Earl Bradly Sizemore (1957-2021)
I don’t anything about Earl. I think he lived and died in Henderson, Nevada.
Earl B Sizemore — Class of 1977
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Tom Myers — Class of 1958
Thomas Oliver Myers (1939-2021)
Tom Myers was born, February 3, 1939 in the coal mining town of Nevins, Indiana to Leroy and Evelyn Myers.
I’m not sure when the Myers boys came to Trona but my guess is it was around 1952. Their father, Leroy “Roy’ Myers (1916-2000), was living in bunkhouse #4 until he remarried in 1951 and then he moved to 10 Alameda Street with his new wife, Hulda, where they lived until at least 1962. All three of the brothers were involved in athletics in high school.
Tom’s oldest brother, Jack graduated from Trona High School in 1953. He was born in 1935 and passed away in 2003 in Big Springs, TX. The next oldest, Bill was called Gene when he went to Trona High and graduated in 1955. He was born in 1937 and passed away February 19, 2021 in Rio Vista, CA. Bill is buried in the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.
Evelyn Myers married Eston Herdman. Eston died in 1974. Evelyn died in 2001. Evelyn is burred in Carson City, Nevada. Her obituary says she was a nurse.
Tom passed away on January 10, 2021 in Springfield, Oregon
Sending my deepest condolences to his family.
Judy (Klein) Young — Class of 1956
Judith Frances (Klein) Young (1938-2022)
Judith Frances Klein was born on October 23, 1938, in San Bernardino County, California (probably in Trona), to Byrle and Bullah Klein. She married Clellan N Young on July 21, 1973, in Sacramento, California. She died on January 1, 2022, at the age of 83. The last address I had for her was in Roseville, California.
Judy had a sister, Sally (Klein) Hall, in the class of 1958 and two brothers: Kenneth in the class of 1962 and Tom in the class of 1967.
If the family publishes an obituary I will link to it here and I will update this post with any additional information I receive. If you contact me I can provide you with the latest contact information that I have.
I would like to express my sincerest sympathies to her family.
Ellen Marie (Williams) Sizemore — Class of 1970
Ellen Marie Williams was born on July 24, 1952 to James and Opal Williams. She married Johnie Edward “John” Sizemore on July 25, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were later divorced.
She died in October 2021 at the age of 69.
Ellen was the youngest of six children: Jim (1940 -2015), Randy (1941-2015) , Carol McKinney, Joe and John.
Please let me know if you can provide any additional information.
Milton Michael Teel — Class of 1961
Milton Michael Teel (1943-2021)
Mike was born to Clayton and Lydia “Sue” Teel on June 29, 1943 in Webb, Texas. Sue Teel drove the school bus from Argus to the school each day so the Teel family was well know. The Teel Family lived in Argus near the foot the mountains in a house that Clayton Sr. built. I used to visit Mike, quite a bit when I was in elementary school. The Teel family moved right after Pete Teel graduated in 1958 and I never heard from him again. Michael Teel passed away in April of 2021. His memorial was held in his home in Pilot Hill, California.
Mike and his wife, Barbara, had two sons, Ron and Shaun. Pete Teel, Mike’s brother, passed away on October 10, 2021.
My condolences to Mike and Pete’s families.
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Jon Schultz — Class of 1956
William Jon Schultz (1937-2021)
Jon was born to William and Lillian Schultz in 1937 in California. In the 1940 census I found Jon living with his parents in Johannesburg, Kern County California where his father was working for Atolia Mining Company as a hoist engineer. Lillian had been working as a teacher in Randsburg before she married in 1936.
The Schultz family lived next door to the Hackman’s where I’m sure he met John (Jack) and Roy Hackman. Their father was commuting to Trona to work in the chemical plant so it seems natural to think that Jon’s father and mother also decided to look for work in Trona as well. Jack Hackman graduated from Trona High School in 1951 and his brother Roy graduated the same year Jon did, 1956.
In 1948 Jon’s mother began work as a teacher at the Trona Elementary School and worked there until 1965.
In the 1956 class will it says, “I Jon Schultz do hereby will all my trades and abilities to the teachers and administration. I hope it will help them run this school a little more peacefully.”
Jon died in New Braunfels,Texas Feb 9, 2021.
The family chose not to publish an obituary. If you contact me I can give you the latest address I have for Jon.
We wish to express our deepest sympathies to Jon’s family.
Phyllis (Oswald) Bettencourt — Class of 1956
Phyllis (Oswald) Bettencourt 1938-2021
Phyllis was born in the Trona Hospital on June 28, 1938 to Leonard and Marjorie Oswald on June 28, 1938. Phyllis married her husband Bill Bettencourt in 1961. When going to Trona High School Phyllis was was the head majorette when she was a senior, the secretary of the California Scholarship Foundation and a member of the tennis team. In 1956, her senior year Phyllis was homecoming queen. Phyllis has a brother, Don Oswald, who was in the class of 1960.
Phyllis passed away December 19, 2021.
My deepest condolences to Don, Bill and the rest of her family.
A service will be held on January 4, 2022, 10:00am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 608 N. Church St. in Visalia, CA
You can find a complete obituary for Phyllis at:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/visalia-ca/phyllis-bettencourt-10496698
Charlotte (Davis) Moore — Class of 1957
Charlotte Ann (Davis) Moore 1938 -2021
Charlotte was born to William Clarence and Novella Davis on February 12, 1940 in San Bernardino County, California. She married Gene Moore on February 12, 1961, in Sacramento, California. Charlotte passed away on December 6, 2021.
Charlotte has a sister, Betty Jean (Davis) Cruse , who was in the class of 1963.
There will be no services in keeping with Charlotte’s wishes.
Our condolences to Charlotte’s family.
Benny McCullar — Class of 1959
Benjamin Keith McCullar (1941-2021) was born to Thurman P. and Beatrice McCullar on December 4, 1941 in Oklahoma. He died July 2, 2021 at his home in Grass Valley, California.
Benny played varsity baseball and basketball in high school. The 1959 varsity basketball team won all of their leauge games to become the DIL champions. They played three CIF games before they were defeated by Santa Clara in the fourth game of the playoffs.
The McCullar family moved to Trona from Snyder, Oklahoma in 1955. Thurman worked for Stauffer Chemical in Westend. Thurman died in 1979 and was buried in the Searles Valley Cemetery. Beatrice died in 2008 in Bakersfield. Benny’s older sister, Beth, was a member of the class of 1957. She went to school in Trona for one year before getting married in 1956. Beth died in 2015 in Bakersfield.
Frankie J (Jones) Young — Class of 1954
Frances Jeanette Jones was born to Rupert and Edith Jones Nov 17, 1936 in Oregon and passed away Nov 23, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Her father, Rupert, died in 1974 and her mother, Edith, died in 2008. Frankie has a brother, Bruce who was a member of the class of 1958.
When in high school Frankie was a member of the Girls Athletic Association, Telescope staff and Komerce Klub.
We would like to express our sincere condolences to her family.