Search for celebrities on Ancestry.com!Bill H. Youngs
Bill H. Youngs, 92, who established Bill Youngs Automotive in Palo Alto more than 60 years ago, died
in Idaho on Feb. 12, 1994. A native of Florida, he moved to the area in the 1920s. His son now operates the family business. He is survived by his wife, Joy Youngs of Star, Idaho; two sons, including Donald K. Youngs of Palo Alto; two daughters; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Melanie Barry
Melanie Barry, 98, a resident of Palo Alto for 68 years, died
in Mountain View on Feb. 28, 1994. A native of Crescent City, she and her husband owned Barry's Shoe Store for 48 years. She is survived by a son; three grandchildren, including Rick Barry of Palo Alto; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held March 4 at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Roller & Hapgood & Tinney, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Donations may be made to St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room, 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Emily Josephine Clifford
Emily Josephine Clifford, 101, an active community volunteer all her life, died
in Palo Alto on Feb. 23, 1994. She was known throughout the area for her tireless efforts raising money for hunger and volunteering at the Friendly Visiting Service of the Council on Aging. A native of New Hampshire, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts some 80 years ago. After living for many years in Schenectady, N.Y., she and her husband, Roger Clifford, moved to California in the 1950s. Mr. Clifford died
in 1959. Mrs. Clifford is survived by a son, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. March 4 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 470 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. Donations may be made to the Friendly Visiting Service of the Council on Aging of Santa Clara County, 2115 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126.
Clara E. Hubbs
Clara E. Hubbs, 92, a resident of Palo Alto for 48 years, died
at her home on Feb. 23, 1994. A native of Illinois, she worked earlier in her life as a schoolteacher and a nurse. She was active in the Palo Alto First Methodist Church. She is survived by a son; a daughter; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be held at the First Methodist Church in Palo Alto on March 12 at 10 a.m. Donations may be made to the Dr. Roy S. Hubbs Memorial Scholarship at the University of South Dakota Medical School.
Katherine Mackall Jason
Katherine Mackall Jason, 94, a resident of Atherton and Palo Alto for many years, died
Feb. 24, 1994. A native of Sacramento, she was active in the Menlo Circus Club, the Stanford Convalescent Home (now the Children's Hospital) and the Peninsula Volunteers. She is survived by a son, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Elizabeth Wright Marsh
Elizabeth Wright Marsh, 88, a resident of Menlo Park for 48 years, died
at her home on Feb. 10, 1994. The Pennsylvania native was a librarian at Peninsula School and the Peninsula Conservation Center. She is survived by a daughter and a son. Donations may be made to the Peninsula School or the Peninsula Conservation Center.
Ralph Winfred Tyler
Ralph Winfred Tyler, 91, who helped found the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, died
in San Diego on Feb. 18, 1994. An education adviser to six U.S. presidents, he is renowned for initiating the National Assessment of Educational Progress in the 1960s. He received his doctorate from the University of Chicago, where he later became dean of the Division of Social Sciences. A frequent lecturer around the country, his landmark "Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction" went through 36 printings. He is survived by a son, two daughters, and a brother. A memorial service at Stanford is planned for late April.
Jean Wear
Jean Wear, 73, who gave more than 35 years of community service to Menlo Park, died
Feb. 23, 1994 after a seven-month battle with cancer. Wear was in the third year of her fourth term as a member of the West Bay Sanitary District. Elected to her first term in 1979, Wear was the first woman to serve on the district's board of directors. She was also the first woman to chair the city's Parks and Recreation Commission, to which she was appointed in 1962.
Her husband said Wear's upbringing in the 1920s and 1930s as the daughter of Rep. Robert Simmons of Nebraska fueled her aspirations to pursue public service. During the many trips to Washington she made with her father, Wear met former presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.
"She was raised in the context of public service," Lyman Wear said. "That meant a lot to her. She wanted to make sure in her own life that she lived up to the standards of her family."
The Wears moved to Menlo Park in 1946, and Wear's prowess at political campaigning helped guide six City Council candidates into office. She also served on the state and San Mateo County Republican Central Committees and was a co-founder of the Menlo Park Republican Caucus. She worked locally on Ronald Reagan's first presidential campaign.
Wear was a charter member of the local chapter of the American Association of University Women, the Ladera Oaks Swim and Tennis Club and the local PEO sisterhood. She worked as volunteer teacher at the Ravenswood Child Development Center and the Belle Haven Child Care Center. She also was a member of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.
Wear is survived by her husband of 51 years, Lyman Wear of Menlo Park; three daughters; and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held March 5 at 10 a.m. at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, 950 Santa Cruz Ave. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Kiwanis Club Foundation, P.O. Box 311, Menlo Park, CA 94026.
Dimitri Birkin
Dimitri Birkin, 101, a retired engineer who lived in Menlo Park for many years, died
in Sunnyvale on Feb. 26, 1994. He escaped Russia in 1917 and Germany in 1939 before settling in America. He was a member of the Russian Orthodox Church of Menlo Park.
Jack A. Goodwin
Jack A. Goodwin, 77, a retired Hewlett-Packard employee, died
at Stanford Hospital on Feb. 9, 1994. A San Francisco native, he was a member of the Palo Alto Elks Lodge #1471. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Goodwin of Palo Alto; three daughters, including Cheryl Goodwin of Palo Alto; a son; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Heloise Hannon
Heloise Hannon, 79, a resident of Atherton, died
at home March 2, 1994. A native of Illinois, she is survived by her husband, Horace Hannon of Atherton; two daughters; a son; and five grandchildren.
Corinne Whitely McMillan
Corinne Whitely McMillan, 90, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died
in Petaluma on March 5, 1994. A native of Duluth, Minn., she earned an education degree from the University of Minnesota and later worked as a teacher. She worked as a salesperson after moving to Palo Alto in 1963. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi, Christian Science Church and the American Association of University Women. She is survived by a son and a daughter. Donations may be made to the First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston.
