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Obituaries Wallace "Wally" Eugene Odneal passed away at his home in Red Bluff, CA on May 9, 2012 at the age of 83. Wally was born in Oroville, CA on March 21, 1929 to Walter and Myra Odneal. He grew up and attended a one room school in Las Plumas. He graduated from Oroville High School in 1947. After his graduation he attended Stanford University and enlisted in the US Navy where he served aboard the USS Hollister during the Korean War. Wally married Suzanne "Patricia" Hurkett on June 26, 1951. They had three children: sons Michael and Mitchell and daughter Roxanne Robbins (Phil). Wally later married Shirley (Lindberg) Shermer on October 25, 1977 and raised her two daughters Kari and Kimberly as a loving "Daddy Bear". Wally retired from PG&E in 1987 after 34 years of serv- Wallace "Wally" Eugene Odneal Mt. Lassen American Legion Post #167, Oak Creek Golf Course, Red Bluff SIRS #139 and the USS Hollister Associ- ation. Wally will be remembered for being a loving husband, wonderful father, super awesome grandpa and a good friend to many. Wally is survived by his wife of 35 years Shirley, son Mitchell (Terry) of Warwick, NY, daughter Kari Hinkle, Red Bluff, CA, daughter Kimberly Saylor (Dan) Fort Worth, TX, brother Wendell (Bonnie) Chico, CA, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was pre- ceded in death by his parents, first wife Patricia, son Mi- chael and daughter Roxanne. At his request no services are planned. He will be inter- red at a later date at the Northern California Veteran's Cemetery at Igo, CA. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Elizabeth's Hospice, Red Bluff, CA, the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice. Red Bluff Simple Cremations is in charge of the arrange- ments. Mrs. Hopper age 93 died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Chico, CA. She was born in Huntsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1918. She later moved to Carmon, Oklahoma where she went to school through the 8th grade. At the age of 16, she moved to Alabam, Arkansas where she met and mar- ried Everett Gumm born the 24th of December, 1935. To- gether they have four children: two daughters and two sons. The oldest daughter, Wanda Johnson resides in Haggerville, Arkansas and has three children, 4 grandchil- dren, six great grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Marsha Landingham resides in Vina, California and has 2 children, 4 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. George Gumm, the oldest son also resides in Vina, Cali- fornia. He has 4 children, eight grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Roy Gumm resides in Corning, Califor- nia. He has two children and two grandchildren. After Ev- erett Gumm passed away in 1972, Dora married Clarence Hopper and moved to Prineville, Oregon. As a result of their marriage, she acquired 3 step children; a son DAnny Hopper and two daughters, Delorice and Brenda. After her second husband, Clarence Hopper passed away, she returned to Vina, California where she was fortunate to spend her remaining years with and near her own four children. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations to Community Church of Vina. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, May 18, 2012 at 2:30 P.M.. The service will be in the Los Molinos Cemetery in Los Molinos, California. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 15 from 3:00 P.M. to Dora E. Gumm Hopper 7:00 P.M. in the Chapel of The Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. A reception will follow the graveside on Friday in the Vina Woman's Club. All arrangements are through the Hall Brothers Corning Mortuary. ice to enjoy fishing and golf at Oak Creek Golf Course with his buddies. Wally was a member of the Red Bluff Elk's Lodge #1250, Death Notices Tuesday, May 15, 2012 – Daily News 9A 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 news- paper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, Paula Binion Paula Binion, of Red Bluff, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Brentwood Skilled Nursing in Red Bluff. She was 88. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Joseph Michael Anthony Ellis Friday, May 11, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital in Red Bluff. He was 25. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Joseph Michael Anthony Ellis, of Red Bluff, died Gordon Vern Griffin Gordon Vern Griffin, of Red Bluff, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Shasta Regional Medican Center in Redding. He was 85. