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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries Lloyd Tyler June 26, 1941 - December 13, 2013 Lloyd J. Tyler born June 26, 1941, died December 13, 2013. He was preceded in death by wife of 49 years Ruth Tyler in 2011. Lloyd is survived by sister Cathy Short and four children, Ramona McFadyen, Lloyd E. Tyler, Lennia and Dale Coonrod, and Robert and Heather Tyler. He was blessed with numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. He is loved by all and will be greatly missed. It has been two years Mama, I have missed you. We are together forever. A viewing will be held at Allen and Dahl Funeral Chapel in Anderson on Thursday Dec. 19th. There will also be a graveside service Friday, Dec. 20th at 10am at the Cottonwood Cemetery. HENRY LeROY ARMSTRONG Henry LeRoy Armstrong age 70 died at the Lake District Hospital Wed. Dec. 4, 2013. He was born May 27, 1943 to Bill & Eva (Meyers) Armstrong in Red Bluff, CA. He was raised and educated in Gerber at Gerber Tech and attended Red Bluff high school. He was married to Marcella May Maguire May 24, 1964 in Virginia City, NV. His work included the Department of Fish & Game, & being a Journeyman lineman for PG&E. The couple came to Lakeview in 1971, where he worked for Buck Cartwright at his tire shop and also worked & retired from ODOT in 2002. He was an sportsman, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. He enjoyed the snowmobile club and volunteering. Survivors include his wife, Marcella Armstrong of Lakeview; 5 brothers, George Armstrong of Cottonwood, CA, Russell Armstrong of Los Molinos, CA, Gregory Armstrong of Waldport, OR, Harold Armstrong of Los Flores, CA, Michael Armstrong of Los Flores, CA; 2 sisters, Sue Hough of Tehama, CA & Rose Votaw of Los Molinos, CA. along with numerous nieces & nephews, an numerous friends. He was preceeded in death by his parents Bill & Eva Armstrong, & brother Stanley Armstrong, whom we lost last December. At Lee's request public services will not be held. A private memorial service will be held at the Tehama Cemetery in Tehama, CA. DARRELL DEAN "BUD" MEENTS December 24, 1932 ~ December 13, 2013 Darrell Dean "Bud" Meents, 80 of Corning was welcomed Home on Friday, December 13, 2013. He was born to Carl and Edna Carpenter Meents of Webster County, Nebraska on December 24, 1932. In 1951 the family moved to California and Bud followed shortly thereafter upon graduating from Eckley High School in Guide Rock, NE. After various jobs in the farming community, he began working for the lumber mill, at that time known as Diamond National. Bud loved his work as a forklift driver and remained with the company for 39 years until his retirement. He was an avid sports enthusiast and was active in men's softball, coached Jr. Football and Little League for many years. Bud touched the lives of many as an AA sponsor. He had a wonderful sense of humor and had the "gift of gab". He loved to tell stories of his travels and life experiences. Bud is survived by four children, Darla (Stu) Estep of Gaithersburg, MD; Darcy (Paul) Henderson of Elk Grove, CA; James Meents of Corning; Kristine (Mike) Anthony of Corning; six grandchildren, Daniel (Danielle) Grunwald; Rory (Kelly) Henderson; Cody (Treasure) Henderson; Shannon (Sean) White; Kevin Anthony; Justin Meents and twelve great grand children, Andrew, Joshua & Sabrina Grunwald; Maverick, Ace & Evangeline Henderson; Jayliana, Zakoura & Codrixx Henderson; Annika, Alyssa & Gage White as well as a large extended family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie; his parents; brothers, Keith & Loren; sister, Ila Jeane Lepp; and daughter, Denise. Services will be held on Friday, December 20th at 2:00 PM at Hall Brothers Mortuary followed by a graveside service at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Corning. Donations in-lieu of flowers may be made to the charity of your choice. HAZEL BEATRICE BREWER 2-22-1930 ~ 12-6-2013 Hazel was born to Joseph and Fannie Reeder in Burdette, CO, she passed away in Los Molinos, CA December 6, 2013, at the age of 83, but she'll be fondly remembered as eternally "16". Hazel attended Tehama Grammer and Los Molinos High Schools. She married Dwight C. Brewer in 1946. Dwight passed in June of 1981. Hazel loved the San Franciso Giants, from the moment they came west from New York in the 50's. She often carried a transistor radio with her to tune in the games when she was working. Hazel enjoyed slot machines and lottery scratchers. She liked gardening and watching baseball and golf on TV. She enjoyed family get-togethers and watching her kids and grandkids compete in sports or show animals at the fair. Hazel worked as a youngster with family and friends picking fruit and spent many years as a dedicated homemaker, rancher's wife and mother. She later worked as a clerk at Pritchett's Market in Los Molinos for many years and then as a secretary for Albers Milling Company in Red Bluff. Hazel is survived by her sons Steve Brewer (fiance' Kathe Ferguson), Los Molinos, and John Brewer (wife, Cindee), Cottonwood; Grandchildren Christian Sakellariou of Coeur d'Alene, ID, Ginger Lombardi of Brentwood, CA, Joseph Zimmerman of Pittsburg, CA, Jake Brewer of Red Bluff, Marcie Graham of Red Bluff, Charlie, Rick and Kendrick Brewer all of Los Molinos, and eight greatgrandchildren; Siblings, Viola Brewer, Los Molinos, Elmer Reeder, Los Molinos, Oscar Reeder, Citrus Heights, Betty Hawkins, Los Molinos, and Ruby Clark of Sacramento, and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by daughter JoAnn Murphy earlier this year, brothers James and Rufus Reeder, and sister Ida Boyd. A "Celebration of Life" and potluck luncheon will be held at the Los Molinos Veteran's Memorial Hall, Thursday December 19, 2013, at 12:00 Noon. All family and friends are invited to attend. Guests are asked to bring salads and desserts. