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Sunday, Nov. 23, 1986 Santa Cruz Sentinel A-21 obituaries Scatman Crothers I Vital statistics dies at 76 LOS ANGELES (AP) Actor Scatman Crothers, whose roles ranged from a telepath in "The Shining" to a magical senior citizen in "Twilight Zone: The Movie," died of cancer Saturday, his publicist said. He was 76. Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers, also known for his television role as Louie on "Chico and the Man," died in his sleep at 6 a.m. with his wife of 49 years, Helen, at his bedside, publicist Jerry Zelenka said.

Crothers had been bedridden for weeks at his suburban Los Angeles home in the Van Nuys area, and had slipped in and out of a mild coma for the past few days, Zelenka said. Crothers learned last year that he had an inoperable cancerous tumor behind the left lung and the cancer recently spread to his esophagus, Zelenka said, adding that the actor was in and out of the hospital for radiation therapy. "He always' had a smile on his face. He was a very up person and a very religious man," said James Komack, producer of "Chico and the Man," when told of Crothers' death. Komack, who also produced the television show "Welcome Back Kotter," said he cherished his 15-year friendship with Crothers, who often stopped by his home "to serenade my kids on a Sunday afternoon." Crothers picked the nickname Scatman in 1932 when, tripling as a drummer, singer and guitarist, he was auditioning for a radio show in Dayton, Ohio.

The show director said he needed a name with a snappier sound. "I told him to call me Scatman because I do a lot of scat singing," Crothers said back in 1932. Scat singing involves improvising nonsense syllables to a melody, an art mastered by Crothers and singer Ella Fitzgerald. Crothers was hospitalized for three days in April for flu-like symptoms but returned to work on the canceled CBS-TV series "Morn-ingstar, Eveningstar." In the series, he played Excell Dennis, an old actor working as a lounge pianist. Besides his regular role on the NBC-TV series "Chico and the Man" from 1974 to 1978, he also appeared on "Hill.

Street Blues," "Hotel," "McMillan and Wife" and the mini-series "Roots." His better-known recent roles FUNERALS White's Wessendorf RICKLIN In Santa Cruz, California. Lela Good Rlcklln. Survived by four brothers, C.J. Good of Escondido, Buck Good of Clovls, NM, Warner Good of Roseburg, and Tom Good of Buena Park; two sisters, Hattle Duvall of Oceanslde and Maude Gardner of Rich Hill, two granddaughters, Pam Johnson Benz of Aptos and Joan Johnson Hickey of Capitola; and two great-grandsons, Peter Johnson Benz and Devin James Hickey. Native of Merwin, Mo.

Private Family Gravesite Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 24, 1986, with Rev. Kraft officiating. White's and Wessendorf Chapel, 138 Walnut Santa Cruz In charge of arrangements. 11,23,277 RUMFORD In Felton, California, November 20, 1986.

Mr. Paul A. Rumford. Survived by his wife, Lillian Rumford of Felton; his son, Paul S. Rumlord of Colorado Springs, Colorado; his daughter, Judith Green of Santa Cruz; and by his sister, Florence Bentley of Castro Valley.

He Is also survived by his three granddaughters, Debra Lewis of Aptos, Kerry and Rebecca Green of Santa Cruz; and his grandson, Timothy Rumford of Santa Cruz and many nieces and nephews. Native of Oakland, aged 69 years. Long standing member of the United Presbyterian Church. Memorial services will be conducted at the United Presbyterian Church of Felton, Sunday, November 23, 1986 at 4:00 p.m. with Rev.

Don Munro officiating, assisted by Rev. Doug Crocker of United Presbyterian Church ol Fellon. White's Wessendorf Chapel, 138 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz in charge of arrangements, Douglas Marline, Service Director. Private Interment. 11,21,277 423-4800 138 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz NOQMANcV family cluipcl HOLTON In Santa Cruz, California, November 21, 1986.

Agnes A. Holton. Survived by her sister, Alva Clay of Soquel, along with several nieces and nephews. Native of Grangesberg, Sweden, aged 84 years. No Services are scheduled.

A private Interment will take place at Wakeman Cemetery In Waterville, Ohio later this week. Arrangements are under the direction ol Norman's Family Chapel (Vince Azzaro, director), 3620 Soquel Drive, Soquel. Private Interment in Waterville, Ohio. 11,21,277 3620 SOQUEL DRIVE SOQUEL 476-6211 CALIFORNIA CREMATION SOCIETY For free brochure on complete services covered by Social Security and Veterans benefits call or write; PH. 998-4066 P.O.

