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PEARSON
Donald Allen "Doc" Pearson
Donald Allen "Doc" Pearson died in his home in Yuba City on Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 at the age of 64.
Mr. Pearson was born Dec. 18, 1940 in Esparto. He was a 1958 graduate of Esparto High School and lived in Esparto and Woodland, working for Jim Tadlock. In the late 1960s he moved to Truckee and began working for Caltrans. He later moved to Yuba City and retired from Caltrans after working there for more than 30 years.
Survivors include Mr. Pearson's wife of 20 years, Margaret Pearson; his daughters, Kim Pearson and her companion Mike Hayes, Kathy Howard and her husband Randy; his stepsons, Dennis Carlyle and his wife Janine, Chance Welch and his wife Rachael, Randy Carlyle and Stephen Carlyle; his grandchildren, Taylor and Brysan Hayes, Nathan, Jessyca and Robert Howard, Travis Carlyle, Christian and Gwyn Welch; and his brother, Dean Pearson. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Larry and Emma Pearson; his sister, Shirley Hill; and his brother, Darrell Pearson.
Services: Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Capay Valley Cemetery in Esparto, with a reception to follow at the Esparto Scout Cabin on Yolo Ave. in Esparto. Holy Cross Memorial Service Inc. of Yuba City is assisting the family with arrangements.
PEARSON
Reuben William (Bill) Pearson
Reuben William (Bill) Pearson died in Woodland Memorial Hospital on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003, at age 89.
Born September 22, 1913, in Redwing, Minn., Mr. Pearson was a resident of Yolo County for 50 years. He moved to California in 1936, lived in San Francisco and Napa before moving to Knights Landing. He was in the Army Air Corps during W.W. II, stationed in Alaska, before becoming a professional dog trainer at Olive Hill Kennels for 32 years. After retiring, he kept active in woodworking and was well known for his saw sharpening business.
Mr. Pearson enjoyed hunting, fishing, photography and woodworking and entered many of his hobby related items in the Yolo County Fair over several years, winning many ribbons. He was an active participant of the Knights Landing Meals On Wheels program and helped with many fund-raising walk-a-thons for meals on wheels. He was a bell ringer for the Salvation Army for many years and a member of the Church of Christ in Woodland.
Mr. Pearson is survived by son Ron and wife Diana of Woodland, son Dean and wife Diana of Woodland, niece Marsha Moody of Bristow, Va., grandchildren Kim Snyder and husband Dan, Karla Lindstrom and husband Jon, Steven Pearson and wife Rhonda, all of Woodland, Valerie Jang and husband Michael of Larkspur, Ca., and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by May Pearson, wife of forty-five years, Dennie Pearson, wife of eight years, grandson Jeff Pearson, brothers George Pearson, Gerald Pearson, and sisters Ann McGrath and Gladys Schneider.
Graveside services are at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11 in Knights Landing, conducted by McNary's Chapel in Woodland, with a potluck reception to follow at Knights Landing Community Center. Memorials may be directed to Knights Landing Fire Department or Salvation Army or to a charity of one's choice, in Mr. Pearson's name.
PEARSON
Woodring Pearson
Memorial services for Dr. Woodring Pearson will be held at the Woodland United Methodist Church in Woodland, Ca. on Tuesday, June 3rd at 2 p.m.
Dr. Pearson died Wednesday, May 28, 2003 surrounded by his wife and family. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Elizabeth, their five children and their families: Stephen and his wife Betsey and their children Thomas and Marcus; William (Bill) and his wife Greta; Malcolm and his wife Linda and their children Matthew and Holly; Jane Shelby and her husband Sam and their children Andrew and Evan; and Ann Franke and her husband Carl.
Dr. Pearson was born April 17, 1915, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the son of Claude Edward and Karen Woodring Pearson. He was descended from a distinguished pioneer Tennessee family who arrived in middle Tennessee in the early 1800's. Dr. Pearson's family produced a number of early physicians, including Newton Guilford Tucker who cared for troops during the Civil War as it swept through middle Tennessee. Dr. Pearson was educated in the Nashville public schools, Duncan College Preparatory School, and Vanderbilt University from which he received a BA degree in 1937 and an MD degree in 1940. He was a president of his class at medical school, and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary medical society. He was also a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity while at Vanderbilt.
In 1940 Dr. Pearson began his graduate training which included an internship in surgery at Cornell University's New York Hospital. In 1941 he began the residency program in surgery at the University of California San Francisco finishing as Chief Resident at San Francisco General Hospital in 1949.
From 1943 to 1946 Dr. Pearson served in the United States Navy as a Medical Officer on the destroyer U.S.S. Lowery which saw action in the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
In the fall of 1949 Dr. Pearson joined the surgery staff of Woodland Clinic. He served as Chief of Surgery at the Woodland Clinic Hospital and the Woodland Memorial Hospital where he cared for many generations of Northern California residents. He retired from active practice in July 1977. In his retirement he and his wife traveled extensively, spending long periods of time in Europe, the near east and traveling across the United States indulging in his interests in family genealogy and history.
Dr. Pearson served on the Board of Directors of the Woodland Memorial Hospital for 17 years and was instrumental in the creation of the present hospital in the early 1960's. He served on the Woodland School Board for 15 years. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Woodland. He was also an active member of the United Methodist Church of Woodland.
The family requests that no flowers be sent, but those who wish to make memorial donations may send them to the Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation, 1207 Fairchild Court; the United Methodist Church of Woodland, 212 Second Ave.; or St. John's Retirement Village (Stollwood), 135 Woodland Ave., Woodland 95695.
PEASE
Mark Maynard Pease
Mark Maynard Pease died suddenly after being injured at his workplace in Sacramento, on Thursday, Dec. 12, , 2002 at age 44. He was born in San Leandro, on Nov. 2, 1958 to Maynard C. and Nancy Lee (Hancock) Pease. He had been a resident of Yolo County for 30 years.