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burials is providing the arrangements. California home sales drop SAN DIEGO (AP) — California home sales slid last month amid tight supplies, while prices held steady, a research firm said Tuesday. There were 33,429 new and existing houses and condominiums sold in November, down 10.8 percent from 37,481 sales the same period last year, DataQuick said. The median sales price was $360,000, up 23.7 percent from $291,000 the same period last year but up only 0.8 percent from $357,000 October. It was the 21st straight month of annual price increases and 12th straight month of annual gains above 20 percent, though prices have cooled since a torrid run earlier this year. TRUCK Continued from page 1A camera about 6:19 a.m. the day of the blaze. Shobash said a person, who at this point has not been identified, could be seen exiting the vehicle and walking toward the north side of the home, where the fire originated. The person drove off about a minute and a half later, Shobash said, and about 15 minutes later a flicker could be seen. The home was aflame shortly after, and fire personnel were called to the scene of about 7:10 a.m. No additional details on the person were released. Shobash declined to comment on a possible motive for the suspected crime, and how the fire was started. Shobash said that there is no reason to believe that the property owner, Robert Rosas of Gerber, and the occupant, Ronald CLOVER Continued from page 1A ing its course. It took seven days to contain the fire with 60 occupied residences and 130 additional structures destroyed by the fire. There was one civilian fatality. More than 1,500 firefighters from across the state responded at the height of the incident. The cost to contain and control the Clover Fire is more than $7.3 million. "Arson is a serious crime that threatens the public, our communities and the environment," said Region Chief Doug Wenham, Cal- County enjoys an ideal climate for African elephants, and that the water are Continued from page 1A requirements "nowhere near as high During the public com- impact as running cattle." ment portion of the meetThe project would start ing, a resident raised conwith a "modest" facility, cerns about the project, saying the county is dry three to five elephants and and lacks water, and that would include around-thebringing in an animal for- clock security personnel. eign to Tehama County is Parrott said the reserve "not right." would spur economic Parrott said Tehama activity while providing Continued from page 1A – from selection of their health plan to the associated network of physicians and hospitals," said Evan Marks, EVP, Strategy and Informatics, Healthgrades. "Since all hospitals do not perform equally in all procedures, patients can have confidence that by selecting a physician associated with a hospital that has LIFE Continued from page 1A 27 years behind bars. The change could lead to earlier paroles that eventually would help the state comply with federal judges' orders to reduce prison crowding, attorney Jon Streeter said Tuesday. Streeter was appointed to represent Roy Butler, a 46-year-old inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison who was sentenced to 15 years to life for a 1987 murder. After he was repeatedly denied parole for a decade, Butler challenged the board's current practices on the grounds that they lead to unconstitutional excessive punishment. ''We're talking a change that could have a beneficial effect for thousands of inmates who up to now have had no idea when, if ever, they might have a chance for parole,'' Streeter said. However, he said it is unclear how many might actually be released earlier than they would have been without the agreement. Christine Ward, executive director of the Sacramento-based Crime Victims Action Alliance, said the policy change won't have much practical effect unless the minimum terms create pressure on parole commissioners to speed up releases. ''Whether or not their Simple Cremations starting at $ .00 929 5530 Mountain View Drive, Redding CA 96033. Call 530-241-3400 to prearrange your wishes • www.BlairsCremation.com FD2153 ishable of up to three years in state prison. Shobash said five arsonists have been caught this year, and more cases of suspected arson fires in the city are under investigation. "As crime goes up, arson fires go up as well," Shobash said. "They are tied hand in hand." People with information on the vehicle or the case are asked to call the Red Bluff Fire Department at 527-1126. ward to continuing to work with the District Attorney's Office on this ongoing criminal case." As part of CalFire's fire prevention efforts, investigators work diligently to investigate the origin and cause of all types of fires. When a fire cause is determined to be intentionally set, CalFire is committed to holding those responsible who willfully and maliciously threaten the safety of the public. The Shasta County District Attorney's Office will be handling any additional information on this on-going criminal matter. Senior Deputy District Attorney Ben Hanna will be the contact at (530) 245- 6300. educational opportunities ing for the private comfor area schools and uni- munity. versities. He added: "It's wonOther county residents derful to have somebody that spoke at the meeting like this come in and say, were in favor of the plan. We want to invest in your "I think the school vis- county. And I really itations to a facility like believe it would be a great this would be wonderful," benefit." said Paul Mitchell, who is listed as chairman for Lake California's government liaison committee but said he wasn't speak- Sean Moore, the county's planning director, said there will be more opportunities for input from the community in the future. achieved recognition by Health- mance, and overall clinical quality. grades, they can potentially improve Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-star (staoutcomes and reduce costs." tistically better than expected), 3For its analysis, Healthgrades star (statistically as expected) and 1evaluated some 40 million star (statistically worse than expectMedicare-patient records for nearly ed) categories. 