Junior Contereas
May 21, 2011
Lloyd Sanchez, A.K.A. Junior Contreras, 26 of Lompoc left us to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 21, 2011. He was a very outgoing person with a personality nobody could compare. He loved his family and friends very much and would give the shirt off his back, just not his last cigarette. Junior enjoyed drawing, music and rapping. There...
Maggie Lee Reed
May 21, 2011
Maggie Lee Reed, 90, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother of Lompoc, California, died Saturday, May 21, 2011. Maggie was one of three daughters born to Thomas Duncan and Rebecca Duncan. She was born on July 13, 1920, in South Carolina. Maggie married John D. Reed on November 11, 1940. She enjoyed cooking, family gatherings, listening to...
Percy C. Clark
May 20, 2011
Percy Cedric Clark Jr. passed away on May 20th at the age of 85. Percy was born November 10, 1925 to Kathleen & Percy C. Clark, Sr. in Santa Ana, California. He graduated from Tustin High School and then worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for a short while. He attended Orange Coast College and Pomona Men's College and then...
Oskar "Tex" Johnson
May 19, 2011
Graveside services for Oskar "Tex" Johnson, 89, of Lompoc, will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Oskar was born November 12, 1921 in Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and became a central coast resident while stationed at Camp Cooke now known as Vandenberg Air Force Base. Tex was...
Richard Francis O'Connell
May 15, 2011
An Aloha Celebration of life for Richard Francis O'Connell, 77, of Lompoc will be held Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 12:00 noon in River Park with a Potluck. He made his transition on Sunday, May 15, 11 at Lompoc Hospital. Dick was born May 9, 1934 in Port Leyden, NY to Frank and Margarettta O'Connell. His parents, his sister Betty...
Wordner Joseph Duncan
May 13, 2011
Wordner Joseph (Joe) Duncan passed away quietly at home on May 27 after a long illness at the age of 82. He was born in Fosters, Alabama on April 6, 1929 to Joseph and Mayme Duncan. After service in the US Air Force, where he saw duty in the US and the Philippines, he moved to California. He married Leah...
Jonathan Alexander Wild
May 13, 2011
Jonathan Alexander Wild He passed from this world at 3:00 a.m. on May 13, 2011. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Veteran's Memorial Hall in Lompoc, at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2011. Jonathan was born in Christopher, Illinois to Oscar Bonham and Mildred Virginia Tabor Wild on March 1, 1949. Oscar was a minister for...
Becky Vegas
May 13, 2011
Rebecca Vegas, 56, of Lompoc died tragically on Friday, May 13, 2011. Becky, as she was known, was born on September 20, 1954 in San Jose, California. Her parents were Antonio Dominguez, Vincent and Rose Martinez. She grew up in the Lompoc area and attended Cabrilo High School. In 1974, Becky married Daniel Vegas, Jr. They had three boys and...
Stanley Charles Dover
May 12, 2011
At his request, private graveside services will be held at a later date for Stanley C. Dover, 84, of Lompoc. Stanley was born April 3, 1927 in Santa Barbara to Frank and Mary Dover. He attended Lompoc High and in 1946 commenced service in the Unites States Army at Adak Station in Alaska. He worked at Johns-Manville Corp. for 39...
Alice Margaret Escobar
May 12, 2011
Alice M. Escobar, 63, of Lompoc passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at her home. Alice was born on February 27, 1948 in Santa Ynez to Fermin and Bessie Escobar. Alice grew up locally graduating from San Marcos High School. She worked for Ratheon for over 25 years before retiring. She loved to cook and her cooking will be...
Marlene Mcneil Carpenter
May 1, 2011
Marlene McNeil Carpenter of Lompoc died Sunday, May 1, 2011,at the age of 64. Marlene was born December 9, 1946, in Heber City, Utah, to Marlin and June McNeil. She graduated from Wasatch High School with the class of 1965. She has been a resident of Lompoc since 1972. A lifelong homemaker, Marlene worked part time as a bartender at...
Juanita "Mikki" Lee (Chestnut) Betts
Apr 30, 2011
Juanita Lee "Mikki" (Chestnut) Betts, 84, passed away on April 30, 2011 at the Comprehensive Care Center in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California. Mikki was born on April 10, 1927 in Horry County Farm, Conway County , South Carolina to Golda Loumina (Peavey) Chestnut and Edwin Monroe Chestnut. Mikki was a resident of Lompoc for 41 years. She worked as...
Charles Walter Ramos
Apr 25, 2011
Charles Walter Ramos (81) was born in Oakland, CA on February 8, 1930, to Catherine Villegas and Peter Scardina. Charlie grew up on the central coast and attended Santa Maria High School. He enlisted in the Army at Ford Ord January 1948 and proudly served during the Korean War with final duty in Toyko, Japan, through December 1953. Military honors...
Bryan A. Durksen
Apr 22, 2011
Bryan A. Durksen of Lompoc passed away Friday, April 22, 2011, at the age of 51 after a sudden but courageous battle with cancer. Bryan was born June 23, 1959, in Redwood City, California. He was raised and educated in San Jose, and then he joined the United States Air Force after graduating from high school. He was stationed in...
Sophia Unzueta Brennen
Apr 22, 2011
Sophia Unzueta Brennen, 44, went home to the Lord on April 22, 2011 in the presence of her loving family after a sudden illness. Born on August 31, 1966 in Santa Barbara, Sophia attended local schools and was the eldest of Ramon and Maria Unzueta's four daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Brennen, Sr. and survived...
Amy Amparo Gonzales
Apr 19, 2011
Amy A. Gonzales, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Amy passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. Amy attended the historic Artesia school of Lompoc. She worked as a cook for over 50 years for many local establishments including El Zarape, Hi's Restaurant, Lompoc Hospital District, Lompoc Elks Lodge and...
Rose Carmen Guerra
Apr 18, 2011
Rose Carmen Guerra, 99, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011. Rose was born in Lompoc on July 16, 1911 to Luigi and Caterina Barbieri. She married Peter Guerra and they had two daughters. Rose attended La Purisima Catholic Church and was a member of the Sons of Italy Lodge and the Lompoc Grange. She loved spending time with her...
Albert Arthur Roy
Apr 17, 2011
Albert A. Roy, 78, of Lompoc, a kind and loving man, died peacefully Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Roy was born October 21, 1932 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He married Doris Boutin in 1952. In 1958, he relocated to Vandenberg Air Force Base while serving in the military and worked on the Atlas program. He...
Carolyn D. Cox
Apr 13, 2011
Carolyn Denise Cox of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at the age of 54. Carolyn was born June 17, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee to James Cox and Helen Jones. Trained as a certified nursing assistant she has been a resident of Lompoc since 1992. Carolyn is survived by two daughters Oniko R. Cox Snyder and L'toya L. Cox,...
Jason Michael Watson
Apr 11, 2011
Jason M. Watson was born on May 17, 1980 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jason lived most his life in Lompoc, and attended Vandenberg Middle School as well as Cabrillo High School. He joined the US Navy in 1999 and served on the USS Buffalo while stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was last employed at Call Henry, Inc. on Vandenberg...
