Edward James Parker
May 12, 2013
Edward James Parker, Jr. of Lompoc entered into rest on May 12, 2013 at Lompoc Valley Medical Center at the age of 57. Eddie was born on July 4 1955 at Tyndale Air Force Base in Florida. He moved to Lompoc with his parents in 1963. Eddie graduated from Lompoc High School in 1973 where he was All CIF Tennis...
Leonard A. Todd
May 11, 2013
Leonard A. Todd of Lompoc died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the age of 88. Leonard was born March 1, 1925, in Worcester, Massachusetts to Leonard and Clara Todd. He served in the United States Army during WWII and was held as a prisoner of war in Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart. He came to Lompoc in 1950,...
Jose Avila Morales
May 10, 2013
Jose Avila Morales of Lompoc passed away peacefully on May 10, 2013, at the age of 83. Jose was born May 11, 1929, in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico to Antonio and Josefa Morales. As a young man he immigrated to the United States, settling in Lompoc. He married Mary Terrones on September 11, 1952. Together they raised 11 children. He was...
Robin Smith
May 9, 2013
On May 7th Robin's courageous 18-year battle with cancer came to a peaceful end surrounded by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband Steve, sons Sean, David and Greg, his wife Sophie and her beloved grandson Benjamin, sister Sally Scott and her daughters Megan and Courtney, her brother Brad Ellis and her faithful therapy dog Angus. Robin...
James Benton Son, Jr.
May 6, 2013
James Benton Son, Jr., 86, of Lompoc, went home to be with Jesus His Lord and Savior on Monday, May 6, 2013. James was born November 5, 1926 in Columbia, Missouri to James Benton, Sr. and Valle Wilkinson-Son. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II and during the Berlin airlift. He was later stationed...
James Paul Mclaren
May 3, 2013
Funeral services for James P. McLaren, 71, of Lompoc, will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2013 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. James was born August 15, 1941 in Los Angeles, Calif. to John and Virginia Frost- McLaren. Jim served in the U.S. Army, and was a Vietnam War Veteran. He was...
Robert Emmett Blaschke
Apr 26, 2013
Robert Emmett Blaschke of Lompoc died Friday, April 26, 2013, at 90 years of age. Robert was born in Hastings, Nebraska on August 13, 1922. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II from 1943 to 1947. He served in the United States Air Force and retired as a Colonel in 1966. He is survived...
Robert "Bob" Boyer
Apr 23, 2013
The first time I saw Bob, I told my sister, "That is the man I am going to marry." That was almost 31 years ago. – Susanne Boyer A gigantic loss to the community, but mostly to the family and friends…Bob went home to heaven on April 23, 2013, after a 19-month battle with brain cancer. Bob was born in...
Joseph "Jo Jo" Trejo
Apr 21, 2013
"I came. I grew. I kicked up some dust…watched the dust settle. Kicked up some more dust…watched it settle again. I finally made peace with my GOD JEHOVAH and then dedicated my life to my GOD JEHOVAH. And now I wait in his memorial tomb, for his resurrection. In between those times here on Earth, I heard some great music:...
Gerald "Jerry" Johnson
Apr 20, 2013
Gerald "Jerry" Johnson, 75, of Lompoc, died April 20, 2013 in Palo Alto, surrounded by his wife of 50 years, Karen, his daughter Lisa, and the caring staff of Stanford Hospital's heart transplant unit. Twenty-two years ago Jerry received the gift of a transplanted heart and eventually became part of a worldwide study on the longevity of heart transplant patients....
James Glen Lewis, Ii
Apr 20, 2013
James Glen Lewis, II died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the age of 57. James was born October 3, 2013 in Ohio to James and Carrie Lewis. He is survived by his daughter Lerose Lewis of Lompoc, his daughter Flora Adams of Paso Robles, California, his daughter Carrie Adams of Texas, his sister Debbie Lewis of Lompoc, his sister Rose...
Margaret G. Johnson
Apr 18, 2013
Vigil services for Margaret G. Johnson, 83, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, April 26 at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Thomas Cook, celebrating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Margaret was born October 31, 1929 in Trinidad, Colorado...
Joseph Edward Kearney
Apr 16, 2013
Joseph Edward Kearney passed away peacefully at his home in the presence of family on April 16, 2013. He was born on December 26, 1938 to Joseph Leonard & Marie June Kearney in Hanover, Pennsylvania, the eldest of their six children. After receiving his primary education in Philadelphia and graduating high school in New Jersey, he enlisted in the United...
Margaret "Peggy" Jacobs
Apr 13, 2013
Margaret Vincentia Daly was born on July 7, 1920 in Lompoc, California to Jim and Nellie Daly. Peggy was the youngest of six daughters who were raised on a ranch just north of Mission Hills. She died April 13, 2013 surrounded by her family. Peggy attended local schools and graduated from Lompoc High School in 1938. Her first job was...
Alfred Leo Hunt
Apr 13, 2013
Alfred Leo Hunt was born November 6, 1913, the fifth of eight children, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013. The son of Frank Otto Hunt and Julia Schmitz Hunt, he was the first of their children to be born in a hospital. Growing up on a farm taught him many core values by the time...
Richard Murphy Gibson
Apr 12, 2013
Richard Murphy Gibson passed to be with Jesus early April 12, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family after his battle with cancer. Richard was born on January 3, 1929 in Mobile, Alabama to Prentiss Eugene and Laura Belle (McDonald) Gibson. In 1935, Richard attended Riverside school in the Greenville District, Mississippi. In 1947, Rich graduated from school and...
Johnny Cleveland Goff
Apr 11, 2013
Johnny C. Goff, born October 26, 1953 to Lena L. Goff and Monroe Goff of Snowhill, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2013. Johnny proudly served our country for 14 years in the U.S. Army, where he met and later married Annette (Madruga) Goff. He then went on to work at the United State Penitentiary,...
Ketrenia Dianna Hall
Apr 5, 2013
Ketrenia Dianna Hall (nee Crass) was born on January 12, 1947 to Robert Love Crass and Girtue Louise Crass (nee Damron) in Muleshoe, Texas. Ketrenia's siblings are Quinette Begg (Les), Roberta Crass, Marie Imel (Hughie), Addie Francis, Lynn Andrade and Robert Crass, Jr. (Wanda). On June 17, 1967, Ketrenia was married to James Michael Hall with the couple renewing their...
Jack G. Lundy
Apr 1, 2013
Jack Gerald Lundy, 82, of Lompoc, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on April 1, 2013. Jack graduated from high school in Palisade, Colorado in 1949. He attended Mesa Jr. College on an athletic scholarship, and completed his degree at Colorado State Greeley. Jack married his high school sweetheart Genivee Odneal in 1950, and they were...
Robert Barto
Mar 23, 2013
Robert E. Barto, born August 24, 1945, was a lifetime Lompoc Resident. Though he traveled at time for work, he always returned to the town he loved. Robert was a graduate of Lompoc High School, class of 1964 and a Vietnam era Army veteran."Bob" was an avid Sportsman. He enjoyed hunting, and horseback riding, but his passion was fishing. He...
