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DOZIER
Leonard F. Dozier
Memorial services today for L. F. Dozier
Memorial Masonic funeral services will be held today (Thursday) for Leonard Franklin Dozier, 94, at the Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Winters at 2 p.m. The services will be under the auspices of Landmark-Buckeye Masonic Lodge of Esparto and Winters. Mr. Dozier died at his home in Winters on December 29.
Born in Susanville, California, on October 26, 1889, Mr. Dozier was the son of the late Dr. William E. Dozier and Sarah Louise Dozier.
A farmer by profession, Mr. Dozier was a veteran of World War I. He had been a member of Lassen Masonic Lodge since 1928.
Cremation took place under the direction of Harry A. Nauman & Son of Sacramento, with the ashes to be taken to the Dozier family cemetery plot in Susanville.
The family requests that there be no flowers and that memorial contribution be made either to the Pioneer Presbyterian Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Survivors include his wife, Laura A. Dozier of the family home in Winters; one son, Richard E. Dozier of Winters; one brother, Dr. Dave F. Dozier of Sacramento; four grandchildren, Mardi Dozier Vincent and Scott F. Dozier, Jr. of Soda Springs and Anna Sue Jones of Sacramento; and two great-grandchildren. A daughter, Sarah Lura Dozier, preceded him in death.
DOZIER
Margaret (Peg) Dozier
Margaret (Peg) Dozier passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at Vaca Valley Hospital. Born on Feb, 6, 1925 in Iowa, she was 81 years old.
Mrs. Dozier is described by family members as a loving mother, not only to her children, but to all the children she helped raise in the Mermod Road area of Winters. She arranged many a parade up and down Mermod Road, along with her ever-popular hotdog cookouts. She married Richard (Dick) Dozier in 1946. They moved from Susanville to Winters in 1952 where they acquired the Roseberry Drug Store and renamed it Dozier’s Pharmacy. Mr. Dozier ran the pharmacy while his parents, Len and Lura operated the soda fountain and ice cream parlor. Mrs. Dozier served her community well with many years of service in the Winters Fire Department. She was a board member for the Winters Health Care Foundation, and served as treasurer for the city of Winters. She was recently chosen as Honorary Grand Marshal for the 2006 Youth Day Parade.
Mrs. Dozier was proceeded in death by her daughter Susie in October 2005 and her husband in 1994.
She is survived by three other children, Mardi Langdon of Winters, Scott Dozier of Winters and Rick Dozier of Vacaville; grandchildren Tiffany Dozier and Josh Dozier of Winters, Don Jones of Woodland and Ian Morris of Woodland; great grandchild, Chloi Bruhn.
At Mrs. Dozier’s request, a small family service will be held at a later date. She requested that persons wishing to donate in her memory do so to the Winters Health Care Foundation.
DRAKE
Ada Violet Henderson Drake
Ada Violet Henderson Drake of Fremont died Feb. 15, 2002, in SunBridge Care Center-Park Central in Fremont. She was 89.
She was born on Oct. 17, 1912, in Bismark, Alberta, Canada. She lived in Alberta until 1950, when she moved to Sacramento for four years. In 1954, she moved to Salinas and then to Dunsmuir in 1956. She arrived in Davis in 1969, where she lived until June, when she moved to Fremont.
She was a STEAC volunteer for more than 20 years. She rode her three-wheel bicycle to the supply garage on Fifth Street in Davis to give out clothing and other supplies to the needy.
She married the late Winton Ramey Drake on June 20, 1954, in Santa Cruz.
She was the daughter of John Forbes Ingles Henderson and Elizabeth Martha Kuhnke.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died on April 15, 1994; two brothers, George William Henderson and Alvin John Henderson; and four sisters, Minnie Elizabeth Long, Nellie May Cole, Ina Martha Riley and Elsie Henderson. She was the last surviving of her siblings.
Survivors include two sons, Kelly James Drake and James John Drake; three granddaughters; and one grandson.
DRAKE
Claire Bentley Drake
Claire Bentley Drake died June 15, 2004, at her home in Rossmoor, surrounded by family. She was 76 years old.
Born July 6, 1927, she was the daughter of Clyde and Doris Bentley. A fourth-generation Californian and Berkeley native, she spent 56 years in the field of interior desgn. She was a Pi Kappa Phi alumna of UC Berkeley, and also attended the University of Hawaii and Parsons School of Design in New York City.
She is survived by her brothers, Robert Bentley of Los Altos and Donald Bentley of Orinda; her sister-in-law, Patricia Bentley of Lafayette; her children, Carolyn Colson of San Francisco, Dori Anderson of Davis and Clyde Drake of Santa Clarita; and her grandchildren, Ryan Bowen, Christopher Colson, Erica Lynn Anderson, Krista Anderson, Natalie Anderson, Tanner Drake and Joshua Drake.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hills Park Chapel, 3111 Main St. in Walnut Creek. Burial will follow at Oakmont Memorial Park.
Donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
DRAKE
Matthew Joseph Drake
Matthew Joseph Drake died March 17, 2005, at Cottonwood Healthcare Center in Woodland. Born on Oct. 22, 1953, in Lansing, Mich., to Nathaniel and Irene (Zaranki) Drake, he was 51 years old.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
He attended Lansing area schools through high school, and lived in Sedona, Ariz., for 10 years while working as a bartender. He later moved to Williams, where he had lived for the past five years.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Drake of Williams; three daughters, Tasha Hamel and Crystal Diaplio of Aurora, Colo., and Cheyenne Drake of Williams; two brothers, Lincoln Drake of San Jose and Tim Drake of Williams; two sisters, Liz Ontiveros of Tucson, Ariz., and Lorraine Drake of Williams; two grandsons, Ian Diaplio and Darian Hamel, and a granddaughter, Allison Hamel, all of Aurora, Colo.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
DRAUGHN
Denny L. Draughn
Denny L. Draughn died following a lengthy illness Friday, June 7, 2002, at Sutter Davis Hospital, at age 69.
Born June 17, 1932, in Hazard, Ky., Mr. Draughn spent his childhood in Kentucky before moving to Chico, where he graduated from Chico High School in 1950. He worked for PG&E for 45 years and retired as a painting department supervisor at the Davis Service Center in 1997. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean War era. According to his family member "he loved life and especially loved going to air shows, classic car shows and spending time in Lake Tahoe." He spent his retirement in South Lake Tahoe until October 2000 when he returned to Davis to be near his family.
Mr. Draughn is survived by his daughters, Debbie Wendland and husband Ted of Thousand Oaks, Denise Faria and husband Mike of Davis, and Diane Aguilera and husband Dave of Davis; and grandchildren, Matthew and Jessica Wendland of Thousand Oaks, Bonnie Faria and Christina Aguilera of Davis.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rudy (Papaw) and Sara (Mamaw) Draughn.
A graveside service is scheduled at 11 a.m., Friday, June 21 at Davis Cemetery.
Davis Funeral Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
DRIVON
Ruth F. Ruggles Drivon
Services held for Ruth F. Ruggles Drivon July 26
Funeral services were held in Stockton on July 26 for Ruth F. Ruggles Drivon, who died in Sacramento on July 23. She was born in Winters on June 20, 1922.
Mrs. Drivon is survived by her husband, Laurence Drivon Sr. of Stockton, and five children: Laurence Drivon Jr. of Stockton, Palmura McBride of Bakersfield, James Drivon of Elk Grove, Steven Drivon and David Drivon, both of Stockton. She is also survived by nine grandchildren; a brother, Aaron Ruggles, and a nephew, Allen Ruggles, both of Winters; and a niece Deborah Watson, of Brazzaville, Congo.
