Gary Lloyd McKay Services for former Modoc County resident Gary Lloyd McKay were held at Taft Church of God on Friday, June 23, at 11:00 a.m. Interment followed at Westside District Cemetery in Taft, CA. Gary was born November 11, 1940 to Lloyd and Leone McKay in Fargo, North Dakota. He passed away June 20, 2006, in Bakersfield, CA. He is preceded in death by his mother, Leone Simmons; step-father, Hank Simmons; father, Lloyd McKay and his twin brother, Larry McKay. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Donna McKay; his six children, Lisa Walton and husband Wally, Melissa Ridenour and husband Donnie, John McKay, Jimmy McKay and wife Nora all of Chico, California, Becky Martin and husband Dusty and Chuck McKay and wife Lindsey all of Taft; his 20 grandchildren, Tommy, Holly, Hailey, Heidi, Nick, Jason, Justin, Cassie, Carli, Dylan, Kyle, Cody, Kylee, Morgahn, Brian, Derek, Owen, Gwen, Abigail and Allyson; nieces, Debbie, Kathy and Terry, as well as many lifelong friends. Gary was raised in Westwood, CA and he lived there until he was 17, when he joined the U.S. Navy. He served in the Vietnam War and retired in 1985, after 21 years of serving his country as a Machinist and Company Commander. Gary moved to Taft in 1989 with his wife, Donna and his two younger children. Gary retired from Universal Technical Services in 1998, where he worked for 10 years as a plant operator. He moved "up north" to Modoc County for five years, but then returned to Taft to be closer to his family. Gary was an avid fisher and hunter and he loved to collect old cars. He was at every car event in Taft area and traveled to car shows. He was very proud of his 1964 Wildcat that he built himself. He enjoyed playing pool and he looked forward to playing at the "rec" every morning. He also was very patriotic and was involved in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans. While in Alturas, he served as Senior Vice Commander (1999) and Commander (2002) for the D.A.V. Chapter 113; VFW Post 3327 Trustee, (2001-2002); and Sergeant at Arms (2001-02) for American Legion Post 163. For information contact Basham Funeral Care at 661-873-8200. Death Notice Lydia Wrye Alturas resident Lydia Wrye, 69, passed away at her home on Saturday, June 24, 2006. Kerr Mortuary is caring for arrangements. A Committal Service of her cremains will be carried out on Wednesday, July 5 at 9 a.m. at the Alturas Cemetery. Born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico on April 13, 1937, she had moved from Tennessee to Alturas, CA about 15 years ago. She is survived by three sons, Mario Ortiz of Crescent City, CA; Norman Ortiz of Wasco, CA and Luis Ortiz of Santa Cruz, CA. She also has numerous grandchildren. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.