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Robert Willard Miller
Private arrangements were made for Robert Willard Miller who passed away July 27, 1998 at his home in Wofford Heights, California. He was born Febru- ary 29, 1924 in New York City, New York and served on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. for 27 years before retir- ing and moving to the Kern River Valley 23 years ago. He and his wife Edna were very active in the Moose before she passed away in 1996. He is survived by his son Arthur Cammaressi of Torrance and his daughter Dolores Zagala of Weldon, and several grandchil- dren and great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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AUGUST 12, 1998
Jessie Duncan
Jessie Duncan went home to be with the Lord at the age of 84 years in Bakersfield. She was born on November 25, 1913 in Sterling, Colorado.
Jessie accepted Christ as her Savior as a young teen- ager in the Evangelical Church in Sterling. Jessie married Olin Duncan of Hastin, Missouri (who passed away March 11th, of this year) on August 23, 1932. Together they went to LIFE Bible College in Los An- geles, graduating in 1937.
Jessie, along with her hus- band, was an ordained minis- ter and served with him from 1937 to 1971. They pastored churches in New Mexico, Okla- homa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. They also held po- sitions of leadership within their church denomination. They retired and moved to Wofford Heights in May of 1972 and remained active members of the Family Life Center Four- square Church.
Jessie is survived by her daughter and husband Roberta and Frank Lortscher of Bakers- field; and her son and wife, Dick and Edie Duncan of Port- land, Oregon.
She is also survived by nine grandchildren, including Sheryl Patterson and husband Gene; Carl Magness and wife, Sharon; Tim Duncan and wife Diana; Karen Whetsell and husband, Isaac; Kimberley Hofer and husband, Dave; Kathy Lortscher; Karen Roney and husband, Jeff; Frank Lortscher and Todd Lortscher.
She also has 15 surviving great-grandchildren, Kristi, Gene and Luke Patterson; Stephanie and Keith Magness; Alicia, Sean and Ryan Duncan; Angela and Amy Brown; Eli Whetsell; Kristina Hofer; and Kristin, Justin and Alan Roney.
Memorial services were held Monday, August 10, 1998 in the Family Life Center, Wof- ford Heights. Those wishing to honor Mrs. Duncan's life may make donations to Foursquare World Missions through the Family Life Center, 20 West Panorama, Wofford Heights, Calif. 93285.
Interment at Hillcrest Memo- rial Park of Bakersfield.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Marilynn Kathleen Frazier
Marilynn Kathleen Frazier, a resident of the Kern River Valley for 38 years, passed away in Bakersfield, Calif., on July 30, 1998.
Marilynn was born to Chris- topher and Effie Griffin in Palo Alto, Calif., on May' 5, 1922. She attended school in Hun- tington Park, Calif.
Marilynn served as Post- master at Mountain Mesa, Ca- lif. until 1984. Upon retiring, she enjoyed spending her times in her garden and tend- ing to her flowers.
Marilynn was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years Thomas F. Frazier, and 1 brother, Cullen "Bud" Griffin.
Marilynn was the beloved mother of daughter and son- in-law, Pam and Richard Reed of Suisun City, Calif., and sons, Kent Frazier and wife Phyliss, of Taft, Calif., and Mark Frazier of Bodfish, Calif. daughter-in- law, Christy Kay of Squamish, Wash.
She is survived by 9 grand- children, Dennis Reed and wife Patti of Stockton, Calif., Terra Frazier of Suisun City, Calif., Stacy Frazier of Newberg, Ore., Scott and Cody Frazier of Lake Isabella, Melissa and lan Frazier of Squamish, Wash., and Jeremy and Jentri LaLonde of Taft, Calif. She also had 3 beautiful great-granddaugh- ters, Kourtney and Kelsi Reed of Stockton and Caitlun Aguilar of Suison City, Calif. Also sur- viving her are 3 brothers, Frank Griffin and wife Irene, Michael Griffin and wife Linda, all from La Habra, Calif. James Griffin and wife Shirley, of Tucson, Ariz., and 1 sister, Martha Monterosso and husband Frank of Cypress, Calif., and sister-in-law Claralee Griffin of Downey, Calif.
She will be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews, and friends.
She leaves us with a heartfull of love and a lifetime of memo- ries.
Arrangements by Lake Isa- bella Funeral Home.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1998
Patricia Ann Carroll
Graveside services were held Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1998 at 10 a.m. at the Kern River Valley Cemetery in Wof- ford Heights for Patricia Ann Carroll. Officiating was Pastor John Carpenter of the Kern- ville United Methodist Church. Pat was born July 12, 1941 in Texas and passed away Aug. 6, 1998 in Mountain Mesa. Pat was a resident of the Kern River Valley since 1978.
