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Obituaries Man arrested after threatening to burn home Photo by Ross Palubeski Donna Mae (Poppleton) (Shults) Smith, passed from this life on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Donna was born on Aug. DONNA MAE SMITH 10, 1947 to Robert James Poppleton and Thelma Cleo Jones. The lived in Chico, CA until they relocated to Red Bluff, CA. Donna attended Bidwell Jr. High in the 8th grade and then went on to graduate from Red Bluff Union High as Donna Mae Shults. Donna lived there until 1984 when she moved to Concord, CA with her new husband, Larry Gene Smith. She also resided for a time in Antioch, CA until moving to Oroville, CA in 2000, where she resided for the remaining days of her life. During her life she worked for K-Mart in both Red Bluff and Concord, lat- er for Contra Costa County General Services and then to the Butte County Asses- sor's Office for 11-1/2 years from Dec. of 2000 until Sept. of 2012. Donna was a genealogist A Red Bluff man was taken into custody about 1:30 p.m. Saturday after making threats to burn his residence in the 2100 block of Reta Way in Red Bluff. The man intentionally poured gasoline in the house and threatened to burn it, however, it did not light a fire, Red Bluff Fire Chief Jon Bennett said. Red Bluff Fire responded with one engine company and five personnel and were at scene about one hour. The electricity to the house was turned off and gasoline- soaked rugs and pillows were removed from the house. A power blower was used to ventilate the fumes from the house to render it safe. Red Bluff Police placed the subject in custody. Nothing further was available. Library Bunco fundraiser scheduled for Wednesday Daily News photo by Rich Greene Tina Lucero-Sanchez and Tehama County acting Librarian Sally Ainsworth show off some of the door prizes available at Wednesday's Fall Bunco Bash. The fundraising event is presented by the Tehama and became a member of the Chico Chapter of the "Daughters of the American Revolution". She also owned her own business, "Smiths House of Soap", which she operated out of her home for 8 years. She is survived by her husband, Larry G. Smith of Oroville, CA; her sister, Shirley Chambers of Para- dise, CA; her brother, Leslie Poppleton of Arizona; her two sons, Michael Shults and spouse, Sarah of Sacra- mento, CA; and Matthew Shults and spouse, Jennifer of Chico, CA; her step- daughter, Angela (Smith) Heinrichs and spouse, Greg of Magalia, CA; and eight grandchildren, Christian, Alyssa, Sarina, Esme, Isaac, Sofia, Levi and Rebekah. There will be a memorial service held at the Chico Cemetery, located at 881 Mangrove Ave., Chico, CA on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. This will be an open air graveside service. All who wish to attend are welcome. County Police Activities League and Tehama County Friends of the Library and raises proceeds to benefit PAL programs and the Summer Reading Program. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m. and Bunco starts at 7 p.m. at the Red Bluff Elk's Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road. Tickets are $10 each and can be pre-ordered or bought at the door. However space is limited to the first 168 participants. There will be lots of door prizes as well as prizes for the most buncos, most wins and most losses along with a 50-50 raffle. For pre-order tickets call the library at 527- 0607, ext. 101. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 Death Notices 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, Robert Wade James Robert Wade James died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 87. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Ronald Moats Ronald Moats died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at his resi- dence in Red Bluff. He was 62. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Eloisa Prado-Valencia Eloisa Prado-Valencia died Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. She was 65. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrange- ments. Bluff, Calif. Published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the Daily News, Red 2012, in Tehama County. He was 24. Red Bluff Simple Cre- mations and Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. wood Skilled Nursing in Red Bluff. She was 92. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Elizabeth S. Secrist Elizabeth S. Secrist died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at Brent- Bluff, Calif. Emma G. Torkelson Emma G. Torkelson, of Cottonwood, died Sunday, Nov. 4 2012 in Brentwood . She was 98. Red Bluff Simple Cre- mations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Nov. 6 , 2012 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Edward Van Tuyl Edward Van Tuyl died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at his res- idence in Red Bluff. He was 70. