Elizabeth Lee Furbush Logan, 87, of Annapolis, MD, died July 16 at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

     She was born on September15, 1922 in Chehalis, WA to the late Maude and Edwin Furbush.

     She graduated from Fillmore High School in Fillmore, CA in 1940, and attended the University of California at Berkeley for several years until the advent of WW II when she left to work in support of the war.

     She was a Navy wife who took great pride in meeting any challenge that crossed her path.  During her husband's post-Navy career with the U. S. Agency for International Develpment, she relished being a diplomat's wife and experiencing the adventures of living in foreign countries.  She made lifelong firiends in France, the Philippines and Indonesia, to name a few.

     She was preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Logan, whom she married in 1947, and her grandson, John Wesley Logan, III.

     She is survived by her children, Tracey Lee Logan of St. Mary's County, MD, John Wesley Logan, Jr. of Wilton, CT and Michelle Logan Mazanec of Arnold, MD and two grandchildren, Logan and Warren Mazanec, Jr.

     A memorial service was held on Monday, July 26th at 10:00 a.m. in St. Andrew's Chapel, USNA.

     Donations in her name may be made to the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD  21403

     James Dewitt, born May 18, 1933, passed away in Mesquite, TX on March 8, 2010.  He was the son of Roger and Reba Dewitt.  James proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.  He was a member of Eastridge Park Christian Church in Mesquite and a member of Elks Lodge #2404 in Mesquite.

     He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Carol Ann Dewitt; daughter, Rhonda Dewitt of Houston, TX; son, Dennis Dewitt of Mesquite, TX; brother, Thomas Dewitt of Las Vegas, NV; and two granddaughters, Carley Dewitt and Kayla Dewitt of Mesquite, TX.  He also leaves behind sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces and the special friends of the Mesquite Elks Lodge.  Visitation was Thursday, March 11 and funeral services were Friday, March 12 in Mesquite.

     Glen Southwick was born March 4, 1923 in Lincoln, ID and died March 28, 2010 in Reno, NV, the third son of James and Leona Southwick.

     Glen is survived by his wife, Anita and children, Don, Marilyn, Tim and Roger.  He is also survived by three brothers; Leland, Harold and Robert; nine grandchildren, as well as 23 great-grand children and eight great-great-granchildren.

     Glen graduated from Fillmore High School in 1940.  He married Anita Coleman on October 4, 1942.  He enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1943, and in his words, "fought the battle of Florida", serving as aerial gunnery instructor in B-17's and B-24's, both in Florida and in Texas.

     After the war, he and Anita moved back to Fillmore.  Glen was a long-time small business owner, was active in Rotary and in youth sports, serving as a little league coach for many years.  Glen loved baseball and passed along his love of the sport to his family.

     In 1969, Glen and Anita moved from Fillmore to Clayton, ID, where they purchased the Saturday Mountain trailer park situated along the Salmon River.  After selling the trailer park in 1975, Glen and Anita built a house where they lived during all their remaining years at Clayton.  After construction of the house was completed, Glen went to work for several years at the Clayton Silver Mine and then Cyprus Thompson Creek before finally retiring for good in 1986.

     After retiring from Cyprus Thompson Creek, both Glen and Anita served for many years as volunteers and docents at the Custer Museum.  They were also instrumental in the funding of the Friends of Custer Museum.  Glen loved fishing the Salmon River and the many tributaries in the area.  He passed this love of fishing along to his family.

     In 2006, Glen and Anita moved to the Gardnerville/Carson City area of Nevada to be closer to family, where Glen lived his final years.

     "Toolie" Palmer passed away at the age of 94 on Thursday, April 15, 2010.  He was born on April 16, 1915 in Fillmore, CA to George and Tulip Palmer.  He had one brother, Lawrence, who preceded him in death.  While attending U.C. Santa Barbara, he met, fell in love with and married Katherine Smith, his wife of 72 years.

     Toolie loved sports and wanted to be a coach and educator.  He attended Ventura College, University of San Francisco and U. C. Santa Barbara.  His first job after college was at the McKinley Home in Van Nuys where he was a counselor and recreation director.  Later he was a physical education instructor, counselor and coach for 32 years at Fillmore High School where he touched many students' lives.  He was inducted in the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.

     In retirement, Toolie got interested in Australian Bark Pictures.  He has sold and given away many pictures that hang in home in Fillmore as well as homes around the world.  Toolie and Kay traveled extensively and loved learning about new places and people.

     Toolie is survived by his wife, Kay; his son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Lois Palmer of Australia; his daughter, Paula of Fillmore; grandchildren; Randy and his wife, Lisa; Matt and his wife, Linda; Kym Peritore; great granchildren; Brina, Arin, Tate, Lauren, Christian, Thomas, William, Elizabeth and Madeline.

     A memorial celebration of his life will be held at Faith Community Church, 355 D Street in Fillmore on Saturday, May 1 at 11 a.m.

     Marguerite Hampson McCauley Miller passed away on March 19, 2010 in Anaheim at age 75 due to heart failure after a prolonged period of declining health.  She was a great lady and a true inspiration to her family and friends.