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She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Eugene Feemster of Bodfish; grandsons, John Wayne Feemster of Bodfish and John Lee DeVicariis of Lake Isabella.
Pat is gone but not forgotten for she will be here forever in our hearts.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Leonard William Weaver
Leonard William Weaver was born on Sept. 22, 1922, to his parents, William and Mable, in the sleepy little town of Hot Springs, Ark. Later in 1942, he met and married Edith Nation, that same year they moved from Arkansas to California, settling in the Downey and Bell Gardens area. They had twin girls, Imogene and Emogene.
In 1971 Edith came to the Kern River Valley, while Leonard continued to commute- back and forth from down south to work in his trade as a resi- dential pool contractor. In 1976 Leonard come tothe valley and started his own contracting business, many here in the valley will remember him for his honest and forth-right man- ner, along with his wonderful sense of humor.
Leonard leaves to grieve for him his loving wife, Edith; his twin girls, Imogene and Emogene; his wonderful grand- children, Jason, Victoria, Harold, Pamela, Christina, Jodi, and James; also seven great-grandchildren. Many friends in the valley will miss him too.
Funeral services were held at the Lake Isabella Funeral Home, Rose Chapel, on Fri- day, Aug. 14,1998 at 10 a.m. Officiating was Pastor Francis Edge of the Pentecostal Light- house Church. Interment fol- lowed at the Kern River Valley District Cemetery.
F. Donald Didier
Memorial services will be held Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church in Wofford Heights for F. Donald Didier. Officiating will be Father Jim Kudilil. Donald was born Feb. 1, 1922 in Cali- fornia and passed away Aug. 7, 1998 in Wofford Heights.
He was a graduate of USC and a Major in the Air Force. He was an engineer for Buena Engineers for 30 years and was still a consulting geologist for the past 15 years that he was a resident of Wofford Heights.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Julie Didier of Montrose, Calif .; son, Chris Didier, of Palm Springs; his brother, Robert Didier, of Santa Rosa, Calif.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1998
Agnes Lorraine Stains
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1998 at 10 a.m. at Valley Mortuary Chapel for Agnes Lorraine Stains. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Charles White of the Wel- don Methodist Church and the Ladies of the Eastern Star. Burial will follow at the Kern River Valley Cemetery in Wof- ford Heights.
Agnes was born Sept. 12, 1912 in Canora Saskatchewan, Canada, and passed away Aug. 13, 1998 in Mountain Mesa. She retired from Pacific Bell after 40 years and moved to the Kern River Valley in Au- gust of 1990. She has been a : member of the South Fork ' Woman's Club and the East- ern Star and the Golden Slip- pers.
She is survived by her sis- ter, Ruby Hershey, of Lake Isa- bella; her brother, Robert Peterson, of Connecticut; two stepsons, Aubrey and Matt Stains; 12 nieces and neph- ews and her many friends in the valley.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Alvin H. Flener
Services were held July 30, 1998, at Green Valley Cem- etery for Alvin H. Flener, age 76. Officiating was Pastor Greg Cull. He was born Dec. 29, 1921 in Rumsy, Ky .; and- passed away at his home on July 27, 1998. He was a resi- dent of Bodfish for over 14 years.
Mr. Flener served in the Army for six years during World War II and was discharged as a Sergeant. He was employed as a welder/mechanic at Irvine Ranch. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, camping, golf, and most importantly, being a family man.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Odis and Nola Flener. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Margie Flener; his children, Beverly Foster of Shingle Springs, Greg Triplett of Placerville, Pat Scheffield of Texas, and Jimmy Flener of Arkansas; as well as seven grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. He is also sur- vived by his brothers, Hester McLemor of Michigan and Ri- chard Flener of Oklahoma.
Arrangements by Green Valley Mortuary.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1998
Mary Jean Tebbe
Mary Jean Tebbe, age 80, passed away in her home on Aug. 16, 1998 with family at her side. She was born on June 21, 1918 in Dilworth, Minn., where she spent her early years. She was the youngest of five chil- dren born to Eugene and Mary Rigdon. She survived brothers Cecil and Woodrow and sisters Wanda and Margaret. Life was sometimes difficult with her fa- ther away so often as a con- ductor with the Northern Pa- cific Railroad, but her home was happy and full of love.
She met her future husband, L. William Tebbe, in Los Ange- les while visiting her sister and married in a simple ceremony Sept. 11, 1937. They moved to Burbank in 1939 and children William Norman and Margaret Ann were born. Her life was full with family and activities. The next 35 years would eventually see Bill retire from Lockheed Aircraft and her children grow, marry and have children of their own prior to their moving to Lake Isabella.
