Lynette Caufield
Homemaker
OAKHURST - Lynette G. Caufield, 86, a resident here for the past nine years, died on April 13 at a Fresno hospital. Private services were held at Inglewood Park. Mrs. Caufield was born on July 19, 1915 in Carroll, Iowa. She leaves her children Janice Ellis, Oakhurst; Diana Hoover, Whittier; and Fred Caufield, Rancho Cucamonga. She also leaves six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Florence Dawes
Homemaker
OAKHURST - Florence Jean Dawes, 82, died on April 29. Memorial services will be held on Thursday [May 9] at 11 a.m. at the Sierra Funeral Chapel in Oakhurst. Mrs. Dawes was born in Barrow-In-Furness, England on May 10, 1919 to Ann and Frederick Langley. She was a member of the Morningside Chapter of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters Millicent Wharton and Margaret Dimmock of England. Mrs. Dawes is survived by her daughter Pat Murray (husband Jack) of Oakhurst. She leaves her granddaughters Cheri McMillen (husband John), Coarsegold, and Debbie Hatley (husband Russel) of Arroyo Grande. She was great-grandmother to Jodee and Justin of Coarsegold and Trisha, Laura and Joey of Arroyo Grande. She also leaves three nephews, Paul and Steve Dimmock, and Kenneth Wharton, all of England.

Arthur Bird
Salesman
FRESNO - Arthur John Bird, 75, died on April 28 at a nursing home in Fresno. Services and buriel will be in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mr. Bird was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and worked most of his life as a salesman. He later became western regional manager for Quaker Oats in Edmonton. He leaves his wife, Dortha Bird, Oakhurst. He also leaves three daughters, one son and eight grandchildren who reside in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

Barbara King
Vintage clothing collector
AHWAHNEE - Barbara Deon King, 72, died at her home on April 30. Services were held in Mariposa. Mrs. King was born in Mason City, Iowa on March 21, 1930. She was a teacher, homemaker, mother, missionary and church secretary. She was also administrator for Dayna’s Place Youth Center. Mrs. King was an avid collector of vintage clothing and conducted numerous fashion shows. She is survived by her husband Allan King and her mother Naomi Jensen. She leaves her children Blair King (wife Nancy); Kerry Neufeld (husband Cliff); and Tracee Pettee (husband Darrell). Mrs. King also leaves her brother Ralph Decker (wife Janice) and sister-in-law Kathleen Grooter (husband Don). She leaves 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceeed in death by her father Milton Decker, stepfather Thor Jensen and daughter Dayna King. Remembrances: Message of Life, Wild Wonderful Women for King Vintage Museum or Mariposa Friends of Hospice at 45203 Road 621, Ahwahnee 93601.

Rodney Heggie
Retired auto body repairman
OAKHURST - Retired auto body repairman Rodney B. Heggie, 74, died Saturday, May 11, peacefully in his sleep. A memorial service will be held Thursday [May 16], 11 a.m., at Oakhurst Lutheran Church. Mr. Heggie was born in Santa Barbara on July 18, 1927, to Rodney and Francis Heggie. He was raised in Burbank. He and his wife, Irene, raised their four daughters in Oxnard. When he retired at the age of 62, he and his family moved to Oakhurst. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Irene, daughters Sandy (husband, Jack), Janie (husband, Glenn), Brenda (husband, Robert) and Lori (husband, Jim). He also leaves five grandchildren, Andy, Ashley, Jared, Nicholas and Katy, as well as a brother, John and sister, Patty. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

