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Hazel Delores (Yeager) Duncan
Hazel Delores (Yeager) Duncan died in Woodland on Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at age 75.
Born April 11, 1928, in Portland, Ore., Mrs. Duncan had been a Yolo County resident for 74 years. She graduated from Woodland High School; sung in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church choir. She was a homemaker all her adult life.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Charles E. Duncan; daughter, Deborah McDonald and husband Michael, all of Woodland; son, Marc E. Duncan and wife Kerry of Guinda; granddaughters, Kelly and Kimberley Gorman; and great-granddaughter, Ashleigh Correa and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Evelyn Yeager; brother, George Yeager Jr.; and son, Charles Michael Duncan.
Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
Services: A funeral service is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.
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Joan (Bishop) Duncan
Joan (Bishop) Duncan died in Cottonwood Healthcare Center, Woodland Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at age 71.
Born Aug. 11, 1930, in Vernon, Texas, Ms. Duncan was the eldest daughter of Louie and Mozelle Bishop. She graduated from Esparto High School in 1949. She then worked at JCPenney where she met and marriage Floyd W. Duncan Jr. residing in Woodland until they moved with their children to a farm on Hillcrest, which was the place of many family gatherings throughout the years. She was a homemaker most of her adult life and served as a yard duty at Douglass Jr. High for several years.
Ms. Duncan was a valued member of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ for over 50 years and an active member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) weight loss group, reaching the honor of becoming a KOPS. She had a passion for the homeless and helped at the Lighthouse Mission every Wednesday. She was also active in Child Find for a number of years. According to her family members, "she was a loving person with a great sense of humor and known by her family and circle of friends as the hugger' as she loved to hug everyone she knew and met."
She is survived by her husband of many years, Floyd W. Duncan Jr. of Arbuckle; daughters, Judy Meacham and husband Norm of Vacaville, and Terri Martin of Woodland; sons, David R. Duncan and fiancee Dawn Wulfing of Stockton, and Michael A. Duncan and wife Rebecca of Woodland; and grandchildren, Kevin, Jeffery and Nicholas Friend, Rhonda and Paul Miller, David Nardini and Whitney Duncan, Jacob Guerette, Andrew and Jordan Duncan, Tim Meacham, Autumn King, Tim, Marisa, Roger and Steve Wulfing; and six great-grandchildren.
Ms. Duncan is also survived by her sisters, Joyce Morris and Linda Long and their husbands of Ohio; brother, Lou Bishop Jr. of Truckee; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, in 1995; father, in 1992; and brothers,
Jimmy and Tommy Bishop.
A memorial service is scheduled at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, at the Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 509 College St., Woodland, with Pastor Love will preside.
Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Mary Alice Barnes Duncan
Mary Alice Barnes Duncan died Jan. 8, 2005, at her Davis home surrounded by family. She was 87.
The family will receive friends between 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pole Line Road Baptist Church, 770 Pole Line Road in Davis. Burial will follow at Fresno Memorial Gardens in Fresno.
Born Jan. 7, 1918, in Webb City, Ark., to Athel Harris and Essie Richardson Harris, she moved to California with her first husband, Joe Barnes, at the end of World War II. The couple moved to Davis in 1960, with their two daughters. She worked for many years at H&C Shoes on Second Street in downtown Davis.
After the death of Joe Barnes in December 1973, she marriage Alex Duncan in February 1986.
She and her husband traveled extensively with the Lodi Senior Bells Travel Club. Her family said she was an avid gardener who loved to share her roses, and other flowers and plants with her friends and neighbors.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joe Barnes, and by her brothers, Ben and Paul Harris.
She is survived by her husband, Alex Duncan of Davis; daughters, Barbara Barnes Timmons and her husband John of Athens, Ga., and Beverly Barnes Beall of Paradise; and grandchildren Steven Smith of Sacramento, Jennifer Vala of Atlanta, Courtney Griffin of Durham, N.C., Cate Timmons of Atlanta and Cullen Timmons of Athens, Ga.
She is further survived by a sister and brother in Arkansas, and many nieces, nephews and good friends, especially her dearest lifelong friends, Midge and Jay Freeman of Lodi and TiaJuana and Elvin Walker of Ozark, Ark.
Remembrances may be made in her name to the Pole Line Road Baptist Church.
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Donald L. Dungworth
Donald L. Dungworth, a former Davis resident, died of cancer Feb. 14, 2005, in Bayside at the age of 73. He was a distinguished member of the faculty at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for 34 years.
Born in Hathersage, England, on July 16, 1931, he was raised in the country that James Herriot described so eloquently. He received his veterinary degree from the University of Liverpool in 1956, followed by a residency in pathology at the Ontario Veterinary College, in Guelph, Canada.
In 1957, he entered a doctorate program in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1961, he served on the faculty of the University of Bristol, England, School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1962, he returned to UC Davis to join the faculty in the department of pathology at the vet school. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 1963.
