Richard (Dick) Willey
Jul 15, 2014
Richard (Dick) Willey was born in Rockford, Illinois. He moved to Chicago at the age of 4 and then to a small farm near Wilton Junction, Iowa at the age of 12. There he learned what hard work really was, through helping with harvesting crops, bailing hay, milking cows, riding horses and raising hogs. As a young teenager, Dick's family...
Martin H. Shepard
Jul 14, 2014
Martin H. Shepard was born July 17, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York to Herman and Bessie Shepard. He was a resident of Lompoc since 1972. He passed away at his home on July 14, 2014, at the age of 80. Martin had two sisters and six brothers.
Martin started his military career in 1948. He retired from...
Bruce Allen Teichman
Jul 10, 2014
Bruce Allen Teichman passed away at his home in Lompoc on June 25, 2014.
Bruce entered the world on February 10, 1958, to parents Earl and Barbara Teichman. He was born in Tampa, Florida and moved with his Air Force father around the country but settled in Lompoc in the early 70s. He attended local schools and...
William (Bill) Kinman
Jul 9, 2014
William (Bill) Kinman passed away in Santa Barbara, California, after a brief illness on July 9, 2014. Bill was born in Newport, Kentucky on July 17, 1931. After attending Newport High School, he began his military career in the United States Army in Germany, where he met his wife of 60 years. After serving in the Army, he reenlisted in...
William "Speed" E. Walton
Jul 5, 2014
William E. Walton was born in Du Ouoin, Illinois on September 17, 1942 to Joe and Samella Mason. He was a long time resident of Lompoc, who passed away on July 5, 2014 after a lengthy illness. He was very athletic, participating and excelling at many sports: baseball, track & field, basketball, football, cycling and golf, but he got his...
Jorge Perez
Jul 4, 2014
Jorge Perez was born in Oaxaca Mexico on May 20th 1939. He worked for Bodger Seeds in Lompoc for 39 years before retiring in 2001. He worked almost every position in the agriculture business from working the fields and driving tractors to working in the nurseries but his last position held there was as a mechanic. He passed on his...
Donald George Palmer
Jun 27, 2014
It is with much sadness we announce the passing of Donald George Palmer. He was born February 15, 1924, in Rochester, New York. He passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, in Lompoc, California. He was 90 years old. Don met his wife Betty on a blind date where they fell in love. Soon after he left to serve in the...
Mary Ellen Espino
Jun 25, 2014
Mary passed away at her home in Morro Bay, California on June 25, 2014. She was born in Langdon, North Dakota, on December 10, 1941 to Frank and Helen Schmidt. Mary graduated from Center High School in 1959 and went on to earn her AA degree in Early Childhood Education from Allan Hancock College. In 1975, she began her preschool...
Nancy Lynne Perry
Jun 23, 2014
Nancy Fry Perry, age 72, died on June 23, 2014, from pancreatic cancer in Lompoc, California. Nancy was born on January 28, 1942, in Sibley, Iowa to F.J. (Chick) Fry and Audrey S. (Pat) Fry. In 1955, Nancy and her family moved to El Monte, California in search of a better life. Nancy married the love of her life Norman...
Bruce Willems
Jun 20, 2014
Bruce Willems 57, passed away suddenly on June 20, 2014 at his home in Lompoc, California Bruce was born on May 6, 1957, in Lompoc to Dave and Marylin Willems. He was the eighth born out of nine children. He is survived by his loving wife Carey of 25 years and his five children, Jeffrey, Jeremy (Maila) Jake, Josie, Jessica...
Shirley May Rose
Jun 19, 2014
Shirley Rose November 10, 1928 to June 19, 2014 Shirley Rose, 85, passed away Thursday evening with the family at the Comprehensive Convalescent Care Center. Shirley was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania "Home of the Horse Shoe Curve" to Helen and Elmer Yon. She was an active child working her way through Altoona High School where she graduated with a vocational...
Al Rhew
Jun 18, 2014
Al Rhew, 81 of Lompoc passed away early Wednesday morning at home surrounded by his family after losing his battle with cancer. Al was born January 21, 1933 in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas to Delphie Lee Rhew and Emily Bell Rhew. He married his high school sweetheart, Faye Rhew on August 3, 1951, they were married for 61 years. He had...
Johnny King
Jun 16, 2014
Johnny King, 76, passed away on Monday, June 16th, 2014 at his home in Lompoc, California. He is survived by his loving family, which includes his wife, Chris King; five children and their spouses, Anthony, Cynthia, Michael and Christine King, Richard and Tammi King, and Jeff and Lynda King; grandchildren Jasmine and Brianna King, Philip and Daniel Pryce, and Latonya...
Hollis Keith Brandon
Jun 14, 2014
Hollis Keith Brandon passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the age of 74 in Lompoc. Keith was born on November 30, 1939 in Courtney, OK, to Parents Earl Brandon of Texas, and Neoma Patterson of Arkansas. He spent his childhood in Lompoc, CA. and spent his teen years in Santa Maria where he delivered newspapers on horseback...
Billy Lewis Evans
Jun 12, 2014
Billy Lewis Evans, 75, of Lompoc, passed away June 12, surrounded by his family. Billy was born, June 11, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He enlisted with the Air Force in 1957. He met and married his wife, Maria Elicia Martinez, in 1959. He became a father in 1960 with his daughter, Debra; in 1961 with his son, Bill...
Mark Hubert
Jun 8, 2014
Mark Charles Hubert, 42, of Lompoc, died at his home Sunday, June 8, after a long and mighty fight with Cancer. He was born March 1, 1972, in Lompoc, California to the late Richard Henry Hubert and Carol Ann Hubert (Garnsey). Mark graduated from Lompoc Senior High School in 1990; Santa Barbara Business College in 1998, and Universal Technical Institute...
Frank Guerrero Cabrera
May 30, 2014
Frank Guerrero Cabrera of Lompoc died Friday, May 30, 2014, at the age of 71. Frank was born April 18, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas to Josue and Belia Cabrera. Formerly of Arizona, he has been a resident of the Central Coast since 1958. He was employed as a general contractor in the construction industry for many years. Frank is survived...
James Bird Dahlin
May 25, 2014
James Bird Dahlin, 84 died Sunday May 25, 2014, in Lompoc, California. James was born April 20, 1930, to parents Douglas and Grace Dahlin in Max, North Dakota. After graduating from Max High School he worked on the Garrison Dam Project. He enlisted in the United States Air Force January 1951. While in the Air Force, stationed at Walker Air...
Benjamin Michael Fisher
May 23, 2014
Benjamin Michael Fisher was born in Rawlins, Wyoming to Aurelia Martinez and Defido Fisher on August 30, 1930. Known as Ben, he was the fifth of ten children. His siblings were Alfred, Elizabeth, Robert, Floyd, Daniel, (all deceased) and Mabel, Mary, Edna, and Frank.
Ben's father was a shepherd for many years so his mother had the major...
Billy Gene Warren, Sr.
May 20, 2014
Billy (Bill) Gene Warren Jr. 47 of Lompoc, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014. He was born December 30, 1966 in Granite City, Ill. to Billy Gene Warren, Sr. and Linda Ruth Warren. The Warren Family moved to Lompoc in 1978, and he attended schools in the Lompoc School District. The family transferred to Minot, North Dakota in 1983 where...
