United States High School Yearbooks by County
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Clifford Allen Wood
Clifford Allen Wood died July 7, 2004, in Folsom. He was 88 years old.
He was born July 21, 1915, in Lake Park, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and spent three years in the South Pacific.
He worked for the Davis Joint Unified School District for many years.
He was preceded in death by his only son, Byron; a brother, Marland; and his parents, Horace and Pearl Wood.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dorothy Wood.
At his request, there will be no services.
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Frank "Paul" Wood
Frank "Paul" Wood died in Bakersfield Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005 at age 80.
Mr. Wood was born Aug. 10, 1924 in Cadnasso to the late Elmer and Margaret Wood. He had been a Yolo County resident for nearly 20 years. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was the owner of Paul Wood Electric since 1955.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Jeanne Wood; his daughters, Sheri Muir and her husband Tom and Susan Cleron and her husband John; his sons, Jim Wood and his wife Carol; Bob Wood and his wife Glynis; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; his brother, Maurice Wood and his wife Peggy of Capay Valley; his niece, Carol Grein of Capay Valley and his nephew, Phillip Wood and his wife Linda of Folsom. He is preceded in death by his parents and his son, Doug Dye.
Services: Interment was in Bakersfield Jan. 18. Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary assisted the family with arrangements.
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George "Bud" Woods
George "Bud" Woods died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 at Oregon Health Science University at age 67.
Mr. Woods was born Feb. 9, 1938 to George and Lita (Zollig) Woods in Likely.
He had been a Woodland resident for 10 years.
After graduating from Lodi High School in 1956, he joined the U.S. Army.
He was a member of the Ft. Lewis Pistol Marksmanship Team.
He worked for PG&E in Sacramento and then for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a trapper in Quincy and Mariposa.
In 1963 he became a deputy for the Plumas County Sheriff and was a founder of the Plumas County Search and Rescue Jeep Posse.
Later, he joined the U.S. Forest Service in Quincy as an engineering equipment operator, serving in the Plumas National Forest; Clearwater Forest; Olympic National Forest; and Wallowa-Whittman National Forest. He helped found the search and rescue unit for the county sheriff's office in the Clearwater area. He was a member of the Idaho National Guard and competed nationally on the rifle marksmanship team. After retiring, he and his wife volunteered for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge System. In 2003 he returned to work and helped found the "Friends of Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge."
Survivors include Mr. Woods' wife of 45 years Anne of Lakeview, Ore.; his daughter, Chris Pellissier and her husband John of Klamath Falls, Ore.; his sons, Joseph Woods of Klamath Falls, Ore., George Woods and his wife Kim of Boise, Idaho; his grandsons, Jacob Woods of Boise, Idaho, Brandon Woods of Roseburg, Ore. and Raimey Schaan of Roseburg, Ore.; his brothers, William Woods and his wife Karin of Charlotte, N.C., Robert Woods and his wife Wanda of Gridley; brother-in-law, John Otter and his wife Elda of Carmichael; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Woods' name be directed to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, 9320 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 140, Portland, Ore. 97219; or to the Jefferson State Friends of NRA, P.O. Box 7465, Klamath Falls, Ore. 97602.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. March 18 at the Portola Station Baptist Church in Portola. Private interment will be in the Likely Cemetery in Likely. The Alternative Burial and Cremation of Oregon, Sherwood, Ore. is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Chad Alan Woods
Chad Alan Woods of Elk Grove died on Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at Kaiser Hospital, where he was surrounded by loved ones. He was 33 years old.
Born Jan. 28, 1972, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Tom Woods and Peggy Samuels, he moved to Davis in 1987 and went on to graduate from Davis High School in 1990. While in school, he excelled at football and starred on the 1988 championship team.
His family said he loved fishing and sports, and followed his favorite teams passionately. His greatest love, his family said, was his dog and constant companion, Max.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul and Mildred Woods.
He is survived by his mother, Peggy Samuels of Elk Grove; and his father, Tom Woods of Urbandale, Iowa; his step-father, Lovaughn Samuels; and his step-mother, Judy Woods; his sister and brother in-law, Crystal and John Hinsdale of Florence, Mont.; and his two "best buddies, " nephews Blake and Brodie Hinsdale.
He is further survived by his grandparents, Ed Ware and Bev Abalan of Ankeny, Iowa; step-sisters Michelle Waters of Des Moines, Iowa, and Alison Gustin of Cumming, Iowa; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and good friends.
The family is planning a private burial and memorial.
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Ralph Eugene Woods
Ralph Eugene Woods died Friday, Oct. 11, 2002, at age 61.
Born April 6, 1941, in Hanford, Mr. Woods was the son of Eugene and Bonnie Woods. According to his family members, "besides loving his family and friends, he enjoyed a life of trucking."
Mr. Woods is survived by his wife, Vickie Woods; mother, Bonnie Woods; daughter, Lisa; sons, Jack and Steven; nephew, Larry; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is also survived by his 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; his second family, Bill, Jack and Denny and Bruce and Donna.
Friends and family are invited to a memorial service scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at First Church of the Nazarene, 1301 Main St., Roseville. Inurnment will be conducted privately.
The family requests memorials be directed to First Church of the Nazarene Youth Building Fund at the Roseville address.
River Cities Funeral Chapel of West Sacramento is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Ellameda "Meda" Ritchson Woodard
Ellameda "Meda" Ritchson Woodard passed away on Jan. 19, 2005, in Cave Junction, Oregon, after a long illness. Born on April, 18, 1936, she was a native of Wardell, Missouri.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Woodard, of Cave Junction; son Robert (Ritchson) Eastham and his wife, Karen, of Oroville; daughters Shari and her husband, Greg Lemus, of Rohnert Park, Sheryl and her husband, Marty Powell, of Winters, Zale and Don Leigh, of Roseville, and Kim Ritchson, of Rohnert Park; sisters, Rayma and her husband Elton Frank, of Cave Junction, and Virginia Sallee, of Marshfield, Missouri; grandchildren, Stewart Eastham, of Los Angeles, Abbey and Jay Riddles, of La Mesa, Terre and Carolyn Standing Elk, of Rohnert Park, Sharrah Standing Elk, of Rohnert Park, Jessica Mendoza, of Vacaville, Kristina and Jake Naven, of Rocklin, Vanessa Leigh, of Roseville, and Cheyenne Powell, of Winters; also, a great grandchild, Sarah Standing Elk. She also had several nieces and nephews.
There will be no services at her request.
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Blanche Woodworth
Longtime Bay Area resident Blanche Woodworth died Nov. 8, 2004, at Cottonwood Healthcare Center in Woodland. She was 92.
A graveside service is planned for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, 1370 El Camino Real in Colma. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Shriners Children's Hospital.
She was born in Downey, Idaho, on Aug. 22, 1912, to Valdemar and Lilda (Jensen) Mylin. She graduated from Downey High School in the class of 1930 and married Loren S. Woodworth.
The couple moved to Oakland, and she was an executive secretary for Standard Oil Co. in San Francisco for 39 years. They moved to Vacaville, where they lived for 27 years. Her husband died while they lived in Vacaville. She moved to Yolo County three years ago.
She is survived by her nephew, Richard Mylin and his wife Barbara of Grass Valley; great nieces, Brenda Weaver of Grass Valley, Breanne Mylin of Los Angeles, Suzanne Silvera of Los Molinas and Kristen Mylin of San Bruno; and great nephews, Richard Mylin Jr. of Los Angeles and Ryan Mylin of Walnut Creek.
Arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland.
