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Pedersen:HarryPedersen, 68, of Cottonwood died Sat- urday, March 14at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Tuesday, March 17, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Thompson: Fred Harvey Thompson, Jr., 82, of Vina died Saturday, March 14in Chico. Arrangements are un- der the direction of Neptune Society of Chico. Published Tuesday, March 17, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbe 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. Deathnotices "Idon'tknowhoworwhy I lived," Ford said. "I guess God had no room in heaven for me then. He took care of me then and He gets me through today." Ford will be 94 in Au- gust. When asked what advice he would give young adults today, he said: "Make peace. Spend time serving this country." Asked how he was treated when he returned to the U.S., he said: "When I was in uniform people thanked and admired me, but later when the war was over, I was ignored." Ford said it took a long time to get any veteran as- sistance. After his return to Red Bluff, Ford entered the ro- deo circuit, where in 1960- 61 he received an award as the champ Bare Back rider at the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo. He also rode Saddle Bronc events. He continued to work and care for his ani- mals until moving into Las- sen House. Ford has been featured in Sgt. Grit, a Marine mag- azine, and will also be fea- tured in Semper Fi, the Ma- rine Corps League maga- zine. Youthescortveterans to Iwo Jima Every year the national program of the Young Marines of the Marine Corps League sends sev- eral Young Marines and adults to Iwo Jima to es- cort World War II veterans to the volcanic island, es- pecially those who served there. Those Young Marines compete for this trip by ei- ther writing a winning es- say or being named as one of six Young Marines from each of the six divisions in the program. In 2010 and 2011 two Tehama County Young Marines won the trip — Annie Bennett and Mary Hurton. Veterans FROM PAGE 1 COURTESY PHOTO Marines Anthony Aiello and Bertha Morriera Spent some time with Silver Star recipient, retired U.S. Marine Roy Ford. PHOTOS BY ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS Scholarship winner Abigail Brown, 17, plans to attend either Shasta College or Cuesta College. Jenna Nichol, 17, a scholarship winner, plans to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. stock production to Tehama County. Spencer, who was awarded a $500 scholar- ship, said he plans to study agricultural business, and that he aims to keep cow production alive in Tehama County. Brown, who was awarded a $1,000 scholarship, said she plans on earning a bach- elor's in animal science, and aims to strengthen the ag- riculture community in Te- hama County. Mincer-Mueller, who was awarded a $1,000 schol- arship, said she plans on studying agricultural busi- ness and wants to bring new ideas to Tehama County to help agricultural producers. Macdonald, who was awarded a $500 scholar- ship but wasn't able to at- tend the event Saturday, wrote in to say that he plans to major in agriculture and will continue to support his community. The scholarships were awarded by the Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Associa- tion. Dinner FROM PAGE 1 Scholarship winner Cara Hencratt, 17, plans to attend Montana State University. benefits would be more than total retiree health normal costs," the analyst wrote. California faces an esti- mated $72 billion unfunded liability — one of the big- gest in the nation — for more than 800,000 state employees and their fami- lies to provide health cov- erage once workers retire from civil service and for those who have already re- tired. The benefit, which has been phasing out of the pri- vate sector but remains a recruitment tool for govern- ment workers, has grown increasingly burdensome to taxpayers. State costs have quadrupled since 2001. The Democratic governor announced his proposal in January to negotiate with state workers to start chip- ping in half of the cost to bring down that liability. Brown wants new employ- ees to work longer in order to qualify for full retiree health benefits. "Delay in dealing with this problem has built up a massive unfunded liabil- ity," Brown spokesman Jim Evans said Monday. "The administration looks for- ward to working with the Legislature and state em- ployees on the governor's proposal." Budget FROM PAGE 1 COURTESY PHOTO BY ROSS PALUBESKI Red Bluff Fire and a St. Elizabeth ambulance were dispatched around 5:30p.m. Sunday to a traffic collision on Baker Road near Park Avenue in Red Bluff. The first unit arriving at scene reported two vehicles blocking both lanes of Baker Road. It was determined there was one minor injury in the collision. Baker Road was cleared in about five minutes for traffic to resume. TRAFFIC