Colonel (Usaf Retired) Louis Stanley Dillard
Dec 18, 2007
Colonel (USAF retired) Louis Stanley Dillard Jr., passed into the peace of our Lord on December 18, 2007, the 54th anniversary of his wedding to his adored wife Gail, who is already in His presence. He was the beloved father of Julia E. Dillard of Ipswich MA, Rebecca L. (Dillard) and Kenneth W. Anderson of Sacramento CA, and Lee A....
Louise L. Souders
Dec 14, 2007
Louise Souders of Santa Maria went home to the Lord on December 14, 2007 at the age of 86. Louise was born April 2, 1921 to Jack and Jennie Rine in Bennet, Texas. She attended schools in Johnson, Oklahoma. She married Frank Souders on July 17, 1937. Louise worked alongside her husband on the family farm where she gained a...
Reuben Allan Carlson
Dec 14, 2007
Reuben Allan Carlson of Lompoc died at the age of 87 on Friday, December 14, 2007, at Lompoc District Hospital. Reuben was born in Bark River, Michigan, on September 28, 1920, to Herman and Ellen Carlson. He was the youngest of four children. Reuben graduated in 1939 from Escanaba High School in Michigan. He served in the military during WWII...
Maryann Battle
Dec 11, 2007
Memorial services for MaryAnn Battle, 64, of Lompoc, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Msgr. John Fitzgerald of Queen of Angels Catholic Church officiating. MaryAnn passed away peacefully on December 11, 2007, after a long, courageous battle with rheumatoid arthritis and a brief illness. She was born January 4, 1943, in...
Timothy Robin Eck
Dec 9, 2007
Timothy Robin Eck of Lompoc died Sunday, December 9, 2007 at the age of 48. Tim was born June 20, 1959 in Loma Linda, California. Formerly of Highland, California he has been a resident of Lompoc since 1970. He graduated from Cabrillo High School in 1977. He was employed in the maintenance department of the Lompoc Unified School District for...
Bryan Robert Manfrina
Dec 9, 2007
Bryan Robert Manfrina, age 34, died suddenly in Lompoc on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007. of complications from cancer. He was born in Lompoc the 18th of July, 1973 to Robert and Jan (Wied) Manfrina. He graduated from Lompoc High School with the Class of 1991. Bryan trained in the restaurant business while still in high school, working at the Lompoc...
Elsie M. Ferguson
Dec 8, 2007
Memorial services for Elsie M. Ferguson, 86, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Pastor Robert Cornwall of the First Christian Church officiating. Private inurnment will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson was born October 15, 1921 in Warrenton, England to James and Johanna Mockler Moher. She graduated at...
Russell Barry Hodges
Dec 8, 2007
Memorial services for Ret. Lt. Colonel Russell B. Hodges, 77, of Lompoc, will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Calvary Baptist Church, 3355 Constellation Road in Vandenberg Village. Private inurnment will be at North Hilmar Cemetery, Hilmar, California. Mr. Hodges was born October 27, 1930 in San Jose, Calif. to Russell and Veva Fancher Hodges. He enlisted as...
Guadalupe Zavala Worsnup
Dec 7, 2007
Guadalupe Worsnup went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 7, 2007. She left this world and entered her rest surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Guadalupe loved the Lord. She truly fought a good fight, finished her course, and kept the faith. Guadalupe was a world traveler, a talented artist, and dollmaker. Friends can remember her at a...
Trina Cervantes
Dec 6, 2007
Trinidad Cervantes of Lompoc died Thursday, December 6, 2007 at the age of 66. Trina was born September 7, 1941 in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico to Pablo and Gregoria Cornejo. A lifelong homemaker, she has been a resident of Lompoc since 1966. Trina is survived by her husband of 40 years Luis Cervantes of Lompoc, her son Francisco Javier Cervantes of...
Kenneth F. Bray
Dec 5, 2007
Kenneth F. Bray of Lompoc died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the age of 76. Kenneth was born April 30, 1931 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England to William and Mary Bray. A resident of Santa Barbara County since 1960, he was employed as a quality control supervisor in the electronics industry in the city of Santa Barbara for 30 years. He...
Manuel A. Casarez
Dec 4, 2007
Manuel Casarez of Lompoc died Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at the age of 56. Manuel was born September 9, 1951, in Blythe, California, to Eddie and Lillie Casarez. His family came to Lompoc when he was one year old. He was an outstanding baseball player in Lompoc Little League and a wrestler in high school. He graduated from Lompoc High...
Phoebe Louise Smith
Dec 4, 2007
Phoebe Louise Smith, age 79, passed away December 4, 2007 at her home in Lompoc. Phoebe was born December 30, 1927 in Caldwell, Idaho to William and Agnes Blenkinsop. In 1977 she came to Lompoc and made it her home. She married William A. Smith, Jr. in 1953 during his service in the air force. This provided her the opportunity...
Helen Inell Hash
Dec 4, 2007
Helen Inell Hash of Lompoc died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at the age of 55. Helen was born January 12, 1952 in Sutton County, Texas. Formerly of Indianapolis, Indiana she has been a resident of Lompoc since 1982. She has been a fulltime caregiver for the last 25 years. Helen is survived by her daughters Julie Salgado of Atlanta, Georgia,...
Roberto Tanguma
Dec 3, 2007
Roberto Tanguma of Lompoc died Monday, December 3, 2007, at the age of 69. Roberto was born December 4, 1937 in Mission, Texas to Rafael and Aurora Tanguma. After graduating from Mission High School he served in the Texas National Guard. He relocated to Lompoc in 1980 where he has worked as a clerk for the U. S. Postal Service...
Max Charles Specht
Nov 30, 2007
Max Charles Specht, a longtime resident of Lompoc died November 30. He was 85. Max was born in Wichita, Kansas, on September 28, 1922 to Lota and Gus Specht. Although they lived in town, the Spechts spent every summer working the nearby family farm. After graduating high school, Max began attending college. When it became impossible to cover expenses, he...
James Oliver Zeman
Nov 28, 2007
Jim Zeman passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at Marian Extended Care Center. He was 78 years young. Jim was born to Edmund and Virginia Zeman in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, on September 7, 1929. Jim was retired from the United States Air Force and Federal Electric Corporation. Jim had been a resident of Lompoc since 1961. Jim loved to...
Patricia Jean Cook
Nov 28, 2007
Patricia Jean Cook of Lompoc died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at the age of 81. Patricia was born June 25, 1926 in Cortland, New York to Ione and Edwin Stillman. She came to Lompoc in 1926 and later graduated from Lompoc High School. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Patricia is survived by her husband of 61 years...
Robert Brice Allen
Nov 27, 2007
Robert Brice Allen of Lompoc died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at the age of 69. Robert was born May 31, 1938 in Heber, Utah to Leonard and Edna Allen. He was raised and educated in Utah and became a resident of Lompoc in 1963. A self-employed house painter, Robert enjoyed fishing and gardening. Robert is survived by his children Darrell...
John English
Nov 27, 2007
John David English of Lompoc died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at the age of 43. Cremation will be followed by private inurnment. Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, directors.
