Aghababaie, Hamid – b. Oct. 30, 1936, Tabriz, Iran; d. Nov. 30, 2006, Porterville, Calif. Survivor: wife, Judy.

Aki, Wilfred “Tiny” – b. Jan. 3, 1932, Hoolehua, Molakai, Hawaii; d. Dec. 6, 2006, Placerville, Calif. Survivors: wife, Doris; daughters, Sharon, Jaylynn, Heidi; 20 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Served 25 years in the US Army. Served in Korea and Vietnam.

Andrews, Hervey Lee – b. Feb. 20, 1939, Cleveland, Ark.; d. Nov. 13, 2006, Bakersfield, Calif. Survivors: wife, Kerin; son, Shawn; daughter, Sharlot Phipps; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Bice, Frank W. – b. Oct. 21, 1921, Los Angeles, Calif.; d. Nov. 19, 2006, Van Nuys, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Christine, Karen.

Black, Fred – b. May 2, 1917, Williamsport, Penn.; d. Nov. 26, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Nancy Hlad, Ginger Vincent. Served as manager at Loma Linda Market for nearly 40 years.

Bowling, Evelyn – b. Feb. 13, 1940, Fresno, Calif.; d. Nov. 29, 2006, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: sons, Kenneth Burnham, Robert Boone; daughters, Christine Burnham, Madonna Weeks; one grandchild.

Brandt, Rose N. – b. Nov. 8, 1919, Paonia, Colo.; d. Sept. 22, 2006, Oroville, Calif.

Britt, Vivian – b. Aug. 25, 1929, Victorville, Calif.; d. Nov. 19, 2006, Merced, Calif. Survivors: son, Edgar; daughter, Janeen.

Chapman, Floyd C. – b. Oct. 1, 1913, Neola, Iowa; d. Oct. 27, 2006, Windsor, Calif. Survivors: wife, Ruth; daughters, Carol Peterson, Margaret Cuadra; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Worked 15 years as a volunteer plumber for Mission Church Builders, Maranatha, orphanages, churches and schools; also nine volunteer years for St. Helena Hospital.

Cox, Walter D. – b. Nov. 7, 1922, Sioux City, Iowa; d. Oct. 12, 2006, Angwin, Calif. Survivors: wife, Grace; sons, Barry, Kenneth; daughter, Christine; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Worked as a high school teacher for 17 years and as a professor at Pacific Union College for 21 years.

Cyr, Lucille – b. Nov. 14, 1907, Baraboo, Wis.; d. Dec. 5, 2006, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Evangeline Chinn, Brenda Shipley; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

Davis, M. Jerry – b. June 10, 1938, Walla Walla, Wash.; d. Nov. 25, 2006, Redlands, Calif. Survivors: wife, Sylvia; son, Mark; three grandchildren. Served as Loma Linda University Medical Center chaplain's program director/LLUMC head chaplain, LLUC church building fund raiser.

Ellsworth, Judy F. – b. July 29, 1922, Sacramento, Calif.; d. Nov. 2, 2006, Calistoga, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Laura Koozmin, Peggy Dewsberry; one grandchild. Taught instrumental band music for many years at all levels in the Adventist educational system.

Emmerson, Naida L. – b. Jan. 31, 1911, Boulder, Colo.; d. Nov. 3, 2006, Grizzly Flats, Calif.

Ford, Eldon – b. Feb. 1, 1921, Peru; d. Oct. 26, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Venessa; two sons; two daughters; four grandchildren. Served 48 years as a missionary in Central America. His parents worked with Fernando Stahl in Peru.

Ford, Jennie F. – b. Oct. 12, 1921, Dawson, N.D.; d. April 3, 2006, Antelope, Calif. Surivors: daughters, Betty Jo Boram, Nadine K. Laythe; three grandchildren.

Glover, A.R. – b. Dec. 2, 1909, Ark.; d. Sept. 25, 2006, Tracy, Calif. Survivors: wife, Joyce; daughter, Yvonne Glover Miller; three grandchildren. He was a committed supporter of the church and practiced medicine to the age of 92.

Gramyk, John B. – b. June 11, 1924, Hamton, Saskatchewan, Canada; d. Dec. 7, 2006, Redding, Calif. Survivors: sons, Kevin, Kenneth; four grandchildren. John was an R.N., nurse anesthetist, for 29 years.

