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B-4 FIRST 4 22:31 Bobby G. Adams June 28, 1947 Dec. 14, 2005 Bobby Gene Adams, 58, of Mo- desto died Wednesday at Doctors Medical Center. Mr. Adams was a native of Tulare and had lived in Modesto since 1969.

He is survived by his com- panion, Karin Walters of Mo- desto; mother, Mary Anita Adams of Modesto; brother, Melvin Adams of Boise, Idaho; and sister, Karen Willis of Hick- man. He was preceded in death by his father, Marvin W. Adams. Private services. Private burial at Roberts Ferry Ceme- tery, Waterford.

Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements. Michael L. Blevins Aug. 17, 1962 Dec. 7, 2005 Michael Lamounte Blevins, 43, of Modesto died Dec.

7. Mr. Blevins was a native of Dal- las, and lived in Modesto 40 years. He was a licensed voca- tional nurse. He served in the Army from 1987-90.

He was a Boy Scout and achieved the Eagle Scout rank. He is survived by his children, Lindsay Blevins, Brandon Blevins and Haley Blevins, all of Nevada; parents, Leo and Jean Blevins of Modesto; brothers, An- thony Blevins of Modesto and David Blevins of Arkansas; sis- ters, Terri Reyes of Turlock and Laura Blevins of Arizona. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at San Joaquin Valley National Ceme- tery, Santa Nella. The Colonial Chapel of Franklin Downs in charge of arrangements.

Remembrances may be made to Victory Outreach, 720 Modesto 95354. Benjamin H. Brannan June 13, 1987 Dec. 2, 2005 Benjamin Henry Bran- nan, 18, of Modesto died Dec. 2 at Oak Valley Hospital, Oakdale.

Mr. Brannan was a native of Modesto and lifelong resident of Oakdale. He was a student at Valley Oak High School. He enjoyed soccer, basketball and Kajukenbo martial arts; draw- ing and designing for plays; studying ancient Egyptian mythology; Yu-Gi-Oh; com- puters; and writing poetry, novels, play scripts and car- toons. He is survived by his parents, Rachael Newport of Oakdale and Sam Brannan Jr.

of Stockton; two half brothers in Stockton; grandparents, InaLee Newport- Bhend of Oakdale and Gary Newport of Hayward; stepgrand- father, Ted Bhend of Oakdale; and great-grandmother, Ellen Gonzales of San Jose. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Oakdale Memorial Chapel. A celebration of life is pending. Remembrances may be made to the Memorial Trust Fund for Ben Brannan, account 2291- 957773, WestAmerica Bank, 126 West Oakdale 95361; or a favorite charity.

Gilberto C. Corvelo March 22, 1938 Dec. 13, 2005 Gilberto Carreiro Corvelo, 67, of Turlock died Tuesday at Emanuel Medical Center. Mr. Corvelo was a native of Doze, Ribeiras, Terceira, the Azores, and lived in Stanislaus County 27 years.

He was a dairy milker. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Maria Corvelo of Turlock; children, Alberto A. Fisher, Paul Fisher Corvelo and Gilberto Fisher Corvelo, all of Turlock; brother, Serafim B. Corvelo of Massachusetts; sisters, Valen- tina Corvelo, Guilhermina Corvelo, Cecilia Corvelo, Angela Corvelo and Natial Corvelo; and eight grandchildren.

Visitation from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Whitehurst Norton Dias Chapel, with the vigil at 7 p.m. A second visitation will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the chapel. A Mass will be at 11 a.m.

Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Turlock Memorial Park. Lacy A. Dickerson April 27, 1919 Dec. 9, 2005 Lacy Ann Dickerson, 86, of Oakdale died Friday at Alexander Cohen Hospice House, Hughson. Mrs.

Dickerson was a native of San Francisco and lived in Oakdale 56 years. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, and volunteered with Bluebird and Campfire girls and the Oakdale com- munity swimming pool. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and crossword puzzles. She is survived by her chil- dren, Marshall Dickerson II and Ellen Martinez, both of Modesto; and seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Dickerson. Private services have been held. Oakdale Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. Mollie M. Guzzi Nov.

4, 1914 Dec. 10, 2005 Mollie Mae Perry Guzzi, 91, of Columbia died Saturday at Sono- ra Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Guzzi was a native of Kent, and lived in Colum- bia 20 years. She was a home- maker.