Arthur Penson
Accountant
OAKHURST - Retired accountant Arthur Penson, 78, died at a Clovis care facility on May 5. Services were held last Wednesday, followed by burial at Oakhill Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Sierra Funeral Chapel. Mr. Penson was born in Arkansas on September 12, 1923. He had resided in Oakhurst for 15 years. He leaves his wife, Pauline; children, Arthur Paul Penson of Oakhurst and Margaret Ann Harryman of Laguna Niguel; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Betty Adams
Homemaker, painter
NORTH FORK - Betty M. Adams, a member of two pioneer Fresno families, died here on May 4. A memorial service honoring the life of Mrs. Adams will be held on Friday, May 24, starting at 11 a.m., at the Oakhurst Lutheran Church. Mrs. Adams was born May 31, 1915, to Alfred H. and Leda Eilert McKenzie in San Francisco. James McKenzie, her great-grandfather, arrived as a soldier to help establish Fort Miller, the first seat of Fresno County in 1851. The McKenzies went on to establish a large ranching business in Fresno and Eastern Madera ocunties. Her maternal grandfather, Ernest Eilert, a European-trained brewer from Wisconsin, established the Fresno Brewery Company at the turn of the century. He then operated it with his son until 1919 when Prohibition stopped production. Mrs. Adams was the wife of the late Dr. William Lanier Adams, M.D. She is survived by daughters Leslie Adams-Ayers of North Fork, Leda Ballard of Bass Lake and Lynne Evarts of Greenville. She had six grandchildren: Michael Lindskog, Lauren Allen, Kathleen Cabot, Mary Leda Larkins, Matthew Evarts and Blake Adams-Ayers. Her great-grandchildren are Sutter Allen, Lily Cabot, and Camille and Phoebe Larkins. Mrs. Adams graduated from Fresno High School, attended Fresno State College and Chaunard School of Arts in Los Angeles. She was a member of the Tuesday Group of Fresno watercolorists and exhibited for many years. Remembrances: Fresno Art Museum, 2233 North First Street, Fresno 93703, or the donor’s favorite charity.

Kathy Dillinger
Homemaker
COARSEGOLD - Kathy Ann Dillinger, 54, a homemaker who resided here for 22 years, died at a Fresno hospital on May 10. A memorial service will be held Friday [May 17], starting at 3 p.m. at the Sun Mountain Gun Club at Coarsegold. Mrs. Dillinger was born in Fresno, where she made her home prior to moving north. She played ladies softball, was an avid fisherman, and played and coached youth soccer. Mrs. Dillinger was also a member of Sun Mountain Gun Club. She was the wife of Ken Dillinger of Coarsegold and the mother of Shari and James Allman, Scott Dillinger and Carrie Brooms. Mrs. Dillinger is also survived by two brothers in Fresno and her sister in Reno.

Margaret Western
Teacher
FUQUAY-VARINA, North Carolina - Margaret "Lucy" Lucille Western, 91, a former resident of Oakhurst, died on May 15. Mrs. Western was born April 18, 1911, in Bevier, Missouri where her childhood was spent on a farm. She became a teacher and, after she and her husband, Ben, moved to Southern California, she taught special education in Glendale until her retirement. Mr. and Mrs. Western then moved to Oakhurst in the mid-1960s, operating a trailer-rental business there and later building and managing Ben’s Mini-Storage in Oakhurst. She was loved an appreciated for her humor and intelligence combined with her continual patience and understanding. Mrs. Western was predeceased by her son David; husband Ben; and daughter Nancy Rudisill. She is survived by daughter Donna Lamb (husband Jim), eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Don McLean
Realtor
MADERA - Don McLean, 83, a former resident of North Fork, died on May 20 in Madera. Graveside services will be held on Thursday [May 23] at noon at the North Fork Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday [May 23] at 11 a.m. at the Calvary Chapel in North Fork. Arrangements are under the direction of Jay Chapel, Madera. Mr. McLean was a native of Missouri and a resident of Cayucos for 20 years. He also maintained a residence at North Fork. He was a Realtor and a past member of the Board of Realtors. He was a member of the Cayucos Community Church. Mr. McLean served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He enjoyed fishing in the ocean. He is survived by his wife Rita Lois McLean of Cayucos. He leaves his stepchildren Ed Tannehill, North Fork, and Susan pinto, Sacramento. He also leaves his daughters Bonnie McLean of Arkansas and Jenny Terrant of Missouri. He is survived by 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

