Herald & News – Klamath Falls, Oregon Lois "Aleen" Emery June 2, 2006 Lois "Aleen" Emery, 86, died May 29, 2006, of natural causes at her home in Lakeview. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Davis Creek Community Church. Interment will follow at Harmony Hill Cemetery in Davis Creek. The church and cemetery were gifts to the community from her great-grandfather Martin Henderson. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in Desert Rose Funeral Chapel in Lakeview. Mrs. Emery was born Feb. 20, 1920, at Davis Creek to Ralph Theodore and Ida Jane (Henderson) Renner, who were members of two Goose Lake Valley pioneer families. She attended grammar school at Davis Creek and graduated from Modoc Union High School in Alturas. She next graduated from Cosmetology School in Oakland, Calif. In 1942, she married Stanley Ylinen. Their daughter Arthada Jane was born in Oakland. However, their marriage ended in divorce in 1946 and she returned to Modoc County. She married Richard "Dick" Emery on May 29, 1948, in Reno and their daughter Sherry Lynn was born in Alturas. The family moved to Lakeview in 1952. Mrs. Emery was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and a founding member of the Alturas and Lakeview chapters. She loved the Goose Lake Valley and the Oregon Coast. She was an avid gardener, fisherwoman, rockhound, and antique collector. Mrs. Emery devoted her life to her family. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law Arthada "Punkie" and Jerry Sawyer of Bend and Sherry and Russell LaSota of Lakeview; grandchildren Tara Sawyer, Jerry Sawyer Jr. and Tye Grisel; great-grandchildren Taylor Lee, Olivia Perry, Timberlyn Ortega, Frank Perry and Travis Long; stepdaughter Joan Kiley; and stepgranddaughter Jennifer Vallejo. She was preceded in death by her second husband and sister Arthada Weber. Memorial donations may be made to Lakeview Home Health and Hospice, 700 S. J St., Lakeview, OR 87630, or the charity of the donor's choice. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.