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Youa Vang

Youa Vang

Apr 17, 2020

The private visitation will be Saturday, July 18, 2020, at 12pm.

Ryan Alexis Mortensen

Ryan Alexis Mortensen

Apr 15, 2020

Ryan Alexis Mortensen passed away on April 15, 2020, at his home in Lompoc, California, from an unknown cardiovascular event. Ryan was born on August 24, 1974, in the Lompoc Hospital. He lived in Lompoc for all of his 45 years of life. He graduated from Cabrillo High School in 1992. Ryan owned R. Mortensen Construction Company and had...

Edward Henry Butt Jr.

Edward Henry Butt Jr.

Apr 14, 2020

Edward Henry Butt Jr. serenely passed away on April 14, 2020, in Lompoc, California the town he so loved and called home.  He was at the age of 59 when he was call to heaven.  Edward was born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, to Clorann and Edward Butt, Sr. Ed never married but he the most kindhearted and loving...

Michael Anthony Serrata

Michael Anthony Serrata

Apr 13, 2020

Michael Anthony "Yogi" Serrata died Monday, April 13, 2020, at the age of 54.

Michael was born May 17, 1965, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to Guadalupe and Louisa Serrata. He was raised and educated in Long Beach, California, where he attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School.

Formerly of Santa Barbara, Michael has been a...

Jose Garcia Terrones

Jose Garcia Terrones

Apr 11, 2020

On Saturday, April 11, 2020, Jose Garcia Terrones, Sr., loving husband and father of three, passed away at the age of 64. Jose was born on February 18, 1956, in Lompoc, California, to Carmen and Porfirio Terrones, Sr. He was one of 10 sons and 6 daughters.

Jose was a maintenance worker at Celite for 18 years....

Timothy Eugene Mcgee

Timothy Eugene Mcgee

Apr 9, 2020

Timothy Eugene McGee was born in Chicago Illinois on April 24 , 1945, and passed away April 9 , 2020, in Lompoc.

He graduated from Lake View High School and joined the Air Force.  He was stationed in Salina, Kansas where he met and married his wife Vera.  They were married for 55 years and raised four...

Charlie Sevilla

Charlie Sevilla

Apr 4, 2020

Charlie Sevilla of Lompoc died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the age of 73.

Charlie was born January 26, 1947, to Joseph and Olivia Sevilla in Los Angeles County, California.  He was married to his first wife Mary Lou Kennedy.  To that union were born Eric, Lisa and and Deborah.  Mary Lou passed away in 1995.

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Doris R. Jackson

Doris R. Jackson

Apr 2, 2020

Doris R. Jackson passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020.  She was born on March 30, 1948, as one of four children, to John D. Reed and Maggie Lee Reed.  Though not rich materially, she grew up rich in love and was instilled with a deep respect for the Bible.

Endeavors eventually brought Doris to Connecticut where...

Gregory Simpson

Gregory Simpson

Apr 2, 2020

Greg was born on September 2, 1951, in Pontiac, Michigan, and received his wings on April 2, 2020.

Greg came to California in 1981. He was a truck driver his entire life, retiring from Texaco, Inc.

Greg did amazing woodworking projects. You just couldn't give him a deadline because they were done on his time....

Luciano Vega

Luciano Vega

Apr 1, 2020

Luciano "Lucky" Vega, 74, of Lompoc, California, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Santa Maria, California.  Lucky was born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, to Esteban and Emilia Vega.  At the age of 2, his family moved to New York where he grew up.  He managed apartment buildings there.  He moved to Santa Barbara, California, where he met...

Annie Lee Jones

Annie Lee Jones

Mar 18, 2020

Annie Lee Stringer was born on March 7, 1931, in Early County Georgia to Hood Stringer and Willie Mae Stafford.

Annie traveled as a military wife for 20 years, retired as a Dietitian from Vandenberg A.F.B., and has resided in Lompoc over 50 years.

Annie was a loyal member of Grace Temple Baptist Church for...

Ellen Mary Davis

Ellen Mary Davis

Mar 15, 2020

Ellen Mary Davis born January 2, 1935, passed away on March 15, 2020.  Her graveside service will be held Monday, March 23, 2020, 3pm at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.  A memorial mass will be held at a later date.

Joe Martin

Joe Martin

Mar 8, 2020

SMSgt. Joe Melvin Martin, 87, USAF Retired., of Lompoc, California, died peacefully on March 8, 2020. He was born in Palestine, Texas to M and Rosie Martin.

After graduating high school, Joe enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces at the age of 17.  Joe completed basic training at Lackland, Texas, and went on to serve active...

Ramon "Ray" Soto Castillo

Ramon "Ray" Soto Castillo

Mar 5, 2020

Mr. Ramon "Ray" Soto Castillo died in his home on March 5 , 2020, in Lompoc, California, at the age of 94. He would have turned 95 at the end of this month.

Ray is survived by his children Ramona Castillo, Reyna Castillo, and Ramon Ray Castillo...

Laura Louella Chapa

Laura Louella Chapa

Mar 1, 2020

Laura Chapa, 89, has gone into the loving arms of our Lord on March 1, 2020.  Laura was born in Weir, Kansas to Leonard and Mary Blake on December 3, 1930.  She is survived by her four children (Mona Chapa of Arcata, California, Robert Chapa of Austin, Texas, Chris Chapa of Solvang, California, and Kathy Baker of Colorado Springs,...

Ingeborg Elsie Moseley

Ingeborg Elsie Moseley

Feb 29, 2020

Ingeborg E. Moseley of Lompoc died Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the age of 92.

Inge was born April 26, 1927, in Mannheim, Germany.  She was educated in a remote high school in the Black Forest during World War II where she learned French and English.  After the war, working for the United States government as a...

Phyllis June Petry

Phyllis June Petry

Feb 29, 2020

Phyllis J. Petry of Lompoc died peacefully Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the age of 97.

Phyllis was born May 16, 1922 in York, Pennsylvania to Coleman and Elsie Livingston Leash.  Raised and educated in York, she married Austin Petry and became a military wife.  Their family was stationed at United States Air Force bases in Delaware,...

Denise Robin Phelps

Denise Robin Phelps

Feb 26, 2020

Denise Robin Phelps, also known as Niecy, was born on August 16, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Martha Ann Wise, and Robert Varaues Hall. She left us suddenly at the young age of 55, February 26, 2020, in Lompoc, California. Niecy was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, and friend.

In 1967, the...

Nancy Suzanne Phelps

Nancy Suzanne Phelps

Feb 26, 2020

Nancy Suzanne Phelps of Lompoc, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the age of 78.

Nancy was born in Oakland, California on March 29, 1941.  She was raised and educated in La Fayette, California graduating from Acalanes High School.  She demonstrated an interest in and a talent for art at an early age.  When she moved from...

Fidel Garcia Terrones Sr.

Fidel Garcia Terrones Sr.

Feb 24, 2020

Fidel Garcia Terrones Sr. (Dale)

A native of Lompoc, Fidel was born December 15, 1954, to Porfirio and Carmen Garcia Terrones. Fidel was the thirteenth child of their 18 children. He graduated from Lompoc High School, class of '72. He began employment at Vandenberg Air Force Base in his junior year. While still in high school, he...

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