Dean Higgins
Oct 24, 2007
Edward Dean Higgins 1933 – 2007 Edward Dean Higgins of Lompoc died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at the age of 74. Dean was born March 25, 1933, in Jerauld County South Dakota, to Oscar and Marie Higgins. He graduated from Lane High School in 1951. In 1953 he joined the United States Air Force. While stationed in England, he met...
Donald Lee Cox
Oct 20, 2007
Donald L. Cox was born July 3, 1931 in Rock Island, Illinois. He passed away on October 20, 2007 at home with his wife, children, grandchildren, and special friends at his side. He attended Rock Island High School and joined the United States Air Force where he served from 1950-1954. Following his honorable discharge from the military, he worked as...
Burnham Truman
Oct 15, 2007
Burnham Henry Truman of Lompoc died Monday, October 15, 2007, at the age of 91 B.H. was born December 25, 1915 to Henry and Maude Truman in Highmore, South Dakota. After graduating from the Highmore High School in 1935 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corp. After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a radio operator he joined the...
Kristen Michelle Libby
Oct 14, 2007
Kristen Michelle Libby was born November 18, 2005 in Santa Barbara and passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007 at her home surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life for Kristen will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Kristen was a miracle baby from the start. She had a smile that...
Hiroyo "Sue" Corn
Oct 13, 2007
Hiroyo "Sue" Corn passed away on October 13, 2007, at her home in Lompoc. Hiroyo was born on April 8, 1926, to Dochi and Toyosee Oba on the southern island of Fukuoka, Japan. Hiroyo's father Dochi was the Buddist Priest in the temple where Hiroyo was born and raised. Hiroyo had a fine educational background in which she completed seamstress,...
Lindsay A. Libert
Oct 12, 2007
Lindsay A. Libert of Lompoc died Friday, October 12, 2007, at the age of 85. Lindsay was born September 25, 1922, in Westville, Illinois, to Frank and Ann Libert. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. After being stationed at Lincoln Army Air Field he was transferred to Bristol, England, as part of the D-Day...
Louise Lawrence
Oct 8, 2007
Lompoc native Louise Lawrence died Monday, October 8, at the age of 96. Louise was born September 23, 1911 in Lompoc to Frank and Mabel Murray. She was a descendant of Benjamin Franklin Tucker one of the original settlers and the first postmaster of Lompoc. She graduated from Lompoc High School in 1929. After her marriage to Stanley Lawrence she...
Sylvia B. Gonzales
Oct 8, 2007
Sylvia Gonzales died Monday, October 8, 2007 at her home in Lompoc at the age of 84. Sylvia was born May 23, 1923 to Braulio and Cipriana Baca in Concho, Arizona. She was raised in Arizona and in Grants, New Mexico. Formerly of Silver Springs, Nevada she has been a resident of Lompoc since 2005. A lifelong homemaker, Sylvia loved...
Susan Elaine Gray
Oct 7, 2007
Services for Susan E. Gray, 60, of Lompoc will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 12, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Pastor Bill Newton officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Susan was born September 14, 1947 in Saint Helena, Calif. to Belton and Dorothy Frazier Evans. She moved from Coalinga with her family and has lived...
Aquilina "Linling" Hattendorf
Oct 7, 2007
AQUILINA "LILING" HATTENDORF 1937-2007 Aquilina "Liling" Hattendorf died peacefully October 7, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Liling was born June 13, 1937 in the Philippines. She moved to Lompoc in 1971 and made it her permanent home. She was the owner of Butler Bros. Pizza from 1989 to 2001. She made life-long friends through her business and she...
Sally Rojas Mendez
Oct 2, 2007
Sally Rojas Mendez, age 71 of Lompoc, CA, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 29, 1936 to Joe and Rosenda Florez in Denver, CO. She grew up in Colorado where she attended local schools and graduated from high school. In 1965 she married Juan Mendez and together they...
Dale T. Lemen
Oct 1, 2007
Memorial services for Dale T. Lemen, 67, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Veterans Memorial Building (100 E. Locust Avenue, Lompoc) with Pastor Donald S. French of Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ officiating. Private interment will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Dale was born November 30, 1939 in Fresno, California to...
John W. Holden
Oct 1, 2007
John W. Holden of Lompoc died Monday, October 1, 2007, at the age of 71. John was born August 20, 1936 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania to William and Mildred Holden. While serving in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1978 he was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base. After working for the Xerox Corporation as a computer technician in...
Margaret L. Grant
Oct 1, 2007
Margaret L. Grant, formerly of Simi Valley, died Monday, October 1, 2007, at her home in Lompoc at the age of 80. Margaret was born July 18, 1927, in Hibbing, Minnesota to Willis and Eva Provost. She was raised and educated in Longview, Washington. She graduated with honors from San Fernando High School in 1945. She was a resident of...
James L. Ingalls
Sep 29, 2007
James L. "Jim" Ingalls (June 15, 1932 - September 29, 2007) Jim Ingalls of Vandenberg Village passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007, at the age of 75 in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital surrounded by his beloved family. Jim was born in Harlingen, TX on June 15, 1932 to Charles and Lydia Ingalls. He graduated from the University of Miami in...
Mary Ann Gile
Sep 18, 2007
Memorial services for Mary Ann Gile, 73, of Lompoc, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 24, 2007 at the First Christian Church, 1517 West College Avenue in Lompoc with Pastor Bob Cornwall officiating. Private inurnment will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mary Ann was born August 8, 1934 in Cambridge, Mass. to Nathan and Elizabeth Cullen Perry. She...
William Alexander Peet, Jr.
Sep 15, 2007
William Alexander Peet, Jr., of Lompoc died Saturday, September 15, 2007, at the age of 83. William was born on April 3, 1924, to William and Gertrude Peet in Glen Cove, New York. He served in the United States Army, fighting in World War II and in the Korean War. He was stationed in Germany and Japan, and retired from...
Alice Marie Ripley
Sep 12, 2007
Alice Marie Ripley of Lompoc died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at the age of 84. Alice was born July 2, 1923 in McAlister, Texas to Cornelieus and Birdie Hansford. She was a cocktail waitress at the Turf Club in Fresno for 19 years. Formerly of Medford, Oregon, she has been a resident of Lompoc since last year. Alice is survived...
Marilyn Earnshaw
Sep 10, 2007
Marilyn Earnshaw, a former resident of Lompoc, died Monday, September 10, 2007, in Lakewood, Washington. She was born November 10, 1938 to Richard and Alice Lind Young in Santa Barbara. Her children, Larry Hall and Victoria Hohnbaum, and her sister Carol Brander survive her. A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, September 17, at 1 pm in the...
Smiley Edward Wilkins
Sep 10, 2007
Smiley, born of humble beginnings in Chesnee, South Carolina, on April 17, 1928. He lived on a farm with his parents, LeRoy and Inez Wilkins, and sister Helen. As a young boy, he got up early and worked the farm with his horse and then rode it several miles to school. Smiley always strived to better himself, and the most...