Mr. Pease attended Woodland High School, graduating in 1976, and was very active in the school sports program as a member of the baseball team. After graduation, he attended school for carpentry, millwright and metalwork. He had been in the construction industry since finishing high school, and 16 years ago joined Iron Workers Local Union No. 118, in Sacramento. He has worked with them since that time.
Family members reported that Mr. Pease's "coworkers knew him as a friendly hard worker, always ready to lend a hand and always ready for a challenge. Mark had many lifelong friends who shared his passion for hunting and fishing.
"He loved living in Woodland because it enabled him to enjoy his hobbies, which included boating, water-skiing and the outdoors, " family members stated, adding was "a devoted family man who was sensitive and as a man who enjoyed and cherished the time he was able to spend with his daughter, his fiance and his parents. His sister and nieces always respected him as ěthe man in their lives who shared time and adventures with them."
Mr Pease is survived by his father, Maynard Carroll Pease, his mother, Nancy Lee Pease, his fiance, Alisa Dove, and their daughter, Shelbie Leigh Pease, all of Woodland. He is also survived by his sister, Melinda Pease, of Woodland. Other survivors are nieces, Rachelle Richardson and Madolin Emmalee Pease, also of Woodland. Numerous aunts, uncles and cousins survive.
Mr. Pease was preceded in death by his sister, Madolin Carroll Pease in 1978.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints, Woodland Second Ward, 1405 Cottonwood St., Woodland. No visitation is scheduled prior to the services. Private interment will follow at a later date. The family requests memorial donations in his memory be made to the California School for the Deaf, 39350 Gallaudet Drive, Fremont, 94538.
Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland, is assisting the family with arrangements.
PEATTIE
Noel Peattie
Noel Peattie, former UC Davis librarian, poet and longtime member of the Society of Friends, died at Sutter Davis Hospital on Jan. 13, 2005, following complications arising from surgery. He was 72.
A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Friends Meeting House in Davis.
Born Nov. 28, 1932, in Menton, France, he grew up in Santa Barbara, graduated from Pomona College in 1954 where he majored in philosophy, and held master's degrees from Yale (philosophy) and UC Berkeley (library science).
After many years as a librarian at Los Angeles State University, he joined the library staff at UC Davis in 1966 where he worked until 1992, serving with distinction in acquisitions and Special Collections.
He was an active member of both the American and California Library Associations and held positions in both the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Roundtable and the Alternatives in Print. In 1995, he was honored as the first winner of the Jackie Eubanks Memorial Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in promoting the acquisition of alternative materials in libraries.
During his professional years, he wrote, "Sipapu," a review of small press counter-culture literature, which he issued biannually for the library profession. A collection of the most important articles appearing in the periodical was published in 1989 as "A Passage for Dissent: The Best of Sipapu, 1970-1988."
He also published, "Freedom to Lie : A Debate About Democracy, " a public dialogue on those issues that he held with John Swan, a professional colleague.
An accomplished and published poet, he centered much of his work on rural life in the Capay Valley. A gentle and authentic voice for the region, he wrote of its rhythms and shadings with pride, candor and sensitivity.
Among his published works are "Western Skyline, " "In the Dome of St. Laurence Meteor, " "King Humble's Grave" and "Sweetwater Ranch." A posthumous work, "The Testimony of Doves, " will be published this spring.
He was an active member of the Davis Friends Meeting and served as the librarian and archivist for the organization.
He is survived by his brother, Mark Peattie and his wife Alice of Redwood City; his nephew, David Peattie of Richmond; and his nieces, Caroline Peattie of Mill Valley, Victoria Helm of Mercer Island, Wash., Dana Vandermey of Santa Barbara and Hilary Peattie of Santa Barbara.
SMITH
Alta Jean Smith
Alta Jean Smith died in her Woodland home Friday, April 16, 2004, at age 68.
Born Dec. 1, 1935, in Emporia, Kan., She graduated from Davis High School in 1954. She was a member of the Woodland Eagles, Woodland Senior Center and the Sacramento Turtle and Tortoise Club.
Survivors include her grandson, Robert Stoner of Woodland; brother, Walter Smith of Davis; sister, Beckwith of Cedar Springs, Mich. and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Stoner; and her children, Steven, Elaine and Aaron on July 31, 1966.
The family requests memorials be directed to the Yolo County SPCA, P.O. Box 510, Davis 95617.
Services: Memorial services will be held at her husband's graveside on May 13, 2004 at 2 p.m.
SMITH
Andrew Elmer "Drew" Smith
Andrew "Drew" Elmer Smith of Guinda died at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005 at age 83.
Mr. Smith was born Feb. 26, 1922 in Guinda. He was a life-long Yolo County resident. Mr. Smith was a 1940 graduate of Esparto High School and spent two years in the U.S. Navy. From 1948 through 1988, he was the owner of Capay Valley Telephone System Inc. He was known as "Andy the one-man telephone company." He was a life member of VFW Post No. 7143, American Legion, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 50-year member of Golden Sheaf National Grange and Telephone Pioneers of America.
Survivors include Mr. Smith's wife, Norma Smith; his stepson, Loren Hamilton and his wife Kathy of Capay; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his sister, Ruth Kerr and her husband Red of Rancho Cucamonga; and his brother, Ernest Smith of Chico. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lorena Smith; his father, William C. Smith; and his brother, Lawrence Smith.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Smith's name be directed to the Esparto Foundation for Public Education, P.O. Box 774, Esparto, 95627; St. John's Retirement Village, 135 Woodland Ave., Woodland 95695; or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Capay Cemetery in Capay. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