She was a 25-year mem- ber of the Eagles Lodge, Moun- tain View. She enjoyed singing, music, bingo and slot machines. She is survived by her daugh- ter, Edna Ferguson of Columbia; and five grandchildren and sev- en great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her hus- band, Victor C. Guzzi; and daugh- ter, Donna Lea Holthouse.

Services pending in Columbia. Terzich Wilson Funeral Home, Sonora, in charge of ar- rangements. Remembrances may be made to Sonora Regional Medical Cen- ter, skilled nursing Unit 7, 538 Ponderosa Drive, Sonora 95370. Clay L. Hobbs Feb.

8, 1921 Dec. 13, 2005 Clay Lee Hobbs, 84, of James- town died Tuesday at his home. Mr. Hobbs was a native of Teresita, and lived in Tuo- lumne County 45 years. He drove trucks for Hatler Lumber Co.

for 29 years. He was an Army vet- eran of World War II, serving in Europe as a medic. He enjoyed watching baseball and eating. He is survived by his wife, Dovie Hobbs of Jamestown; chil- dren, Ronnie Hobbs of James- town and Carolyn Ponder of Sac- ramento; and five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A chapel service will be at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Terzich Wil- son Funeral Home, Sonora. The Rev. Don House May 24, 1931 Dec. 10, 2005 The Rev. Don House, 74, of Denair died Saturday.

Rev. House was a native of Shady Grove, and lived in Stanislaus County 60 years. He enjoyed reading the Bible; singing, writing and playing music; and reading and writing poetry. He is survived by his wife, Mollie House of Denair; chil- dren, Geoffrey Don House of Eagle Creek, Vernon Nelson House of Hughson, Carmen Deanna Jacobo of Tulare and Jennifer Lee Hamilton of Oxford, brothers, George House Jerry House and Orville House, all of Hughson, Herman House of Carmichael and Joe House of Manteca; sisters, Kathleen House of Denair, Doris Allsup of Riverbank, Irma Rapier of Carmichael, Pat Jones of Modesto, Norma Duval of Nevada and Mary Miller of Fresno; and 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Lakewood Funeral Home, Hughson. A chapel ser- vice will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ, Hughson. Burial at Lakewood Memorial Park, Hughson.

Remembrances may be made to Hughson Christian School, 1519 Tully Road, Hughson 95326-9507; Rochester Univer- sity, 800 W. Avon Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307; or Pepperdine University Seaver College, Office of Giving, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu 90263-4579. Nancy A. Hudson Dec. 1, 1915 Dec.

13, 2005 Nancy Ann Hudson, 90, of Modesto died Tuesday at Ever- green Convalescent Hospital. Mrs. Hudson was a native of Joplin, and had lived in Modesto since 1995. She was a caregiver and factory worker. She is survived by her sisters, Nadine Owen Lampley and Nel- lie Lester, both of Modesto.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Fri- day at Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will be at noon Saturday at Lake- wood Memorial Park, Hughson. Theodore N.

Jensen Jan. 7, 1938 Dec. 12, 2005 Theodore Nels Jensen, 67, of Riverbank died Monday at Doctors Medical Center, Mo- desto. Mr. Jensen was a native of South Dakota, and lived in Riverbank 48 years.

He was a seamer mechanic for many years with several canneries. He served in the Army. He was a member of the Teamsters union Local 748. He is survived by his daughter, Julie Jensen of Salida; brother, Glen Jensen of Oakdale; sister, Alma Gann of Missouri; and three grandchildren. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m.

Tuesday at Oaklawn Memorial Park, Oakdale. River- bank Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Asso- ciation, P.O. Box 4933, Modesto 95322. Lois M.

Langston Oct. 5, 1918 Dec. 9, 2005 Lois M. Langston, 87, of Esca- lon died Friday in Oklahoma City. Mrs.

Langston was a native of Stone County, and lived in Escalon 49 years. She was a homemaker. She was a member of United Pentecostal Church, Ri- verbank. She is survived by her chil- dren, James G. Langston of Nasills, and Richard D.

Langston of Oklahoma City; brothers, Paul Hammonds of Or- egon, and Jack Simpson and Charlie Simpson, both of Missou- ri; and 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her hus- band, O.D. Langston; and chil- dren Janette Sue Buerer and Maxine Bracksieck. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Oakdale Citi- zens Cemetery.

