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March
28: Lt. Col. Cecil Davis Jr.
1966 THS graduate. No further information available. 1977 THS graduate Kent Rana has died of natural causes. No further information available. A Class of 1980 graduate, Travis died February 24 of liver failure. He was a resident of Bakersfield. A graduate of Trona High's first senior class .. 1942, Chuy died after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. He had lived in Trona from 1926 through 1991 when he relocated to Ridgecrest. Many will remember Chuy for his love of golf. He was a veteren of World War II. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Gloria (Cavazos) Quezada (Class of 1946) and by daughter Laura (Class of 1970). Long-time Trona resident Erma Comer passed away January 6 from complications of heart disease and diabetes. She was 90 years of age. Mrs. Comer was the mother of 1964 THS grad Dennis Comer. Mrs. Comer will be interred at the Searles Valley Cemetery Saturday, January 14, at 2 PM. Class of 1974. Angel "Gooch" Batista died January 4 after suffering a brain aneurysm. He is to be interred at the Searles Valley Cemetery on January 14. A Memorial potluck gathering will be held at the Trona Elks Lodge on January 21, 2006 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The public is invited. . Class of 1955, has gone off to the big horseshoe pit in the sky after a valiant battle against lung cancer. He was brave through it all and a Bullhead to the end! 1964 THS graduate and mother of THS grads, Tony Dye and Sally (Dye) Droddy. Ann died after a prolonged illness. She will be missed by all who knew her. I would like to let you know, that my mother, Leslie Francine Amerson, passed away on November 3, 2005 after suffering a severe stroke. She was a long-time Trona resident. She is survived by my father, Bobbie Amerson, my brother, Ivan and myself. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. It is with much sadness that I report the death of Carla Koster-Barker. Carla was a 1971 graduate of THS and was the mother of Shawn (THS '93) and Robbie (THS '94) Barker. Carla died at home at the age of 52. Services were held Wednesday morning, August 31 at the Trona Cemetery. Word has come of the passing of 1961 THS graduate, Verna McCullar Eldridge on Monday, August 8. Verna was 61 years old. She is survived by her husband, Bobby, and her two children, Donny and Alisa. Word has come of the passing of Yunula (Yuli) Henson on Wednesday, July 27. Mrs. Henson was the mother of THS grads George and Oscar Henson and wife of long-time Trona resident, George Henson. Yuli was involved with many community activities in her 42 years in Trona and her passing brings sadness to the many who knew her. On May 30, 2005 Robert Fuller passed away quietly and quickly at his home in Ridgecrest, CA. Mr. Fuller resided in Trona from 1949 to 1984. His 3 daughters: Reva ('72), Vonni ('74) and Priscilla ('76) all gradu- ated from THS. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years, Betty, his 3 daughters and their spouses. He was a great and caring man and will truly be missed. Word has come this evening of the passing yesterday, (June 16, 2005) of Earl Walters, a member of the Class of 1960. Earl had been battling cancer for some time. It is with regret that I write of the passing of my Dad, Frank Weidenbenner on May 17th of this year. He was 84. He came to Trona in 1939, right after graduating from Randsburg High School. His first job for AMPOT was cleaning the bunkhouses and raking yards for a whole $7.50 a week. He then went through the machinists apprenticeship program and eventually became the Maintenance Foreman for Kerr-McGee. He retired in 1982 with 43 years of service. He and Mom would have celebrated their 59th anniversary this June 20th. I promised the Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society that I would continue to put his spheres in the Gem and Mineral show in his memory. If anybody gets a chance to attend the show, look for the spheres - they are works of art! Word has come of the passing of long-time Trona resident John Jedlicka. He was 89 years old and was the father of 1960 THS graduate Allen Jedlicka. Mr. Jedlicka came to Trona in 1945 and worked for AP&CC and Kerr-McGee until his retirement in 1982. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elnora and son, Allen. Jefferson G. Murchison, former long-time resident of Trona, passed away on December 23, 2004 at his home in Renton, Washington. He was 87 years old. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Myrtle (Pipkin) Murchison, daughter, Gail A. Beck of Renton, his grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and sister, Jean Benson. He was preceeded in death by his son Warren Murchison. Both Gail and Warren were former teachers in the Ridgecrest School System Born on February 26, 1917 in Weathersfield, Ill., he grew up in Southern California when his family moved there in 1924. Following graduation from Chaffee High School in Ontario, CA. he began employment with American Potash & Chemical Corporation at Trona, completed an apprenticeship as a boilermaker and continued employment there until the strike in 1941. He returned to Trona on Oct, 25, 1942 to wed Myrtle Pipkin, daughter of long-time Tronans, George & Anne Pipkin. He served in the US Navy from 1943 to the end