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Bryan Allen Scoville Bryan Allen Scoville of Red Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 3, STRIKE Continued from page 1A said. Raley's spokesman John Segale said that despite the strike and the picket lines all of the com- pany's stores were open as POLICE Continued from page 1A serious medical distress. Medical personnel were immedi- ately summoned and officers began life saving measures including CPR. Arriving medical personnel also attempted life saving measures, DRUG Continued from page 1A 23000 block of Olive Avenue in Gerber. • Jorge Faurrieta, 37, Exeter; Adrian Garcia, 28, Visalia; Gabriel Villa, 27; Visalia; Juan Jaramillo, 26, Los Angeles; Jose Ocon, 23, Bell; Neftali Ortiz, 33, Exeter; Wooldro Pineda, 36, TOBIN involvement in the cattle industry, including helping her father run the Sonoma Spring Dinner Dance and continuing to run it after his death. Continued from page 1A Tobin continued her Tobin at the Sonoma Spring Dinner Dance and they were married in 1987. Among the many hon- In 1986, Tobin met Ron usual. "It is unfortunate that after 15 months of talks and nearly 60 negotiation sessions, we were not able to agree on a new contract since it is clearly understood that we must reduce our operating costs to become more which failed. competitive against non- union retailers," Segale said. West Sacramento- based Raley's is a pri- vately owned company that employs 13,000 peo- ple at 115 stores in Cali- fornia and 13 in Nevada operating under the The man was pronounced deceased at the scene. An immediate investigation has been launched with the assistance of the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services, the Tehama County District Attorney's Office and Red Bluff police investi- gators. "While the investigation contin- Exeter; and Adelina Botello, 40, Visalia were arrested on the 5500 block of Houghton Avenue in Corning. • Jorge Rivera, 18, Modesto; Ramon Delacruz- Chable, 34, Chico and Noel Mendoza, 25, Turlock were arrested on the 15000 block of Darlington Road in Red Bluff. • Catalino Sanchez, 26; Eduardo Zapien, 26; Antonia Gonzalez, 21 and Irma clean sweep of champion, reserve champion, super and reserve super, which is the first and only time that has been done, Flory said. The couple moved Oak Knoll Herefords to Flournoy in November 2003 and Tobin became active in the Tehama Coun- ty Cattlewomen, serving as president from 2007-2010. She also served as pres- ident of the California- Nevada Hereford Associa- tion from 1989-1993. ors Tobin has earned are Outstanding Young Ranch- er in 1986, being the first woman to be named Sono- ma County Cattleman of the Year in 1988 and being nominated Herford Woman of the Year in 1997, accepting the award in Kansas City. The Tobins took some of their steers to the Cow Palace where they took a tlemen's secretary, and her husband are members of the Tehama County Cattle- men's Association and she has headed the Cattlemen's Winter Dinner since she moved here in 2003. Both Tobin, who is Cat- rancher's wife, Tobin works in the SERRF after- school program in the Corning area and she and In addition to being a Raley's name, as well as Bel Air Markets, Nob Hill Foods, Food Source and Aisle 1 Fuel Sta- tions, according to its website. The United Food and Commercial Workers says it represents 7,400 of the chain's employees. ues at this time, there is no indica- tion of any weapons being used by officers during this incident," the release said. The names of the involved offi- cers are being withheld until the investigation is complete. An autopsy has been scheduled with the cause of death pending autopsy and toxicology results. Nunez, 50, all of Cotton- wood were arrested on the 18000 block of Hooker Creek Road in Cottonwood. • Rodolfo Castaneda, 43, San Pablo; Rafael Velazquez, 47, San Diego; Martin Oceguera, 47, San Pablo; Luis Arellano, 46, Yashima, Wash.; Aquileo Barajas, 48, Tijuana, Mexi- co; Adalberto Lopez, 42, Tijuana, Mexico Jesus Ron are full-time care- givers to Ron's father. Tobin was instrumental in promoting downtown Red Bluff while showcas- ing beef in Tehama County and, with Irene Fuller, started the popular annual Beef 'N Brew, held for the third time in September. The fashion show included 11 local business- es: 3 Generations, Cross- roads Feed and Ranch Sup- ply, Discover Earth, Heart Strings and Love Knots, The Loft, Peacock Empori- um, Plum Crazy and Wink of Red Bluff and Gym- boree Kids, Dress Barn and Pendleton of the Anderson Outlets. The luncheon is a fundraiser for its scholar- ships and other community projects. For more information visit http://www.tehama- countycattlewomen.org/. Murillo, 45, Corning; and Claudia Lopez, 41, Red Bluff were arrested. tonwood was arrested for a prohibited person being in possession of ammunition with pending charges for cul- tivation and possession of marijuana for sale. He was arrested on the 17000 block of Basler Road in Cotton- wood. • Jose Luis Pena, 52, Cot- Tuesday, November 6, 2012 – Daily News 9A