Deegan Funeral Chapel in charge of arrange- ments. Marie C. Muniz May 3, 1923 Dec. 8, 2005 Marie Cruz Muniz, 82, of Oakdale died Dec. 8 at Oak Val- ley Hospital.

Mrs. Muniz was a native of Jamestown and a lifelong resi- dent of Oakdale. She was a home- maker. She was a member of St. Catholic Church.

She is survived by her hus- band, Leroy Muniz of Oakdale; children, Suzi Hamilton, Tina Whitten, April Lester, Albert Es- pinosa Anthony Espinosa and Vicki Potthoff, all of Oakdale, and Quincy Mora of Modesto; stepchildren, Mary Lou Perez and Angia Alehandra, both of Delhi, Nina Cardiel of Turlock, and Jenny Duran and Linda Lee Carillo, both of Merced; sister, Irene Weinbeck of Minnesota; and 12 grandchil- dren and 11 great-grandchil- dren. She was preceded in death by her children Joaquin Espi- nosa and Johnny Espinosa; and 15 brothers and sisters. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakdale Me- morial Chapel. Remembrances may be made to St.

Jude Research Hospital, attn: Thanks and Giv- ing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Evelyn Paulsen Feb. 25, 1909 Dec. 11, 2005 Evelyn Mashek Dahlberg Paulsen, 96, of San Luis Obispo died Sunday at her home.

Mrs. Paulsen was a native of Octavia, Neb. She lived in San Luis Obispo 29 years, and previ- ously in Modesto. She graduated from Modesto High School, Modesto Junior College, the Uni- versity of California at Berkeley, and California State University, Fresno. She taught art in many cities throughout California, in- cluding Modesto, Ceres, Weed and Santa Barbara; she also taught for Army Dependent Schools in Beppu, Kyushu, Ja- pan, and Augsburg, Germany.

She was an elder at First Presby- terian Church, San Luis Obispo. She was a member of Channel City Camera Club, Order of the Eastern Star, the Philanthropic Educational Organization, Mon- day Club and San Luis Obispo County Historical Society; she served as president of Delta Kap- pa Gamma, participated in sum- mer camps in Santa Barbara, and served on the board of direc- tors of the Santa Barbara City Teachers Club and the Santa Bar- bara branch of the American As- sociation of University Women. She enjoyed traveling, painting in watercolor and oil, photogra- phy and gardening. She is survived by her sister, Dolores Giovanetti. She was pre- ceded in death by her husband, Oscar Paulsen.

A funeral will be at 11 a.m. to- day at First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo, with interment to follow at Los Osos Mortuary. Stephen C. Perigen Oct. 19, 1988 Dec.

12, 2005 Stephen Claud Perigen, 17, of Oakdale died Monday at his home. Stephen was a native of Long Beach, and lived in Oakdale 11 years. He was a student at Oakdale High School. He en- joyed camping, fishing, watch- ing movies and making things by hand. He is survived by his parents, Mark Evan and Tammy Perigen of Oakdale; sisters, Chelsea Perigen, Kayla Perigen and Alyssa Perigen, all of Oakdale; and grandparents, Jerry and Betty Perigen of Apple Valley, and Alfred and Okja Way of Huntington Beach.

Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Lakewood Funeral Home, Hughson. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel, with burial to follow at Lake- wood Memorial Park, Hughson. Julian Ramirez-Cruz July 24, 1971 Dec.

11, 2005 Julian Ramirez-Cruz, 34, of Es- calon died Sunday. Mr. Ramirez-Cruz was a native of Mexico and lived in Escalon one year. He was an agricultural laborer for one year. He is survived by his wife, Mar- ia Alvarado of Mexico; and chil- dren, Hector Ramirez-Alvarado, Arturo Ramirez-Alvarado and Carolina Ramirez-Alvarado, all of Mexico.

Private services. Deegan Fu- neral Chapel, Escalon, in charge of arrangements. Donald A. Smania Sept. 18, 1942 Dec.

9, 2005 Donald A. Smania, 63, of Modesto died Friday at Doctors Medical Center. Mr. Smania was a native of Oglesy, and lived in Modesto 20 years. He was an accountant for 40 years.