Box 452 San Jose, CA 95103 Aai.e the Dominican Hospital Foundation Your Favorite Charity For Gift Emi'on's adl Or riti': The Dominican Hospital Foundation 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Crui, CA )5065 H08) 476-0220 ext. 1636 Wrwlmin Info-ill tii. FUNERALS DONALD W. OWEN 30 PRIDDY In Santa Cruz, California on November 18, 1986. Mrs.

Mary Ruth Prlddy. Survived by her two sons, Robert Kyllo ol Santa Cruz and Gary Taylor of Vancouver, WA; her two daughters, Alice Jordan Rose Oallon both of Post Falls, ID; and one brother, Clarence Koon of Scolts Valley. She is also survived by nine grandchildren. Native of Junction City, Oregon, aged 71 years. Cremation services were under the direction of Santa Cruj Walsonvllle Cremation Service, 1570 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, Thursday, Nov.

20, 1986. Private interment 11,21,277 PURCELL-ln Santa Cruj, California on November 20, 1986. Mrs. Wilma Louise Purcell. Survived by her two sons, John F.

Purcell of 29 Palms and James W. Purcell of New London, three sisters, Erline Weybright of Soquel, Lorraine Richey of Santa Crui and Imogine McGee of South Gate; and seven grandchildren. Native of Los Angeles, aged 60 years. Member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary ma.

Cremation Services were conducted by Santa Cruz Walsonvllle Cremation Service, 1570 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz. Inurnment In Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz. 11,23,279 475-6880 Santa Cruz Cremation Service 1570 Soquel Drive Santa Cruz 95060 ARNOLDS Funerals Cremations Burials VON CARNAP In Santa Cruz, California on November 19, 1986. Mr. Milton Osborn Von-Carnap.

Survived by his wife, Bernlce Von-Carnap of Scotts Valley; his son, Rick VonCarnap of Scotts Valley; his daughter, Margie Olds ol Portland, Oregon; his grandson, Norman Olds, Jr. of Portland, Oregon; his sister, Alpha Fed-dersdn of Kelseyville. He is also survived by many other relatives. Native of Healdsburg, aged 69 years. Memorial services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church of Scotts Valley, 5000 Granite Creek Rd on Monday, November 24 at 3:30 p.m.

Services will be conducted by Arnold's Funeral Home, 1902 Ocean Santa Cruz. Private interment. Contributions to the American Lung Association, 140 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA preferred 11,21,278 425-1902 ARNOLD'S FUNERAL HOME the "Ftnet Penonml Service" 1902 Ocean Street Santa Crux IRVINM. SMITH SONS chapel of the Four seasons IRVIN M. SMITH SONS KENNETH D.

FERGUSON Funeral Directors 1050 CAYUGA SANTA CRUZ 423-5721 Neptuili poociety cremation! For 24-Hour Information I In The Santa Cruz Area I 408425-5511 2084 Alameda Way San lose, CA 9512eJ (CREMLATIOjj Service of cancer Scatman Crothers A master scat singer were in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film "The Shining," and Steven Spielberg's "The Twilight Zone" in 1983. He also appeared in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "The Shootist," "Hello, Dolly" and "Bronco Billy." Born in Terre Haute, on May 23, 1910, Crothers began his show business career at age 14 when he learned to sing and taught himself to play the drums and guitar in local speakeasies while still in high school. In the mid-1930s, Crothers formed his own band and traveled throughout the Midwest playing in some places where a black man bad never been seen before. In 1948, he brought his combo to Los Angeles. After moving to Los Angeles, Crothers became the first black person on Los Angeles television in a show titled "Dixie Showboat." His next big break came when he co-starred with Dan Dailey in "Meet Me at the Fair," a Universal release that quickly led to countless appearances on television and in film.

Besides his wife, Crothers is survived by a daughter, Donna Daniels of Los Angeles. A public funeral was planned Tuesday morning at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Zelenka said. "His words were that when the time came, he wanted his fans and public because they had a right to see him," Zelenka said. The suspect, Ronald Lee Pivovarsky, 47, gave pretty much the same account of the incident. "The problem was over with the dogs, but it wasn't with the master of the dog," he reportedly told deputies.

According to reports, Pivovarsky said he was "very angry" and picked up a stick he found in the roadway. He then went over to Cutter's yard. When he did, Pivovarsky said Cutter charged him and ran straight into the end of the stick. Pivovarsky said he had extended the stick as a defensive measure. But, deputies said Pivovarsky could not explain the lengthwise wound to Cutter's chest.