‘Diddy’ Jensen
Retired industrial supervisor
COARSEGOLD - Wilamet (Diddy) Jensen died on May 19 at the age of 85. Per her request, no formal services will be held; please remember this vibrant woman, devoted friend, and loving mother in your own way. Although Mrs. Jensen was born and raised in Fresno, she spent the last five years of her life living near her children, Susan and Brad in Coarsegold. Mrs. Jensen spent 15 years as the industrial supervisor for Manpower, Inc., and after moving to the Mountain Area volunteered weekly at the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Center. Her late husband, Donald, was a captain on the Fresno Police Department. Mrs. Jensen was a woman of high energy and gracious hospitality and was adored by her family and friends. She is survived by daughters Susan Macy (husband Harry) and Kristi Geery, and son Brad Jensen (wife Patrice), along with grandchildren Chelsea Macy Rowe, Brian and Cameron Geery, and great-granddaughter Macy Rowe. Remembrances: local Cancer Society or the SPCA.

Annette Wyatt
Optical technician
CERES, Stanislaus County - Annette Wyatt, 63, formerly of Coarsegold, died at her sister’s home here on May 21. A private burial will be held at Ceres Cemetery. A native of Earlimart, born on August 19, 1938, Mrs. Wyatt resided in Coarsegold for five years before moving to Ceres five months ago. She formerly worked as an optical technician in Stockton for five years. Mrs. Wyatt was the mother of Brandon Watkins of Coarsegold and Cynthia Overfield, Sonora. She was the sister of Abner Yarbrough, Coarsegold; Raymond Yarbrough, Modesto; Mary Yarbrough and Edna Yarbrough, Ceres; Betty Yarbrough, Chico; and Verna Yarbrough, Texas. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Arlyne Thatcher
Mountain resident
COARSEGOLD - Arlyne Esther Thatcher, 65, a resident of Coarsegold for 11 years, died on May 26 at her home. A memorial and celebration will be held on Saturday [June 1] at 1 p.m. at the Yosemite Lakes Community Church sanctuary. She was born in South Dakota on July 10, 1936. Remembrances: La Sierra Guild for Children’s Hospital of Central California.

Glenn Seymour
CHOWCHILLA - Glenn Seymour, who served as Madera County sheriff-coroner for 12 years from 1987 to 1998, died suddenly on Thursday at the age of 55. Retiring after he lost his campaign for a fourth term, Mr. Seymour worked in real estate. While performing his duties as sheriff-coroner, he skillfully guided 71 deputies and oversaw the county’s very successful SWAT team and K9 unit. "To have lost someone at so young an age," says Sheriff-Coroner John P. Anderson, "deeply saddens us all. Words cannot express our sorrow for his family. They remain in our thoughts and our prayers." Mr. Anderson succeeded Mr. Seymour as a result of the November 1998 election. Mr. Seymour had served three consecutive terms in that elected position during which he saw the installation of a new radio system and safety equipment for deputies. He is also credited for having implemented the Sheriff’s Department’s first computer system and was commended by the community for opening the Madera Ranchos Substation, where the popular community service officer program began. He began his career with the Chowchilla Police Department in 1971 and joined the Sheriff’s Department in 1973, as a deputy in the Jail Division, then a part of the department but later a separate department. He moved to patrol duty and became a detective in 1974. He was later promoted to sergeant, served as chief deputy coroner and then was promoted to lieutenant in October 1981. Before defeating Sheriff-Coroner Ovonual Berkley that year, Mr. Seymour had a local political careeer as a councilman and mayor with the City of Chowchilla.