He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. He is survived by his mother, Stella Smania of Peru, brothers, Richard Smania of Santa Rosa and Jerry Smania of Bozeman, and sister, Josephine Stewart of North Haven, Conn. Visitation from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday at the McHenry Chapel of Franklin Downs, with a funeral at 3:30.

Remembrances may be made to a favorite charity. Joseph Villalovoz April 2, 1938 Dec. 11, 2005 Joseph Villalovoz, 67, of Tracy died Sunday at St. Hos- pital, Stockton. Mr.

Villalovoz was a native of French Camp, and lived in the Tracy and Manteca area for 30 years. He worked for the Civil Service for 39 years. He served in the Air Force from 1955-59, Army from 1959-62 and the Na- tional Guard from 1969-94. He is survived by his wife, Kum Villalovoz; children, Clark Villalovoz of Manteca, Robert Villalovoz of Ripon and Edward Villalovoz of El Dorado Hills; brother, Henry Villalovoz of San Jose; sisters, Dora Castro of Tra- cy and Sylvia Greenwell of Stock- ton; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.

Private services. P.L. Fry Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to St. Foundation of San Joaquin, P.O.

Box 213008, Stockton 95297. George O. Weakley Jan. 11, 1934 Dec. 11, 2005 George O.

Weakley, 71, of Ripon died Sunday at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Manteca. Mr. Weakley was a native of Franklinton, He lived in Ripon nine years, and pre- viously in Fremont 25 years. He worked in management in Silicon Valley for 30 years. He enjoyed building model cars and trucks, and his 1954 Inter- national pickup.

He served in the Army from 1956-58. He is survived by his wife, Martha Weakley of Ripon; children, Scott Weakley of Roseville, Lynn Weakley of Delhi and Steve Weakley of Ripon; and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Yosemite Bible Church, Manteca. Private interment at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella.

Hotchkiss Mortuary, Tracy, in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the American Diabetes Asso- ciation, Stanislaus-San Joaquin Chapter, 1524 McHenry Suite 455, Modesto 95350. Roberta E. Williams March 11, 1913 Dec. 4, 2005 Roberta Enola Williams, 92, of Empire died Dec.

4 at Doctors Medical Center, Modesto. Mrs. Williams was a native of Spokane, and lived in Em- pire 13 years. She worked in data entry filing for the government, and worked for the General Elec- tric Missile Plant for 15 years. She assisted in the Civil Air Pa- trol for 45 years, and was a mem- ber of the Air Force Sergeants Association and Veterans of For- eign Wars Auxiliary.

She is survived by her chil- dren, George Heath of Liver- more, Dorothy Bertles of Empire and Marion Gore of Mississippi; and 10 grandchildren, 12 great- grandchildren and one great- great-grandchildren. Services have been held. Lake- wood Funeral Home, Hughson, in charge of arrangements. CHANGES Mayme A. Hamlin She was preceded in death by her children, Roland Hamlin and Sherril Dyer; and one great- grandson.

Boyd M. Hornberg He was a sergeant with the Cal- ifornia Highway Patrol, and served in El Dorado County from 1942-58 and Modesto from 1958-69. COMPILED BY SANTIAGO CORTES AND KEN GLOVER, BEE NEWSROOM ASSISTANTS OBITUARIES Stanislaus County ADAMS, Bobby G. BLEVINS, Michael L. BRANNAN, Benjamin H.

CORVELO, Gilberto C. DICKERSON, Lacy A. HANSHAW, Evelyn HOUSE, The Rev. Don HUDSON, Nancy A. JENSEN, Theodore N.

MUNIZ, Marie C. PAULSEN, Evelyn PERIGEN, Stephen C. SMANIA, Donald A. WILLIAMS, Roberta E. San Joaquin County LANGSTON, Lois M.

RAMIREZ-CRUZ, Julian VILLALOVOZ, Joseph WEAKLEY, George O. Tuolumne County GUZZI, Mollie M. HOBBS, Clay L. where each child received $100 worth of clothing. The event is funded by dona- tions from private individuals and local businesses.

Beth Terry and Jeff Arambel chaperoned three children at the Gottschalks inside Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto. It was the first time they had partici- pated in the program. are so Terry said. needed school clothes. Shirts, pants, shoes, jackets As she talked, 8-year-old Al- varo Garcia held up a shoe box and opened the lid, revealing a pair of black sneakers.

at what I he said, with a wide grin. Volunteer Steve Murray of Modesto said he had been partic- ipating in the shopping tour for 23 years. This year, he and his wife acted as the chaperones for two children. love he said. in all, it is a Many volunteers have made the shopping tour a yearly holi- day tradition.

