Obituaries: Dennis Boyle Former Modoc County resident Dennis Boyle of McCloud entered the Lord's presence on August 28, 2003 in Redding, CA. Dennis is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sybil, his son Mike Boyle of Alturas and his daughters Kasey and Molly Boyle of Redding and Mt. Shasta. Dennis also leaves daughter and son-in-law Kelly and Philippe Hammerness of Likely and grandsons Luke, Bill and Tyler Hammerness and Leslie Cummings and his brother, Jerry Boyle of Ft. Bidwell and Redding, CA. Dennis was born to Walter and Joan Boyle of Palo Cedro, CA on November 25, 1938. Dennis was a community minded person and served as Master of the Millville Grange #443 in Palo Cedro. He served on the North Cow Creek School Board and on the Modoc Joint Unified School District Board, Alturas. Dennis was a land developer, rancher and cattleman. In recent years, he was able to help a group of ranchers in Venezuela with a herd improvement program working with Beefmasters from the United States. Dennis was an avid sports fan and was involved with many sports programs over the years. He was great at critique and many kids were able to improve in their abilities, due to his sound teaching and practice of fundamentals. In most recent years, Dennis could be seen regularly walking the sidelines at football games, in the gym bleachers watching wrestling or basketball, or at the baseball park cheering for his grandsons. He was their number one fan. Dennis'ready smile and optimistic attitude will be remembered by many. A man of many friends, he will be missed. A Celebration of Dennis' Life will be held today, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. A fellowship luncheon will follow. Pastor Jerry Boyle, Dennis' brother, will conduct the Protestant memorial service. Condolences and remembrances may be sent to: Sybil Boyle, at P.O. Box 718, McCloud, CA 96057. Allen and Dahl of Redding was in charge of arrangements. ~~~~~~ Billie C. Reynolds Anita "Jean" Waters-Reynolds (Family Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com (Modoc County Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com/modoc/ --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.