Benn Volkel
Carpenter
AHWAHNEE - Benn Frederick Volkel, 84, a resident here for 14 years, died at his home on May 29. A private memorial service was held on June 1. Mr. Volkel was born on October 9, 1917 in Antigo, Wisconsin. He was the commodore of the Lake Mead Yacht Club and a member of the Carpenters Union. He enjoyed boating and auto racing, and he was an excellent craftsman. Mr. Volkel is survived by his wife Ella Jean Volkel. He is also survived by his daughters Linda Peters (husband Huey), Bishop, and Sharon Frug (husband Ronald), Bakersfield. He also leaves three grandchildren and his good friends Garry and Gale Parker of Mariposa. Families and friends are encouraged to provide information that helps celebrate the lives of loved ones.

Francis Andrews
Retired fireman
BASS LAKE - Francis Kloeppel Andrews, 78, a retired Los Angeles County fireman, died at a Fresno hospital on June 1. Mr. Andrews had resided at Bass lake for 15 years. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are under the direction of Sierra Funeral Chapel of Oakhurst. Mr. Andrews was born in Missouri on May 11, 1924. He was the father of Gregory Andrews of Oakhurst; Brian Andrews, Carson City, Nevada; and Brad Andrews, Orlando, Florida. He was the brother of Leo Andrews of Los Alamitos. Also surviving are three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mary Stephan
Homemaker
COARSEGOLD - Mary Margaret Stephan, 65, a resident here for 25 years, died at a Fresno hospital on June 1. Graveside services will be held Saturday [June 8] at Oakhill Cemetery in Oakhurst, starting at 10 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Sierra Funeral Chapel of Oakhurst. Mrs. Stephan was born in California on August 24, 1936. She leaves her husband, Hugh Stephan of Coarsegold, and was the mother of Terri Stephan, Coarsegold; Jerry Stephan, Napoma; and Jim Stephan, Polson, Montana. Mrs. Stephan was the stepmother of Jeff Stephan, Redlands; and Toni Stephan and Sherry Rorzer, Redland, Oregon. Also surviving are 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Elaine Stucky
Library historian
WAWONA - Elaine Eymann Stucky, died on June 9 at the age of 77. Mrs. Stucky was born in Reedley on September 19, 1924, to Earl and Meta Eymann. She grew up in Reedley and graduated from Reedley High School. She attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas, where she met Roland Stucky. They were married in 1947. They moved to Kingsburg in 1951 and resided there until 1986, when they moved to Wawona in Yosemite National Park. Mrs. Stucky belonged to the First Mennonite Church in Reedley and later became a member of the Wawona Christian Fellowship. She was also a member of the Kingsburg Y’s Mennettes, helped out at the MCC center and served as the historian of the Wawona Library. She enjoyed her family, playing bridge, golfing and attending Bulldog basketball games at California State University, Fresno. She especially enjoyed the beauty of Yosemite. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Roland D. Stucky, daughters Maureen Sinclair of Puyallup, Washington and Patrice Flaming of Akron, Pennsylvania, and son Scott Stucky of Escondido. Mrs. Stucky is also survived by six granddaughters and her sister, Carol Gouldy of Shaver Lake. A private burial service will be held at the Oakhill Cemetery, and a public memorial service will be held at the First Mennonite Church in Reedley on Thursday [June 13] at 11:30 a.m. Remembrances: donor’s favorite charity.

William Delaney
Resident
LOS ANGELES - William J. Delaney, 81, an Oakhurst resident since 1993, died on May 28. A memorial service will be held at La Tijera United Methodist Church in Los Angeles on Saturday [June 15], starting at 1 p.m. Mr. Delaney was born in Oak Hill, Ohio, on May 17, 1921. He is survived by his wife, Dorris, and by sons Bill and Stan. Also surviving are grandchildren Cari, Lauren, Nathan and Tyler, and two sisters who reside in Arkansas and Florida.

William Johnson
Retired, U.S. Navy
OAKHURST - AWSC William D. Johnson, retired from the U.S. Navy, died in Fresno on June 10. Private died June 15 in Fresno. A memorial service was held Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oakhurst. Mrs. Alfkin, a widow, was the retired owner of Sierra View Convalescent in Fresno. She is survived by her sons, James F. Chappel and John Weldrick. Evergreen Cremation Service of California was in charge of arrangements.

