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Saturday, June 22, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries FRESH Continued from page 1A SGT-E5 ALVIS GLENN COUCH BARRY ANNAN COMPSTON May 8, 1930 - June 5, 2013 Barry Annan Compston passed away at his home on June 5, 2013. He was 83. Barry is the last to hold the Compston name in Tehama Co. He was the grandson of George & Ida Compston who settled in Richfield in 1914. He was born in Red Bluff to Harold and Louise Fox Compston on May 8, 1930. He graduated from Red Bluff High School with the class of 1948. After graduation he joined the United States Navy for a short time, was honorably discharged, and then enlisted in the US Air Force serving for twenty-eight years. His foreign assignments included Europe, Korea, Japan and Viet Nam. He was honorably discharged as a Senior Master Sergeant July 1976. In 1962 while serving in Japan he married Keiko 'Katy' Sasaki and raised her daughter Shigemi Susie Sasaki as his own daughter. After discharge from the Air Force, Barry and Katy returned to Red Bluff. Both were avid bowlers until sidelined by poor health. Barry owned and operated a moving and storage business for many years before running a recycling business prior to his retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marilyn McDaniel and nephew Michael McDaniel. He is survived by his wife Keiko of Red Bluff, daughter Shigemi Yokomi and her husband Richard of Los Angeles, nephew Patrick McDaniel of Fullerton and cousins Beverly Jenkins, Donna Babb and Nadine Detra of Corning, Colleen Pede of Grizzly Flats and friend Josephine Scharsch of Sacramento. A special thank you to Barry's devoted caregivers Sheila and Rod Sides of Red Bluff and St. Elizabeth Hospice. Graveside services will be conducted by the Beale Air Force Honor Guard at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Corning on Wednesday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m. March 24, 1946 - May 23, 2013 Alvis passed away at his home in Carson City, NV. At his bedside was wife, Linda; son, Matt; son, Anthony, from Redding, CA; son, Lee, from San Jose, CA and son, Eric, from Mayers, CA. He is survived by numerous brothers, sisters and grandchildren. Burial services will be held at Northern California Veterans Cemetery, Igo, CA at 9:30 AM on Thursday, June 27, 2013. 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. Margaret Alesi Margaret Alesi, of Red Bluff, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, in Red Bluff. She was 92. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, June 22, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Richard Dale Bogue Richard Dale Bogue died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 82. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, June 22, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Stella M. Davis Stella M. Davis of Corning died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Enloe Medical Center in Chico. She was 87. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, June 22, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. William F. Huffman LAIRD WILLIAM OYLEAR September 8, 1957 - June 12, 2013 Laird William Oylear, loving and cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend went home to be with Our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 surrounded by his family. He will be greatly missed and forever in our hearts. Laird was born to Byron Leon Oylear and Laurie Ruth Darling in Los Angeles, CA on September 8, 1957 and was the 3rd of 4 sons. The family was very close to his grandparents, William Vivian and Gertrude Rhodes Darling. When Laird's father got a job in Camas, WA, the Oylear family moved and "Nanny" and "Gramps" followed. Laird loved working with his grandfather, riding on the tractor, and helping in his shop. He was a natural mechanic. His idyllic childhood was filled with love, laughter, family and friends, and many activities including baseball, boy scouts, bike riding, fishing, and music. The Oylear family relocated to Canyonville, Oregon, where Laird attended high school. He loved the mountains and worked for Chevron Oil of California and Douglas Forest Protection Association. Laird moved back to Southern California to be near and help his grandparents. He played baseball and at one point he was scouted by the Dodgers. He was unable to pursue his baseball dreams due to an arm injury. He attended Mt. San Jacinto College from 1976 to 1980 and studied forestry. His dearly loved "Grampsie" passed in 1980. It was then that his grandmother, "Gertrudy doody" moved to Red Bluff to be near her cousins, the Rhodes family. Laird and Darren moved with her to care for her until she passed in 1984. He attended Shasta College and earned a degree in Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanics in 1983. He worked for AAppliance and also installed satellite systems. He worked for several years at Fibreboard until its closing. He went on to work for Louisiana Pacific for a few years and then Sierra Pacific for 8 years. He returned to Shasta College in 2007 and earned degrees in Construction and Industrial Technology as well as a certificate in Heavy Equipment Operations and graduated Phi Theta Kappa in May 2013. In 2009 he took on a seasonal job as a Maintenance Worker with the National Park Service at Manzanita Lake in Lassen Park. He was where he loved to be and was so happy to be working up there in "God's Country" after so many years in the Red Bluff heat. He loved his wife, children, family, and friends. He adored his grandchildren. He was incredibly close to his brothers. He loved old cars and Harleys. He loved music and throwing bar-be-ques. We would stay up late and sing and laugh for hours. He was known for his beautiful, cheerful grin, his smilin' Irish eyes, and his delightful sense of humor. He loved life and loved to laugh and loved making people laugh. He had a huge heart and gave so much away that there was none left for him. It just gave out and he left us far too soon. God must have needed that sense of humor up in Heaven, they're all bustin' a gut up there fer sure! The last two years of his life brought much sorrow. His father Byron, who was very dear to his heart, passed unexpectedly in January 2011 only to be followed by the loss of his father-in-law Ronald Culp, whom he greatly admired, in February 2011. The family then experienced the loss of his much loved mother Laurie in April of this year after a long battle with breast cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife and Bun Bun-Lori Lee (Culp) Oylear, daughter Ashley Dawn Oylear, son Devon William Oylear, step-daughter Andrea Jewel Hoofard, Ashley's 4 beautiful children (Jexxalynn Atheana Oylear, Akkiah Quinn Collins, and twins, Alexa Raven and Liam Quentin Collins) all of Red Bluff, brothers Michael Brian Oylear and wife Lauri of North Carolina, Kevin Kerry Oylear and wife Sheri, and Darren Nels Oylear and wife Cheryl, all of Tehama County, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at First Christian Church, 926 Madison Street, Red Bluff on Saturday, June 29, 2013 @ 11 a.m. with a reception to follow in the church basement. