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Clifford "Cliff" Paris
Clifford "Cliff" Paris of Petaluma, Ca. passed away at age 86 on Feb. 22, 2003.
The second of three sons born to Walter and Ida Paris on March 17, 1916. marriage 56 years to the late Alma Metcalfe they left a legacy of four daughters and many grandchildren. For 60+ years he worked as an independent hay broker with a reputation built on verbal agreements sealed with a handshake. Cliff's long-time passion for motorcycles made him the eldest member of the Redwood Chapter Harley Owners Group (HOG).
Cliff Paris, beloved family patriarch, was preceded in death by his brothers Kenneth and Walter Paris. He is survived by his four daughters, Myrna Donaldson and husband Don of Penngrove, Barbara Paris of Woodland, Kathy Sorensen and husband Roger of Sonoma, and Willie Paulucci and husband Leroy of Woodland. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Friends and family are invited to attend the funeral services, Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at the Parent-Sorensen Mortuary, Magnolia Ave. and Keokuk St., Petaluma. Friends may call at the mortuary after 11 a.m. on Friday, for a time of visitation. Those who prefer may contribute to Hospice of Petaluma, 416 Payran St., Petaluma, 94952; or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 844, Santa Rosa, Ca. 94952 in memory of Clifford Paris. Interment, Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma.
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Bernice Evelyn Parker
Bernice Evelyn Parker died at home in Woodland Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004 at age 81.
Mrs. Parker was born July 8, 1923 to the late Fred and Velda Moedinger and had been a Yolo County resident for her entire life. She was a graduate of Woodland High School and worked as a secretary for a local church and then as an administrative assistant for the UC Davis Housing Office before retiring in 1979.
Survivors include Mrs. Parker's daughter, Sandra Grant and her husband Stuart, and her son Fred Parker, all of Woodland. She is also survived by grandchildren Melissa Romero and her husband Dustin of Sacramento, Brian Grant of Huntington Beach, Becky Parker of West Hills, and Katie Parker of Woodland. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Harold Parker.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland. McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Harold Eldwood Parker
Graveside services will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Harold E. "Park" Parker, who died on April 12, 2001, at Woodland Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was 81.
He was born on Nov. 5, 1919, in Woodland and attended Woodland schools, graduating from Woodland High School in 1937. He attended Sacramento City College and then UC Davis when it was still called "University Farm."
He marriage the former Bernice Moedinger in June of 1941; the couple would have celebrated their 60th anniversary this summer.
Parker worked for the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. until he joined the Army Signal Corps in 1942. He and Bernice were stationed in Pendleton, Ore., until he was called to serve in the Pacific Islands. After the war, the Parkers returned to Woodland where he worked as a carpenter and built many homes in the Woodland area. In 1960, he was hired at the physical plant unit at UC Davis and worked there until he retired as carpenter shop foreman in 1979. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. After his retirement, he also started bowling and golfing and golfed as recently as last month.
Survivors in addition to his wife, Bernice, include a son, Fred Parker, and a daughter, Sandra Grant and her husband, Stuart. Grandchildren include Becky and Katie Parker, and Melissa and Brian Grant, all of Woodland.
Additional survivors include a niece, Joanne Sibbit of Redding; and two nephews, Bob Towle of Hawaii and Ken Towle of Redding. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lois Towle.
A graveside service will be at Monument Hill Memorial Park. The family would prefer that memorials be in the form of donations to the donor's favorite charity.
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Harold Roosevelt "Hal" Parker
Harold Roosevelt "Hal" Parker, a Davis resident and one of the first graduates of UC Davis' veterinary school, died at home Thursday, July 31, 2003. He was 83.
A second-generation Californian, he was born in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 1920, and was the third of five children born to Waldron and Anna Beck Parker. He spent his childhood on an 80-acre ranch near Los Angeles and moved when he was 14 to the San Fernando Valley, where he attended high school.
He attended Los Angeles City College, but left it for the Army Air Corps when Pearl Harbor was attacked. The B-20 Bomber navigator was stationed on Tinian and Okinawa islands. The highlight of his career, according to his family, was flying at 1, 000 feet above the battleship Missouri while the Japanese signed the surrender papers with General Douglas MacArthur.
After the war, he returned to L.A. City College, where he met his future wife Annette Dietsch. He transferred to UCLA and later enrolled as a pre-veterinary student at what was UC Berkeley's University Farm (now UC Davis).
As an undergraduate he founded the Pre-Vet Association and served as president. He and another pre-vet student met with then-Provost Stan Freeborn in Berkeley to discuss a veterinary school at the Davis agricultural campus. Davis was selected as the site, and due to a thunderstorm, Parker dug out the first shovelful of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony.
He marriage Annette Dietsch on July 16, 1949.