     She was born in Burbank and raised in Fillmore where she graduated with the Fillmore High class of 1952.  She is preceded in death by her father, Jack Hampson; mother, Mae Hampson Morey; and step-father, Al Morey of Fillmore.  She is survived by her husband, Will Miller of Anaheim; her sister, Jackie and brother-in-law, Tom Nelson of Meridian, ID; her daughters, Monica (Mike) Turner of Las Vegas, NV; Janet Smith McCauley of Friday Harbor, WA; Lynn (Dan) Porges of Woodland, CA; son, Mark McCauley of Jamestown, CA; stepdaughter, Kathleen (Jim) Glover of Newport Beach, CA.  She leaves a large family of relatives including six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, with another soon to be.  She will be missed by all.   At her request there was no formal service.  Family and friends will gather to celebrdate her life in Davis, CA on June 12.  Anyone wishing to join in may contact Phil McCauley at 360-378-3485.

     Wesley DeWayne Swift, May 2, 1935-March 8, 2010.  Wesley married Cleola Brown on June 24, 1955.  He is survived by his wife and their three daughters, Beth Swift, of Parker, CO; Debbie Swift of Temple TX; and Marilyn Fabricius and son-in-law Don of Bakersifeld, CA . DeWayne and Cleola were blessed with seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

     Wesley was the eldest son of Bill and Maude Swift and is survived by brothers, Tom (Linda) of Norman, OK and Bart (Eva) of Taft, CA.  He was preceded in death by his parents.  Wesley was a Bakersfield resident for more than 32 years and was very active in the Moose Lodge.  He was a member of the Lodge since 1981, participating as Governor, Legion and 25 years of Fellowship service.  He was an avid NASCAR fan and loved bowling and golf.  He also liked having all the grandkids over on the weekends for a BBQ and pool time.  He was retired after working in the oilfields for more than 50 years.  He will be missed by many.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to Hoffmann Hospice.  Memorial service will be at a later date at Stockdale Moose Lodge.

     Ray Fremlin died March 10, 2010 in Fillmore.  He was born July 3, 1915 to Rudolph A. Fremlin and Stella Deardorff, at home in an apricot orchard in Bardsdale.  He began his long career as an engineer at the age of three years when his curiosity of his father's car prompted him to find the starter, driving the car through the back wall of the garage.  In 1923 he moved to Sespe and Fillmore Schools, graduating from Fillmore High in 1932.  He graduated from Ventura College in 1935 and Stanford University in 1938 with an engineering degree. 

     Ray worked briefly at the Texaco Refinery in Fillmore from 1939 to 1941, Douglas Aircraft in Santa Moncia from 1941 to 1944, Officer in the U. S. Navy from 1946 to 1956, U. S. Naval Missal Test Center, Point Mugu, 1956 to 1973, and Lockheed Aircraft from 1973 to 1981.

     In 1947, Ray married Eva Schwartz (1920-1974) of Fillmore.  Their children were son, Joel and daughter Susan.  He married Janeth Peterson Keen Madsen of San Jose (1976-1997).  In 1997 he retired to Eugene, OR.  In 2006, Ray married his childhood sweetheart, Harriet Cobb Phillips of Ventura.  Ray and Harriet attended many alumni dinners in their years together.

     Ray is survived by his wife, Harriet of Fillmore; daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Fremlin; grandsons, Jeffery and Adam Fremlin; grandaughter, Erika; great grandson, Dokota Fremlin of Watsonville.  He is also survived by his sister, Janet Cox of Ventura and sister-in-law, Patty Fremlin of Grants Pass. OR.  He was preceded in death by sister, Vera Fremlin, brother Guy Fremlin and sister

Lois Fremlin Moore (Fred).

     Services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 19 at the Bardsdale Cemetery.  A memorial following at the home of Ray's niece, Martha and Mark Gentry in Bardsdale.

     Karen Allen Leon passed away March 2, 2010.  She was born in Santa Paula on February 4, 1945 and lived most of her life in Fillmore.  She graduated from Fillmore High in 1963.

     She is survived by her son, Jeff Leon of Fillmore and daughters Tina of Idaho Falls, ID; Terri Leon of Fillmore; and Kristina Leon of Chowchilla.  She also leaves numerous granchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews; a brother, Bill (Sally) of Deming, N.M.; sisters Barbara of Ventura, Peggy (Tom) of Clovis, CA and Marilyn of Florence, OR.

     Karen loved tending her garden and cooking for her family and friends.  She will always be remembered especially for her wonderful homemade tamales at  Christmas.  She will be dearly missed by her family and many friends whose lives she brightened.

     Evelyn Hardison Richardson Davis, of Fillmore, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2010.

     She was born to Elvira and Clifford Hardison on December 10, 1921 and was raised on the family citrus ranch and Sanitary Dairy west of Fillmore.

     She attended Fillmore schools and graduated from Fillmore High School in 1939.  She loved music and she and her sister Betty Jean performed in an accordion band.

     Evelyn worked at several of the local citrus packing houses for over 30 years.

     She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Russell Hardison, sisters Dorothy Nickerson and Betty Jean Burritt and son Clifford.  She is survived by daughters Judy Kelley and Nancy Waldthausen, son Dick Richardson and wife, Martha; grandhcildren, Robert and wife Sandra Kelley; Ron Kelley; Becky and Rick Hunt; Ana and husband Salvadore, Sonya and husband Kevin, Clifford Waldthausen, Amy Berger and husband Robert, Mike Richardson and wife Heather and 14 great-grandchildren and her nieces and nephews.

     A private graveside service will be held at Bardsdale Cemetery on Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m.

     Any memorial donations may be made to the Fillmore Historical Museum.

     The family would like to thank the staff of Treacy Villa for their kindness and care during Evelyn's time there.