Carrie Nyquist has been a vol- unteer for 12 years, and said she looks forward to the tour every year. just makes you feel good, and you know it helps some- she said. Katina Repp, chairwoman of the tour, said the outpouring of help from volunteers and do- nors was heartwarming. Children must be between 5 years and 12 years old and meet certain criteria to partici- pate, Repp said. The event started around 4:30 p.m.

and concluded with a party at the YMCA, where the children got to meet Santa Claus. Amanda Tinoco, 12, moved from rack to rack as she shopped. She picked out several pairs of jeans and a pink long- sleeved shirt with glitter on it. After shopping for about 10 minutes, she turned to her chaperone and quietly asked if she could use some of her money to get something for her sister, who was slightly too old to participate. Her chaperone nodded, and Amanda selected another item from the rack.

After all, it is the season for giving. Bee staff writer Christina Salerno can be reached at 578-2337 or CONTINUED FROM B-1 SPREE: Individuals, businesses contribute By INGA MILLER BEE STAFF WRITER The Sierra Railroad Dinner Train has submit- ted another design for its new downtown Oakdale passenger depot to appease protesters. The City Council rejected the tourist opera- last design as too plain. It showed the new station, south of its current depot, consisting en- tirely of five out-of-operation train cars on a sepa- rate rail spur. It would be built against a 350-foot- long passenger platform a block south from its Sierra Avenue location.

Revised drawings submitted to the Plan- ning Department show posts holding up a roof- like structure to protect passengers from rain and sun over about 80 feet of the train platform. would suspect he (the train operator) is re- sponding to something we thought was impor- tant not only aesthetically but to the structural significance of a train said Steve Hal- lam, the city community development director who is reviewing the drawings. Mayor Pat Kuhn complained the earlier ver- sion looked like a temporary station that could easily be moved out of town. The city is contribut- ing $250,000 toward a parking lot for the station. Dinner Train President Chris Hart, who has denied the company has any intention of leaving town, said he is still working with city planners on final details, such as the size of the overhang.

It has operated the tourist train since 1999. It guides tourists on various theme-oriented trips through eastern Stanislaus County. But its depot on Sierra Avenue is too big, Hart has said, prompting the company to sell the building. Prop- erty records show it sold in October for $1.3 mil- lion. Hart said the train company has permission to operate there until Jan.

15, by which time he had planned to open at the new station. But with the changes to the plan, Hart said, he has doubts about finishing the new station in time and is working to get an extension to keep operating out of the current location until the new one is ready. Bee staff writer Inga Miller can be reached at 578-2382 or Sierra resubmits train depot design FUNERAL NOTICES DWAYNE C. PAIONI APRIL 4, 1945 DEC 11, 2005 Dwayne Charles Paioni, 60, of Modesto died December 11, at his home. Mr.

Paioni was a native and lifelong resident of Modesto. He was a restaurant worker and had worked at and Platter. He was a graduate of Modesto High School and enjoyed fishing and reading mysteries. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Betty and Wallace Boring of Modesto; and brother, Darrell Paioni of Modesto. No services.

Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Community Hospice, 4368 Spyres Way, Modesto 95356. www.modbee.com/obituaries FRANCISCA CARREON MARCH 18, 1907 DEC. 7, 2005 Francisca Carreon passed away at the age of 98 in Antioch on December 7, 2005. Francisca was born on March 18, 1907 in Mexico.

She is survived by her loving children: Jesus Guadalupe of Brentwood and Julian Guadalupe of Modesto; her adoring ten grand- children, seven great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 15 from with rosary at 6:00 pm at Brentwood Funeral Home, 839 First Brentwood. Funeral service to be held on Friday, December 16 at 10:00 am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 500 Fairview Ave, Brentwood. www.modbee.com/obituaries FUNERAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SHARE MEMORIES Share condolences. Send flowers The Thoughtful Flower 521-1451 Serving the Modesto Area for over 60 Years FREE DELIVERY to all local funeral homes 1201 McHENRY 524-1401 52 08 15 LOCAL NEWS The Modesto Bee THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005.