4,500 short-term acute care hospiDetailed performance informatals nationwide, assessing hospital performance relative to each of 31 tion, such as cohort-specific outcommon conditions and procedures. comes data and quality achievements Healthgrades awards hospitals qual- for individual hospitals may be found ity achievements for cohort-specific at www.healthgrades.com/find-aperformance, specialty area perfor- hospital. earliest release date was 13 years after their sentence or 20 zillion years, it doesn't matter if the board still deems them to be a risk to public safety,'' she said. ''If that starts playing into their decision, then we have a huge problem with the board.'' Kent Scheidegger, legal director of the conservative Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, also said it is too soon to say what, if any, effect the change might have. Parole board Executive Officer Jennifer Shaffer said in a statement that the board was happy to resolve the lawsuit by calculating inmates' minimum sentences earlier in the process. The change will result in a more open parole process, she said. The settlement requires the state to begin the new policy after the judge decides the most recent appeal of Butler, who has been refused parole five times. Until his court challenge, the state had been acting under a 2002 California Supreme Court decision that held the parole board was under no obligation to calculate minimum terms. When it did set minimum terms, the board frequently found that they had long since been exceeded, Streeter said. Butler, for instance, was calculated to have a minimum term as low as 16 years, Streeter said, yet Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Fire Northern Region. "This is a significant arson arrest for CalFire, Shasta County, and the residents who endured the Clover Fire and suffered losses. The tragic loss of life and so many homes at the hands of an intentional fire is a heinous act." The investigation and arrest was aided by the Shasta County District Attorney's Office and the Shasta County Sheriff's Department. "I'm proud of our fire investigators and their arrest of this arson suspect", said Chief Mike Hebrard, CalFire Unit Chief and Shasta County Fire Warden. "A lot of time and energy has been invested into this investigation and we look for- PLAN CLINICAL Rosas, were involved in the suspected crime. He added that they have cooperated throughout the investigation. Robert Rosas did not have insurance on the property, officials previously said. The fire was contained about 8:10 that morning, and the home was estimated to be more than 80 years old. A city firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling the blaze. Arson is a felony pun- 7A he has served 26 years in prison. Butler had a nonviolent history, though he served six months in juvenile hall for burglary and receiving stolen property, according to court documents. He was convicted of second-degree murder for helping plan what turned into the fatal 1987 assault on Richard Davis, who he thought was routinely beating a woman. ''This is a guy who should have been let out a decade ago,'' Streeter said. ''There are thousands of guys like him.'' THE PASSING PARADE (From Dave Minch's I Say column circa December 1942) I suppose most of you read in yesterday's paper that the big union secretary, Brother Maxwell of San Francisco, said that one of the reasons for the meat shortage in the bay area was that the packer in Red Bluff was disposing of all of his meat in Red Bluff and Redding instead of bringing it down there. He went so far as to say that he was going to get all the surplus meat up here and take it to the city where it was needed. In answer to the first part we checked on the deliveries of meat we made last week and found that we delivered 4700 pounds in Red Bluff, 7800 pounds in Redding and 101,420 in Oakland and San Francisco even though much of it went to branches of the armed services. I started to write an answer to the second part of the article about where he was going to take the meat from up here etc. I was going to remind him of the time that the union down there was going to keep any non-union sheepshearers from working up here one spring. I got about as far as the part about that arsenal of 30-30's stacked in Hi Lingscheid's shoe repair shop waiting for the emergency that did not materialize, and after reading my article over decided it was too radical to print *** Last night was one of those times that happen occasionally in all families. It all started peaceful enough. We had some plain cranberry beans for supper the night before and they were really swell. But unfortunately Evelyn read one of those recipes in the Ladies Home Journal where you start with a dish of beans and add tomato soup, cauliflower, sliced onions, frankfurters with the skin on them etc. until when you take them out of the oven steaming hot it will make a dish that all the family will love. But we didn't…and made the mistake of saying so. *** Fred Foley, the garbage collector was quite a character…and poet. He wrote in the classified section of the paper: "Well, good friends, the New Year, and Christmas, are almost here. One nice lady said, 'You've been so good, coming to do everything you could, I want to make you a little present' and that made us feel mighty pleasant. Fact is, it made us want to whoop and holler, and it wasn't for the value of the silver dollar, That our feelings and pride appeased, but the fact that our service had pleased, Though we wish to publicly thank the lady for putting the dollar on the plank. So now just give us a call, and we will try to please you all. We wish you a Merry Christmas one 'n all. 299-M is the number to call. Fred Foley, The Garbage Man." Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514