Betty Caris
Area resident, 100
COARSEGOLD - Elizabeth Mabel Sollberger Kaehne Caris, 100, died on Friday, June 14. There will be no public visitation hours, although a memorial service and celebration of her long life will be held July 28 in Ravenna, Ohio, for family and friends. As requested, her ashes will be interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna, next to her husband, Carl Caris. Mrs. Caris was born in Charleston, Ohio, on January 11, 1902, to Phillip Sollberger and Laura Powell Sollberger. She told stories of gathering maple sap for syrup, making her own ketchup and bread, of oranges for Christmas when there wasn’t any money for much else and country dances where she was a belle. She lived through many difficult personal times, such as two world wars and the Depression. An ardent Democrat, she voted against President Bush and noted in her calendar when Al Gore lost. When called for jury duty in her last years, she wanted to serve, but couldn’t hear or see very well, so she reluctantly had to give that up. Mrs. Caris loved roses and news of her wide circle of family and friends. Her great curiosity and zest for living could be counted upon. Family was probably the most important thing to her, and she loved the cards and letters she received from all over the world. Referred to as a "great card player," Mrs. Caris was known to stay up all night enjoying a winning game. Born before the first car was manufactured or the first airplane flown, she was a Victorian lady who rarely complained. She liked to dance, loved a good practical joke and got around in her later years in her blue walker with wheels. Going outside for hours every day to simply sit in the sunshine was a favorite activity that she enjoyed until just weeks before she died. She kept track of the weather in her personal calendar. If it was a nice day, or if it snowed during the night, she noted it down. She also kept track of really good meals, especially if she had a nice, juicy steak. Traveling was another interest of hers. Her last trip, two years ago at the age of 98, was to visit a granddaughter, Laura Caris Kuznia, in Iowa. She wanted to see her great-grandson, Jon Kuznia, and spend some time with the family she loved so much. The last card she received, just the day before she died, was a lovely note from her great-granddaughter, Lauren Caris, age 12. Fifteen years ago, well into her eighties, she had colon cancer and doctors didn’t offer much hope. Mrs. Caris demonstrated how her personal determination to live was stronger than pain or injury. Just four years ago, she elected to have cosmetic surgery on her face and neck. Beauty was important to her, and her homes were always immaculate and well-decorated. She also liked nice clothes and had a touch for arranging things that could have made her a successful decorator, if she had lived her earlier life when women could work (much less vote). Being fiercely loyal and independent, Mrs. Caris lived in her own apartment until her late eighties. She then lived with her son, David, and his wife, Jeannemarie, until this past year when she was very well taken care of at the Country Rose Guest Home in Coarsegold. She inspired backbone and courage in those that knew her, because she herself was courageous and stoic. Mrs. Caris died in the early morning hours after a gentle illness, and those close to her believe that she "decided it was time to go," as she refused to eat or take her medicine for the 10 days before her death. Her daughter, Ethel (Betty) Kaehne Adams, died on the very same day, 12 years ago. Mrs. Caris never got over feeling that it should have been her, not her daughter, that died first. She missed her daughter so much and no one was surprised that she left this world on this same date. She also buried her husband, Axel Frederick Christian Kaehne, when she was still in her 20s. Then she endured the deaths of her son, Paul F. Kaehne, and her stepdaughter, Colletta Caris Luoma. Mrs. Caris lived with these sorrows, faithfully going to the cemeteries every Memorial Day to plant flowers at these graves, and those of her parents and siblings. She marked her calendar each year with the dates of births and deaths of those she had loved and lost. After her first husband was killed in a train wreck in Chicago, she returned home to her family in Ravenna, where a few years later she met and married Carl H. Caris, nearly 70 years ago. She has been a widow for 28 years. She is survived by her son, David, of Oakhurst, with whom she enjoyed a long and very loving relationship as mother and son. She celebrated her 100th birthday five months ago. Many in her family visited and shared ice cream, cake and lots of kisses. Her great-granddaughter, Beverly Adams Helsel, made a wonderful photo album that Mrs. Caris spent many hours looking at during her last five months. Survivors also include her daughter-in-law, Jeannemarie, her sister, Grace (who is called "Great Grace" by those who love her) and her former daughter-in-law, Nancy Bonham Caris. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins Her siblings, Charles, Ethel, James and Virgil, preceded her in death. She will be missed by those who knew her and loved her.

