 1989, when she retired. She had worked out of the Susanville BLM office. She married Donald L. Teague in Reno, Nev. on May 11, 1947. Mrs. Teague loved to fish, hunt and do things with her family. She had spent 38 years in Modoc County and 36 years in Susanville. Mrs. Teague is survived by her son Henry Teague of Reno, NV; daughter Kathleen Vanmeter of Susanville, CA; granddaughters Bonnie Schwier, Carrie Stout, Sherrie Betts and Becky Krueger and five great-grandchildren. Her husband Donald preceded her in death in 1981. Services were held at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas at 9 a.m. on March 10. Burial was at the Alturas Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society, 3290 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002. Jewel E. Green-Beeson Jewel Evelyn Green-Beeson passed away in Alturas on March 5, 2003. Services are pending for a future date with Kerr Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Beeson was born in Fort Bidwell, CA on Sept. 27, 1914. Her son, William "Rod" Green and wife Debbie reside in Redding. Virgil Edward Clark Virgil Edward Clark, 82, passed away March 6, 2003 at his home in Holt, Michigan. Born on March 23, 1920 in New Pine Creek, Oregon, the son of Luther and Ella (Cannon) Clark, he was reared in Davis Creek, CA and New Pine Creek and graduated from Modoc Union High School in 1938 in Alturas, CA. A veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II, he was later employed by General Motors for over 30 years in Lansing, Michigan, before retiring in 1978. He was a member of Union Local #652. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Stephanie M. Clark; one grandchild, three brothers and one sister. He is survived by four daughters, Lorraine and husband Al Grill of Lansing; Ellen Jo and husband Al Snauko of Lansing; Suzanna and husband Norm Gray of Sunfield and Candace Briggs of Mason, Michigan; two sons, Roy and wife Patti Clark of Jackson and Edward and wife Janet Clark of Holt, Michigan; 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; brother Criss and wife Phyllis Clark of Alturas, CA; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 11 at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel with the Rev. Fr. Jose Mundadan officiating. Interment followed in Maple Ridge Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made the to American Heart Association. March 20, 2003 Kenneth Carol Cook Long-time Eagleville, CA resident Kenneth Carol Cook passed away in Eagleville on March 14, 2003. Mr. Cook was 88 years old. He was born to Leonard and Edna Perry Cook on June 11, 1914, at what is now the Jack Grove Ranch. At the time, the family lived at Newland, above the Bare Ranch. When Kenneth and his brother Floyd started school, the family moved to Menlo, south of Eagleville, so the boys would be closer to school. Kenneth also attended school in Gerlach and Yerington, NV. His father died when he was nine. When Kenneth was about 14 years old, he came to live and work for his uncle Ernie Cook in Eagleville and spent two years in Surprise Valley High School in Cedarville, at which time the five daughters of Ernie became like sisters to Kenneth. Sometime after high school he went back to Yerington to his mother and brother and stepfather Walter Dunn. For several years he worked in this area as a sheepherder, cowboy, dairyman (deliveries) and with the bees. He was back and forth between Yerington, Gerlach, NV and Eagleville, CA, in his younger years. He returned to live in Eagleville when he was about 21, as he and his brother inherited the Cook Ranch. They tried to farm the ranch, but dry years made it hard. Seven years later, they sold the ranch to Joe Bicondoa. On April 20, 1937, Kenneth married Alleva Coonse in Reno, NV., after going together for over a year. They moved into the house across from the church in Eagleville. At the time, Kenneth was working for his uncle Ernie Cook, but a year later, he went to work for Bud Lewis, driving a school bus to Cedarville. Two years later, Kenneth bought his own bus and drove it, until the school board decided to buy their own bus. Thus, Kenneth sold his bus to the school, and went to work for them. School bus driving was only part-time, so during school hours Kenneth worked for Lewis and Gertie Grove as a mechanic. During World War II, the school board decided each school bus driver (the other being Lewis Vaughn), was to spend three hours per day at school cleaning up and such around the school. Lewis gave Kenneth his three hours per day so Kenneth went to work full-time. He was able to take the students on FFA trips, to sports events, on Senior Sneak Day and took the Surprise Valley high School Band to the East-West game in San Francisco. In 39 years of work for the Surprise Valley schools, Kenneth never took one day off for sickness or injury, retiring in 1977. Kenneth received an award in Sacramento for being a Surprise Valley School District school bus driver who remained accident free throughout all his years on the job. . During his 25 years of retirement, he remained active, hunting and fishing, irrigating his five acres in Eagleville, traveling and helping his son Lynn operate a HaroBed. Mr. Cook was a member of Grange, a church Deacon, volunteer for the Eagleville Fire Department and an honorary FFA member. He was known for his infectious smile and keen wit that has sustained him through good times and bad along with his positive attitude. