Allen, George Muroy – b. Sept. 9, 1915, Fresno County, Calif.; d. Jan. 15, 2005, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: wife, Maxine Gooch; son, George M., Jr.; daughter, Darlene P. De Vargas. A resident of La Sierra (Riverside, Calif.) for 60 years.

Ashby, Robert – b. Aug. 12, 1920, Memphis, Tenn.; d. March 18, 2005, San Francisco, Calif.

Bailey, Glenn O. "Bill" – b. March 14, 1920, Ellisville, Ill.; d. April 12, 2005, Santa Maria, Calif. Survivors: wife, Jo Ann; sons, Gary, Stanley; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Beeler, Lorene M. – b. Aug. 26, 1915, Cade, Okla.; d. Jan. 7, 2005, Fair Oaks, Calif. Survivors: husband, Harold; son, Harold II; daughters, Nancy Wood, Dottie Messer; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Day, Alma Jean – b. Aug. 20, 1925, Henryetta, Okla.; d. March 29, 2005, Porterville, Calif. Survivor: daughter, Nancy Baudoin.

Diede, Doris N. – b. March 30, 1923, Desium, N.D.; d. April 14, 2005, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: husband, Elmer; son, Barry; daughter, Cynthia Lemos; two grandchildren.

Duke, Bobby Joe – b. Aug. 19, 1942, Broseley, Mo.; d. Nov. 20, 2004, Pleasanton, Calif. Survivors: wife, Jeri; sons, Rob, Michael, Joshua, Steven; nine grandchildren. Served Loma Linda and La Sierra campuses and Pacific Union Conference.

Galliguez, Estela M. – b. Oct. 23, 1927, Florida Blanca Pampanga, Philippines; d. March 8, 2005, Pacifica, Calif. Survivors: husband, Domingo; sons, Glenn, Manuel; daughters, Jessica Garcia, Jelenuel Ticsay; eight grandchildren.

Gilbert, Mary Ethel – b. April 17, 1907, Summer, Wash.; d. Dec. 22, 2004, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Survivors: sons, Rolland and Jack Robertson; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Hamilton, David C. – b. Dec. 17, 1955, Santa Maria, Calif.; d. March 13, 2005, Santa Maria, Calif. Survivors: wife, Alicia Brown; daughter, Veronica Ann.

Hsu, Anna Marie – b. Jan. 17, 1932, Shanghai, China; d. Jan. 16, 2005, Escondido, Calif. Survivors: husband, Sawyer C.; daughter, Elaine Hsu Tobin; son, Daniel C.; four grandchildren.

Johns, Odell O. – b. Oct. 14, 1917, Waco, Texas; d. March 15, 2005, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: wife, Helen; daughter, Aleen Joslin; three stepchildren, 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.

Johnson, Roberta – b. June 24, 1918, Corcoran, Calif.; d. March 5, 2005, Eugene, Ore. Survivors: granddaughter, Marsha Claric; six great-grandchildren.

Jones, Elizabeth – b. March 18, 1918, Vernon, Okla.; d. April 1, 2005, Santa Maria, Calif. Survivors: son, LeRoy; daughter, Juanita Prince; four grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Jones-Haldeman, Madelynn – b. May 16, 1926, Lebanon, Pa.; d. Jan. 28, 2005, Naples, Fla. Survivors: son, Joel Haldeman; daughter, Kimberlee Fry; two grandchildren. Served as a religion professor for 30 years at La Sierra University.

Kinter, Delores – b. Dec. 12, 1930, Pasadena, Calif.; d. Dec. 15, 2004, Merced, Calif. Survivors: son, Alan; two grandchildren.

Martinez, Denver Ann – b. March 16, 1944, Clinton, Okla.; d. Nov. 25, 2004, Walnut Creek, Calif. Survivors: husband, Henry; sons, Billie, Gary; daughters, Cynthia, Pamela; nine grandchildren.

McMullen, Raymon – b. May 1, 1920, Boise, Idaho; d. April 7, 2005, Silver City, N.M. Survivors: wife, Zora Jean; sons, Ronald, Dennis, Arthur.

Mertz, Beth W. – b. Feb. 15, 1914, Sunshine, Wash.; d. March 15, 2005, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Georgina Sharon Weller; son, George M. Mertz; two grandchildren.

Nesbit, Florence R. – b. Sept. 17, 1911, Brooklyn, N.Y.; d. Jan. 9, 2005, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Nancy Davidian, three grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Norris, Bernice – b. Aug. 10, 1913, Widnoon, Pa.; d. April 8, 2005, Cathedral City, Calif. Survivors: sons, Donald, Paul, Wayne, Keith; daughters, Dessie Porter, Anabel Painter, and Alda Kroot; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Ortiz, Celia – b. Nov. 11, 1925, Puerto Rico; d. Feb. 23, 2005, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: husband, Juan; daughters, Miriam, Ivon.

Putz, Jean Marie – b. June 21, 1942, Oxnard, Calif.; d. March 13, 2005, Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Survivors: husband, Vernon D.; son, Stuart D.; daughter, Carol Jean Zirkle; four grandchildren.

Rains, Charlotte Ellen – b. Aug. 4, 1927, Battle Creek, Mich.; d. Nov. 7, 2004, Atwater, Calif. Survivors: husband, Robert; daughter, Joan Hopper; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter.

Ram, Sylvia – b. Sept. 11, 1975, New Delhi, India; d. March 15, 2005, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: father, Samson, mother, Iris; sister, Sunita.

Reddell, Ethel – b. April 12, 1911, Topeka, Kan.; d. March 1, 2005, San Diego, Calif. Survivors: sons, Jerry, Bruce; daughters, Thelma Collier, Loraine Troy; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

Rosenquist, Elnora – b. Feb. 15, 1914, Pequot Lakes, Minn.; d. April 17, 2005, Sonora, Calif. Survivors: sons, Ron, Roger, Royd; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Torry, Irene Hall – b. Dec. 22, 1926, Waimea, Hawaii; d. Feb. 4, 2005, Waimea, Hawaii.

Ward, John Robert – b. Jan. 7, 1924, St. Louis, Mo.; d. Feb. 2, 2005, Weslaco, Texas. Survivors: wife, Elsie; daughters, Rae Lynne Lee, Jannie Healzer; five grandchildren. Served as an educator, administrator, principal, pastor and teacher for San Pasqual, Adelphian, Auburn, Laurelwood, Rio Lindo, Hawaiian Mission, Sunnydale and Valley Grande academies.

Weiland, Henry A., Jr. – b. July 15, 1923, Hot Springs, N.C.; d. Feb. 11, 2005, Santa Rosa, Calif. Survivors: wife, Lois; sons, Weiland III, Bryan, Richard, Douglas; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Served as pastor/evangelist in Oklahoma and Northern California; designed and built Santa Rosa and Sacramento Central churches; owned and administrated a convalescent hospital for 22 years.

Zolnerzak, Mack – b. Nov. 15, 1914, Pittsburg, Pa.; d. Nov. 20, 2004, Atwater, Calif. Survivors: one niece; two nephews.