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Tuesday, June 7, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries WINIFRED "WINNIE" LEE WILLIAMS JONES CARRIE (BUSEKIST) FOX A Celebration of Life was held on June 2, 2011 at Bethel Assembly of God in Red Bluff, CA for Carrie Pamela Fox. Carrie was born a twin in Red Bluff, CA on January 8, 1970. Carrie was a life-long resident of Red Bluff. Carrie is survived by her husband Cory and their two young children, Kiah and Karson. Surviving parents are: Bill and Patti Hoehman of Red Bluff and Cliff and Marsha Busekist of Petaluma, Ca. Surviving siblings are: Kelly Ross, Angie Rector, Dina Del Dotto, Kevin Busekist, Jessi- ca Hoehman, Angie Gurrola and Sherri Bradley. Carrie is also survived by her maternal grandmother, Inez Gerfen along with numerous nieces and nephews. Carrie had a very fulfilling career. She started at the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office while she was in high school and continued in the legal field for the next 20 years. For the last year and a half, Carrie was an Office Technician at Cal Fire Salt Creek Camp. She loved her position with the State and all the wonderful people she was privileged to work with. Carrie’s children were her greatest source of pride and ity of Corning, California from which she sprang, was a woman before her time - lobbyist, general manager, and people pleaser extraordinaire. Entering the man’s world of water management in 1969, Winnie diligently repre- sented the farmers of Northern California for more than 30 years. Winnie was very family oriented, and known for her in- credible generosity of spirit. Married for 30 years, mother of three, grandmother of six, great grandmother of two, ’Nana’ or ’Mimi’ to cousins, adopted grandchildren, and friends; Winnie loved her family. Dedicated, loyal, and brutally honest - Winnie could always be counted on. She managed it all with seeming ease, even though that wasn’t the case. Winnie was born February 11, 1936 at 2:30 pm, 35 mi- nutes before Old Doc Meauser arrived, with only Gladys (her Mom) and a midwife named Rita Perkins present. Winnie joked that the fact that she was born in a nice clean bed was a miracle in its self. Just minutes before 2 pm Gladys had been feeding the pigs in the fattening pen, behind the house when an excruciating pain took her breath away and she ran to the outhouse. When the second pain hit, Gladys had just seated herself on one of the holes in the outhouse, she realized this was not a gas pain and rushed into the house and onto the neatly made bed. Quickly, Winnie made her entrance to the world. Winnie grew up during the last years of the depression, joy and her greatest love was spending time with her family and friends. Carrie also loved baking and helping Cory in the family’s catering business. Carrie lived every day to the fullest. Everyone always knew when the ’Red Tornado’ was coming because you could see that million dollar smile from a mile away. Many people have been blessed with more time on this earth, but very few lived as big a life as Carrie Fox. An Education Fund named "Carrie’s Kids" has been set people were very frugal and those who could live off the land did so. Winnie’s parents were of that ilk. They lived in the hills 30 miles west of Corning, in the small com- munity (five scattered families) of Lowery, and later Flournoy, and finally a ranch on Thomes Creek to what was to become the family home for some 60 years. Ev- eryone in the family worked on the land or in the house and they were pretty much able to be self-sufficient. According to Winnie, she was her dad Leon’s best boy, up at Cornerstone Bank for Kiah and Karson. Please con- tact Alissa Bell to make a donation to the fund at (530) 528-4710 or abell@ccbca.com. Donations can also be made in Carrie’s honor to the CDF Firefighters Benevolent Foundation at www.cdf-firefighters.org http://www.cdf- firefighters.org. Carrie was taken from her family and friends on May 27, 2011, but she can never be erased from the hearts and minds of her loved ones. WILLIAM FRED PINKERTON Red Bluff. He was 88 years old. He was born September 2, 1922 to William and Lillian Pinkerton in Fort Jones, CA. Fred grew up working at his father’s small lumber and sawmill business in Scott Valley. Fred enlisted in the Ar- my Air Force during WW II and served his country until 1946. Following the war, Fred married Kathryn Ashby and worked as a logger. They moved to Red Bluff in 1957 where he worked as a machinist for Cramptons and Napa Auto Supply. After retirement, Fred and Kathryn enjoyed many years of travel in the United States and Canada. He was a lifelong wood craftsman and created many interesting and beautiful pieces for his family and friends. Fred was predeceased by Kathryn, his wife of 49 years, his parents and siblings, Mary and Don. Fred is survived by his daughter Justine Mitrovich (Steven) and son Don Pinkerton and two grandchildren, Kate and Nick Mitrovich. As requested, no services will be held. Ar- rangements are being handled by Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. MARK WESLEY LEON June 2, 2011. He leaves behind his mother Jackie Leon of Red Bluff, CA., brothers and sisters Robert and Randy Leon of Los Molinos, Carol and Donald Taylor of North Carolina, Susan and Chris Kirchmaier of New Mexico, Louis Leon of Washington, Dan and Debbie Martin of Ari- zona, and several nieces and nephews. Mark was an Iron Worker for 20 years for Flwming Building Co. of Tulsa, OK., he built the Wal-Mart Ware- house in Red Bluff, and many more all over the United States. He loved to fish and hunt and ride quads. Mark was born in Susanville, CA in 1962, he was 49 years old, and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Death Notices Charles B. Goodman Charles B. Goodman of Red Bluff died Friday, June 3, 2011. He was 76. