Arlen W. Sechrest
Oct 30, 2016
Arlen W. Sechrest (80) passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, October 30th, 2016 surrounded by his loved ones. Arlen, a proud Lompoc Native, was born April 3rd, 1936 to Evans "Gyp" and Adelaide Sechrest. One of four children, Arlen will be remembered as a loving, kind and gentle man who took pride in everything he did. A Lompoc...
Francisco Javier Arciniega Lopez
Oct 27, 2016
Francisco Arciniega Lopez was born December 3, 1966 is Estipac, Jalisco, Mexico.He completed 6 years of schooling and later moved to Guadalajara to work as a plumber and handyman. Later, he returned to his hometown where he worked in the agriculture industry for over 5 years. Due to familial and financial hardships he moved to Utah, and then to Lompoc,...
Gwinneth Ann Howard
Oct 27, 2016
Gwinneth Ann (Gwinnie) Howard of Lompoc, California passed away peacefully on October 27th. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on April 20th, 1920, Gwinnie approached life with the kind of pioneer spirit that never let tragedy loom too large. Despite the loss of two husbands and two sons, Gwinnie was always eager to share a laugh with her many friends and her...
Minniebelle Stalker
Oct 25, 2016
Minniebelle Stalker, 87, passed away peacefully at home on October 25, 2016. She was born in Lompoc on February 2, 1929, to Samuel and Geneva Hoover. Her grandmother settled in Lompoc in the early 1900's, making her a third generation Lompoc citizen. She was a lifelong resident, and was proud to tell everyone about the splendor of the Lompoc Valley....
Adam Valeriano Torres
Oct 24, 2016
Adam Valeriano Torres, 45, of Lompoc died suddenly on October 24, 2016. Adam was born in Santa Barbara on October 28, 1970 a whole thirteen minutes before his fraternal twin brother, Matthew. This statement was always made when telling someone new he was a twin. Santa Barbara was a perfect place for young Adam to grow up as it allowed...
Dorothy Grace Fitzpatrick Stumbaugh
Oct 21, 2016
Dorothy Grace Fitzpatrick Stumbaugh was born Jan. 25, 1921, in Dinuba, California, to Elsie (Knuth) and Ray Fitzpatrick. She remembered fondly her early life on the family vineyard with her two older brothers, Kenneth and Larry. The family moved to Bakersfield, where Dorothy graduated from Bakersfield High School and Bakersfield Junior College. She met her husband, Louis C. Stumbaugh, in...
Barbara J. Linn
Oct 18, 2016
Barbara Rhodes Linn died Tuesday morning October 18, 2016. She was born in 1918, the eldest daughter of Amelia Perrozzi and Allen Rhodes, both descendants of early Lompoc settlers. The Perrozzi's ran a dairy on land later acquired by Vandenberg Air Force. Allen farmed pinquitos on the Sudden Ranch. Barbara graduated Lompoc High School in 1936. She married Edward E....
Fernando Garcia Terrones
Oct 15, 2016
Fernando Garcia Terrones, Sr. passed away quietly away on October 15, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family and dog. Fernando was a Lompoc native born on February 7th, 1953. He is survived by his wife Lisa Jane; four sons Fernando "Jr", Timothy, John Terrones, and Billy Jack Lyons; three daughters Misty Lee Terrones, Tara and Ashely Lyons; brothers...
Journei Maejean Buelna
Oct 7, 2016
Journei MaeJean Buelna was born on June 30, 2015 to Joseph Buelna and Christina Devaux. From day one their little Beauty was a fighter. Journei was born with a life threating illness that she battled until the end. While Journei was here on earth she touched many hearts. Some say she changed their lives. Journei was a true blessing and...
Stacy Dexter Byrd
Oct 6, 2016
Stacy Dexter Byrd, age 84, died peacefully in Santa Barbara on October 6, 2016 surrounded by family. He was born in Bunnlevel, North Carolina and raised in Coats, N.C. where he excelled in sports, and grew up with a love of hunting and fishing. He entered the Air Force after high school during the Korean War, which brought him to...