He graduated from the vet school in the 1952 pioneer class. He and his wife moved to Watsonville, where he and business partner Erwin Plocher started an animal clinic by converting a chicken coop and 11 acres of land.
After four years, he was forced out of private practice by health problems. He returned to Davis and enrolled in the animal physiology doctoral program, where he studied the effects of radiation on animals and focused his dissertation on the interaction of adrenal and thyroid glands in newborn calves.
He was hired as an assistant professor of physiology at the vet school in 1960, and he served as chairman of the Continuing Education program and organized courses for practitioners around the state.
In 1969, while on sabbatical at the University of Washington Department of Medicine, he worked with Dr. Belding Scribner, pioneer of hemodialysis in the United States, and improved the cannula system for hemodialysis. On subsequent sabbaticals, he developed a system of peritoneal dialysis.
In 1973, following a transfer to the Department of Surgery, he helped develop a program on intensive care for small animals and taught courses on intensive care, anesthesiology and surgery. He designed and built oxygen cages for critically ill animals and, serving as physical planning and facilities coordinator for the vet school, he incorporated provisions for an intensive care unit that later became a model for small animal ICUs worldwide.
Most of his research focused on renal function and electrolyte balance in pets and domestic animals.
He belonged to 14 honor and scientific societies and presented papers and performed demonstrations throughout the world.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years; five daughters, Rebecca Parker of Sacramento, Lorie Pfursich of Spokane, Wash., Cindy Parker of Flagstaff, Ariz, Judy Jones of Browns Valley and Susan Inglehart of Santa Barbara; and 14 grandchildren.
A viewing is planned for Wednesday from 1 to 8 p.m. at Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at University Covenant Church, 1715 Anderson Rd.
Donations may be made to the Harold Parker Memorial Fund, c/o School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616.
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James Albert Parker (1st obituary)
James Albert Parker died in Madera Community Hospital Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at age 81.
Born 1922, in Pea Ridge, Ark., Mr. Parker had been a Yolo County resident for 20 years. He worked for PG&E construction.
Survivors include his daughters, Donna Santos of Yuba City, Glenda Diaz of Chowchilla, and Debbie Rush of Woodland; six grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters; brothers; and nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland.
James Albert Parker (2nd obituary)
James Albert Parker died in Madera Community Hospital Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at age 81.
Born in 1921, in Pearidge, Ark., Mr. Parker had been a Yolo County resident for over 20 years. Survivors include his wife of 57 years Lucille Parker, sister Ruby Roberts of Arkansas and daughters Donna Santos of Yuba City, Glenda Diaz of Chowchilla and Debbie Rush of Woodland, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents James and Laura Parker, sisters Velma Shall and Ruth Denny and brothers Robert Parker and Burt Denny and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was a World War II Army veteran and he retired from PG&E after 45 years of service.
Arrangements under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland. Visitation is at McNary's Chapel on Tuesday, March 4, 2003, from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland. The family invites everyone to the VFW Hall Woodland following the services.
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Thelma N. Parker
Thelma Parker passes away in Vacaville
Thelma Nevada Parker, 83, died in Winsor House Convalescent Hospital in Vacaville on June 24, 1992 after a long illness. Born January 11, 1909, Mrs. Parker was a resident of Winters for 38 years. She was a homemaker after retiring from the Yolo County Auditor's office in 1972.
Mrs. Parker was a member of the Pioneer Presbyterian Church and was an active member of the Winters Senior Citizens Club.
Survivors include a son, Dale Parker of San Jose; a daughter, Carole Ann Gardner of Vacaville; granddaughters Michelle McGilvary of Winters, Robyn and Kelly Parker of San Jose; great-granddaughter, Katherine McGilvary of Winters; and long-time friend Bob Streeter of Winters. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, in 1968.
The family will hold a private inurnment service at the Winters Cemetery.
Remembrances may be sent to the Pioneer Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 205 Russell Street, Winters, CA 95694.
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William D (Bill) Parkhurst
William D (Bill) Parkhurst died Sept. 15, 2005 at Sutter Davis Hospital after a brief illness. He was born May 24, 1955 in Mt Clemens, Michigan. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a graduate of Paradise Valley College. Most recently he was employed as a residential realtor with Coldwell Banker in Dixon, California. He was a member of the Winters Rotary Club and took great pride in the fact he was the son-in-law of the late Dr Ernie Young, a charter member of the Winters Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife Nancy Young of Winters; son Mitchell and daughters Riki and Cathryn, all of Phoenix, Arizona, and daughter Jamie of Santa Cruz; parents, Jack and Marjorie, brothers, Edward and Cliff, and grandmother Margaret Woosley, all of Oregon. He was preceded in death by his brother Jonathan and sister Diane.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation in Davis.
