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William 'Bill' S. Taylor, Jr.
William "Bill" S. Taylor Jr. died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in Sacramento at age 87.
Mr. Taylor was born Jan. 31, 1917 in California. He had been a Yolo County resident for 12 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. He worked as a cab driver and was a member of the Davis Golf Club.
Survivors include Mr. Taylor's sister, Ruth Carpenter of Riverside; his sister-in-law, Dorothy Stallings and her husband Lee Roy of Eugene, Ore; two nieces and four nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Blanche M. Taylor and his sisters, Weinell and Elva.
The family requests memorial donations in Mr. Taylor's name be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
TEAGUE
Dixie B. Teague
Dixie B. Teague, of Winters, went to be with her Lord on Sept. 27, 2002 at the age of 78. She was born on Sept. 19, 1924, in Rush, Colorado to Hubert and Alice Hadley.
Dixie was marriage to her childhood sweetheart on Dec. 31, 1944 in El Reno, Oklahoma during World War II. Although raised in Colorado, Dixie and her family lived for 25 years in Davis, and most recently in Winters.
Dixie always had beautiful flowers, spending many hours enjoying God's world around her. She was a skilled flower-arranger and used those skills to honor God. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Davis for 25 years and is currently a member of the First Baptist Church of Winters. She served the Lord her entire life.
She is survived by her husband Richard, of Winters; son Rich of Crescent City and her daughter Diane Gale of Winters. She is also survived by grandchildren David Teague of Susanville, Danny Teague of Gresham, Oregon and Bethany and Samuel Gale of Winters; five great-grandchildren, Kiah, Kelsey and Christian Teague of Gresham, Oregon and Baily and Garrett Teague of Susanville; sisters Dorothy Vidmar of Colorado Springs and Elaine Johnson of Security, Colorado.
Services were held on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Winter. A special reception was held in the church social hall after the service.
Contributions may be made to the Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, CA, 95616 or Gideon's International, 2900 Lebanon Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37214.
TEAGUE
Leona Teague
Leona Teague died on Aug. 12, 2001, at Mercy General Hospital. Born in Jasper, Ark., on June 8, 1922, to the late James C. and Vest Smith, she was 79 years old.
She was a resident of Yolo County for 46 years and was a homemaker all of her adult life.
She is survived by her son, Jerry L. Tuter Sr. of Woodland, and her grandchildren, Laura Shearer, Shane Shearer, Veronica Hernandez, Kimberly Snyder and Jerry Tuter Jr., all of Woodland. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Alexandro Hurtado, Christian and Quinn Perez, Jose and Eric Hernandez, Shayna and Dean Shearer, Nicole, Jesse and Marcos Tuter, all of Woodland; her brothers, J.D. Smith of Woodland and Lloyd Smith, L.D. Lewis, Jerry Smith, Gary Smith and Archie Smith of Oklahoma; and her sister, Janet Redford of Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arlie E. Teague, in 1990 and her daughter, Bernice Teague.
Visitation will be held at noon Friday at McNary's Chapel, 458 College St. in Woodland, with the funeral to follow at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Monument Hill Memorial Park, 35036 County Road 22 in Woodland.
TEKKE
Cornelius Tekke
Cornelius "Neil" Tekke died Oct. 20, 2001, at home. He was a member of Davis Senior Center.
He is survived by his daughter Hedy Behney and his granddaughter Maria Tholke, both of Florida. He is also survived by his friend of many years, Mary Martinez.
He will be buried
in Bernardsville, N.J.
TEMPEST
Ruth J. Tempest
Short-story author, journalist and retired University of West Florida publications director Ruth Jacquot Tempest of Pensacola, Fla., died Feb. 23, 2006, at Azalea Trace Health Care Center of complications from breast cancer. She was 84.
A Pensacola resident since 1972, she was born Oct. 9, 1921, in Woodbury, N.J., to DuPont Company explosives division manager Francis E. Jacquot and his wife Josephine Chaffee Jacquot.
