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Thursday, February 14, 2013 ��� Daily News Obituaries 7A Woman injured in fire at senior home JAMES "JIM" ELBERT ALONZO LONG August 11, 1923 - February 6, 2013 James ���Jim��� Elbert Alonzo Long, 89, entered into this life on August 11, 1923. He entered into eternal life on February 6, 2013 surrounded by his daughters. Jim was the middle of five children born to Elbert and Huldah Long and made his home in Oakland until he joined the Navy and married Alberta Richardson in 1943. Jim was honorably discharged in 1945 and in 1946, he and Alberta moved to San Leandro. There, they raised four children; James, Joyce (Pat) Sharpe, Janice and Jill (Phil) Maughan. Jim worked for Fridens Calculation Machine Co. in San Leandro for many years and went on to open his own business: Longs T.V. Sales & Repair. Later, Jim took a job with the Hayward Unified School District where he happily worked until he retired in 1988. Over the years, Jim and Alberta were blessed with four grandchildren; James Jr., Amie (Chris) Roberts, Rhonda (Dan) Whent and Wendy (Glen) Thornell. Their grandchildren continued to bless Jim���s life with five great-grandchildren; Sophia, Sabreena and Calista Roberts, Hannah Whent and Oliver Thornell. Jim lost his wife, Alberta in 1990 and in 2000 he moved to Gerber. Jim had many interests throughout his life including HAM Radio operator, carpentry, fishing, gardening, cooking and bowling. Jim was very generous and often shared the fruits of his labor with friends and neighbors. There will be a celebration of Jim���s life on February 16th at 11:30 a.m. at the El Camino Community United Methodist Church with reception to follow. The address is 8345 Highway 99 West, Gerber, Ca. 96035. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb NANCY LEE LANKFORD February 21, 1942 - February 8, 2013 Nancy Lee Lankford 70 of Gerber passed away on February 8, 2013. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on February 21, 1942. She is survived by her four children; Dorie Wilson, Robin Kappler, Norman Beckley, James Beckley, Six grandchildren; Rhett Brown, Dustin Brown, Kris Brown, Jon Hershman, Jeremey Kappler, Adam Kappler, six great-grandchildren, three sisters; Judy Paget, Nancy Sanford, Evelyn Blunkall, one brother; Chuck Wilson. She was a long time member of the Moose. She loved to sing karaoke and to dance. She will always be in our hearts. She will be greatly missed. A celebration of Nancy���s life will be held at the Moose Lodge on Saturday, February 23 from 1:00 pm - ? . Come join us for a potluck lunch. WE LOVE YOU MOM Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper���s website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Lowell Garnett Hart Lowell Garnett Hart died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at his residence in Gerber. He was 66. McDonald���s Chapel in Redding is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CUPID Continued from page 1A daughter, and once again she had someone with whom to share Valentine���s Day. ���(Aleah) will say ���grandma our birthday is coming,������ Younger said. Another person who benefits from the arrangement is Younger���s husband, Dale. He has no trouble remembering a birthday or Valentine���s Day. And anniversaries are covered too, as the Youngers were married A stove top fire Wednesday afternoon in an apartment kitchen at Villa Columba on Main Street led to one woman being injured and all residents being evacuated. The woman was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. The fire was quickly contained and the apartments were ventilated. Red Bluff Fire, CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded. Nothing further was available. CELL Continued from page 1A thoughts and had made no statements or shown any indication of his suicidal thoughts prior to his death. He had not shown any type of distress during his last contact with correctional officers at 5:23 p.m. Monday, the release said. Rupe was arrested Sun- day evening by Red Bluff Police on the corner of Britt and Donita Drive and booked into jail on the charges of burglary and grand theft. According to a Red Bluff Police press release on the original incident, the charges stemmed from a report of the theft of his father���s safe with prescription medication and a loaded pistol inside. The father said he YEAR sounded ���pretty neat��� and was glad the city was able to take control over its own environmental issues. The document calls for future Continued from page 1A projects to follow the city���s already the commission���s vote. passed green building code and plant Richard Clapp said the document trees to offset other emissions. Feb. 18. ���He gets off easy,��� Younger said. Younger joked as the years have gone by she���s more in favor of celebrating Valentine���s Day than her actual birthday. But she���s approaching the milestone birthday today with a positive outlook. ���As long as I keep my young personality that���s all I care about. I still look young for 60. I���ll be ok,��� she said. Even with all the memories on Feb. 14, Valentine���s Day doesn���t rank as her favorite holiday. ���Well, I like Christmas,��� Younger said. Perry ending California trip empty-handed ��� so far AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Texas Gov. Rick Perry wrapped up his high-profile recruiting trip to California on Wednesday without having persuaded any businesses to relocate to his state ��� at least not yet. On a conference call with reporters from Laguna Beach, the Republican said he spent his four days meeting with entrepreneurs and business leaders and held a reception for more than 200 California companies that have expressed interest in moving to Texas. His office later clarified, though, that the reception was actually with only 20 businesses. Such relocations can take time, but Perry also offered no details on prospects, much less concrete announcements. In a small but heavily publicized media campaign last week, a privately funded marketing firm produced radio ads in California featuring Perry and denigrating that state���s taxes and regulation while touting the Texas business climate. A progressive Texas political action committee responded Tuesday with radio ads in California taunting Perry. Perry said on the call that ������this isn���t about bashing California; it���s about promoting Texas.