August 21, 2003 David Arlen Jones David Arlen Jones of Thom's Creek Estates, Modoc County, passed away at Modoc Medical Center, Alturas, CA on August 11, 2003, at the age of 48 years. The 23-year resident of Modoc, had graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA and entered the U.S. Army as a young man. Known as "Davey" to his family, he enjoyed tinkering on cars and was mechanically inclined. He was born on January 24, 1955 in Long Beach, California. Private family services were held Saturday, August 16 at Thom's Creek. Mr. Jones is survived by his mother Ethel M. Kawagoe of Alturas, CA; stepfather Frank Kawagoe of Alturas; sister Dawn E. Myers of Alturas; brothers Michael Jones of Anaheim, Larry Jones of Alturas and Paul Jones of Alturas; step-brother Randy Kawagoe of Alturas; three nephews Harry Stanford, William Regis and Michael Jones and niece Elaine Jones, all of Klamath Falls, Oregon; 10 great-nephews and seven great-nieces. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society, Redding Field Office, 3290 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002. Kerr Mortuary in Alturas was in charge of arrangements. Ellis W. Lacy Alturas resident Ellis W. Lacy passed away in Alturas, CA. on August 7, 2003 at the age of 91. Born in Phoenix, Oregon on February 23, 1912, he completed the eighth grade and entered into military service joining the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Lacy's duty was in the Pacific arena as a Private First Class. During his 45 years in Modoc County, he worked in lumber mills including the White Pine and Calendor Mills in Alturas, CA. He enjoyed fishing and craft hobbies as well as his daily walks. His wife Ruby preceded him in death. He is survived by his sister Lorraine C. Ball of Montague, CA and brother Virgil Lacy of Medford, Oregon. Kerr Mortuary in Alturas was in charge of arrangements. George Bernard Basaras, Jr Long-time Surprise Valley resident George Bernard Basaras, Jr., passed away August 16, 2003 at the Surprise Valley Hospital in Cedarville. He was 57 years of age. Born in Alturas, California on May 1, 1946, to George, Sr. and Anna (Fox) Basaras, George, Jr. grew up and lived his entire life in Cedarville, CA. He graduated from Surprise Valley High School in 1964. During his life, he worked for various sheep ranches, along with his father. At one time, he was involved with the Cedarville Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter. "George had a good heart and would help anyone who asked for help," describes his sister Catherine "Kay" Thurston of Alturas. He was a good son, brother, uncle and friend. George was preceded in death by his parents, George and Anna, and his sister Bernice. He is survived by his sister Catherine "Kay" Thurston and her husband Bob of Alturas; nieces Bernice Norris and family of Klamath Falls, Oregon; Susan Samsel and family of Klamath Falls, OR; nephew Tom Thurston of Las Vegas, Nevada and a very special friend, Terry Williams of Cedarville. Catholic and private graveside services were held in Cedarville on Wednesday, August 20. Kerr Mortuary of Alturas was in charge of arrangements. William ‘Bill' Harold Toney Former Lake City, Calif. resident William "Bill" Harold Toney of Phoenix, Oregon passed away Thursday, July 17, 2003 at his home. He was 80. A funeral mass was held Wednesday at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church in Ashland, Oregon. Entombment followed at Resthaven Mausoleum Ashland's Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Toney was born September 25, 1922 in Lake City, California to Harry James Toney and the former Josephine Elizabeth Quirk. On May 27, 1941, in Reno, Nevada, he married the former Edna Mary Darst. They moved to Ashland in 1955 from Lakeview, Oregon. Mr. Toney worked for the city of Ashland as sexton of the Mountain View Cemetery. He retired in 1986. His wife preceded him in death on Nov. 8, 1998. Mr. Toney was a member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church. He enjoyed hunting and traveling in recreational vehicles. He is survived by eight sons, David of Ashland, OR; Larry of Phoenix, OR.; Harry Toney, Dayton; Mike, Springfield; Pat and Ron, Molala; Jeff of Milwaukie and Tom of Denver; five daughters, Cindy Ramp, Medford; Julie Brazil, La Pine; Julienne Dow, Las Vegas; Louis Meredith, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Mary Viglione, Denver; four brothers, Ervin of Ashland; Kesner of Fort Bidwell, CA; John of Sacramento; Jimmy Odbert of Redding; four sisters, Kathleen Baker and Virginia Grove of Cedarville, CA.; Mildred Johnstone, Red Bluff and Carolyn Joines, Las Vegas; 37 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home in Ashland, was in charge of arrangements. August 28, 2003 Terri Ann Martinez A beloved lifelong Modoc County resident, Terri Ann Martinez, went to be with her Lord on August 24, 2003 at her home in Alturas, California. She was 44 years of age. This lovely lady was born Terri Ann Cockrell on September 1, 1958 in Cedarville, California to Jim Cockrell of Lake City, California and Karen McDonald of Alturas, California. Terri graduated from Surprise Valley High School in 1976. She married the love of her life, Tim Martinez, on July 15, 1978 in Cedarville, California. Tim and Terri shared 25 years of marriage together and have three children; Tom, Reed, and Taren. Terri was able to spend her last few years as a homemaker which she thoroughly enjoyed as she was such a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. She loved her family, friends, and Modoc County. Her passion for agricultural and family issues kept her busy working hard to promote positive change for the citizens of her rural