Atkinson, Leona - b. Oct. 26, 1908, Carmen, Okla.; d. March 4, 2007, Ripon, Calif. Survivors: son, Everett; daughter, Joan Curtis; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.

Beeman, Ida Ellen - Jan. 9, 1918, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; d. March 8, 2007, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: sons, Earle, Raymond, Jonathan; daughters, Brenda Beeman, Sandra Grossich; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Served as a pediatric nurse for more than 20 years at Loma Linda Hospital.

Brizendine, Dorothy Eloise - b. Jan. 24, 1910, Marshall, Texas; March 17, 2007, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: son, Farrell; daughter, Sharon Hampler, Elaine Van Overbeek; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

Christensen, Virginia A. - b. Feb. 19, 1931, Burma; d. March 15, 2007, Napa, Calif. Survivors: sons, Daryl and Ed Rodemeger; daughters, Kathy Vance, Valerie Jackson, Ruth Posey; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Born in Burma to missionary parents and worked as a nurse.

Christensen, Wanda (Mae) - b. Aug. 22, 1927, Oakland, Calif.; d. March 23, 2007, San Lorenzo, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Claudia Antonucci; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Cottrell, Leland - b. Jan. 28, 1913, Glendale, Calif.; d. April 12, 2007, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Dale; son, Robert Cottrell; daughters, Janice Thomlinson, Patty Grant.

Darnell, Roy - b. March 24, 1924, Cottage Grove, Ore.; d. Nov. 9, 2006, Deer Park, Calif. Survivors: wife, Ruth; daughters, Lorna Miller, Shirley Allen; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Worked in the dry cleaning business for 39 years at St. Helena Hospital and Pacific Union College.

De Vera, Serimoda - b. March 15, 1919, Carcar Cebu, Philippines; d. April 2, 2007, Lancaster, Calif. Survivors: sons, Marcelo, Joseph, Freddie, Dennis, Darrell, Bobby, Ronnie, Frankie, James; daughters, Frances, Virginia Marcos, Rosalinda Quinata, Jasmine Kealoha, Betty Jane Anderson; 41 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren.

Decker, Tillie - b. June 25, 1917, Manfred, N.D.; d. March 20, 2007, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: sons, Lawrence, Donald; 12 grandchildren. She worked as a line worker at a cannery for many years.

Dumas, Gloria - b. Feb. 4, 1928, San Antonio, Texas; d. Feb. 26, 2007, San Jose, Calif. Survivors: sons, Audwin Stansbury, George L. Stansbury Jr.; daughter, Gloria Brown; six grandchildren.

Empson, Martha Jean – b. June 1, 1925, Mount Vernon, Ohio; d. April 9, 2007, Downey, Calif. Survivor: husband, Russell. She was a member of the Downey-Florence church.

Fairburn, Earl - b. Aug. 31, 1924, Fresno, Calif.; d. March 22, 2007, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: wife, Ruby; daughters, Pam Rhodes, Marsha Klipp; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Gash, Evonell - b. May 12, 1944, Scotia, Calif.; d. Feb. 15, 2007, Chico, Calif. Survivors: husband, Fred; daughter, Elizabeth Herrin.

Habenicht, Della H. - b. Dec. 22, 1915, Chowchilla, Calif.; d. March 22, 2007, Carmichael, Calif. Survivors: four children; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Taught at Adventist schools in Redwood City, Porterville and Fresno.

Hall, Charles - b. April 17, 1919, Watertown, Mass.; d. March 18, 2007, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Earlaine; sons, Charles; daughter, Cathleen Babcock. Served as chaplain at Glendale Adventist Medical Center for many decades.

Hanna, Mary F. - b. June 15, 1920, Baghdad, Iraq; d. March 13, 2007, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: sons, Khalid, Shawki, Nash, Ganim; daughters, Layla Thomas, Bitool Skaf; several grandchildren.

Hanson, Dorothy - b. Aug. 5, 1913, Long Beach, Calif.; d. March 5, 2007, Healdsburg, Calif. Worked as a court reporter and stenographer for HMS Richards, Sr.

Harris, James H. - b. Dec. 31, 1923, Concord, Calif.; d. March 19, 2007, Sonora, Calif. Survivors: wife, Dorothy; daughters, Barbara, JoAnne Lynch; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Served as pastor, youth director and personnel director in Southern, Northern and Central California conferences; Colorado Conference; Central Union Conference; South Pacific Division; General Conference.

Hartman, Lahoma June - b. June 18, 1915, Tulsa, Okla.; d. Feb. 19, 2007, Costa Mesa, Calif. Survivors: son, David; daughter, Lahoma Jean Schultze.