Hanson, Juanita C. – b. Nov. 15, 1917, Iowa; d. Oct. 24, 2006, Walla Walla, Wash. Survivors: sons, Gary, Billy; daughter, Donna McFarland; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Herr, Elanora “Ellie” – b. Jan. 24, 1921, Sioux City, Iowa; d. Nov. 08, 2006, St. Helena, Calif. She worked in the Nebraska Book and Bible House, Wyoming Mission; PUC as a business office cashier and secretary for George Gott and presidents Cassell and Maxwell.

Hintz, Elsie – b. April 22, 1908, Starbohel, Russia; d. Oct. 30, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Was a live-in housekeeper for private residents in the Bay Area for many years.

Hobbs, Edward – b. Sept. 5, 1905, Alva, Okla.; d. Dec. 1, 2006, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: son, David; daughter, Nancy Moreno.

Hori, Melvin – b. Aug. 4, 1941, Sacramento, Calif.; d. Nov. 12, 2006, London, England. Survivor: wife, Rosemary.

Huse, Wilfred M. – b. Dec. 19, 1931, Zimbabwe, Africa; d. Oct. 28, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Margaret; son, Richard; daughters, Rosemary Dibben, Christine Sloop, Patricia, Valerie Roger; seven grandchildren. Dr. Huse was a cardiac and thoracic surgeon at St. Helena Hospital from 1975-2006; former principal cardiac surgeon at Loma Linda University.

Jackson, Gary L. – b. Jan 23, 1962, Orange, Calif.; d. Dec. 8, 2006, Redding, Calif.

Koon, Douglas R. – b. April 25, 1942, Virginia; d. Aug. 5, 2006, Cottonwood, Calif. Survivors: sons, Robert, Alan, Sean; daughter, Leah Goymer; four grandchildren. Professional photographer for US Navy, News Chronicle in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Record Searchlight, in Redding, Calif., Koon’s Kamera Repair and Photography, Koon’s Aerial Photos.

Kurts, Emery – b. Aug. 19, 1949, Sacramento, Calif.; d. Dec. 7, 2006, Porterville, Calif. Survivors: wife, Patricia; sons, Jonathan, Kenneth; two grandchildren.

Nelson, Ben – b. Jan. 20, 1927, Normal, Ill.; d. Nov. 20, 2006, Sun City, Calif. Survivors: wife, Margaret Irene; son, N. David; daughter, Priscilla Berry; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Served as a volunteer chaplain with the Jerry Pettis Veterans Administration Hospital in Loma Linda and led 160 memorial services at the Riverside National Cemetery.

Nightingale, Rudolph – b. June 17, 1917, Shafter, Calif.; d. Nov. 24, 2006, Porterville, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Carla Smith, Sharon Rose, Phillis McLemore; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

Reedy, Paul E. – b. Dec. 6, 1919, Valley Ford, Wash.; d. Nov. 13, 2006, Garland, Texas.

Salter, Myrna T. – b. April 17, 1911, Great Falls, Mont.; d. Sept. 1, 2006, Coos Bay, Ore. Survivors: daughters, Roberta Bunnell-Clow, Vernetta Barnett, Marie Anderson; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; six great great-grandchildren.

Sarli, Faye – b. Sept 28, 1921, Ripley, Okla.; d. Nov. 29, 2006, Reno, Nev. Survivors: son: Gary, Rocco; daughter, Ginger; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Thompson, LaVeriea V. – b. Aug. 14, 1919, Lehr, N.D.; d. Nov. 30, 2006, Placerville, Calif. Survivors: husband, Robert; sons, Robert Voth, Hollice; daughters, Lois Rae Roberts, Linda Judd; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Owned and managed funeral home Memory Chapel and cemetery Westwood Hills, both in Placerville.

Tomat, Joseph B. – b. July 5, 1921, N.J.; d. Sept. 28, 2006, Paradise, Calif.

Wander, Dolores – b. Oct. 14, 1931, Buffalo, N.Y.; d. Oct. 29, 2006, Victorville, Calif. Survivors: husband, Richard, Sr.; sons, Richard, Jr., Charles; daughters, Linda Williams, Anita Wheeler, Patricia Carter; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

Wilcox, Grover Winslow – b. March 4, 1946, Riverside, Calif.; d. Nov. 24, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Sabrina, Melonie. Served as a teacher in denominational schools for 20 years. Authored a book with Roland Hegstad. Recognized at LLUMC for his work with terminal patients.