A graduate of Sweet Briar College in Virginia, she was a newspaper reporter in Wilmington, Del., during World War II and, after her 1945 marriage to U.S. Army Air Force Capt. Rone B. Tempest Jr., a newspaper editor in Silver City, N.M., where her husband worked as a mining engineer before resuming his military career. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1972, Lt. Col. Tempest worked as physical plant director at UWF.
An accomplished horsewoman, she liked to say she was initially attracted to her future husband, a trained cavalry officer, by his “beautiful seat” on horseback. She admired the grace and independence of cats, traveled the world with her pets and enjoyed reading and writing about them. As her health declined, she regretted being separated from her feline companion.
In an era when most female journalists were assigned to fashion or society reporting, she was an early general assignment and police reporter. She never lost her affection for fast-breaking news or the urge to follow a police siren.
After her marriage, she wrote short stories and nonfiction articles for the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Charm and other leading American magazines. Her stories were translated and published in many countries, including Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Norway and South Africa. One of her stories was cited in the “distinguished” list of Best American Short stories for 1951. Her work, often dealing with the loneliness and resolve of military wives, is maintained in the Ruth Tempest Collection in the archives section of the University of West Florida library.
When her husband was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, she embraced the role of a peripatetic military spouse and mother, using her husband’s assignments in California, Wyoming, Nebraska, Guam and Turkey as settings in her fiction and journalism. While living in Ankara, Turkey, from 1965-67, she edited a weekly magazine for U.S. diplomats and taught English to Turkish military officers.
In Pensacola, she was publications director and editor until her retirement in 1984. A 20-year resident of Scenic Hills, she was president of the Scenic Hills Garden Club, a member of the board of directors of Scenic Hills Country Club, and an officer of the Scenic Hills Homeowners Association. Always active in the University of West Florida Women’s Club, she served as recording secretary and also as chairwoman of its Book Club and Antiquers Club. She was a member of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Rone B. Tempest Jr., who died in 1996.
Survivors include sons Rone Tempest III, a Los Angeles Times newspaper correspondent in Davis; Mark Tempest, an attorney in Raleigh, N.C.; daughter Jill Mayre Tempest, a library branch manager in Ocean Springs, Miss.; eight grandchildren; and nephew Grant Gilpin Jacquot of Mesa, Ariz.
Waters & Hibbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be at Barrancas National Cemetery. A memorial service is planned later at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Habitat for Humanity, Pensacola Humane Society, or a charity of the donor’s choice.
TEMPS
Jane Ann Temps
Jane Ann Temps died in Sacramento on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at age 56.
Born Jan. 14, 1947, in Richmond, Mrs. Temps had been a Yolo County resident for 18 years.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Temps; daughter, Michele Schuetts; son, Michael Temps; mother, Doris Grundstrom, all of Woodland; sister, Joan Doolittle of Mendocino; brother, Gene Grundstrom of Sunny Vale; three nephews; one niece; two great-nieces; and one great-nephew. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Grundstrom.
The family requests memorials be directed to National Kidney Foundation. Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel, Woodland.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at American Lutheran Church.
TERNULLO
Santo Ternullo
Santo Ternullo was born into eternal life on Thursday, April 25, 1999 at his son's home in Winters. Born on Sept. 26, 1911 in Sacramento, California, he was 87 years old.
Mr. Ternullo was a lifelong resident of Sacramento. He worked for over 40 years at Southern pacific Railroad in Sacramento as a machinist. He was a longtime member and user at St. Francis Catholic Church in Sacramento.
He was preceded in death by his wife Rosemarie, in 1983, his brothers Jack Marino, Charles Marino, Henry Marino and Louis Ternullo, and sisters, Anne Manarino, Lucy Patania, Rosa Messina, Mary Bruno, and Maggie Ternullo.
The evening vigil service was held on Sunday, April 18, at 5 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church, 2529 K Street in Sacramento. The funeral Mass was held on Monday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at St. Francis Church. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Smith's Colonial Chapel.