������ But he went on to offer a few digs. When asked if Texas��� light regulatory rules have contributed to a high number of worksite deaths, the governor said he thought it had more to do with high-risk oil and gas industry jobs prevalent in his state. ������Y���all in California are not very knowledgeable about the energy industry and that is a fairly dangerous workplace,������ Perry said. In fact, California is one of the nation���s top oilproducing states, with an industry dating to 1860. The state has ranked in the top five in production for 100 years and typically is third or fourth, said Don Drysdale, a spokesman for the California Division of Oil, Gas and Theothermal Resources. In 2011, the last year believed Rupe was after the medication and was not aware the gun was inside. After being booked into jail, Rupe called his parents, making threats and additional felony charge of making threats were added, according to the release. Rupe was served with an emergency protective order that provided protection for family members for which figures are available, California produced 196.8 million barrels of oil and 244 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Unlike Texas and the other oil-producing states, California does not levy a state tax on the companies that extract the oil. Meanwhile, even though Perry himself has called for increasing state spending to improve roads and highways, he said a lack of Texas infrastructure hasn���t been a concern for California business leaders used to mind-boggling traffic. ������When you drive through LA and you see the congestion on the highways here, they even probably think I-35 is flowing pretty well at 4 o���clock on Friday afternoon,������ Perry said, referring to the heavily congested interstate that runs north-south through Texas, linking San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. Perry, the longest-serving governor in the country, noted that he���s made similar business recruitment trips to California in the past, though often with far less fanfare. California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, last week dismissed the radio ads featuring Perry as a cheap gimmick. ������Gov. Brown may call it poaching. I just call it giving people an option of where they can locate their business and be able to keep more of their money,������ Perry said. He said competition between the states is healthy, even if it can ruffle some feathers ��� and he���s out to win. ������It���s uncomfortable. Any race is,������ Perry said. ������I would always rather be at the head of the race, letting someone look at my backside as I either pass them or am pulling away.������ on the day of his arrest. During a joint investigation by the sheriff���s department and the Tehama County District Attorney, it was learned that Rupe had attempted suicide in 2010, the release said. The preliminary investigation is complete pending an autopsy that is scheduled for later in the week. ��� Staff report Timboe said he believes contractors, planners and builders will prefer the city���s straightforward approach to carbon dioxide costs. ���It���s easier to understand than long, lengthy formulas and mitigation costs,��� he said. Humboldt deputies find 111 guns, ammo in cave GERBERVILLE (AP) ��� Authorities have seized a stockpile of 111 firearms, at least 20 of them stolen, from a 55-acre Humboldt County property where they also found 117 pounds of dried marijuana, ammunition, body armor and $12,000 in cash, the sheriff���s department announced Wednesday. Deputies located the bulk of the weapons Tuesday stashed in a brush-covered cave, sheriff���s Lt. Steve Knight said. Among the weapons recovered were a World War II-era automatic machine gun with a full belt of ammunition, semi-automatic handguns and Soviet semi-automatic rifles. Investigators think the weapons and the drugs were destined for the black market, Knight said. ������No matter what, these guns are out of somebody���s hands who should not have had them,������ he said. ������This is not a licensed firearm dealer. This is someone who most likely was planning to sell them for criminal purposes.������ Deputies obtained a warrant to search the property after they arrested a man who lived there, Ryan Floyd, on a probation violation from earlier gun and marijuana charges. Floyd had been wanted in connec- A memorial service for long-time Tehama County Resident Robert W. Gear, DDS, PhD Will be held Saturday, February 16th at 11:30 am At the City of Tehama Museum Annex On C Street in Tehama All are welcome to attend tion with a stolen truck that had been abandoned by its driver Feb. 2 when a deputy tried to pull it over. An initial search turned up a handgun, 45 pounds of marijuana and enough empty gun cases that investigators decided to go back for a more thorough search, which led them to the cave stash. They also recovered jewelry, tractors and other items that Humboldt residents have reported as stolen. Humboldt County prosecutors have charged Floyd, 30, with seven felony drug and weapons charges, although Knight said more charges are pending. He remains jailed on $400,000 bail. The district attorney���s office said Floyd is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 20 and has not yet retained a lawyer.