Obituaries
Lompoc, California Obituaries
Kenneth Norman Smith
Nov 2, 2006
Kenneth Norman Smith, 79, of Lompoc passed away on November 2, 2006. Leaving behind 3 daughters, Cindy (Smith) Schuyler of Lompoc, Tracy (Smith) Anshus of Minnesota, Teresa (Smith) Hernandez of Lompoc, 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He has requested donations to be given to the Parkinson foundation of Santa Barabara P.O. Box 6254 Santa Barbara CA. 93160
Wayne A. Rayns
Nov 2, 2006
Wayne was born on November 2, 1951 and passed away November 2, 2006. He was 55 years old. He was born in Clinton, Arkansas to Guy and Viola Rains. Wayne was a beautiful baby and welcomed by his six sisters and three brothers. His family moved to Bakersfield, CA. in 1953. When he was 5 years old he welcomed the...
Betty M. Gage
Nov 1, 2006
Obituary for Betty M. Gage 1915 - 2006 Betty Murtaugh Gage was born September 18, 1915 to Matthew and Bessie Senour Murtaugh in Athabaska, Alberta, Canada. The first of four children, she moved to Northern Indiana when she was a few years old. Betty had two brothers; Robert and Jim and a sister; Catherine who were born in Northern Indiana....
Scott Leyva
Oct 31, 2006
Scott Leyva went home to be with Jesus on October 31, 2006. He was born January 2nd, 1981 to Clifford Robert Leyva and Natalie Susan (Henderson) Leyva in Santa Barbara, California. Scott was preceded in death by his beloved sister Michelle in 1991, and is survived by his parents, Cliff and Susan, brother Eric, sisters Julie and Leann, all from...
Jeanne Marie Fleming
Oct 30, 2006
Jeanne Marie Fleming went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 30, 2006. She was born June 5, 1959, to Henry "Alex" Aguirre and Mary Rita (Goethel) Aguirre in Harbor City, California. Jeanne was preceded in death by her father, Alex Aguirre and nephew, Bob Aguirre, Jr., both of Lancaster. She is survived by her...
Donald D. Conklin
Oct 25, 2006
The memorial service for Donald Conklin will be on Friday, November 3, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Pastor Jim Mackereth of the Bethany Lutheran Church will officiate. Donald was born March 17, 1941 to Harold and Anna Conklin in Davenport, Iowa. He passed away at his home in Lompoc on Wednesday, October 25, 2006....
Duane Lewis Royal
Oct 19, 2006
Duane Lewis Royal, passed away October 19, 2006. Born on July 8, 1927, in West Unity, Ohio. Duane was the first child of Simeon and Lulu Belle Royal. He attended the University of Illinois and graduated with a degree in Industrial Administration in May, 1951. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-46, and the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951-53....
Herbert C. Hawkins
Oct 18, 2006
Herbert C. Hawkins, known as "Herbie," died Wednesday, October 18th at the age of 80 in the Convalescent Care Center in Lompoc with loving family and friends at his bedside. Born on January 19, 1926 in International Falls, Minnesota and he was raised in the nearby village of Littlefork. Herbie was the son of the late Ralph and Ardus (Stephenson)...
Michael H. Fragosa
Oct 16, 2006
Michael H. Fragosa, 63, of Buellton, peacefully passed away at home surrounded with love by his wife of 40 years, Rose and beloved godchild, Judy and friends. Survivors also include, his father, Palemon; brother, Ronald; sister-in-law, Bea; nieces, nephews, extensive family members, and loving friends. As a godfather, Michael was truly loved by his grandchildren. He worked for Santa Barbara...
Basilisa Z. Villegas
Oct 16, 2006
Basilisa Villegas of Lompoc passed away Monday, October 16, 2006 at the age of 93. Born April 1, 1913 in San Fabian, Pangasinan, in the Philippine Islands to German and Marcela Zarate, Basilisa moved to Guam in 1963 and became a resident of Lompoc in 1990. She was a lifelong homemaker who loved to sew and sing. Basilisa is survived...
Mary A. Craig
Oct 13, 2006
Mary A. Craig (Harris) Mary A. Craig, daughter of pioneer Lompoc residents, George W. Harris and Julia E. Harris, passed away in Santa Barbara on October 13, 2006. She was born in Lompoc May 10, 1917, and was a lifetime resident. Mary attended Lompoc public schools and graduated from Lompoc High School class of 1935. She then attended Beauty College...
Helga Gertrude Payne
Oct 13, 2006
Helga Dähling was born in Germany in 1927, married Philip Payne in 1961, bore her first son, Andros, on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, 1962, and her second, Alexander, in Florida, 1964, having sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with her husband and son in their sailboat. She passed away October 13th after a 3-year struggle with cancer. Helga was born...
Alora May Spanne
Oct 11, 2006
Alora May Spanne, beloved wife, sister, mother and grandmother, died peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2006 at home on the ranch that her grandfather homesteaded in 1876. Alora was born on June 18, 1918 in Santa Barbara, California, to Otto and Ada Erway Salzman. After graduating from Santa Barbara High School, she moved with her family to Lompoc....
R.J. Davis, Jr.
Oct 7, 2006
"R.J" Davis was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1896 in Lompoc. Being born on Christmas had privilegges as R.J. knew that at the end of the day. additional presents were coming to him and he was able to enjoy his special birthday treat, a Baskin Robbins Chocolate Mint Ice Cream Cake. The funeral service for R. J. Davis will...
Emiliana G. Ignalan
Oct 5, 2006
Emiliana G. Ignalan of Lompoc passed away Thursday, October 5, 2006 in Arroyo Grande. She was 79 years of age. Emiliana was born September 11, 1927 to Meliton and Juanita Geronimo in Baguio City, in the Philippine Islands. She was educated in the city of Tarlac, Tarlac, and taught school there for 20 years. She came to the United States...
Mildred Malcolm
Oct 4, 2006
Long time Lompoc resident Mildred Malcolm passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Mary Lou Malcolm, in Littlerock, California. She was 86 years old. Mildred was born May 7, 1920, in Detroit, Michigan, to Selden and Martha Payne. Mildred was a lifelong homemaker who enjoyed cooking and baking for her...
Dorothy L. Jackson
Oct 2, 2006
Services for Dorothy L. Jackson, 75, of Lompoc, will be 9 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church, 1600 Berkeley Dr., with Rev. Julia Leeth officiating. Private burial will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. She died Monday, October 2, 2006 at her home. Survivors include her daughter, Lillian Jackson and husband, Daniel Aranguren of Fremont, Calif.; sons,...
Jim Ellis
Sep 30, 2006
Long time Lompoc resident, Jim Ellis passed away on Saturday September 30, 2006 after a sudden illness. He was born July 29, 1924 in Bremerton, Washington. He served in the Air Corp during WWII. He graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and then went on to be a mechanical engineer at Johns-Manville for thirty-two years. After his retirement from...
Helen Carter
Sep 28, 2006
Mrs. Carter was born in York, South Carolina December 28, 1925 to Bernard V. and Vivian M. Miller. Mrs. Carter lived her childhood and young adult years in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1956 she married her husband Samuel Carter and moved to California where she lived until 2002 when she lost her beloved husband Sam. At that time she moved...
Jeanne Reed
Sep 27, 2006
Jeanne Reed of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at the age of 73 years. The graveside funeral service will be Monday, October 2, at 11:00 a.m. in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Jeanne was born July 21, 1933 to Olie and Lena Eubanks in Wichita, Kansas. She came to California in 1960 and first lived in Santa Maria. After...
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