Hochhalter, Erma Eileen - b. Dec. 13, 1919, Boyd County, Neb.; d. March 8, 2007, Santa Monica, Calif. Survivors: sons, Rickie, Lanny; daughter, Donna Richards; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Hoewing, Aucha Louise - b. Feb. 21, 1921, San Joaquin, Calif.; March 17, 2007, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: sons, Timothy, David; daughter, Lori, Paula; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Iverson, Lena "Lee" (Bellaman) - b. Aug. 26, 1920, Modesto, Calif.; d. Nov. 23, 2006, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: sons, Dale, Edwin; daughter, Donna Redder.

Jespersen, Carl - b. Dec. 8, 1924, Paso Robles, Calif.; d. March 15, 2007, Morro Bay, Calif. Survivors: wife, Connie; daughter, Janice Rineldi; one grandchild; three great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Served in the Navy, WWII; as a tugboat captain; joined the church in 1969, helped to build the Morro Bay church; supported Adventist education.

Johnson, Eugene D. - b. Sept. 26, 1926, Calif.; d. March 13, 2007, Eureka, Calif. Survivors: five sons; one daughter.

Khan, Yaqub - b. Sept. 29, 1929, Dhudianwalla, Pakistan; d. April 5, 2007, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Zanab; sons, Wesley, Philip; daughter, Gloria.

King, Robert A. - b. Feb. 19, 1939, Alhambra, Calif.; d. April 2, 2007, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: wife, Alice; son, Robert; two grandchildren.

Kubrock, Daniel V. - b. Feb. 27, 1913, Yale, Va.; d. Dec. 1, 2006, Angwin, Calif. Survivors: wife, Gladys; sons, Charles, Tim; daughters, Martha Natiuk, Esther DuBosque, Edee Torossian; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Served as a missionary in the Middle East; as pastor in Pennsylvania; and as caretaker at the Elmshaven house.

Lainchbury, Darlene - b. June 27, 1927, Melville, Canada; d. March 4, 2007, Hanford, Calif.

Lehmann, Violet M. - b. Jan. 24, 1919, Manfred, N.D.; d. March 15, 2007, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Lisa.

Mauldin, Edmund - b. April 4, 1936, Martinez, Calif.; d. April 2, 2007, Napa, Calif. Survivors: sons, Mark, Phil; daughter, Julie; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. A highly respected master carpenter and cabinet maker who leaves behind a legacy of his workmanship in Napa Valley.

Nelson, Elsa - b. April 13, 1923, Redlands, Calif.; d. March 19, 2007, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: sons, Gary, Ken, Alan; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Pobursky, Shirley - b. Dec. 30, 1930, Compton, Calif.; d. March 10, 2007, Napa, Calif. Survivors: sons, John, James, Jeffrey; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Worked for Veterans Home of California in Yountville as well as Sonoma State Hospital and Napa State Hospital.

Salvini, Lida G. - b. April 7, 1924, Kabala, Salonika, Greece; d. April 14, 2007, Grass Valley, Calif. Survivors: husband, Charles; son, Harry; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Worked at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco 26 years, eventually becoming assistant nursing director and had dual master's degrees in nursing and music.

Thomas, Brian - b. Aug. 22, 1966, Deer Park, Calif.; d. Feb. 10, 2007, Hayfork, Calif. Survivors: wife, Karla Rae; sons, Tyler, Kyle. Worked as a cook, tow truck driver, and was an accomplished auto mechanic.

Thompson, Robert F. - b. Oct. 7, 1918, Westport, Ind.; d. Jan. 5, 2007, Placerville, Calif. Survivors: son, Hollace; daughter, Linda Judd; one grandchild. He was home missionary secretary of the Northern California Conference and had pastored several churches.

West, Stanley J. - b. Aug. 9, 1917, Peoche, Nev.; d. Aug. 15, 2006, Dubuque, Iowa. Survivors: wife, Phyllis; daughters, Carol Johnson, Jacqueline Peterson, Margaret Krussow, Janice Crandall; 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren. He served as a pastor for 33 years in the Southern, Southeastern, and Northern California conferences.

Willard, Morris C. – b. May 16, 1918, Provo, Utah; d. Aug. 11, 2006, Provo, Utah. Survivors: wife, Johnnie; five sons, three daughters; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

Wimer, Ken - b. Oct. 5, 1919, Saskatchewan, Canada; d. March 9, 2007, Chico, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Robbin Wimer-Baumbach, Wendy Stultz; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Ken's secret to success was his belief that you never burn bridges and you never spread rumors unless you have pictures.

Wimer, Mary Ruth - b. Jan. 18, 1919, Gordonville, Va.; d. Feb. 12, 2007, Chico, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Robbin Wimer-Baumbach, Wendy Stultz; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Mary Ruth was a lieutenant in the Army Nursing Corp during WWII.