During his tenure on the faculty, he had a distinguished career as a veterinary pathologist. His international reputation as an expert in the field of inhalation toxicology and pathology led to a research program in pulmonary toxicopathology recognized for its excellence throughout the world. The program elucidated the impact of ozone and related auto exhaust pollutants as major sources of injury to the lung.
The work of Dungworth and his collaborators provided the key research information for the standards set down by the Clean Air Act of 1990. These standards are now used throughout the world. The Respiratory Disease Research program continues today as the premier pulmonary disease research program in the world.
In addition to his major research accomplishments, he served the school in a variety of administrative capacities throughout his career. As chairman of the department of pathology for 23 years, he headed up the largest and most widely recognized veterinary pathology graduate training program in the world.
He also held the position of associate dean for research, and oversaw the California National Primate Research Center as acting director on three separate occasions. He was invited to serve on several state, national and international advisory panels; on editorial boards; and as president of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
He held many honors, including a World Health Organization Senior Fellowship in 1968, a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to New Zealand in 1976, a German Academic Exchange Fellowship in 1984 and an Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Award in 1990.
Following his retirement from the University of California in 1993, he served on the faculty at the St. Kitts Veterinary College for one year. He remained active as an international consultant on pulmonary toxicology until recently.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Terri Dungworth of Bayside; his daughter, Dawn Elsbree and her husband Andy of Bayside; and his son, Duncan Dungworth and his wife Dara of Roseville.
He is further survived by his grandchildren, Nicholas, Trevor, Claire and Madison.
Services are private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the UC Regents, for the Donald L. Dungworth Graduate Student Memorial Fund, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
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Nancy D. (Stotts) Dunlap
Nancy D. (Stotts) Dunlap born on April 19, 1939 in Woodland, passed away Friday, March 21, 2003.
Preceded in death by her parents William F. and Maud E. Stotts of Guinda; brothers, Harvey and George Stotts, and sister, Joyce Farnham.
Survived by her loving husband Charles B. Dunlap of Maxwell; her children, son, R. Keith Turley; daughter, Sharon E. Winnop and husband Jack; granddaughters, Bridgette Axton and husband Ricky, Nicole Patterson, and grandson, Kyle Patterson; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Madeline and Ricky Axton III; sister, Gladys Knolle and husband Frank; many nieces and nephews; son-in-law, Cash Dunlap and wife Sue and their family; daughter-in-law, Julie Farnham and husband Terry and their family.
Nancy loved flowers and until her health did not allow her to continue, she worked in her own floral shop "The Greenery" located in Maxwell. While living in Woodland, she won many awards in the Yolo County Fair horticulture and garden divisions and Nut Tree Scarecrow Festival in Vacaville.
Family and friends are encouraged to celebrate her life and love of flowers by attending a memorial service to be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2003, at the Capay Valley Cemetery in Esparto.
McNary's Chapel of Woodland, 662-5411 will assist the family.
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Betty Marylouise Dunn
Betty Marylouise Dunn died following a short illness on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at age 72.
Born Feb. 21, 1931, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Dunn had been a resident of Woodland since 1995. She worked as a Wal-Mart associate for the last few years and up until the time of her death. Prior to that she retired from state service of 22 years as a psychiatric technician at Sonoma, Stockton and Napa state hospitals.
Survivors include her children, Lee Temby Jr. of Hendersonville, N.C., Kathy Bledsoe of Tulsa, Okla., Bill Crimmins of Bremerton, Wash., Alice and Beth Crimmins of Woodland; brother, Ernest "Skip" Evans and wife Frieda of Missouri; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren, one on the way.
The family requests memorials be directed to the charity of donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Society of Northern California.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, at Woodland United Fellowship Church, 240 N. West St., Woodland.
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Ronald Faina
Ronald Faina died at Woodland Memorial Hospital Monday, Dec. 27 at age 73.
Mr. Faina was born Jan. 31, 1931 in San Francisco. He had been a Yolo County resident for 7 years. He was a graduate of Epiphany Grammar School and St. Ignatius High School. He was a member of Epiphany Parish, a life member of Geneva-Excelsior Lions Club, associate member of Woodland Host Lions Club, life member of Golden Gate Rod and Gun Club, member of the Woodland Elks Lodge and a volunteer for Yolo County Sheriff's Department STARS program, Meals on Wheels and Community Care Car.
Survivors include Mr. Faina's wife of nearly 50 years, Linnie; his children, Mark Faina and his wife Annalisa, Keith Faina and his wife Sue, Karen Turner and her husband Bob and Debi Faina; his grandchildren, Ariana and Matthew Faina, Chris and Danny Faina, Dominic Faina and his wife Michelle and Mariah Moore-Faina and his great-grandchildren, Dominic and Anthony Faina.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Faina's name be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Services: A memorial Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St., Woodland. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery will be held at a later date. McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