‘Peggy’ Molarsky
Poet, Mono Indian researcher
MARIN COUNTY - Margaret (Peggy) Molarsky, 93, born Margaret Gibbons, a fifth-generation Californian, died at her home here on June 13, after a lingering illness. Her family had a cabin at Huntington Lake and it was in the High Sierra that she first became aware of California’s Native American culture. She discovered scores of Indian sites used by the Mono Indians to escape the heat of the foothills, where they wintered. Marked by bedrock grinding holes where the natives ground acorns and other seeds, their camps followed a pattern indicating a seasonal trek to the eastern side of the Sierra. There they traded with their Paiute cousins, especially for the obsidian, volcanic glass they used to fashion arrowheads and scrapers. Peggy confirmed her findings in interviews with Mono elders still living in the foothills. Two of her monographs that mapped and described the sites were published by the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Anthropology and may be found now on the Internet. Her earliest California forebear was her great-grandfather, Dr. Henry Gibbons, one of three brothers, all physicians, who came to California in 1850 from Wilmington, Delaware. They were members there of the large Quaker community. Her great-grandfather was co-founder of the Stanford Medical School, as well as the California Medical Association and the California Academy of Sciences. Each subsequent generation had at least one doctor in the family, all of them serving as the state medical association presidents. Peggy attended Miss Burke’s School and graduated in the class of 1931 from the University of California, Berkeley, with an additional certificate in medical social work. She later used her expertise as a volunteer medical social worker, sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, and served Native American families relocated from the reservations to the Bay Area. She chronicled many of her experiences in this work in her volume of poetry, "Rejected Gifts." Much of her other poetry reflects a passionate relationship with nature, garnered from her experiences in the High Sierra. In 1973 she discovered that the US Forest Service had planned a timber sale that would have clear cut much of the virgin forest adjacent to Huntington Lake. She took a leadership role in striving to have the area declared an official wilderness. Reading her poetry to the legislators, she testified before two Congressional Committees, in one session, in support of the bill eventually signed by President Gerald Ford. It declared the area forever off limits to commercial development. As an inveterate collector, she assembled Indian baskets and other woven artifacts, which she donated to the California Academy of Sciences. She also gave a collection of antique jade to the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park for permanent exhibition. Just out of college, she married George Armand Faraday, a descendant of the 18th century physicist Michael Faraday. Her husband died in 1948 and left her with two sons, ages eight and 14. She later married a widower, Barrett Hindes, whose own two sons nearly matched hers in age. After the death of her second husband in 1964, she began to do family case work with Bay Area Native Americans. She married Osmond Molarsky, then a radio talk show host and writer of children’s books. She is survived by her husband, a son Michael of Palm Springs, two stepsons, Scott Hindes of Washington and Peter Hindes of Florida, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Her youngest son, David Faraday, preceded her in death in 1994. A memorial service is being held for her at the Mill Valley Community Church on Thursday [July 27].

Jack Adams
Plumbing contractor
COARSEGOLD - Jack H. Adams, 60, a resident here for 45 years, died at his home on June 24. Services will be held on Saturday [June 29] at 11 a.m. at the Coarsegold Community Center. Mr. Adams was born on October 13, 1941 in Paso Robles. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years. He was a self-employed plumbing contractor in the Mountain Area. Mr. Adams was on the Coarsegold Community Board, the Coarsegold Rodeo Association and he served for 17 years on the Coarsegold School Board. He volunteered at the Coarsegold Rodeo for 20 years. He liked to study law and its history as a hobby. Along with his wife, Joyce, Mr. Adams was the grand marshal of the Coarsegold Rodeo for 2002. Mr. Adams is survived by his wife Joyce of Coarsegold. He leaves his children Shannon and Brandi of Fresno, and Monte and Debbie of Redding. He also leaves his sister Judy Lamb of Russelville, Arkansas. He was uncle to Heath, Keith, and Cindy. Remembrances: The Adams Family Memorial Fund at Yosemite Bank.