Mary Jean and Bill moved to Squirrel Valley 24 years ago. These have been happy and wonderful years, full of many newfriends and activities. Mary Jean was involved in the Prop- erty Owners Association, Kern Valley Historical Association, Kern CBer's, Dam Quilters and various other community groups. She and Bill also trav- eled extensively with a host of CB friends,
Mary Jean loved to work with her hands. Her many hobbies included: painting, hooking and braiding ,making lampshades and draperies, upholstery, tailoring, bead art, needlepoint, counted cross stitch, quilting, pottery, leaded glass, canning, cooking and gardening.
Mary Jean is survived by her husband Bill of almost 61 years of wedded bliss; a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Irene Tebbe; daughter, Margaret Haase; grandchildren, Bill and wife Julie Tebbe, Wendy and husband Dennis Mullins, Rob- ert Tebbe, Heather Davidson and Erik Haase; and five great- granddaughters, Jordan and Makena Davidson, Valerie and Jessica Mullins and Morgan Tebbe.
An informal "Celebration of Life" will be held on Saturday, Sept. 5 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at her home at 3508 Indian Rock Road, Squirrel Valley, for all her many friends and neigh- bors to remember stories and help celebrate her life. Refresh- ments will be served.
Private memorial services were held for the family at the Weldon United Methodist Church with Pastor Charles White officiating.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kern Hospice in the name of Mary Jean Tebbe. Their address is 4300 Stine Road, Suite 720, Bakers- field, Calif. 93313.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1998
Frederick Daniel Peaslee
Funeral services were held on Aug. 25, 1998, at the Kern River Valley Cemetery, in Wof- ford Heights. Pastor Carlos Fandino officiated along with the Honor Guard of the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars. Frederick Daniel Peaslee was born on Nov. 29, 1932, in Boston, Mass.
He joined the Air Force in September 1949 and received an honorable discharge in Sep- tember 1954. Fred began work- ing for American Airlines in 1954 and was transferred to Los Angeles in the late 1950's, where he met his future wife, Jan. They were married on July 3, 1960.
Over the years he received many awards from American Airlines. In 1979, Fred received American Airlines Mechanic Recognition Award, which is the highest award given. He also received an award for Outstanding Performance and Support of CF6 Engine from the American Airlines Tulsa Engine Shop. He retired in 1989 as Crew Chief of the Los Ange- les American Airlines Jet En- gine Shop. He retired with his wife, Jan, and moved from Tor- rance to Wofford Heights. After moving to Worrord Heights, he joined the Kern River Valley Elks Lodge #2358. He was also a member of The American Legion. A few of the highlights of his retirement were motoring twice back East to Maine to visit his brothers, a Mexican cruise and a two-week vaca- tion to Napa. He enjoyed wood- working for the local commu- nity. He also restored his 1931 Oldsmobile and 1925 Model T.
Frederick Daniel Peaslee is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Janice, of Wofford Heights; his two sons, Michael of Wofford Heights and Chris of Castaic; his daughter-in-law Paula; granddaughter, Tessa; grandson, John Michael; and his three brothers, Neil, Dennis and Henry. Fred will be very much missed by his loving fam- ily and friends. .. .
Special services arranged by the Lake Isabella Funeral Home.
Willard Dennis Malone
Graveside services were held at the Kern Valley Cem- etery at 10 a.m. on Tuesday Aug. 18, 1998 for Willard Den- nis Malone, age 70, who passed away on Aug. 14, 1998 in Moun- tain Mesa.
Willard was born in Bakers- field on June 17, 1928 to Art and Marie Malone of Kernville. Willard spent most of his life in the Kern River area leaving only to serve his country in the U.S. Marines during World War II where he served aboard the battleship U.S. Missouri.
Willard worked in the lumber industry and spent some time in Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas before retiring in 1990.
He is survived by his mother Marie of Kernville; sisters, Clara Anderson, Patricia Henry, Dor- othy Denson; brothers, Harvey Malone, Stanley Malone, Loren Malone, Boyd Malone; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Art Malone, and sisters, Joyce Crafton and Edith Ma- lone.
Per Willard's request there were no visitations.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1998
Gaylord Henry Tibbetts
Gaylord Henry Tibbetts was born January 18, 1918 to Eva Mae and Arthur Charles Tibbetts in Eau Claire, Wis. He married Helyne Kinseth on July 12, 1941. They celebrated 57 years of marriage this year. They had one son, who died prematurely in 1942.