community. Terri is survived by her husband Tim; children Tom, Reed and Taren of Alturas; parents Jim Cockrell and Karen McDonald; brothers Rob Cockrell and his wife Sheri of Yerrington, Nevada and Dean Cockrell and his wife Margie of Lake City; sisters Jessie Ferry and husband Rod of Lakeview, Oregon and Jaime Sullivan of Eugene, Oregon. She has many nieces and nephews all of whom will treasure their memories of their sweet Aunt Terri. Graveside services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Ben Zandstra on Wednesday, August 27 at the Lake City Cemetery overlooking her childhood home. Many family and friends celebrated Terri's life at the Modoc District Fairgrounds in Cedarville. Donations can be made to the Terri Martinez "People Helping People" trust fund at Plumas Bank, 510 N Main. Dick Roberts Dick Roberts of Modesto passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, CA, after a long illness. Dick was a native of Wallingford, Connecticut born on June 5, 1932. He moved to Sacramento as a young boy where he helped his father build the family home. He later acquired a passion for model railroading from his father, a blacksmith for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Following high school, Dick pursued another interest--car racing. He enjoyed racing modified hard tops and midgets. Dick's business career began with the Campbell Soup Company in Sacramento. In the 1960's he went to work for Servomation and became the District Operations Manager for the Northern California region. Seventeen years later, he achieved his dream of operating his own corner neighborhood store. He owned and managed Pop-N-Cork Liquors in Turlock from 1978 to 1996 and established enduring friendships with his customers. He won numerous awards for his model railroad and circus collections throughout the western U.S. His passion for his hobbies was demonstrated by the thousands of hours devoted to perfecting his miniature displays. His talents were featured in a recent Modesto Bee column. Dick was a member of Trinity United Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Dolores Roberts of Modesto; children, Rick Roberts and wife, Cynda, of Anchorage, Alaska, Kathy Dewberry and husband Bill, of Springdale, Arkansas, and Susan Roberts of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was the brother in law of Raymond Mong formerly of Adin, Charlie and Josie Johnson of Alturas, Penny Rice of Torrance, Barbara Rice of Colusa, and J.C. and Naomi Caldwell of West Sacramento. A memorial service was held Sunday, August 23, at Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Modesto. Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Association, 1212 West Robinhood Drive, Suite 5D, Stockton, CA., 95207. John Floyd Cole John Floyd Cole passed away August 23, 2003 from a long battle with cancer. He was 56. Graveside services will be held on Friday August 29, at the Fort Bidwell Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. A potluck fellowship will be held at Golden's in Cedarville, following the service. He was born in Alturas,CA on May 6, 1947 to W.R. (Bob) and Esther Cole. Johnny lived and grew up in Fort Bidwell. He graduated from Surprise Valley High School in 1965 and Shasta Junior College in 1967. He married Connie Belding in 1968 and they had one daughter; Jonnie Annette (Muffet) Cole. They lived in the Reno area for a year while Johnny took flying lessons at Stead Air Base. Johnny spent over half of his life on the family ranch in Fort Bidwell working and running the ranch. He purchased the ranch from his parents in 1974. After the death of his mother Esther in 1975, Johnny later decided to sell the ranch to Cockrell's, Inc. in 1977. He moved his family to Chicago, Illinois and worked for Turner Construction as a field accountant with his longtime friend Jerry MacDonald. Johnny did not like the big city and after a year in Illinois Johnny and family moved back to Fort Bidwell and he managed the ranch for Cockrell's, Inc. In the 1980's he left Cockrell's, Inc. and went to work for L. Shultz Trucking as Leon's right hand man, managing the cattle, managing hay and bartending until he was no long able to do so. Johnny took flying lessons in Reno, Nevada. When he made his first solo flight to Elko, the Elko Control Tower directed him to land. They had him on their radar and cleared him to land. Johnny was flying over the deserted Carlin Airport and landed on the rundown deserted runway. He got out of the plane and had to throw rocks off the runway to be able to take off. After communicating with the Elko Control Tower, he found out they were watching another airplane on the radar and had mistakenly directed Johnny to land. So being Johnny, he circled up out of the abandoned airport and headed back to Stead. He took this in stride as he did many things in his life. Johnny was always willing to help anyone and went to many brandings. He was always there to help where ever he was needed. He had an exceptionally dry sense of humor that his close friends will never forget. He was an intelligent, sharp-witted man and an avid reader. His collection of books would fill a library. Johnny was at all times, his own man. What he did, he did in "Cole fashion." Johnny's parents and daughter "Muffet" preceded him in death. John is survived by Connie and her families, Uncle Floyd Smith and Aunt Betty of Alturas, Calif. and their families and special dear friend Linda Kemble and family. His many friends and family will dearly miss him. In memory of John, donations can be sent to the Hugh Currin House, 2601 Daggett Avenue, Klamath Falls, OR. 97601 or to the Fort Bidwell Cemetery District. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.