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From: Bill & Jean Reynolds <>
Subject: Modoc Obits
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 18:23:38 -0800


Harold "Dusty" Miller Former Alturas resident Harold "Dusty" Miller died
of a heart attack on February 24, 1998 at Spring Lake Village in Santa
Rosa, Calif. He was 85.

A native of California, he was born in Yreka, Calif. on March 20, 1912.

Mr. Miller worked for the National Park Service at the Grand Canyon
until entering the U.S. Navy in 1942. He was sent to Guadalcanal with
the First U.S. Marine Corps group and was later re-assigned as a Combat
Information Center officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise.

On May 20, 1944, he and Joan Slye, who was originally from Montana, but
working in Seattle during the War, were married in Seattle, Wash. They
were close to celebrating their 54th year of marriage at the time of his
passing.

After the war, Mr. Miller worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a ranger
in the Lands and Timber Management Department. He worked on the El
Dorado, Tahoe, Mendocino, Modoc in the 1950s, and Shasta Trinity
National Forests during the 1960s, during his long career with the
Forest Ser vice. Mrs. Miller recalls their time in Modoc with fondness.
They developed many friendships here.

After retiring in 1973 from the Forest Service, Mr. Miller accepted a
job with Southern Pacific Land Company in Redding for seven years.

He is survived by his wife Joan of Santa Rosa; three children, Russ
Miller of Modesto, Susan Lowenkron of Eugene, Ore. and Mike Miller of
Alameda; four grandchildren Kimberly and Kelleigh Miller and Gabe and
Aaron Lowenkron.

A memorial service was held Sunday, February 29 at Oakmont Memorial
Gardens in Lafayette, Calif.

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Bonnie Jean Davis Surprise Valley native Bonnie Jean Davis died in
Fresno, Calif. on February 27, 1998. She was 65 years of age and had
lived most of her life in Alturas and Cedarville.

Born Bonnie Jean Starr to Mildred [Boston] and Eugene Starr in
Cedarville, Calif., she attended local schools, including Modoc High
School. She was a homemaker and recently had been united with her
daughter, whom she had been separated from when her daughter was very
young.

Mrs. Davis died of natural causes. She had been living in Fresno area
for the past six months, after finding her daughter.

She is survived by her daughter Dolly Sylvester of Clovis and three
grandchildren.

Private services were held in Fresno, Calif., care of the Tinkler
Funeral Chapel. Remembrances may be made to the charity of choice.

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Elizabeth A. Colburn Elizabeth Amelia Colburn, a native of Modoc County,
died in Alturas, Calif. on February 21, 1998 at the age of 93 years.

Born Elizabeth Amelia Metzker in Cedarville, Calif. on June 16, 1904, to
Elizabeth [Addington] and Edward Metzker, she attended local schools. On
New Year's Day, January 1, 1923, she married Charles Everett Colburn.

Mrs. Colburn was a cook with Local 228 and was a member of the Order of
Rebekah Lodge and Native Daughters of the Golden West. She made her home
in Alturas for 60 years, and returned to Alturas after the death of her
husband in 1964.

Her husband preceded her in death on June 14, 1964, after 41 years of
marriage.

Mrs. Colburn is survived by niece Leona Stripling and nephew Larry
Metzker, both of Lakeland, Florida; great nephews Jay and Scott
Stripling of Lakeland; and Billy Stripling, U.S. Army; great niece Mae
Alexander of Klamath Falls, Ore.; great nephews Ed and Phil Metzker of
Lakeland, Florida; great niece Dixie Metzker of Lakeland; great-great
nieces Sarah and Rachel Alexander; great-great nephew Ben Stripling and
many wonderful friends.

Services were held at Kerr Mortuary Chapel at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Feb.
27 in Alturas. Pastor Rod Bodmer officiated. Interment was at Alturas
Cemetery in Alturas, Calif.

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Douglas Alexander Clark Modoc resident Douglas Alexander Clark, known to
his friends and co-workers as one of the "last of the old style
cowboys," died in Alturas, Calif. on February 25, 1998, a month shy of
his 70th birthday.

Mr. Clark was born in Watsonville, Calif. on March 30, 1928. He
completed high school in Watsonville, graduating in 1946 and attended a
year of college at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Calif. before embarking on
his journey as a cowboy and rancher on several cattle ranches throughout
Oregon, Nevada and California. He was last employed at the Estill Ranch
in Likely, Calif.

"All his friends and co-workers commented on his out standing cowboy
skills, especially roping," recalls his daughter Jenny Marsh of
Bakersfield.

Fr. Ray Hopp conducted services at graveside in Paisley, Ore. on Friday,
February 27.

Mr. Clark is survived by his three children David Clark of Buelton,
Calif.; Jenny Marsh, Bakersfield; Martha and husband Greg Ptasnik of
Pinedale, Wyoming; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Carolyn
Clark of Kentville, N.S. Canada; Rex and Jean Clark of Roseville; six
grand children, Stephanie Marsh, Nadra Clark, Malia Clark, Hannah Clark,
Caitlin Clark and Ryan Ptasnik; one great-grandchild Max Reynolds; his
partner in life these past 11 years, Eileen Cody and her grandchildren
Robert and Cindy Stanton, Billy and N'ke Charter and Trevor Cody.

He was preceded in death by his parents Basil and Neska Clark of
Watsonville and aunt Eula Dolye of Watsonville.

Modoc County Record - March 5, 1998

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