Gaylord was inducted into people and loved the outdoors the U.S. Army in 1942 and was honorably discharged in 1946, He is survived by his wife after the war was over. He Helyne, one brother, James, of trained in several branches of Mass., one sister, Mary Lou Petersen of Florida, nephew Art Tibbetts and wife Jane of Squirrel Valley, and numerous other nephews and nieces. He was a loving and devoted hus- band and generous with his help to his relatives and many friends. He was a kind and lov- the Army at various camps, but being so mechanically minded and knowledgeable about au- tomotive vehicles he was based at a P.O.E. in Camp Edwards, Mass. He was in charge of the motor pool there and met ships coming to port with wounded servicemen and prisoners of ing man and will be greatly war. He left the service with a missed. T5 technician rating.
In 1958 he left Wisconsin and went to Northrop Institute of Technology to learn to work on jet planes. He had a love for airplanes. He went to work for Continental Airlines in 1960, retiring from there in 1975.
He and his wife bought a home in Wofford Heights and he started his own construction and landscaping business until 1985. He enjoyed meeting and animals.
There will be no services here, but graveside services will be held at a later date in Eau Claire, Wis. In lieu of flow- ers, please make a donation to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements made by Lake Isabella Funeral Home.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
Mark Alden Westergren
Mark Alden Westergren was born Sept. 2, 1954 in Los Ange- les. He passed away September 3, 1998 at his sister's home in Wofford Heights after a tough battle with inoperable brain tu- mor cancer for 2 months. He was preceded in death by his sister Karen in 1959, also later his Grandfather, 2 grandmothers, and father Alden. He is survived by his mother Donna, his sister and husband Diane and Tony Plante, nieces Jenifer and Jaclyn, nephew Jeffrey, the Oberg and Cornell family members, and stepson Brian, Sylvia and grand- son Brandon just 2 weeks old who he was able to see and hold just before moving from Sacra- mento to Wofford Heights.
Observing Mark's request, there will be no funeral or memo- rial service. Donations may be made to the Kern Hospice, the American Cancer Society, or the J. Clifford Lee Cancer Memorial Fund for Masonic affiliated mem- bers.
Mark was loved by all his fam- ily and friends and will be missed greatly.
Dorothy Edith Boelzner "Dottie"
Dorothy Edith Boelzner passed away September 9th, 1998 at the Kern Valley Hospital, she was 74 years old.
Dorothy and her husband Bob loved to travel, and travel they did. They have entertained friends and family for hours with their stories of their "adventures". and they had not just a few to tell about. But all of their trips left those across the country richer just for having met them.
Wherever Dottie went, and whoever was fortunate enough to meet her, always left with the impression that they had met someone very special, and that they were very special to have had the privledge of meeting "her". She was truly a very spe- cial person. It didn't matter to Dottie, if you were a long time friend, or someone she had just met, she always made you feel important.
Dottie is survived by Robert, her husband, favorite friend and | constant companion of 57 years, their daughter, Dottie Baugh, a granddaughter, Leslie Sorrells and Dottie's greatest delight, her 2 great-grandsons, Matthew and Bret Sorrells, all of Wofford Heights.
She also leaves her brother Ben of Oregon, sister Betty of Colorado, and many other family members and a multitude of friends.
Dorothy is preceded in death by her son, Robert.
A memorial service for Dottie will be held on Saturday, Sep- tember 19, 1998 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness', 1911 Edith Avenue, Lake Isabella, at 1:00 p.m.
Emily Bernice Ice
Funeral services were held Thursday Sept. 10, 1998 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Lake Isabella for Emily Bernice Ice. Officiating was Pastor David Snow.
Mrs. Ice was born Oct. 2, 1908 in White Feather, Mich. and passed away on Sept. 4, 1998 in Mtn. Mesa, Calif. She has been a resident of the Kern River Val- ley for 26 years and a member of the Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting and writing and also played the piano beautifully.
She is survived by her son & daughter-in-law Oren & Loretta Ice of Lake Isabella, daughter & son-in-law Barbara & Donald Parker of Clamith, CA. Sisters, Mildred & Rubin Walker of Mertle Creek, Ore. Irene Kramer of Escondido, Calif., Gertrude Maycumber of Osawatomie, Kan. and 6 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 1 great- great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Valley Mor- tuary.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
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Ruth Elizabeth Banta
Ruth Elizabeth Banta passed away Sept. 7, 1998, in her home, in the loving arms of her family. A funeral service was held Friday, Sept. 11, 1998 at 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills, Lutheran Church, Lake Isabella.