COLLISION BRIEFLY CLOSES BAKER PLEASERECYCLETHISNEWSPAPER. ALBERTAFAYESCOTT May 23, 1940 ~March 6, 2015 Alberta Faye Scott, passed away at the age of 74, at her home in Cottonwood, CA. Alberta was born to Albert and Helen Palmer in Bell- flower, CA, May 23, 1940. Alberta worked as a Red Bluff High School bus driver for 32 years. She had a great love of animals and served as a Humane Officer in Tehama County and authored a weekly column in the Daily News titled "Pet Pourre". Alberta is survived by her husband Allen Scott, and four children; Brian Scott, Cottonwood, CA, Karen Boas, Bend, OR, Helen Givens, Cottonwood, CA, Bobby Sisco, Redd- ing, CA, 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and sister Irma Ritchert, Red Bluff, CA. Friends are invited to join the family for a Celebration of Life on Saturday, March 21 at her home in Cottonwood, CA, come enjoy food, laughter and memories, from 12:00 to 3:00pm. HELEN PUCKETT-LEVIN January 12, 1925 ~ March 11, 2015 Helen was born to Fred and Josephine Smith in Jonesboro, Arkansas January 12, 1925. She was one of twelve children. Helen was preceded in death by her pa- rents and 8 of her siblings. She was preceded in death by three grandchildren; Donnie Puckett, Darin Garrett and Kerrie Ashcraft. Her three surviving siblings are Dorothy Massanelli of Arkansas, Bob Smith of Illinois, and Betty Mustcain of Minnesota. Helen is survived by ten children and two step daugh- ters, Tom (Linda) Puckett, Harvey (Rachel) Puckett, Peg- gy (Larry) Vaccaro, Bobby (Claudine) Puckett, Margaret Quinn, Janet (Dale) Garrett, Sharon Stauffer, Dennis Puckett, Dick Puckett, Ricky (Korina) Alloway, Wendy (Chris) Moniz and Madrigale (Peter) Qualingo. She is sur- vived by 18 grandchildren and numerous great grandchil- dren. Helen was a cook at the L & M Cafe, a cook for Puckett Residential Services Inc., and retired as a packer at Pactiv Corporation. Helen was a devoted Mother who raised ten of her chil- dren on her own. She was a strong, independent wom- an, who believed in a honest day's work, faith in the Lord, and loyalty to family and friends. Helen spent the last three years of this life at The Red Bluff Health Care Center after suffering from a debilitating stroke. She was cared for there with love, respect, and diginty. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 21st at the Vineyard Church, 738 Walnut St. at 2:00 pm. A reception will follow the service at Puckett Residential Services Inc., 1910 Park Ave., Red Bluff. KENNETH LAWRENCE SCOTT January 27, 1953 ~ March 8, 2015 Kenneth Lawrence Scott, age 62 of Reno, NV passed away on the Island of Hawaii (Big Island), Sunday, March 8, 2015. He was on a scuba diving trip with his close friends and fellow divers. Kenny was born in Santa Monica, CA on January 27, 1953, to Pearl and John Scott. His family lived in various cities in California and Michigan before settling in Red Bluff, CA in 1967, where he graduated from Red Bluff High School in 1971. Kenny attended Shasta College in Redding, CA, and then joined the US Air Force in 1974. After his honorable dis- charge from the military, he returned to the Red Bluff area and then later relocated to Reno, NV in 1997. Kenny and Kathi were married in 2002 and enjoyed traveling to locations such as Fiji, Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico and Roatan, Honduras. He loved playing music, driving his Corvette, scuba diving trips, camping, fishing, golfing, hiking and skiing. Kenny wore many hats. He worked for the Washoe County School District as a Site Facilities Coordinator for Elmcrest Elementary School. He was a proud member of the Corvette Club, Adventure Diving, the Northern Neva- da Bluegrass Association and his band, "Homemade Jam". Previously, he was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Red Bluff, CA. Kenny is survived by his wife, Kathi, her two daughters and grandson plus his brother, Leonard Scott and his fam- ily. He is also survived by two aunts, one uncle, many cousins (from Nevada, California, Washington, Alabama, Wisconsin and Nova Scotia, Canada) and countless friends. He was preceded in death by his mother and fa- ther. A celebration of Kenny's life will be held at the First Congregational Church of Reno at 627 Sunnyside Drive, Reno, NV 89503 on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM. Following the service, there will be a reception at the church activities building. Memorial donations may be made in Kenny's name to the REMSA Community Health Program, the Nevada Hu- mane Society or your favorite charity. The address for REMSA is 450 Edison Way, Reno, NV 89502 (c/o Elaine Messerli). The address for Nevada Humane Society, Inc. is 2825-B Longley Lane, Reno, NV 89502. Obituaries Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Burials - Monuments - Preneed 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A