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Ann Pauline Kennedy Ann Pauline Kennedy of Red Bluff died Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Red Bluff. She was 98. The Neptune Society is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Joseph Richard Longo Joseph Richard Longo of Red Bluff died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at his residence in Los Molinos. He was 83. Courtesy photo Pictured from left are Tehama County Young Marines Unit Commander Jaime Crane and past Unit Commander, Sgt. John Minton, USMC (ret) and the National Executive Director of the Young Marine program, Lt. Col. Michael B. Kessler, USMC (ret), in Reno, Nevada on Saturday. The Tehama County Young Marines are the first recipients of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Enrique Kiki Camerena Youth Drug Demand Reduction Award, from the administrator of DEA,Washington, D. C. WIN (Continued from page 1A) Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Suzanne Maree Sagan Suzanne Maree Sagan died Friday, May 11, 2012 at her residence in Los Molinos. She was 49. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Motorists across most of the country have been getting a break on the price of gas, but not on the West Coast. The average price for a gallon of Tehama County to present the message of living a healthy, drug free lifestyle, but the unit exec- utive officer, Hurton, was the driving force that helped complete this year's mission. D'Lorah She kept the Young Marines motivated with her seemingly unending supply of energy and encouragement. She was available all hours of the day and night to answer regular gasoline in Oregon was $4.17 Monday, up 16 cents from last week. The average was $4.20 in Washington state and $4.35 in California. Both of those states also had double-digit increases. IN LOVING MEMORY DANIEL MARTIN RAGAN long and courageous battle against cancer. His wife of 52 years and family were by his side. Born in Ethel, Wash- ington, on March 7, 1930, he was the fourth son of Martin and Elizabeth Ragan. He is survived by his devoted wife, Ozie, of Red Bluff, Daniel Martin Ragan passed away May 10, 2012, after a CA, son Gary Ragan (wife Terri), of Chester, CA, daughter Carol Sykes, of Chico, CA, and son Bub Ragan (wife Shellie) of Red Bluff. He is also survived by seven grand- children: Cody, Beau, and Chad Ragan of Chester, CA; Valerie and Darren Sykes, of Chico, CA; and Holly Bunt (husband Will) of Ringwood, OK, and Blaine Ragan of Al- va, OK; and, as of May 3, one great grandson, Brigham William Bunt. Dan and Ozie fell in love in Raymond, WA, and mar- down more than 20 percent from a year ago. West Coast gasoline stocks haven't been this low in the month of May since May 1992, according to the Department of Energy. ''That's a long time, especially when you consider how many vehicles have been added to the fleet,'' Kloza said. Meanwhile, the national average price dropped 5 cents to $3.73. ''The West Coast is zigging while the rest of the country is zagging,'' said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service. at the region's refineries has caused prices to spike in the wholesale market, analysts said. Gasoline supplies in California are ried in 1959. Dan worked at Weyerhaeuser Company in Raymond for several years before moving to Los Molinos in 1966, where he worked in the construction industry until he established and operated Ragan's Backhoe Serv- ice. He retired in 1998 but truly never parted from the business as he worked side by side with his son Bub, who took over the operation. For many years he and Ozie spent their winters with family and friends in Arizo- na, eventually calling Red Bluff home. In 2002, Dan and Ozie moved to their son's place where they have shared life together and all its pleasures for the last ten years. This gave Dan the opportunity to continue playing an integral roll in his grandchildren's FFA and 4-H activities which was a source of great joy to him. Dan with much pride, was also a member of the Red Bluff Elks Lodge for 44 years. Graveside services will be held at the Los Molinos Cem- etery at 11:00 a.m. on May 18, 2012, followed by a Cele- bration of Life memorial at 12:30, at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Elizabeth's Hospice, Red Bluff, CA; Mercy Hospitali- ty House, Redding, CA; or the Cancer Society. Cell phone penalties would devices would be more effective with a higher penalty, said the bill's author, Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto. The money would go for driver education programs. With court and other fees, a first offense currently costs at least $159. Gov. Jerry Brown last year vetoed Simitian's bill to raise the base fine to $50, saying penalties already includ- ed in California's four-year-old law should be enough to deter illegal cellphone use. rise under pending bill SACRAMENTO (AP) — The fine for illegally using a cellphone while driving in California would increase from $20 to $30 under a bill approved by the state Senate on Mon- day, although the actual