Bertha Margrey
Retired secretary
AHWAHNEE - Bertha Luctia Margrey, 79, and a resident here for 28 years, died at her home on June 20. No services are scheduled. Mrs. Margrey was born on October 2, 1922 in Yuba City. She was retired as a secretary for Superior Wholesale, an electrical wholesaler. She is survived by her son Alan Margrey, Ahwahnee. Another son, Harmon Margrey preceded her in death. She was a sister to JoAnn McNally, Lake Elsinore; Janice Proctor, McKinleyville; and John W. Davis, Texas. She leaves seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Two great-grandchildren preceded her in death.

Vernon Reden
Retired teacher
BASS LAKE - Vernon Paul Reden, 94, a resident here for the past 20 years, died on June 18 at a Valley hospital. Private services were held at the North Fork Cemetery. Mr. Reden was born on October 27, 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was retired as a special education teacher. Mr. Reden leaves his wife Ruth Reden of Bass Lake. He also leaves his children Greg Reden, Bass Lake, and Steve Reden, Escondido. He is survived by 25 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Donald Stockdale
Retired bank president
COARSEGOLD - Retired bank president Donald A. Stockdale, 71, died at his home here on June 23. A memorial service will be held Saturday [June 29], starting at 10 a.m. at the Yosemite Lakes Community Church. Mr. Stockdale was born in Toronto on January 23,1921, to Stanley and Laura Stockdale, an only child. He attended school in Toronto and joined the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1938, then joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in October 1939, serving as a pilot. Following his discharge in January 1946, Mr. Stockdale returned to the bank as an inspector. He was then recruited by the First Western Bank of Los Angeles in 1959. He worked with United California Bank in Fresno, retiring in 1979, then resuming his career to become president of the Commercial Bank of California in Beverly Hills until retiring again in 1986. He moved to Coarsegold, where he enjoyed woodworking and studied watercolor painting with Joan Brumley. He is survived by his wife, Claudette, and children Peter Stockdale of Fresno (wife Susan); Michael Stockdale of Clovis (wife Patty); Michael Baker of Shaver Lake (wife Sherry); David Baker of Sacramento; Suzanne Harper of Madera (husband Bart); and Diane Smith of Sutherlin, Oregon. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many devoted friends. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno 93711-3513.

Esther Kliewer
Sierra Telephone retired
OAKHURST - Esther Adrian Kliewer, 78, died at a Fresno hospital on Wednesday. Services will be held Monday [July 1], starting at 10:30 a.m., at Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Kliewer, retired from Sierra Telephone, was born in Reedley on March 17, 1924. She and her late husband, Victor, who died only recently, had resided here since 1959. She was also preceded in death by her son, Russell David. She is survived by her daughter, Sheila Kliewer of Oakhurst. Also surviving are sisters Hilda Adrian of Dinuba and Martha Neufeld of Fresno, and a host of friends.

Rita Bowling
Telecommunications operator
OAKHURST - Rita Frances Bowling, 68, died June 22 at a Fresno hospice. Graveside services will be held Monday [July 1], starting at 10 a.m. at Oakhill Cemetery in Oakhurst. Mrs. Bowling was an Oakhurst resident for 48 years and was employed as a telecommunications operator for Fresno schools. She was born in Madera on September 6, 1933. She is survived by her husband, James Bowling, of Oakhurst. Also, her son, Larry Bowling, of Fresno and daughters Pam Coronado, also of Fresno, and Betsy Bowling, of Squaw Valley. She was sister to Donald Lewis of Los Angeles and also leaves two grandchildren.