Catherine Rittan Nicholson
Sep 29, 2016
Catherine Nicholson, a longtime resident of Lompoc and former real estate agent, departed this life on Thursday, September 29, 2016. She was 89 years old. She was born Catherine Rittan Hunter on May 17, 1927, one of 11 children to Douglas and Laura Hunter of Columbus, Ohio. She married Joseph A. Nicholson of New Orleans, a U.S. Air Force non-commissioned...
Roy Daniel Mc Peek
Sep 29, 2016
Roy Daniel Mc Peek died Thursday September 29, 2016 at the age of 86. Services will be held at a later date in Mansfield, Ohio.
Cynthia Rose Lewis
Sep 28, 2016
After a courageous 6-year battle with breast cancer, our beloved daughter, Cynthia Rose Lewis passed away on September 28, 2016 at the Serenity House in Santa Barbara. Cindy was born on July 4 1975 in Goleta, CA and eventually moved to Lompoc with her family in 1981. She attended local schools and graduated from Lompoc High School in 1993. After...
Robert M. Grant
Sep 28, 2016
Robert Grant, age 72 went to the waiting arms of Jesus on September 28, 2016. He was surrounded by his loving family and his best friend Victor Anderson. Bob was a beloved husband, grandfather, and friend and was devoted to his family. He was a retired Journeyman Iron Worker, Local 433. He loved muscle cars and was a "car guy"....
Virginia Ann Dover
Sep 27, 2016
In loving memory of Virginia Ann Dover, August 14, 1929 – September 27, 2016 Virginia Ann Dover was born on August 14, 1929, in Santa Barbara to John and Charlotte Seymour. She graduated from Bishop Diego Catholic High School in 1947. After high school, Virginia met and married Bernard Dover on August 7, 1949. They recently celebrated their 67th wedding...
Willie Vinzell Boyd
Sep 24, 2016
-For nearly six decades, USAF Ret. Msg. Willie Vinzell Boyd, LUTCF was well-known in the Lompoc Valley, and for 81 years he continues to be loved by many people worldwide. "Boyd" passed away at his home of 35 years in Fresno, California on September 24th and will be laid to rest in Lompoc this week starting with a 4pm to...
Antonia D. Garcia
Sep 24, 2016
Antonia D. Garcia, 85, passed away on Saturday September 24, 2016. She was born in Yuma, Arizona on January 31,1931. A visitation will take place on Friday, September 30, 2016 at 3pm followed by a service at 4pm in the chapel of the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
Norble Leslie Derrington
Sep 19, 2016
Norble Leslie Derrington of Lompoc, California passed away peacefully on September 19th, 2016 with his family by his side. He was born on August 24th, 1930 in Evansville, Indiana to James and Versa Derrington. He graduated from Central High School in 1949 in Evansville, Indiana. He worked multiple jobs at the same time until he enlisted into the USAF in...
Brian C. Slowey
Sep 17, 2016
On 17 Sept 16, Brian Slowey passed away with his family in Lompoc, CA. Brian, was born in Kearney, New Jersey, but spent many of his formative years in Haverhill, Massachusetts. In Haverhill, he forged many friendships in classrooms and on the local baseball diamonds and pond hockey rinks. Many of those friendships remained throughout his life. Following graduation from...
Arlene Joyce Vineyard
Sep 17, 2016
Arlene Joyce Vineyard passed away peacefully on Saturday September 17th 2016 surrounded by family. Formerly of Lompoc and lifelong resident of Santa Barbara County, Arlene was born in Santa Maria on March 4th 1938. She was a wife, proud mother, grandmother of 12, and great-grandmother of four. She enjoyed family first, camping, traveling, visiting the coast, fine dining, the mountains...
