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...
Hasso Linde
Jul 27, 2007
Hasso Linde of Lompoc Passed away Friday, July 27, 2007 at the age of 81. Hasso was born April 10, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany to Johann and Emilis Linde. Formerly of New York, he came to Lompoc in 1953. He was in the retail furniture business for many years. Hasso is survived by his wife of 54 years, Irmgard Linde...
Phyllis Rios Phelan
Jul 26, 2007
Phyllis Rios Phelan was born in Lompoc on October 4, 1921. She died at her home in Lompoc on Thursday, July 26, 2007. Phyllis' ancestry goes deep into American and California history. Her great-great grandfather, Petronilo Rios, arrived in California in 1825 and later married Catarina Avila, who was born in California in 1812. Catarina's grandfather descended from the Linares...
Paul W. Ziesche
Jul 25, 2007
Services for Paul W. Ziesche, 86, of Lompoc, will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Msgr. John Fitzgerald of Queen of Angels Catholic Church officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. A native of Lompoc, Mr. Ziesche was born March 16, 1921 to Walter and Marie Masson Ziesche. He attended local...
Julie Yanez Aguilar
Jul 24, 2007
Julietta "Julie" Yanez Aguilar 1936 – 2007 Julie Aguilar of Lompoc passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at the age of 71. Julie was born April 16, 1936 to Ysabel and Concepcion Yanez in Mesa, Arizona. Her family came to Lompoc when she was six years of age. She attended local schools and graduated from Lompoc High School in 1954....
Teresa Lynn Fraizer Andrews
Jul 21, 2007
Terri died Saturday, July 21, 2007 in Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Born in New London, Connecticut May 3, 1955, to Michael and Glenna Frazier, Terri moved to California with her parents in 1957. She grew up in Cayucos and Lompoc. She graduated from Cabrillo High School, Allan Hancock College and Santa Cruz University. She earned a master's degree...
Ramon Gil
Jul 12, 2007
Ramon Gil of Lompoc died peacefully at his granddaughter's home surrounded by his family and friends on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at the age of 82. Ray, as he was known, was born September 2, 1924 in Mesilla, New Mexico. After high school he joined the Conservation Corp. and was encamped in the Sequoia National Park. He joined the US...
Miguel "Chapo" Cabrera
Jul 3, 2007
Vigil services for Miguel "Chapo" Cabrera, 44, of Lompoc, will be 5 p.m. Sunday, July 8, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Private burial will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Chapo was born November 4, 1962 in San Luis, Sonora,...
David Peppars
Jun 29, 2007
David Peppars of Lompoc passed away on Friday, June 29, 2007 at the age of 36. David was born September 4, 1970 in Torrance, California. He was raised and educated in the Los Angeles area. He came to Lompoc in 1990 and was a member of the local Moose Lodge. For the last three years he has been employed in...
Mark Reynolds
Jun 29, 2007
Mark Reynolds of Lompoc passed away on June 29, 2007 in Santa Maria at the age of 46. Mark was born to Edgar and Hallie Reynolds on June 19, 1961 in Canoga Park, California. He was raised and educated in Santa Barbara and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1979. He married Cheryl Clay, his high school sweetheart, in...
Luciano Avila Gomez
Jun 28, 2007
Luciano Avila Gomez of Lompoc passed away on June 28, 2007, at 79 years of age. He was born on December 13, 1927, in Sultipec, Mexico, to Pasqual and Natalia Avila-Gomez. He was raised and educated in Mexico and came to the United States and settled in Santa Barbara in 1949. He moved to Lompoc in 1999. Luciano loved walking...
Donald Edwin Carlson
Jun 27, 2007
Donald Carlson of Lompoc passed away on June 27, 2007 at the age of 47. Don was born February 14, 1960, to Donald and Jackie Carlson in Florida. His family moved to Vandenberg Air Force Base shortly thereafter. He was educated in local schools and he graduated from Cabrillo High School in 1978. After serving a two-year mission in Ecuador...