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Edna, infant sister Fay, brother Floyd, stepfather Walter Dunn and son Lynn in 1991. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alleva of Eagleville; daughter and son-in-law Athena and Billy Flournoy of Likely; four grandchildren: Jeff Cook of Lincoln, CA, Roxann Hagedorn of Montague, CA, Dawne Desimone of Medford, OR and Darra Cook of Ravenel, South Carolina; five great-grandchildren: Nic, Gabrielle, Brittney, Austin and Kara; two nieces, Martha Ohe of Bakersfield and Joan Briggs of Oroville and two nephews, David Coonse of Redding and Eddy Coonse of Carson City, NV. Services were held March 19 at the Eagleville Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be directed to the Eagleville Community Church, Surprise Valley Hospital or to any other Surprise Valley community organization. Alice Marie Dewey Alice Marie Dewey died at her home in Lakeview, Oregon on Monday, March 17, 2003 at the age of 79 from cancer. Services will be Friday, March 21, at 10:00 a.m. at the Desert Rose Funeral Chapel in Lakeview, Oregon, and at 2:00 p.m. at Kerr Mortuary in Alturas. Rev. Dan St. Clair will officiate. Interment will follow the services at the Alturas Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Desert Rose Funeral Chapel. Desert Rose Funeral Chapel of Lakeview is in charge of arrangements. Alice was born to Jean and Anna (Plante) Boulade at Susanville, CA., on March 30, 1923. She grew up in Alturas and graduated from Modoc Union High School in 1941. She married Amos "Ozzie" Dewey on November 8, 1945 in Sacramento. They were later divorced. She retired in 1984 after working 32 years as a telephone operator for Citizens Utilities in Alturas. She later moved to Redding, where she lived for eight years before moving to Lakeview in 1995. She was an accomplished pianist and especially enjoyed playing and listening to the music of the Big Band Era. Baseball brought a lot of excitement and enjoyment to her. She loved playing cards and taking in the garage sales. She loved her grandchildren very much and thoroughly enjoyed being with them. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, John and Linda Dewey of Redding and Remy and Cheryl Dewey of Tacoma, WA., daughters and sons-in-laws, Anna and Anthony Vanucci of Fairless Hills, PA., and Darla and Joe Tague of Lakeview; sisters-in-law, Agnes Boulade, Lelia Lynch and Evelyn Dewey; brothers-in-law, Lloyd Dewey and Don Lynch; 11 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lake County Senior Citizens Assn., P.O. Box 871, Lakeview, OR., 97630; Lakeview Disaster Unit, 245 North F Street, Lakeview, OR., 97630; Modoc County Senior Citizens, 906 West 4th Street, Alturas, CA., 96101 or to a charity of the donor's choice. March 27, 2003 Donald Frank Crum McArthur and Pittville area rancher Donald Frank Crum, 86, passed away at his Pittville home on March 21, 2003. Graveside services were conducted by Kerr Mortuary of Alturas on Tuesday, March 25 at 11 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery. Mr. Crum was born in Cayton Valley, California on April 28, 1916. He lived his entire life in McArthur as a rancher and was in the meat packing business en he purchased his own ranch in the Pittville area. Mr. Crum was a member of the Redding Elks Lodge, BPOE, the Fall River Trap Club and a life member of the National Rifle Association. His favorite pastime was spending time outdoors whether hunting, fishing or just enjoying what nature had to offer He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Irene; two children, Ted Crum and Helen Park of McArthur; five grandchildren, Floyd and Jeff Parker of McArthur, Heather Spooner of Willows, Greg and Duane Crum of McArthur; nine great-grandchildren Derek, Jacob, Travis Spooner of Willows; Dakota, Wyatt, Dustin and Quincy Crum of McArthur; Benjamin and Maryan Porter of McArthur and his eldest sister Blanch Anders of McCloud. Dr. Don Crum of Alturas is a nephew of the late Mr. Crum. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.