cost would climb to at least $199 for first offenders once court fees are collected. California's existing ban on drivers' use of hand-held SACRAMENTO (AP) — If Brandi Chastain could have cried foul, she would have. The world-famous U.S. women's soccer player was in Sacramento on Mon- day with her Brazilian coun- terpart Sissi to be honored by the California Assembly as it recognized the 40th anniversary of Title IX. The occasion prompted CITY (Continued from page 1A) accurately represents the original intent of the archi- tectural designs of the build- ing and better frames the brass lettering of "City Hall" on the building, he told the council at a previous meet- ing. Real grass, which would be cheaper to install, actually would cost more in the long- term because it would require watering and mainte- nance, Timboe said. The goal is to make the building look as nice as pos- sible for the least amount of money, he said. Reductions in mainte- nance staff had resulted in the previous landscaping to become intrusive and over- bearing, the staff report states. The new turf would Gas prices increased sharply across the U.S. in recent months because of a run-up in the cost of crude oil. But the price of a barrel has slid to less than $95, providing a bit of relief to drivers in most places. The West Coast switches to a more A shortage of gasoline tied to issues questions and provide support. Young Marines Mikay- la Erickson, Reina Coley and GianCarlo Nandino lead the Young Marines in the unit by assisting them in their speeches. These Young Marines that spoke to their peers in the younger grades and Junior High will be recognized soon in a separate ceremo- ny. For more information on the Tehama County Young Marines please contact Mr. Crane at 366- 0813. West Coast spike in gas prices tied to refineries the West Coast, produces 20 percent of Washington's gasoline needs but has been shut down since a February fire. The company planned to restart last week, but that has been pushed back because of an undisclosed problem. Alison apRoberts, a California Energy Commission spokeswoman, said the decision to suspend the restart likely led BP and others to buy gasoline on the wholesale market to cover their contractual obligations. Meanwhile, five of California's 12 expensive fuel blend in summer to fight pollution, but analysts blame the cur- rent price spike on the failed restart of a BP refinery in Blaine, Wash., and maintenance work at several California refineries. The BP refinery, the third-largest on Assemblyman Chris Norby to reveal that he wasn't a fan of the 1972 federal law chiefly known for mandat- ing gender equity in high school and collegiate sports. The Fullerton Republican said he thought Title IX had come at the expense of male athletes, particularly those who depend on sports schol- arships. require very little mainte- nance and is under warranty for nine years. sod would initially cost less but could just end up unsightly like the former landscaping, Timboe said. Putting in sprinklers and "I'm not sure you'll end up with something better than you took out," he said. Discussion about the pro- ject branched into talk of replacing the sidewalks sur- refineries — three in the San Francisco Bay Area and two in Southern Califor- nia — temporarily reduced production because of planned maintenance. Kloza and other analysts expect the surge in prices to be short-lived as refineries return to typical production. ''This isn't the new normal, and it's not the arrival of those apocalyptic pre- dictions of $5 to $6 gasoline,'' he said. Lawmaker blasts Title IX, Brandi Chastain winces ''We need to be honest about the effects of what I believe are faulty court inter- pretations or federal enforcement of Title IX, because it has led to the abo- lition of many male sports across the board in UCs and Cal States,'' he said. ''And that was never the intention of this, to have numerical equality. It was never the rounding the building and putting metal caging around the new trees. approve the chosen type of grass-like turf with no set date of installation. The City Council voted to The council is postponing a decision on trees and side- walks until Timboe can bring back a more specific report on types of trees to purchase and cost estimates for replac- ing the sidewalks, which You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net intention to attain equality by reducing opportunities for the men.'' Standing in the back of the chamber, Chastain, who plays with the semi-profes- sional California Storm in Sacramento, visibly bristled at Norby's remarks and raised her hand to try to interject. But she was denied the chance to give a rebuttal. would be paid for out of a separate development impact fee fund. Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynew s.com. Located in Chico, CA