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. The staff at Red Bluff Simple Cremations would like to thank all of the families who trust us with their loved ones needs. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 William F. Huffman died Friday, June 21, 2013, at his residence in Los Molinos. He was 68. Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, June 22, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. have a lot people here in no time." Bauer likened the attractions to such corporate promotions as freebies dolled out by satellite providers. And he anticipates greater collaboration between businesses as the season goes on. Bauer said it's about keeping money local for vendors and residents alike. "Everybody wins in my opinion if we get a lot of folks down here using the market," he said. The 30-year-old last year had been volunteering for the chamber and worked under the previous market manager in what he called a "crash course education." He speaks and works with a fast-paced energy. In a 15minute period he helped a vendor tear down a stall, cashed in tokens people can acquire with EBT cards and policed the market area when a bicyclist negotiated around shoppers singing The Rolling Stones hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash." "We got local entertainment we hire," he quipped. When the market manager job opened up, Bauer was asked to take the reins. At the chamber, he holds the title of principal objectives coordinator as well. "We put a lot of hours in," he said. "You can't not spend extra time on it at other points. Just talking with people, mapping things 9A out. Even when I'm going to bed at night, you're brainstorming things, 'Oh! what about that?'" Allen Flemming, 56, has been farming on the side of his full-time work for about 15 years and had squash, red onions, turnips and beets for sale. It's a "hobby that pays for itself," Flemming said, but added that changes to the market haven't necessarily translated to an uptick in business just yet. Flemming conceded it was early going in the season and he wouldn't have one of the most popular market attractions until late this month or early July — tomatoes. There is something that has long been a staple of farmers markets, however, that won't change anytime soon. "The benefit for us is the interaction with the customers," Flemming said. "I think the customers like that." Cathy Hemptead, of Red Bluff browsed and bought fresh veggies after stopping at the Saturday market while traveling to a grocery store. Hemptead said she enjoyed getting out in the fresh air and has been shopping at farmers markets for years. She'll keep coming back, she said. The Wednesday night market runs through Sept. 11 and the Saturday market runs through Sept. 28. GRENADE Continued from page 1A Albert Wacker of Red Bluff died Friday, June 21, 2013, at Brentwood Skilled Nursing. He was 89. HoytCole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Saturday, June 22, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Staff workers said they were unsure of what they found so they called the Sheriff's Department. They said they were asked to leave the building and were later readmitted to gather up their personal belongings. The suspected grenade was taken outside the building by the bomb squad. While there were no children on the Gerber Elementary School campus, next to the main campus is a special needs campus, Greer said. There are 35 special needs children that were present and were evacuated, he said. Nothing further was available Friday afternoon. biggest increase for both during the year, at 11.8 percent, and from April to May Continued from page 1A with a 26.7 percent increase. Mining and logging was State government saw the the only other increase in the double digits going up 18.2 percent from April to May. There were no decreases in jobs between April and May, but there were several, including information, Albert Wacker RATE SCHOOLS Continued from page 1A 30, due to on-going budget cuts from the state. In the last five years, state funding to the judicial branch had been cut about 30 percent leading to a 20 percent reduction in staff for Tehama County, according to a LAW Continued from page 1A that the state reimburse local governments for complying with requests under the California Public Records Act. Leno said the constitutional amendment would permanently uphold the right of Californians to ''inspect public records and attend public meetings.'' ''The state should not have to provide a fiscal incentive to local governments so that they comply with these important transparency laws,'' he said in a statement. Peter Scheer, executive director of the First press release issued by the court. In addition to the closure of the Corning branch, it led to a reduction of hours of service. Corning is also considering approving a bid for architectural fees for permanent relocatable buildings for Woodson Elementary, Reimer said. "The district is in the process of developing a master facilities plan Amendment Coalition, said the underlying dispute was about who should pay for compliance with basic transparency laws. The constitutional amendment appears to resolve the issue ''in the right way,'' he said. ''Good government practices at the local level are the responsibility, politically and fiscally, of local governments,'' Scheer said. ''And the reality is it doesn't cost very much, if anything, to abide by open government laws.'' Many government agencies already charge fees to produce documents in response to requests for information. The amendment needs CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services and other services, that showed no change. to address the portable buildings that have been in use for about 25 to 30 years, which is well past their intended lifespan," Reimer said. Many of the portables are structurally and environmentally unsafe and most were vacated on the Maywood campus in the 2012-2013 school year. This led the district to work on a master plan at other campuses, she said. two-thirds support in both legislative chambers to pass. If approved, it would appear on the June 2014 ballot for voter ratification. The measure would not affect lawmakers, who are subject to their own Legislative Open Records Act, a far more restrictive law that allows the Legislature to avoid releasing many documents. Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen, RModesto, criticized Democrats on the floor of the Legislature this week for ''falling all over themselves'' to support upholding the state's open records law but not being transparent in their own operations. ''To truly support open, transparent government, you have to be willing to hold yourselves up to the same standards,'' she said in a news release. Republicans opposed both versions of the budget bill, which included a host of issues, some of which were not related to the state budget. The office of Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the constitutional amendment introduced Friday. SCA3 is included in a ''gut-and-amend'' bill that formerly sought to lower the threshold for local parcel tax approval.