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Darin Gutierrez Darin Gutierrez of Los Molinos died Saturday, May 28, 2011. He was 42. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. QUEEN Continued from page 1A by the Regional Command South West Public Affairs. Those 48 hand-picked women were trained to con- duct FET missions full-time with the Marine Infantry. In September of 2010, First Marine Expeditionary Force deployed from Camp Pendleton a FET company of roughly 40 Marines and female Navy Hospital Corpsmen who came from various military occupation- al backgrounds. Dean, along with Cpl. Sienna DeSantis and Sgt. Tarrah Barnhill were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment in Sangin, Afghanistan, where the worst fighting and losses the Marine Corps were being seen since Vietnam. In a March visit to the troops, Defense Secretary Robert Gates noted the bat- talion's sacrifices. "Since October, the 3/5 has suffered the heaviest losses of any battalion," he said. "Every day I monitor how you're doing, and every day you return to your (base) without a loss, I say a little prayer." The main goal of the FET was to interact with Afghan civilians, specifically women and children, because Afghan culture does not allow male Marines to interact with them. “As an American woman who speaks a little Pashto and has a medical back- ground, I get a lot of very strange looks and comments from the Afghan people,” Dean said. “I have been out- side the wire about three times a week for the last seven and a half months. Mark Wesley Leon went home to the Lord on Thursday, William Fred Pinkerton died Thursday, June 2, 2011 in even though she had a brother 6 years older (David) and a brother 7 years younger (Henry). Not that her brothers were not avid hunters, fishermen and good ranch hands but Winnie always followed her dad and did whatever he asked, even to taking a swig of whiskey at 4:30 in the morning, before going out to hunt deer. She also tried a "chaw" of tobacco at the same time. The whiskey had stayed down but the "chaw" came back up and with it the whiskey. When mom (Gladys) found out about this (not from Winnie) there was Hell to pay and Dad was the pay- ee! When the family moved to "the ranch", Leon decided that he’d go into the dairy business, as well as running about 1200 head of sheep. Winnie and David both hated the grade A dairy of 75 fresh cows they milked ever morning and every night. Winnie has said the greatest gift she ever got was that for her 16th birthday, Leon hired a family to do the milking. Winnie gave up a scholarship in music at the Universi- Winifred Jones, or Winnie Lee Williams to the commun- LIGHT Continued from page 1A “We decided we’d rather do a Christian music festival because there really isn’t anything like it that is in the North State that’s accessi- ble,” Hawkins said. “We originally started planning it for Redding because that’s where we live, but I was praying one morning at the original venue and the Lord put it on my heart to bring it to Red Bluff.” Most large music festi- vals are expensive and, at three to six hours away, far- ther than some can afford, he said. “It’s the largest music festival of any kind in the North State,” Hawkins said. “It’s like having Spirit West Coast in your backyard. It’s more affordable, something families can do. An event that really the whole com- munity enjoys and it builds revenue and brings money to the area.” The festival will have more than 40 bands and speakers on four stages over the three-day period, includ- ing Jars of Clay, who will be the headlining band on Fri- day. Gates for the festival open at noon Friday and there will be special events that are “one of those things you need to show up for,” Hawkins said. One of the events is the Illumination Parade, a pro- cession of people who are illuminated with lights and dancing, which starts at 9 p.m. Friday. ty of the Pacific to marry her high school sweetheart Art Jones. Soon she yearned to get back to her education and expand her universe. Winnie went back to Shasta College and took some accounting courses. She heard of a job for an accountant at the Corning Water District, she applied with a little help from her Dad. The CWD Board of Directors agreed to give her a chance. In 1980, Winnie was promoted to General Manager of the Corning Water District. She was the first female water district manager in the state of California, which she described as the "good ol’ boys club." Winnie paved the way for women to enter her field, though many of her male coworkers would agree she was as much one of the boys as anyone else they work with. Winnie truly impressed with her true passion, open-minded attitude, and ability to bring to- gether all of the extremes. Winnie accomplished an immense amount in her pro- fessional career, but she was most proud of her years of dedication to a project that later came to be known as the sustainable agriculture movement. She took an interest in advocating for the farmers by meeting with the environmentalists and helping them to understand farm- ing, the farmer, and that farmers were not the enemy. Helping these two groups bond set the momentum for the movement, which is still growing today. Winnie is survived in death by her siblings: Henry & Gates open at 8 a.m. Sat- urday and Sunday with the events starting at 10 a.m. Things will wrap up about 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 p.m. Sunday. There will be free camping for anyone with a weekend pass. The festival will include comedian Brad Stine, world-renowned sword swallower Dan Meyer and various activities for fami- lies to enjoy. There will be a free Awana village for children to play games and do crafts and magicians and clowns. There will be a movie theater, battle of the bands and