Pivovarsky was arrested and booked into County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. William Huie dies day Evening Post, True and The New York Herald Tribune for many years before he began to write books. I tf Ami CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my appreciation to the many friends and neighbors who expressed their kind ness and sympathy to me during the recent Illness and death of my beloved sister, Ann Bowles. I wish also to thank Doug Marline and the staff at White's Chapel In Santa Cruz and all of those who sent floral offerings and cards and memorial contributions in Ann's memory to the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association, PHOEBE CAMAGNA 11,11,277 Stuntman dies while performing PAGE, Ariz. (AP) Veteran stuntman Dar Allen Robinson, who survived jumps from helicopters and off tall buildings, was killed in a motorcycle accident during filming.

Robinson, 39, of Los Angeles died Friday after he plunged 40 feet down an embankment while filming "Million Dollar Mystery." Doctors at Page Hospital said he suffered massive internal trauma. An autopsy was planned today. Robinson held more than 21 world stunt records and appeared in such movies as "Sharky's Machine" and "Stick, both with Burt Reynolds. In "Sharky's Machine," he executed a backward free fall of more than 40 stories after being thrown through a window. Robinson rode to his death during filming of a scene in which he and two others drove "dirt bike" motorcycles around a sharp turn in U.S.

Highway 89-A, said Sgt. Allan Schmidt, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety. "Robinson had been driving next to the curb as it made a sharp left," Schmidt said. "For some reason he drifted to the right on to the soft shoulder of the road and lost control of the bike." Robinson then fell over a 40-foot embankment, struck a boulder and fell in some sagebrush, where he received a puncture wound, Schmidt said. 1 In 1980, Robinson did a 900-foot fall from Toronto's CN Tower with a wire cable that stopped him 200 feet from the ground.

It marked his second successful jump from the world's tallest free-standing structure. A year earlier, he jumped from the tower, but opened a parachute toward the end and floated to the ground. He reportedly received $250,000 for the parachute leap. Robinson, who performed a free fall from the top of the Houston Astrodome, also held the record for a jump from a helicopter. 0n Sept.

2, 1978, he jumped 286 feet from a helicopter in Buena Park to eclipse a record of 280 feet held by fellow stuntman A.J. Bakunas, Photographer held on molest charges CAPITOLA A professional child photographer was arrested by Capitola Police at his home studio around noon Friday on charges of committing lewd and lascivious acts with children. Kent Douglas Eaton, 44, is being held on $100,000 bail at Santa Cruz County Jail as a result of a two month investigation Conducted by Capitola Police. The investigation was initiated when police received a report from Child Protective Services that a 12 year-old boy had been molested by the photographer. Investigators then reportedly discovered evidence that other children had been molested by Eaton.

In a search of Eaton's home at 808 Balboa St. 4, investigators reported they turned up numerous pieces of child pornography. of the University, the beautiful redevelopment of the downtown business area and the introduction of major clean industry has changed the face and spirit of Santa Cruz. i The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also changed since it wag established here in 1862. Tb portray accurately the changes in our Memorial Park and reflect the community and its needs, the membership of the Santa Cruz I.O.O.F.

Lodge elected to change the cemetery's name to the Santa Cruz Memorial Park. Only our name has changed, I can personally assure that we will never change our commitment to the needs of this special commu Santa Cn Dog bites dog; deputies arrest man Donald W. Owen Services will be Wednesday for Donald W. Owen, who died at his Santa Cruz home Friday following a long illness. He was 79.

A Washington native, Owen had been a resident of Santa Cruz for 45 years. As a youth in Washington, Owen was the original drummer for Red Nicols, who later led the hand RpH Donald W. Owen Nicols mi his Five Pennies. Instead of pursuing music, though, Owen enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in most of the major battles in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Owen was a member of the task force that witnessed the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll. Owen retired from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer and moved to 'Santa Cruz. He worked for more than 20 years as a printer with the Sentinel and served as president of the local Typographical Union for many years. Owen was a past president of the East Side Lions Club, a member of B.P.O.E. Lodge No.

824, the Fleet Reserves Association and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Owen was known in his later years as the old man with a cap who waved to people passing by from his residence at Laurel and King streets. He is survived by his wife, Helen Esther Owen, of Santa Cruz; three sons, Donald W. Owen of Redding, Gary Douglas and Bechtrum of Santa Cruz; two daughters, Sharon Jane Agorastos and Megan Victoria Fuller of Santa Cruz; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services will be officiated by Rev.

Marvin D. Webster at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Whites and Wessendorf Chapel, 138 Walnut Ave. 1 i Agnes A. Holton No services are scheduled for Agnes A.

