Ellen Estelle Burch
Jun 2, 2011
OBITUARY FOR ELLEN E. BURCH: Longtime local educator, musician and dog lover Ellen E. Burch has passed away. She died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Lompoc Valley Medical Center after a protracted illness. Ms. Burch was born 8 August 1939 in McMinnville, Oregon. She lived in Toledo, Oregon until she attended the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon where she...
Barbara Castro Patterson
Jun 1, 2011
Barbara went home to be with the Lord on June 1, 2011. She was born in Van Nuys, California on March 18, 1943. She is survived by her husband, Patrick Patterson; brothers Tony and Ray Castro; and 5 nephews & nieces, 11 great nephews & nieces, and 4 great-great nephews & nieces. She was married to Patrick for 31 years...
Wayne Scott Phillips
Jun 1, 2011
Wayne Scott Phillips passed away at age 52 on June 1, 2011 in Santa Barbara, California. He is survived by his loving wife, Susan, two sons and daughter-in-love, Daniel and Christen Phillips of Escondido and David Phillips of Lompoc, and his father and late mother, Charles and (Margaret) Evelyn Phillips. Wayne was born in San Diego in 1959 and grew...
Frances "Addie" Singleton
May 31, 2011
"I'm not a busybody, I'm just a body that's busy." That's how Frances Adelaide "Addie" Singleton described herself between meetings of Beta Phi Sigma sorority, American Association of University Women, Delta Kappa Gamma and her church: Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ which she called "The Church of What's Happenin' Now." At 5 foot 1 and 100 pounds...
Lolita Kealaanuhea Sattler
May 26, 2011
Lolita Kealaanuhea Sattler went to be with the Lord on May 26, 2011. Lolita was born on September 21, 1933 in Lahaina, Maui and raised in Kihei, Maui. Lolita moved to Santa Barbara in 1959 and then to Lompoc in 1962. She worked for the Army Air Force Exchange Service, Santa Barbara Bank and Trust, and Chumash Casino Resort. She...
O'Henry Hilley
May 25, 2011
Funeral services are scheduled to be held on June 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., with a viewing scheduled one hour prior to the service starting at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, in Lompoc. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. O'Henry Hilley passed away quietly on May 25, 2011 at his home, with his family by his side. He was 91 years old,...
Ellen Regina Ladd
May 23, 2011
Ellen "Babe" Gill Ladd passed away at home surrounded by her family after a short illness. She was born and raised in Oxnard, California, the youngest of six children. As a child she enjoyed a free-spirited life on her family's 100-acre farm. She graduated from Oxnard High in 1938, attended Ventura College and went on to work at Camarillo State...
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...