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The daughter of Horace and Mae Deming, she was born on July 30, 1913, in San Diego. Being the only daughter she was beloved by her parents and her brothers.
The family moved often in her early years, living in Washington for a short time and then return- ing to California. The family lived in Hanford where her father owned a restaurant. She enjoyed a recent trip to Hanford with the Historical Society and told sto- ries of going to China Town to use the few pennies she and her younger brother might have to purchase candy. She remem- bered living on Green Street and that the house had a large plot of Shasta Daisies in the yard.
The family eventually moved to West Hollywood where she graduated from Fairfax High School. She worked for a dress- maker and in 1934 she married Bill Banta. They owned a moving and storage business for many years, doing a great deal of work for decorators and galleries. Most of these years her home became the location for the family gather- ings. Many a happy Thanksgiv- ing and Christmas meal were celebrated there.
For many years vacations and week-end trips were spent in Kernville. When the town of "New" Kernville was being sub-
divided they purchased property on Circle Park and built a build- ing which they intended to rent. Ruth worked as a waitress and Bill worked for the County Roads Department for a while and then for James Store. At that time James Store carried dry goods. Clint James wanted out of the dry goods business so he sold them his dry goods stock. They added to that stock and in 1962 opened the Westerner, the first specialty shop in the valley. Bill and Ruth operated the West- erner until 1974 when the store . was purchased by their daugh- ter and son-in-law, Pat and Don - ยก Vehlewald.
The Banta's enjoyed their re- tirement years, spending the summer at their property in Horse Meadows and traveling in their trailer in the winter months. Bill passed away in December of 1992.
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Ruth joined Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in 1993. She had been active in church and made many wonderful friends. Living with Pat and Don
she has said these were some of the happiest years of her life.
The light of her life was her great-grandson, Chris. She and Pat made several happy trips to the coast with Chris. These are memories Chris will always have of a dear sweet lady who loved him very much. His little brothers will miss the joy of knowing her.
. She leaves behind daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Don Vehlewald, granddaughter and husband, Julia and Dale Dumke and great-grandsons, Chris, Johnathan and Joseph of Lancaster, grandson and his wife Gene and Deena Vehlewald of Walla Walla, Wa. She also leaves behind her brother-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Valley Mor- tuary
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1998
Kathleen Reed Wickham
Kathleen Reed Wickham (1917-1998) passed away on September 16, 1998. She is re- membered by the hundreds who sang in the children's choirs and women's choruses which she directed and the many others whom she tutored as elemen- tary school children.
Kathleen was born in Garden City, Kansas. She graduated from high school in Arlington, Kansas and received a degree from Hutchinson Junior College nearby. She taught in a rural elementary school for two years before coming to California to marry her long-time sweetheart, Ralph Wickham. Active in church | work and music, she served as ! the children's choir director at the Venice First Methodist Church for several years and then at the Santa Monica First Christian Church. At one time she was directing five children's choirs, singing in a sixth, and substituting in two others. She also organized a women's cho- rus which performed at social events in the Santa Monica area for a number of years. She gave private voice lessons and tutored elementary school students in basic subjects.
Kathleen and Ralph retired to Kernville in 1970, removed to Kansas to care for an aging par- ent for a few years, and then returned to make their perma- nent home in Kernville. They have enjoyed the scenery and friendliness of the Kern Valley and the family wishes to thank all those who enriched her life in this community.
Kathleen is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ralph Wickham; son, Dennis (Donna) Wickham of Milwaukie, Oregon; daughter, Merry Wickham Ovnick of Chatsworth, Calif., two granddaughters, Karen Ovnick and Lara Ovnick Becher; and a nephew, Les (Ruby) Tanner of Caldwell, Idaho.
A memorial service will be held at Highland Chapel United Meth- odist Church, 5301 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella on Satur- day, October 3, at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Church Building Fund, Highland Chapel United Methodist Church.
Robert D. (Bob) Holcombe
Robert D. Holcombe, 60, di- rector of special operations for ; the Sun's parent company, Wick Communications Company, died Thursday morning at his home in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
The cause of death was lung cancer.
Holcombe was the ramrod for a number of special projects un- dertaken by Wick Communica- tions Company over the last 15 years and operated as the spe- cial assistant to Walter and Rob- ert Wick presidents of Wick Com- munications Company and Wick Publishing Company respec- tively. He often represented the combined companies in locations far afield from its headquarters in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday Sept. 21, 1998 at the United Methodist Church, 3225 S. Saint Andrews Dr., (Buffalo Solders Trail). Mili- tary burial services will be held on Ft. Huachuca with entry at the East Gate at 12:40 p.m.
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