Holton who died in a local hospital after a long illness Friday. She was 84, A native of Sweden, Miss Holton moved to the United States in the early 1940s and lived in Ohio until 1973 when she moved to Santa Cruz. She is survived by her sister, Alva Clay of Soquel, and several nieces and nephews. A private interment will take place at Wakeman Cemetery in Waterville, Ohio, later this week. Wilma Purcell Cremation services have been held for Wilma Louise Purcell, who in Santa Cruz Thursday.

She I was 60. A native of Los Angeles, she was a member of th V.F.W. Auxiliary No. '7263. She was a resident of Santa Cruz for 16 years.

She is survived by two sons, John F. Purcell of Twentynine Palms and James W. Purcell of New London, three sisters, Erline Weybright of Soquel, Lorraine Rich-: ey of Santa Cruz, and Imogine McGee of South Gate; and seven grandchidlren. Cremation services were conducted by Santa Cruz Cremation Services, 1570 Soquel Drive. Interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz.

74-year-old reaches top of Kilimanjaro By McCiatchy News Service REEDLEY Erna Renoud, a re-, tired Reedley High School teacher and world traveler, may have made her way into the Guinness Book of i World Records by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa this summer. The 74-year-old traveler believes she might be the oldest person to ever make it to the rooftop of Africa and has asked the Guinness people to check. Renoud climbed the towering peak in August, as part of an organized tour, during an extended trip to Europe and Tanzania. Even if Renoud's climb doesn't eclipse any Guinness record, it still stands as a remarkable achieve- irtent, friends say, especially for someone who suffers from high blood pressure, heart trouble, blood problems, a bad back and an assort-' ment of other ailments. Four years ago, she said, a bad back a damaged disk reduced her to a crawl.

But while crawling A I. I. fl.ua. ha aiuuiiu ner MUllcu iiuvi uuc uay sue i reaii7fn sho nnninn i onnnnup mar way. She got up and has kept going lever since.

I "Half the limitations for those my age are right up here," she said, pointing to her head. The actual climb consumed five days, starting at an elevation of 5,800 feet, with the climbers and their guides hiking about six miles in distance and 3,000 feet in altitude each day of the ascent. At night they would sleep and eat in small huts, about a day's hike apart. 3 mm mm NORMAN BENITO UVE OAK A Santa Rosa man was arrested after a dogfight turned into a human fight on 17th Avenue. Brian Cutter told sheriff's deputies he was in his yard last week when he saw a man and dog walking across the street.

Suddenly Cutter's dog raced out of the yard after the dog across the street. The two dogs tangled, but quickly separated. Cutter said his dog returned to his yard. Moments later, the man who had been walking his dog charged into Cutter's yard with a large stick in his hand. He yelled at Cutter and then allegedly struck him in the chest with the stick.

Cutter summoned deputies, who spotted the suspect in the parking lot of a nearby grocery store. Alabama author GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -Author William Bradford Huie, who wrote books about violence in the civil rights movement in the South, died Saturday, apparently of a heart attack. He was 76. He wrote such civil rights books as "The Klansman," "Three Lives For Mississippi" and "He Slew The Dreamer," a biography of Martin Luther King convicted assassin, James Earl Ray.

Huie also wrote two books that were later made into successful films or television movies, "The Execution of Private Slovik," about the last U.S. soldier executed for desertion, and "The Americanization of Emily." Huie maintained homes in Gun-tersville, Hartselle and Scottsboro. He was found dead in his Gun-tersville office Saturday by relatives. 1 In a 1979 interview with The Decatur Daily, Huie said he lived in several cities and traveled widely but always considered the Tennessee Valley his home. "All my life, I've been a man from Hartselle, Alabama.

I always voted here, when I voted," he said. "Hartselle, Alabama is what appears on the book jackets. I'm proud of the Tennessee Valley." A 1930 University of Alabama graduate, Huie worked for the Birmingham Post and wrote free-lance articles for Time, Look, The Satur SURVIVOR'S RESPONSIBILITY I've seen a lot of changes in Santa Thousands of people die each year having made no plans for their funerals. Often, survivors have to make these arrangements under the pressure of time. Where do they begin? What should they do? Bereaved people under stress can avail themselves of the services of an experienced, local funeral di-, rector with a good repu-ration in the community.

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Having spent all of my life here I've watched Santa Cruz grow and change. Slowly our area has evolved from a summer time resort town to a solid commercial and thriving intellectual community. The establishment NORMANS iD fa family Phone 476-6211 3620 SOQUEL DRIVE SOQUEL lOCAttr OWNED FAMILY OPERATED Santa Cruz Memorial Park formerly Odd fellows Cemetery) 1937 OCEAN STREET. SANTA CRUZ. CALIFORNIA 95MQ 4IM601, RANDY KRASSOW: GENERAL MANAGER.