Saturday, September 18, 2021, Nancy V. (Dunn) Bailey passed away peacefully to be with her Lord in Heaven.
Nancy Bailey, daughter of Clinton and Princess Dunn, was born in Victorville, California on August 28,1940. She lived in Westend, California since birth until graduating from Trona High School in 1958 and then married Dan Bailey who passed away in 2018.
Nancy is survived by her son Mark Bailey of Newport, California; daughter Michelle Skeen of San Francisco, California; four grandchildren and her brother, Roy Dunn of Redlands, California a member of the Trona High School class of 1960.
Nancy had been residing, for several years,in an assisted living facility, in Anaheim Calif before passing.
She will be missed by her family, friends and former classmates.
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Rex Worman passed away in Tennessee on August 19, 2019. He was taking a walk alone near his home in Hollow Rock, Tennessee when he died.
Rex had two older sisters who also went to Trona High School Ila (Worman) Powers, class of 1950 and Rena (Worman) Condren, class of 1951. He also had two nieces and one nephew that Graduated from Trona High School.
Rex was born to Esau and Lois Worman on August 10, 1943 in Wisconsin.
When the Wormans moved to Trona in 1945 they lived in the Panament Federal Housing Project. This was rows of small apartments that the Federal Government built because of the housing shortage in Trona during the 1940’s. When a house became vacant on California Street they moved there.
All of the houses on California street were torn down or moved around 1955 and the Worman’s moved to a house on the corner of Mountain View Street and Alameda Street. They stayed in that house until 1988 when both his parents had passed away.
After high school Rex was accepted into an apprenticeship program at Southern California Edison. After completing training at Redondo Beach Generating Station he went to work at the SCE Etiwanda Power Plant.
Rex married in 1967 and he had at least two daughters. Someone else will have fill in the rest of his life story from here.
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Bobby Tyler, a resident of Wenatchee, WA, aged 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Tyler was born June 24, 1940, to Bertha Tyler and Freeman Tyler of Daring, MO. He was a 1959 graduate of Trona High School. He then went on to work as a meat cutter and long-haul truck driver. While in high school, he met his former wife, JoLynn, whom he had two children with.
Bobby is survived by his sister, Ruth; daughters: Heather, Susan, Amy, and Lori; and his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Rick; his parents; and brothers: Harold and Billy.
Some of the many things Bobby enjoyed were spending time outdoors, attending Sturgis every year, and watching westerns. One of the biggest highlights in his life that brought him the most joy, was spending time with his grandchildren.
A memorial Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., at Eastmont Community Church, 783 4th St. NE, East Wenatchee, WA. Arrangements are by Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee, WA.
Eric was born Eric Robert Joseph Schumacher to Erie Hester Price Schumacher and Robert William Schumacher in Cincinnati, Ohio. Before the age of three, his father died in a work related accident. His mother subsequently married Bernard Leroy Chandler, who adopted him. His name was formally changed to Eric Edward Chandler August 5,1941
Eric graduated from Trona High School in southern California where he was raised, and went onto the University of Cincinnati. He graduated from Ohio State University with a major in education and a minor in mathematics.He married Pearl Josephine Galloway October 20, 1956, who gave him his daughter, Sherry Lynn Chandler. They were divorced January 20, 1967. Two subsequent marriages followed: Susan Trieschman, married Feb. 2, 1969, Clark County, NV, and Peggy Kay Schiffer, married August 25, 1979, Clark County, NV., before he married Tanya Marie Veater Sargent, a widow with three grown children, in Duchesne, Utah on July 16, 2004.
His love of flying was well known. He joined the U.S. Air Force and flew reconnaissance missions daily for nearly a year in Viet Nam. He also trained pilots at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas for three years. After his discharge, he flew 18 years for Western Airlines and United Airlines until he retired due to medical problems. That did not stop his flying; he got his own plane, and made it on the pages of the Deseret News when he had engine failure, and made a landing on a sand-bar on the Great Salt Lake. Eric was type rated in DC 10, Boeing 727, 737, and for the Air Force: F100 & F86 jet aircraft.Other employment included substitute teaching in the Los Angeles, California area high schools, and algebra to beginning college students. Later, when he made his home in Salt Lake, he taught airplane and powerplant mechanics at the Salt Lake City Community College.
