Bob Monroe
Feb 6, 2008
Robert Glen Monroe died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at his home in Lompoc at the age of 77. Bob was born December 17, 1930 to Avery and Alta Monroe in Alamosa, Colorado. Raised and educated in Inglewood, Colorado, at the age of 15 he convinced an Army recruiter that he was old enough for military service. He served in the...
Joseph Rivas, Jr.
Feb 6, 2008
JOSEPH RIVAS, JR. 1932-2008 Joseph Rivas, Jr., age 75 of Lompoc, passed away February 6, 2008 at Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo. Joe was born July 5, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to Jose Rivas Espina and Manuela Varela Barreiro, both of Spain. He worked in the aerospace industry for 45 years and served in the United States Air...
Eileen Howe Romero
Feb 5, 2008
Eileen Howe Romero died on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at the age of 82. Arrangements are under the diretion of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
Thomas Burton
Feb 5, 2008
Services will be held at 2:00 PM in the chapel at Los Osos Memorial Park for Thomas Burton, DVM, 82, of Lompoc who passed away Tuesday at Lompoc Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Pastors Wallis Turner and Jeff Devine will officiate. Dr. Burton was born in Morgan, Utah, on February 8, 1925, the youngest of six children. He was...
Margaret Marie Cordill
Feb 5, 2008
MARGARET M. CORDILL 1927-2008 Margaret Marie Cordill passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 5, 2008, with her family by her side after a 10-month battle with cancer. She was born August 27, 1927 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma to Fred and Elnora Young. She moved to Chico, California in 1939 when she was 12 years old, and to Santa Maria in 1959. Later...
Douglas Lee Huyck
Feb 4, 2008
Douglas Lee Huyck, formerly of Lompoc, died Monday, February 4, 2008, at his home in Ventura at the age of 47. Doug was born May 3, 1960, in Lompoc to William and Deloris Huyck. He was a fifth generation descendant of Lompoc pioneer A.L. Huyck. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 1978 and attended Allan Hancock College. He transferred...
Constance Ann Ayres
Feb 3, 2008
Constance Ann Ayres, 58, of Lompoc, died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Lompoc Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Lompoc, she was born November 29, 1949 to Floyd and Anna Smith and graduated in 1967 from Lompoc High School and continued her education at Allan Hancock College. Connie lived in Hawaii for many years, where she worked...
Gene Ramsey Travis, Jr.
Jan 31, 2008
Gene Ramsey Travis, Jr., of Lompoc died on Thursday, January 31, 2008, at the age of 49. He was born on March 16, 1958, to Gene and Carolyn Travis in Lancaster, California. When he was a year old, the family moved to Lompoc. Gene was a graduate of Cabrillo High School. During his years there, he was a member of...
Abbie Louise Sumrall
Jan 29, 2008
On January 29, 2008, Angels came and escorted our beloved mother, grandmother and dear friend to heaven. Having been at home under Hospice care for a month, she was prepared for her journey and her passing was peaceful. She was born on September 12, 1923 to Abbie and Oran Davenport in Midnight, Mississippi. In 1939, she married John Edward Sumrall...
Bina May Foy
Jan 29, 2008
Bina May Foy was born on May 1, 1927, to Ernest and Amanda Gore in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She lived there until she met her husband, Clive. They were married 8 August 1946 in their house in Albuquerque, NM. Together they traveled the world while he served in the United States Air Force. As an officer's wife, she enjoyed many...
Arturo Santiago Perez
Jan 29, 2008
Arturo Santiago Perez of Lompoc died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at the age of 51. Arturo was born September 1, 1956 in San Pablo, Oaxaca, Mexico to Alfonso and Constantina Santiago. A resident of Lompoc for the last 25 years, Arturo worked in maintenance for the Hapsten House in Solvang. He attended La Purisima Catholic Church and in his free...
Charles L. Beaudry
Jan 27, 2008
COL. CHARLES L. BEAUDRY, U.S. ARMY (RET.) 1917 – 2008 Charles Langworthy Beaudry was born August 21, 1917, in Lexington, Massachusetts, to Charles and Laura Beaudry. He died on January 27, 2008, at his home in Lompoc at the age of 90. Charles graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1940. He served his...
Walter Hoskins
Jan 27, 2008
Walter Hoskins was born September 15, 1926, in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, to Walter and Nell Hoskins. He died on January 27, 2008, at his home in Santa Maria at the age of 81. Walter grew up in Toledo, Ohio, and joined the United States Navy after completing his high school education. He served in the South Pacific during World...
Edward Joseph Keogh
Jan 25, 2008
Edward Joseph Keogh, formerly of Lompoc, died Friday, January 25, 2008, at the age of 100. Edward was born June 3, 1907, in New York, New York, to Henry and Helena Keogh. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He moved to Lompoc in 1959 and worked as a cook with the Federal Correction Institute in...
Augustina "Tina" Martinez
Jan 25, 2008
Born in Emmett Kansas, Tina passed away on January 25, 2008, at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Most beloved mother of Patricia (Jeffrey) VanBrusselen, Margaret Martinez, Jon (Christine) Martinez, and Marisa (David) Brown. She is survived by her beloved sisters, Marie Delores DeLeo and Rita Garcia, and brothers, Benedict John, Patrick D., Bernede, and Raymond Garcia. She was preceded...
Queenie A. Bailey
Jan 24, 2008
Services for Queenie A. Bailey, 78, of Lompoc, will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 28, 2008 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Rev. Ronald Wiley of Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Queenie was born February 26, 1929 in Norwich, England to Burtram and Ada Nixon Poll. She was a world traveler...
Verniece Faye Bakun
Jan 21, 2008
VERNIECE F. BAKUN Verniece F. Bakun, age 79 of Lompoc, passed away at her home on January 21, 2008. She was born in a log cabin on May 22, 1928 in Van, Kentucky to Willie and Sophie Caudill. Verniece graduated from Lee Junior College in Kentucky and began her career as an educator. She taught eight grades simultaneously; grades kindergarten...
Patsy Ann Boyd
Jan 20, 2008
It's been said that motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to the essentials. Perhaps no one understood this more than Patsy Ann Boyd and, if she wanted us to take anything from all of this, it is to remember the essentials . As a mother, educator and enjoyer of vitality, she gave life, love and lessons—the essentials—without...
William A. Senta
Jan 17, 2008
Services for William A. Senta, 78, of Lompoc, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 135 South E St. in Lompoc. Bill was born February 9, 1929, in Ely, Minnesota, to Louis and Hannah Senta. He joined the Air Force in 1948 and met his wife, Janet, while both were stationed at Fairchild AFB, Spokane,...
Joseph Gerald Fioti
Jan 17, 2008
JOSEPH GERALD FIOTI 1932-2008 Joseph Fioti, age 75, CMSGT Ret. USAF, passed away at his home in Vandenberg Village, California on Thursday, January 17, 2008, while surrounded by his family and friends. He was born July 23, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Pietro and Teresa Fioti. The oldest of three children, Joe graduated from GAR Memorial High School in 1950....