of the war, stationed at the submarine re- pair base on Ford Island, Hawaii, Following the war he returned to employment with AP&CC and worked there in the Maintenance Department as a Maintenance Coordinator until his retirement in 1981. Jeff will be remembered with great love and affection by all of the members of his extended family. Teri Ford: A Memorial Mass was held November 21, for Teri Ford, who died recently. Mrs. Ford was the widow of former THS principal/teacher/coach, Trammel Ford. Mr. & Mrs. Ford and family lived in Trona from 1968 to 1984, later residing in San Jacinto. She is survived by her 5 children, 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Memorial tributes may be made in Teri Ford's name to the Alzheimer's Association, Southwest River- side County Regional Office, 1075 N. State St., Hemet, CA 92543 (951) 791-3583 or the Plane Tree Health Library Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 240002, San Jose, CA 95154-2402. After a long and courageous fight against cancer, Trona resident, Robert Courto, died in mid-November. He was the husband of Connie Courto, Trona activist and co-founder of Trona Care. 1979 THS graduate, Duncan Cowie, died December 3, due to complications from lung cancer. He was 44 years old. Many of us remember the Cowie family as former residents of Westend. Just wanted to let everyone know that my father, Robert Means (12-23-26 / 8-29-04), passed away Sunday, August 29 in his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My mother was by his side. He died from pulmonary fibrosis, congestive heart failure and diabetes. He left behind my mother Betty, to whom he was married for 54 years .. his only child, daughter Cheri Means Spetter, who lives in Burbank CA. .. his two grandsons, Geoff Spetter and Greg Spetter, and his great grandson, Caden, Thank you, Cheri Spetter It is with the deepest sadness that I must announce the passing of 1963 grad, Glen Lane. Glen drowned in the family swimming pool Saturday, August 21 in Ridgecrest. While preparing to clean the pool, Glen suffered a seizure and fell into the water. For those of you who are unaware, Glen had recently been diagnosed with brain cancer after experienceing previous seizures. Graveside services were held on Friday, August 27 at the Searles Valley Cemetery. Glen now sleeps next to his precious Stephanie who was laid to rest on February 2, 2004. This just breaks my heart ... I have received word today of the passing of George "Pug" Pilcher. He died earlier today (his 81st 81st birthday) after a lengthy battle with cancer. As reported in the Daily Independent, the passing of 1968 graduate, William Eastman. Bill died Sunday, June 6 at his home, he was 53 years old. News came today of the passing of 1979 graduate Mitch Klein on April 11, 2004 after a long fight with cancer. It is with great sadness that I must tell you that my sister Edwina C. (Wendy) Lawrence of Connersville, Ind. passed away suddenly on March 29, 2004. She was buried there on April 1. Wendy was in the Class of 1965 and had just turned 56 years old. Marie Estill Grayson I have been informed of the passing of Ellen Barter Petrich on Sunday, February 29 as a result of complications from emphysema. Ellen was a member of the Class of 1964. She was 58 years old. Word has come of the death of Ken Sargent, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He died Monday, February 16. Ken is the husband of 1961 THS graduate Cheryl Hill. Graveside services were held on Friday, February 20 at the Searles Valley Cemetery .. with full military honors. With profound sadness I must announce the passing of 1969 graduate and Homecoming Queen Stephanie Inscore Lane. Stephanie died following an auto accident on Sunday, January 25. Her husband, Glen, was with her and received relatively minor injuries. Graveside services were held Monday, February 2 at the Searles Valley Cemetery. My father, Herb Jefford passed away on December 26th, 2003. Dad had been in a rest home in Porter- ville for about 3 1/2 years with alzheimers. Judi, Patty and I did not expect Dad to last long after Mom had passed on November 30th. They were married for 59 years and were residents of Trona from 1950 to 1968. Dad's quality of life had diminished terribly and although we will miss them both beyond words, we are grateful that their suffering has come to an end.
Jerry Oswald Zupan
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Former Trona resident, long-time Trona Schools bus driver and mother to
THS
Vernon "Hoss" Doyle
... Long-time Trona resident and father of
THS alumni Vernon Doyle Jr., Barry
Louis Herkenhoff ... Long-time (and highly regarded) THS English teacher. William "Boot" Cleaver ... Former THS student and Trona resident. Mary Lane ... Long-time Trona resident and mother of THS alumni Jim, Glen, Glinda and Marla Lane.
Eleanor Rockdale
... Long-time Trona resident, Trona Intermediate School librarian and mother
of THS
Carole (Farrah) Batchelor ... 1957 THS graduate. Norma Jarvis ... Long-time Trona resident and mother of THS alumni Clarence, Marilyn, Doug & Kenny Kramer. Beatrice Kirk ... Long-time Trona resident and mother of THS alumni Bill and Sara Rene Kirk. Teddy Owens ... 1980 THS graduate Jeanne (Nelson) Sweeney ... Former Trona resident and sister to THS graduate Steve Nelson.
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