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Phyllis Ballard
CASTELLA - Services for Phyllis Marie Ballard, 77, of Castella will be at 6 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Mount Shasta.
The Rev. Stan Terry of the church will officiate.
Mrs. Ballard died Sunday, Sept. 26, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center in Mount Shasta.
Born Aug. 2, 1922, in Wadena, Minn., she moved to Siskiyou County in 1963 from Long Beach.
She was a homemaker, member of First Baptist Church in Mount Shasta and the Christian Women's Club of Mount Shasta.
Survivors include sons David of Lakehead, Eric of Clear Creek, Dan of Mount Shasta and Brian of Dunsmuir; daughters Carolyn of Castella, Joy Wilson of Redding and Christine Moore of Redding; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Youth Group, 812 Lassen Lane, Mount Shasta, CA 96067.
Arrangements are being handled by Mount Shasta Memorial Chapel in Mount Shasta.
Hazel Boothroyd
SHASTA LAKE - Services for Hazel Marie Boothroyd, 91, of Shasta Lake will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Lawncrest Funeral Chapel in Redding.
Shasta County Sheriff Jim Pope will officiate.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Lawncrest Funeral Chapel in Redding.
Burial will be at Lawncrest Memorial Park in Redding.
Mrs. Boothroyd died Monday, Sept. 27, 1999, at her residence.
Born Jan. 30, 1908, in Chicago, she moved to Shasta County in 1938.
She was a self-employed real estate broker for 24 years, the owner and operator of Boothroyd Realty in Redding from 1965 to 1971, a past member of Epsilon Eta Phi Sorority in Chicago, and past president and founder of the Shasta Chapter of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHHASTA) Inc.
Survivors include son Bert of Salinas; daughter Alice Duba of Fresno; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to SHHHASTA Inc., care of Donna Pownsend, Bank of America, 1661 East St., Redding, CA 96001.
Arrangements are being handled by Lawncrest Funeral Chapel in Redding.
Susan Gahring-Dunn
REDDING - Graveside services for Susan Lillian Gahring-Dunn, 57, of Redding will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Weaverville Cemetery.
Mrs. Gahring-Dunn died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999, at her residence from a long illness.
Born Aug. 28, 1942, in Youngstown, Ohio, she moved to Shasta County earlier this year from Hayfork. She had lived in Redding before moving to Hayfork in 1991.
She was a teacher at Solid Rock Christian Academy in Hayfork, a manager for Motel Trinity in Weaverville, a former member of the Little Country Church in Redding and a member of the Solid Rock Christian Fellowship in Hayfork.
Survivors include husband George Woods of Hayfork; daughters Kathleen Dunn of Redding and Deborah Dunn-Yeager of Santa Barbara; brother Richard Gahring of Redding; sisters Patricia Curry of Redding and Elizabeth Pierce of Graham, Wash.; and mother Adelaide Gahring of Redding.
Memorial contributions may be made to Country Christian School, 873 Canby Road, Redding, CA 96003.
Arrangements are being handled by McDonald-Files Funeral Chapel in Weaverville.
Berness Medford
VALLEJO - Services for former Anderson resident Berness Louise Medford, 85, of Vallejo will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Anderson's Funeral Chapel in Anderson.
The Rev. T.W. Hendrix will officiate.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Anderson's Funeral Chapel.
Burial will be at Whitmore Cemetery
in Whitmore.
Mrs. Medford died Monday, Sept. 27, 1999, at her daughter's residence in Vallejo.
Born April 26, 1914, in Red Bluff, she later moved to Anderson and finally to Solano County in 1994.
She was an office manager for Family Service Agency.
Survivors include daughters Marsha of Vallejo and Cheryl von Tress of Santa Rosa; brother Homer Whitten of Red Bluff; sisters Annabelle Wright and Susan Adele York, both of Chico, and Nancy Wilson of Red Bluff; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Parkinson's Institute, 1170 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94098; the Juvenile Diabetes Association, 425 University Ave., Suite 106, Sacramento, CA 95825; and Redding Christian Fellowship, 2157 Victor Ave., Redding, CA 96002.
Arrangements are being handled by Anderson's Funeral Chapel in Anderson.
Chris Smith
PALO CEDRO - Services for Chris C. Smith, 43, of Palo Cedro will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald's Funeral Chapel in Redding.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at McDonald's Funeral Chapel.
Burial will be at Redding Cemetery.
Mr. Smith died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999, in San Jose following a short illness.
Born April 30, 1956, in New York, N.Y., he moved to Shasta County in 1995 from San Jose.
He was an electrical engineer for P.M.I.
Survivors include wife Ella, sons Christopher of Palo Cedro and Eric Aday of Michigan; daughters Jennifer of Wisconsin, Shannon Taylor and Angela Aday, both of Palo Cedro; sister Moira Kline of Minnesota; mother Maggie of Minnesota; father Gene of Washington; and one grandchild.
Arrangements are being handled by McDonald's Funeral Chapel in Redding.
William VanDusen
REDDING - Services for William W. VanDusen, 69, of Redding will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Redding.
The Rev. Stephen McDougall of the church will officiate.
Mr. VanDusen died Monday, Sept. 27, 1999, at his residence.
Born June 25, 1930, in Oakland, he moved to Shasta County in 1987 from Susanville.
He was a forest ranger for the California Department of Forestry, a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the Shasta Camera Club, California Department of Forestry 25 Year Club and the First Presbyterian Church in Redding.
Survivors include wife Lee; sons Charles of Redding and James of Alton, Ill.; daughters Susan Eckles of Jacksonville, Fla., and Aimee McLeod of Lemoore; and eight grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding.
Juanita Baker
ANDERSON - Services for Juanita Baker, 88, of Anderson will be at 11 a.m. today at Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding.
The Rev. Allen Hix of Modesto will officiate.
Mrs. Baker died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding.
Born Oct. 6, 1911, in Paris, Texas, she moved to Shasta County in March from Washougal, Wash.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons Fred of Pullman, Wash., and Jim of Washougal; daughters Gwenn Good of Anderson, Janice Rhinehart of Modesto and Nettie Cox of Mesa, Ariz.; sister Mary Roden of Golden Valley, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding.
