Curtis Willard Conklin Curtis Willard Conklin, 43, passed away in Sonoma, CA. on July 25, 2005. He was born to Earlene (Vernon) and Willard Conklin in Cedarville, CA. on December 3, 1961. He leaves behind his mother and father of Alturas, CA; his older brother Elzie Conklin of Alturas and aunt Nelda and uncle Mark Robison, formerly of Alturas; aunt and uncle Bob and Wilma Andrews of Alturas; aunt Lola Rogers of Modesto, CA and numerous aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his youngest brother Willard in 1997. There will be no services. Memorial donations may be directed to Sonoma State Hospital, where he had resided from the time he was five years old. His cause of death was determined a stroke. Home at last, you've been gone for a long time. We miss you dearly -The Conklin Family . Robert Howes Mackey Modoc rancher Robert Howes Mackey passed away at his Canyon Creek Ranch home, outside of Alturas, CA on his 90th birthday August 9, 2005. Mr. Mackey was born August 9, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA. Services are pending. Arrangements with Kerr Mortuary, Alturas. Beulah N. Laver Retired Modoc Joint Unified teacher Beulah N. Laver passed away August 12, 2005, at Modoc Medical Center, Alturas, CA. Mrs. Laver was 84 and a resident of Alturas, where she was an active volunteer with several organizations including the Senior Citizens Center and Federated Church Thrift Shop. She was born June 28, 1921. Her obituary will be published in a future issue. Mildred Earleen Farris Mildred Earleen Farris was born in Vancouver, Washington on August 7, 1930. She passed away July 30, 2005, in Cottonwood, CA, at the age of 74, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was named for her parents, Earl and Mildred Hurd and preferred to be known as Earleen. Earleen worked for 11 years as a telephone operator in Eureka, CA. where she met and married Lyle Farris in 1954. In 1971, Earleen and Lyle moved to Modoc County when Lyle was transferred to the Modoc National Forest and became the fiscal officer. Earleen worked for 18 years as a teacher's aide at Alturas Elementary School where many students benefited from her smile and her sense of humor. She loved to read, crochet and created beautiful counted cross stitcheries. Lyle preceded her in death in 1992. She was also preceded in death by her only brother George and her parents. Earleen attended St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Alturas for many years and her funeral was conducted at Kerr Mortuary Chapel, Alturas, by Lay reader Nancy North-Gates on Tuesday, August 2, 2005. Earleen is survived by her two sons, Ron and his wife Bonnie and Dan and his wife Lonna; four grandchildren Jennifer, Trent, Shealey and Bodie, and nephew Don Hurd and his wife Sue. Quynn A. Hooper Quynn Alynn Hooper of Sparks passed away on Sunday, August 14 , 2005 at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno. He was 16. He was born in Reno, NV on January 26, 1989. He was a student at Reed and Sparks High Schools where he played football and ran track. Among his many interests were playing in the Babe Ruth Baseball and coaching his brother in the Little League Baseball and YMCA Basketball leagues in addition to being an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by parents, Bryan A. and Nikki L. Hooper of Sparks, NV, brothers, Dakota, Brock and Dane, paternal grandparents, Trish and Doug Hooper of Reno, NV, maternal grandparents, Lynn Puccinelli OF Hazen, NV and George and Donna Winters of Hawthorne, NV , paternal great-grandparents, Betty Driscoll of Likely, CA and .W. Spicer of Central Pt. OR, formerly Alturas, CA; maternal great-grandparents, Tom and Martha Farmer of Fallon, NV, several aunts and uncles. A Remembrance Service of Quynn’s life will be celebrated on Sunday, August 21, 2005, 1:30 pm at The Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, 2680 E. 9th Street in Reno. The family will be holding a private memorial service at a later date. In Lieu of flowers the family requests donation be made to The Northern Nevada Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 19538, Reno, NV 89511. Walton’s Sparks Funeral Home, 1745 Sullivan Lane is in charge of arrangements. We invite you to send a condolence message in the "Remembrance Registry Guestbook" at the website of: www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.