Preceding him in death were his parents, and one infant grandson, Dallas Packer. Eric leaves behind his wife Tanya, daughter Sherry Packer, sister Penny Nielson (Dell Ray), and brother Jerome Chandler (Connie). Also surviving him is grandson, Sean Packer (Amanda), and one great-grandson Brady Packer; granddaughter Jamie Packer, and several nieces and nephews. He also leaves Tanya’s family, whom he has been very close to. Tanya’s daughter Staci Thornton, and her daughter Tiffany (Matt Watson), and her daughters, Brynn and Bailey Crocker: Shana Gardner (Jon); and Sheline Miller (Kurt), and more nieces and nephews from her side of the family.Eric requested cremation, and asked that his ashes be scattered with those of his parents in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oahu. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
I was contacted by Paul’s son who notified me of his passing.
Paul had an older brother David in the class of 1959 and a younger brother Robert in the class of 1962. Paul passed away in his sleep on June 23, 2021 in his home in Vacacville, CA. The cause of death was Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Pulmonary Emphysema. He had only one child and 2 grandchildern. He will be missed.
I’ve always had a great deal of respect for Paul and am deeply saddened by the news. I express my sincere sympathy to his son and the rest of his family.
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I’m also sad to report that Gail’s cousin, Linda (Pipkin) Cox of Trona has also passed- the same day. — Marilyn Walker McKee
Linda Cox left this world on April 1st, 2021 at the young age of 74. To say that she will be missed is an understatement. To put into words the story of her life is a daunting task, but one of the most important life lessons she was able to provide her family was the ability to persevere in the face of darkness and to make the best out of any situation no matter how easy or difficult.
It is with great sadness that I share the news of Gail’s passing. She died peacefully in her sleep on April 1, 2021, after battling Stage IV lung cancer for over 18 months. Gail was the daughter of Jeff and Myrt Murchison and granddaughter of George and Ann Pipkin, long-time Trona residents. She was the big sister to Warren, who died in 1976.
Gail was a 1961 graduate of Trona High School where she served as the 1960 homecoming queen. She was active in student council and many other school activities.
Gail will be remembered by her lovely smile and warm, gracious personality. She is survived by her loving children and their spouses: Kelly and Han, and Eric and Shaun. She was adored by her grandchildren: Zack, Aidan, Eli, Riley, Isabel, and Chelsea. Being a grandmother was one of the biggest joys in her life. Gail is survived also by her aunts, Lit Brush and Val Hurlocker, and her uncle, Pat Hurlocker.
Janice Ingram Wehrheim passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14th, 2021 in the early morning hours.
Janice was born September 27th, 1947 to Clifford and Helen Ingram in Bend, Oregon. Her family moved to Trona, California where she graduated from Trona High School in 1965. Janice retired in 2013 from the Searles Valley Mineral Plant.
Janice is survived by her husband Franklin Wehrheim, brother and sister-in-law Scott and Brenda Ingram, daughter and son-in-law Sara and Bill Lattimer, son and daughter-in-law Stevens and Amybeth Dustin, son and daughter-in-law Seth and CarolAnn Dustin, grandson and granddaughter-in-law Cris and Tami Fagan, grandson Joshua Fagan, grandson Miles Dustin, granddaughter Vivienne Dustin, and her dachshund, Diva. She will be dearly missed by family and friends.
No services to be held. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages a donation to your favorite local charity in remembrance of Janice.
Carolyn Margie (DeYoung) Morse age 79 of Washington, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Prairie Village Nursing Home.
Carolyn was born October 25, 1941 in Pasadena, CA to Fred and Pauline DeYoung. She graduated from Trona High School in Trona, CA. She worked at the Stitching Post. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Carolyn’s biggest achievement in life was being a wife, mother and granny. She also loved sewing, painting, quilting and baking with her granddaughter Lexi.
She is survived by her husband Jimmie Morse of Washington, Indiana, who she married January 21, 1961; her daughter Julie (Mark) Halter of Washington, Indiana; her brother Johnny (Wilma) DeYoung ; two sisters Paula (Curtis) DeYoung-Wong and Roberta DeYoung and her granddaughter Lexi Halter.
She is preceded in death by her parents and sister Dorothy Farrah.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.edleemortuary.com
All arrangements were entrusted to Ed Lee Mortuary
Due to Covid-19 services will be private.
True Seaborn passed away on January 2021. He was a member of the class of 1951. True was born December 16, 1934 in Oklahoma. True was the son of Herschell A and Faye Seaborn. The Seaborn family came to Trona in the late 1930’s where his father worked for AP&CC and then Kerr McGee as a welder, pip-fitter until his retirement in 1978.
After graduating from Trona High School, True was an honor student at Chaffey College in Ontario, California and then the University of California in Riverside. He then attended Claremont Graduate School on a fellowship from the Ford Foundation.
Our best wishes go to his friends and family at this time of their loss.