bounce house. Jarmila Williams, and Ramona Williams. Children: Chris & Tonya Jones, Cindy & Bill Elder, Debbie Johnson, and Ti- na Bonham & Ron Hale. Grand children: Rusty & Cath- erine Mendoza, Dustin & Sue Jones, Jana Keegan-Jones & Alex Merkle, Patrick Johnson, Anastasia Bain-Jones, Sarah Bonham, and Earl Bonham. Great grandchildren: Hailey Jones, and James Mendoza. Memorial services are to be held Wednesday June 8th at 2:00 pm at Sunset Hill Ceme- tery in Corning. Hall Brothers Mortuary is handling all ar- rangements. A skateboard park with professionals will be on hand to do demonstrations and there will be an inflat- able paint ball arena with paint ball guns provided. Hawkins stressed that peo- ple are not allowed to bring their own paint ball guns. Tickets cost $43 for a one-day pass, $85 for a RESCUES Continued from page 1A Forest. The group was trapped when Bower Creek rose due to the rain, which prevented them from getting back across the creek, she said. SITE Continued from page 1A Scheuler said, while the unusually rainy season does not make the cleanup impos- sible, it does make the work tougher. Scheuler again agreed to Everywhere we (Dean and the two other FET women) go, we constantly have the women, children and even men flock to us. Here is an example. I walk out on patrol with the Marine men. I see a group of men and women in a little store. They stare at yet try to ignore the entire patrol. I walk up say hello, how are you, my name is ‘Heidi’ in Pashto and then everyone’s jaws drop. The first question I get is where Tehama County Search and Rescue and the US Forest Service searched the area and determined the group was stuck on the north side of Bower Creek. The group was found at 12:33 a.m. Sunday and advised by search and res- cue to stay put for the night. Search and rescue would assist them across Bower a three-week extension, staying Endicott’s five-day jail sentence for being in contempt of court. Endicott will be in court again June 27. The court-ordered cleanup was imposed after Endicott failed to satisfy an April 2010 preliminary did I learn my Pashto? The second question is where am I from? Then we start joking and having fun and the line between us is erased. . “They are respectful of me as I tell them I am a Hos- pital Corpsman with the Marines and can help their sick or injured loved ones, all in Pashto. “Now, mind you, the insurgents are a whole dif- ferent story. I was hit with a bullet in my Helmet during Located in Chico, CA Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service Family owned & Operated Honor and Dignity 527-1732 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net multi-day pass good for the entire weekend and $325 for a family pass, which is good for as many as seven people. Group passes for as many as 15 people are $900, front stage passes start at $110 and backstage passes at $300. For those who buy week- end passes ahead of time, there is a benefit of a free salvation pass, good for one day. “It’s for people to bring a friend or family member that they want to introduce to Jesus, it is not for their church friends or church family but for those who do not know Christ,” Hawkins said. Special VIP tickets are available for an after party that includes a meet and greet with headlining bands. A youth party will be Fri- day after the event for all graduating students eighth grade and up who have a weekend pass. Tickets can be purchased online or at the fairgrounds and are available in Redding at Bibles, Books and More or Holy Family Christian Books and Chico at The Family Christian Books. Those purchasing at the fairgrounds or the stores will save the online processing fee. Savings can be had by checking out the Facebook page — Illumination Fest. Those adding the festival as a friend will receive a promo code to save 10 percent on an online purchase. While ticket sales have been minimal, Hawkins said he is not worried because things have fallen into place so well so far. “We didn’t plan this to be this big when it started, but when the Lord took us down to Red Bluff that’s when it happened,” Hawkins said. “It grew itself. The Lord wanted us to be here because from a promoter’s stand point this is the last place we would pick. Red- ding is more famous, but it isn’t about what we want or think. We know God loves Red Bluff and that’s why he’s bringing us there — to proclaim his love for Red Bluff — and we want to be obedient to that.” Anyone interested in vol- unteering for the festival can call 510-2272. For more information on the festival visit www.illuminationfesti- val.com. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Creek in the morning. At 6 a.m., search and rescue used a high-line to get the scouts and advisors across Bower Creek and transported them back to their vehicles as a precau- tionary measure, due to bad weather. The scouts and advisors were in good spirits and did not need medical attention. injunction agreed upon with Tehama County to clean the site. Endicott’s company, Endicott Trucking Inc., was a subcontractor in a US Bank demolition in 2007. The county alleges the debris from the demolition was buried on private prop- an ambush,” Dean said, shrugging. “There were times where we were in fire- fights and you could hear the rounds whiz past your head. It's scary, it really is. “The hardest thing about deployment is not leaving erty on Minch Road instead of being properly disposed of in the county landfill. Following an investiga- tion by the county, the Minch Road site was cleaned. But instead of tak- ing the material to the land- fill, some of it was moved to the Mendenhall Road site. your family or loved ones behind, it's leaving the Marines out there, going back to the states and know- ing they're still there.” For her actions, Dean earned the Combat Action Ribbon.