Ethel Plo
Sep 5, 2007
Ethel Plo of Lompoc died Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the age of 90. She was born December 2, 1916 in Lompoc to Louis David Streeter and Zelda "Tot" Hoover. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Irving Plo and her brother Francis Streeter. She is survived by her children, Jeanne Plo of Burlington, Vermont, Irving Plo, Jr. and...
Maria De Jesus Velazquez
Sep 4, 2007
Maria Velazquez of Lompoc died Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at the age of 60. Maria was born December 20, 1946 to Ramon and Teodora Plasencia in Jalisco, Mexico. She came to California from Mexico in 1972, initially living in Santa Ynez, she later settled in Lompoc. Maria was a life-long homemaker. Maria is survived by her husband of 37 years,...
Ralph Carlton Farage
Sep 3, 2007
Ralph Carlton Farage 1927 – 2007 God received Ralph Farage of Lompoc on September 3, 2007, at the age of 80. Ralph passed away at his home of 37 years in Lompoc. His wife Pat was with him. Married 62 years with four children, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren, Ralph served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Ralph worked...
Leo Ray Mcnett
Sep 2, 2007
LEO RAY McNETT 1919 – 2007 Leo Ray McNett passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 2, 2007, at the age of 87. Leo was born in Sacramento, on September 25, 1919, to Olive and Clide McNett. He graduated from San Luis Obispo High School in 1938 and worked for Bank of America. Leo worked on the Kaiser "Liberty...
Fred W. Butler
Sep 2, 2007
Fred W. Butler, Jr. of Lompoc died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at the age of 87. Fred was born January 24, 1920 to Fred and Gladys Butler in Saugus, Massachusetts. He served as a bombardier in the United States Air Force during WWII. He was shot down and held as a prisoner of war in Germany for 18 months before...
Marvin Oscar Stromberg
Aug 25, 2007
Marvin Oscar Stromberg passed away on August 25, 2007 from cancer, at the age of 90. Survived by his wife of 66 years Wanda von Ezdorf Shreve Stromberg . He is survived by his brother Leanord (Romona), sons Eric, Leif (Linda), and daughter Ingrid (Wayne Harris), grandchildren Scott and Rick (Nancy), and great-granddaughter Grace. He was born in 1917 in...
Donald Wayne Willis
Aug 24, 2007
Donald Wayne Willis passed away at Lompoc District Hospital on Friday, August 24, 2007, at the age of 82. Donald was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on May 21, 1925. He joined the US Marine Corps and served in the South Pacific during World War II. During his eight year career in the military, he was awarded the Purple Heart...
Christina Ruby (Duran) Morgan
Aug 23, 2007
Christina Ruby (Duran) Morgan Christina Morgan formerly of Lompoc passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007, in Crescent City, California. Christina was born January 27, 1959 in Prescott, Arizona. She attended junior high school in Lompoc. She is survived by her husband Mark of Crescent City, three children and three grandchildren, all of Washington State, brothers and sisters in California, Arizona...
Harlan E.G. Oakes
Aug 22, 2007
Harlan Oakes of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at the age of 97. Harlan was born February 21, 1910 in Massac County, Illinois to Arthur and Katherine Oakes. He attended Northwestern University majoring in journalism. He joined the United States Air Force and served for 30 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1969. He owned and operated...
David Michael Kendrick
Aug 21, 2007
David Michael Kendrick, 72, beloved husband and father passed away peacefully August 21, 2007 at the Lompoc Convalescent Care Center. David was born October 18, 1934 in Los Angeles to Bufford Brown and Gerda Sophie Kendrick. In 1951, David enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force on July 1, 1974 as a Senior Master...
John Ouimette
Aug 16, 2007
John Ouimette of Lompoc passed away Thursday, August 16, 2007, at the age of 49. John was born to Wayne and Bettye Ouimette on April 2, 1958, in Leadville, Colorado. His family moved to Lompoc when he was just two months old. He was educated in local schools and graduated from Maple High School in 1976. Specializing in drywall, he...
Ernest E. Smith
Aug 13, 2007
Ernest Smith was born on a struggling little farm outside Florence, South Dakota in 1918 to Lester and Mabel Smith. He was the oldest of three children. In 1938 he joined the United States Marines and served aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise. He participated in several decisive battles in the Pacific during World War II including the Battle of Midway,...
Anthony "Tony" Tharp
Aug 13, 2007
On August 13, 2007, Anthony Jay "Tony" Tharp passed away. Tony was a big teddy bear and everyone loved him. Tony loved to barbecue. He was half of the T & D Redneck Barbecue team. He loved to fish, hunt and coach baseball. Most of all he loved his niece, two nephews, his great niece and two great nephews. He...
Virginia L. Johnson
Aug 7, 2007
Graveside services for Virginia L. Johnson, 81, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2007 at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was born March 13, 1926 in Bumpus, Tenn. She moved to Lompoc with her husband in 1945. For several years, Virginia worked at the Our Shop Antique Store. Her favorite pastime was antiquing. She died Tuesday, August...
May Letson
Aug 7, 2007
May Letson of Lompoc passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at the age of 89. She was born October 3, 1917 to the Baskerville family of Warrington, England. She came to the United States after WWII as the bride of US serviceman Charles Letson. She became a naturalized citizen in 1954. They were stationed at March Air Force Base,...
Robert M. Alexander, Jr.
Aug 5, 2007
Robert M. Alexander, Jr. died August 5, 2007, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Lompoc on March 3, 1950. Robert graduated from Lompoc High School in 1968 and received a Bachelor of Arts from Cal State University Bakersfield. Upon graduation he continued operating the family business, Alexander Bros., Inc. In 1982 he married Trudy Letson and...
John F. Porter
Aug 5, 2007
John F. Porter of Lompoc died on Sunday, August 5, 2007, at the age of 74, after a long battle with a blood disorder. He was born June 15, 1933, in Denver, Colorado to George and Mary Porter. He served honorably in the U.S. Army Band during the Korean War. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado...
Charles Stephen (Steve) Bond
Aug 3, 2007
Charles Stephen (Steve) Bond, Commander, USN Retired, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2007, in Lompoc, California, after a valiant seven-year battle against cancer. Steve was born on April 23, 1934, in Prestonburg, Kentucky. He graduated from Pineville High School as Salutatorian of his class in 1951. After graduation, Steve went to Washington, DC, where he attended George Washington University...
James Paul Yates
Jul 30, 2007
Memorial services for James P. Yates, 78, of Lompoc, will be at 4 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Rev. Robert D. Robison of North Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Montgomery, Louisiana. Mr. Yates was born on November 8, 1928, in Aloha,...
Joe Willie Graydon
Jul 29, 2007
Joe Willie Graydon of Lompoc passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the age of 75. Joe was born in Wabbaseka, Arkansas on December 14, 1931 to Eugene and Eddy Bea Graydon. He was raised by his step-mother Pearline Graydon and his aunt Ossiemae Lewis in Arkansas. He came to California in 1957 and was employed by the University of...
