ZANE TAYLOR PARKER November 3, 1947 – May 30, 1994 Zane was born in California to Zachary Taylor Parker (1909-1986) and Genieva Grace Sanders Parker (1925-2002) in Hawthorne, California Zane and his beautiful wife to be Susan both graduated from Hemet Union High School in June, 1966. Zane volunteered for the U.S. Army on November 1, 1966. In July of…
RICHARD DALE KAPELLAS 2 July 1948 – 13 April 1978 Rick was born in San Francisco, CA on July 2, 1948 to George Coombs Brown and Inez Marie Davis Warren (1921-1989). While never married, they had two children Rick and his sister Cheryl Ann Brown (1947-2010). George and Inez met and fell in love during WWII in Papua, New Guinea…
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WALTER NEVOY HOY January 21, 1948 – May 5, 2007 Walter was born in to Frank Nevoy Hoy (1916-1983) and Bessie Jewel Bryant Hoy (1922–1994) in Metcalf, Kentucky. Walter was the oldest of five children with brother Raymond Jo Hoy (1951-2003), sister Theresa Hoy, sister Debbie Hoy Thomas (1956-2010) and youngest of them all Pearlie Mae Hoy who when born…
WILLIAM SCOTT ESTILL 23 October 1948 – 8 February 2001 Bill Estill – 1967 Bill was born to Lester D. Estill (1920-2013) and Eva Lois Simmons Estill (1920-2013) on October 23, 1948 in on May 31, 1947 in King City, Missouri. Bill’s father Lester served in the US Army in WWII encoding and decoding messages that directed fighter planes in…
MARSHALL SIMMONS ESTES 31 May 1947 – 3 April 2006 Marshall was born to Robert Benjamin Estes (1915-1982) and Thelma Elizabeth Simmons Estes (1921-2009) on May 31, 1947 in Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi. Marshall had three sisters: Carole, Kitty and Kay as well as three brothers: Robert Jr., John and Joseph. Marshall joined the Army on March 12, 1968. Upon…
ERIC RICHARD “Rick” HOOKER 20 June 1946 – 9 October 2006 Rick & his Father 1970 Rick was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to William Wightman Hooker Jr. and Avis Adelaide Herrington Hooker on June 20, 1946. He had an older brother, William Wightman Hooker III who predeceased him (1943-2003) and a sister Mary Hooker Tong. Rick married Lola Kathleen…
VASSILI B. (aka WILLIAM / BILLY) VOLKOV 10 APR 1945 – 16 JUL 1997 Billy was born in Persianovka, Rostov, Russia on April 10, 1945 during the worst of the repressive Stalin years. The practice of their Christian Molokan Religion was strictly forbidden. Billy’s family emigrated to the United States via Ellis Island on the ship “Vulcania” – departing Naples…
On Friday, November 9, 2018, Donald “Donnie” Gene Lail, loving husband, father of two and grandfather of five passed away at the age of 69. Donnie was born on January 27, 1949 in Portsmouth, VA to Clarence D. and Mary Lou Munson Lail. He served in the United States Army and was a helicopter crew chief during the Vietnam War.…
ERNEST CHRIS HASSELFELD 19 May 1949 – 7 Dec 1983 Chris was born to Ernest Carl Hasselfeld (1921-2001) and Louise (nee McInelly or McNalley 1925-2010) Hasselfeld in Utah – a family of devout Mormons, rich in church history. As a youth, his family lived in Los Angeles, CA., his father serving as a Deputy Wiring Inspector prior to relocating to…