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...
Ana Marie Torres
Sep 7, 2007
Vigil services for Ana Marie Torres, 27, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Ana Marie was born January 23, 2007 in Sun Valley California...
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,...
