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Elsie Ann Lee
Elsie Ann Lee passed away on Monday, Dec. 1, 2003 at her home in Winters. Born in Fruitvale, Idaho on Sept. 29, 1912 to William and Leona Walker, she was 91 years old.
Mrs. Lee spent much of her childhood in Fruitvale before her entire family moved to Hood River, Oregon, where they farmed and ran a general store. The family eventually moved to Burbank where after high school she met Tillman Lee, whom she marriage in 1935. In 1946, she and her husband moved to Paradise.
Following Mr. Lee's death on Jan. 2, 1954, Mrs. Lee remained in Paradise until 1958, then returned to Burbank and resumed her job with the Burbank School District until her retirement in 1965. Upon retirement, she bought a new 1965 Ford Mustang and headed to Santa Rosa to be close to her son's family.
She remained there until moving to Winters three years ago.
Her hobbies included china painting and tole painting, and she was an accomplished seamstress. She also enjoyed baking, and her family said she was famous for her "birthday pies."
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas E. and Barbara Lee of Winters; grandchildren, Tanya Reynolds of Walnut Creek and Samantha Morales of Lynnwood, Washington; great-grandchildren Claudia Nicholas and Maria Morales, Ryan, James and Matthew Reynolds; step-great-grandchildren Lindsay, Allison, Rebecca and Olivia Mitchell, and Emma and Mitch Finklang.
A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Smith's Colonial Chapel.
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Jacquelin Fancher Lee
Jacquelin Fancher Lee died Nov. 17, 2005, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. She was 86 years old.
Born in Battlecreek, Iowa, on Nov. 5, 1919, to Burt and Agnes (Reichmuller) Fancher, she lived there until the age of 12, when the family moved to California. Her mother owned the Woodland Hotel from 1930 to 1950.
She was employed as an accountant with the construction industry for more than 40 years and was a Yolo County resident for the past 25 years.
She is survived by her two nieces, Dorothy Hill and her husband Steven, of Mission Viejo, and Cynthia Vulk and her husband Melvin, of Carlsbad, N.M. All other family members have preceded her in death.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Services of Woodland.
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Olive Arbara Lee
A former Davis resident of 30 years, Olive Arbara Lee of Post Falls, Idaho, died June 30, 2005. She was 64.
Born June 20, 1941, in Portland, Ore., she worked for three decades as the office manager at Lee's Chiropractic in Davis, her husband's practice, before retiring in October 2004.
A homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her biggest joys were her grandchildren, raising her family and working with her husband, her family said.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Val C. Lee; six children, Terry Lee of Woodland, Charlene Stoddard of Hayden, Idaho, CIndy Fox of Wamego, Kan., Stacy Heredia of Chehalis, Wash., Eric Lee of Highland, Utah, and Brian Lee of Winters; her sister Millie Gregory of Seattle; and 12 grandchildren: Elisha Lee Nelson; Brandon, Derek, Stephen and Nicholas Fox; Tyler and Raelene Heredia; and Michael, Michelle, Madison, Ashlyn and Joshua Lee.
A private family service was held July 2, 2005, in Post Falls.
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Wa Fui Lee
Wa Fui Lee died on Feb. 23, 2003, in Davis. Born on Sept. 10, 1915, in Hilo, Hawaii, he was 88 years old.
He spent his childhood in China, returning to Hawaii as a teenager and eventually moved to Texas during the 1930s. He served as one of the original paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army throughout World War II, participating in four combat jumps including the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.
After the war, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he worked at the Oakland Naval Supply Center for more than 30 years. He moved to Davis in 1995 to be near his daughters.
Many of his family and friends will remember him for his ability to make exotic flowers grow and his bountiful vegetable gardens. He loved his family and expressed that love continually when he would provide generous and wonderful home cooked meals, especially authentic Chinese food.
He is survived by his sister, May Wong of Alameda; son, Tom Lee of Seattle, Wash.; and two daughters, Joyce Bimson and her husband Ted of Davis and Judy Lee of Davis. He is further survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Davis Cemetery. At the family's request, remembrances may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
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Allie Augusta (Kramer) Leggett
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Smith's Colonial Chapel, Winters, for Mrs. Allie Augusta Leggett, 81, who died Wednesday at Davis Convalescent hospital following a long illness. She had lived in Winters for 64 years and her last address was 110 Edwards Street, Winters.
A native of Agenda, Kansas, she was the widow of Clarence George Leggett who died in 1962. She was a member of the Pioneer Presbyterian church in Winters.
Survivors include two children, George R. Leggett of Winters and Mrs. Ruth L. Clyma of Vallejo, a sister, Mrs. Marguerite Pruden of Everett, Washington, and one grandchild.
Burial at Winters cemetery will follow the funeral.
(Dated November 12, 1970)
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Clarence George Leggett
Clarence George Leggett, 70, well-known Winters area farmer, died at 11:30 a.m. yesterday shortly after his arrival in Yolo General hospital. He had been in failing health for the past six months, and had been in and out of hospitals for two weeks.
A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Leggett was the son of the late Daniel and Annie Leggett. He spent his childhood years in Sutter county and later in Vacaville, and on November 15, 1915, marriage Miss Allie Kramer in Woodland. The couple established their home in Winters and lived there ever since.
Survivors include Mr. Leggett's wife, Allie; a son George of Winters; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Clyma of Vallejo, and three brothers, Wilfred and Herbert of Roseville and Ray of Seattle. Funeral plans are pending at Kraft Brothers Funeral home."
(Dated October 20, 1960)
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LaVerne Clarence Leggett
Another Winters Boy Makes the Supreme Sacrifice
Again a wave of community sadness prevails, since the tragic word received Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Leggett that told of the death of their son, Sgt. LaVerne Leggett, in action, near Luxembourg January 30, 1945.
Sgt. Leggett was a member of the infantry and went overseas last September.
He entered service in February 1943 and received his training, principally in Camp McCain, Mississippi, and Ft. Jackson, South Carolina.
He was at home on ten day furlough from the latter base last August, prior to his departure from the European war zone.
He wrote his parents faithfully telling of his safe arrival in England and later he wrote from France.
His last letter was received about two weeks ago.
Sgt. Leggett is survived by his parents, a brother, Corporal George Leggett, now in Saipan, and a sister, Mrs. Irwin Clyma.
Other local relatives are his grandmother, Mrs. Wm. Kramer and an aunt, Mrs. Ray Sears.
In August, 1943, Leggett's engagement to Miss Anita Lorenzo of Vacaville was announced.
He was born, reared and educated here, a graduate of high school, class of '42, and has life-time friends who sympathize with the grief-stricken family.
(Dated Friday, February 16, 1945.)
