Margie Rae Trotter was born on September 22, 1934, in San Bernardino, California, her father, Virgil, was 36, and her mother, Pearl, was 30. She married Deriel L Robison on October 11, 1952, in San Bernardino County, California. She died on April 4, 2017, in Tennessee at the age of 82. There were no services.
Our community lost a very special person yesterday, Jerry Dufloth. The service will be Service for Jerry Dufloth will be Saturday May 20, 2017 at the Trona Cemetery at 11:00 AM. We will gather at the Trona Elks Lodge after the service. If you would like to make a dish or dessert please contact Bob Huggins or Analisa Huggins. 209-595-7287,
Jerry was a graduate of Trona High School and has been a long time resident of Trona.
We just learned of that George L. Blyler, member of the class of 1968 died in 2013. George was employed at the Ventura County Railroad.
Marla Lane, 61 of Trona, CA passed away Nov. 21, 2016 at her home in Hesperia, CA. Marla was born and raised in Trona and was a graduate of Trona High. She is preceded in passing by her parents, Glenton and Mary Lane, and her Brother and his Wife, Glenn and Stefanie Lane. She is survived by her Sister, Glenda McCullough, and her sons, Guy and Shea Holden.
Graveside services will be held at the Searles Valley Cemetery this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 at 3:30 pm.
Funeral for Thelma Lois Richardson Rogers, 87, of Roland, Oklahoma will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, December 5th in the Becker Funeral Home of Snyder, Oklahoma with Nephew of Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Eddy Messick officiating.
Mrs. Rogers died after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Thursday evening November 24th, 2016 in a Fort Smith Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Smith, AR.
Burial will be in Mountain Park Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home of Snyder.
She was born March 21, 1929 in Mountain Park, Okla to Minnon Tree (M.T.) and Clara (Susie) Ford Richardson. She attended school in Mountain Park. She married Wilburn David (Bud) Rogers on October 19, 1947 in a double wedding ceremony with life-long friend Margie Holder and Dan Ramsey also of Mountain Park. They lived in Mountain Park for several years before moving to Trona, California where Bud was employed at A.P.&C.C. After many years in Trona, she began working for the Trona Joint Unified School District, first as a janitor and after a couple of years, as a school bus driver. She was well liked by all that knew her and loved tremendously by the many students that rode her 91 passenger bus to school and home every day, as well as multiple cross state trips for athletic events throughout the state of California. She retired in 1985 as bus driver after 25 years with the Trona School system.
Her many hobbies included a good brisk morning walk, and forming, painting and firing ceramic items of all kinds.
Survivors include two children and their spouses: Neala and Steven Montgomery, of Vacaville, Calif; David and Beth Rogers of Kihei, Hawaii; a son-in-law, Mr. Bobby Brannon, of Arkoma, Okla; a sister-in-law, Sharon Rogers of Knoxville, Tenn; three grandchildren and their spouses: Melissa and Jon Bartels of Bella Vista, AR; Bryan Brannon, of Fanshawe, Okla; and Candice and James Williams of Clovis, Calif; 3 great grandchildren – Macy and Kinly Brannon; and Kassidy McKenna Bartels.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother: John Archie Richardson; her husband of 60 years, Bud Rogers; a daughter, Mickey Rogers Brannon; and a grandson, Christopher Neal Montgomery.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America by calling 866-AFA-8484 or by visiting at www.alzfdn.org to see how you can help with this dreaded disease.
Sympathy cards may be sent to the family at www.beckerfuneral.com.
A Fort Smith, Arkansas visitation will be held from 4-6PM at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith, AR.
The family will greet friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home just prior to the funeral services.
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The San Bernardino Sun News posted a great article about Trona on October 24, 2015. I just had to link to it here for those Trona fans that don’t do Facebook.
“Anywhere else is not Trona,” Sandy Sprouse said. “It’s unique in every sense of the word.” The tiny unincorporated community is on Death Valley’s southeastern border, about 170 miles northwest of Los Angeles and an hour and a half north of the tiny High Desert community of Adelanto. Souvenirs sold at the Searles Valley Historical Society museum in Trona display a road sign —created to promote a local sign company — that reads “End of the World, 10 miles; Trona, 15 miles.” [ …. more ]
Douglas William Stewart, 75, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2015 with his family beside him.
He was born August 24, 1939 in Los Angeles, CA and grew up in a small Mojave Desert town called Trona. Doug played baseball with his friends despite the 100+ degree heat and ate salt tablets like candy. After graduating from THS in 1957, he went to San Francisco State University to study English.
From 1963-1965 he served in the Army, mostly at Fort Monroe, Virginia, where he was a clerk. He was also a crack shot and was on the target shooting team.
After moving to Nevada he worked at various jobs, including as a Keno writer and a craps dealer at Harrah’s Club, while also attending the University of Nevada, Reno. There he met and, in 1969, married Caroline Bowdish. He received his B.A. in English in 1974, and moved to Pasco with Caroline. Doug earned a teaching credential from Walla Walla College, but only taught part-time. He became a Letter Carrier in 1977 and remained with the Postal Service until his retirement in 2002. Doug and Caroline had two sons, Colin, born in 1978, and Cameron, in 1982. Although they divorced in 1986, both of them remained involved in bringing up their sons.
From an early age Doug loved the out-of-doors, motorcycle riding, and fishing. He was a lifetime member of both the Sierra Club and the NRA. He collected books and read so widely that he seemed to know about everything.
Doug is survived by his sons, Colin Stewart of Kirkland, WA and Cameron Stewart of Pasco, and his former wife, Caroline Bowdish (Stewart) of Pasco.
A celebration of Doug’s life will be held on June 6 at 3:00 p.m. at the Richland Community Center. Contributions in his honor can be made to the Sierra Club Foundation (SierraClubFoundation.org) or to the Nature Conservancy (WashingtonNature.org).
Published in Tri-City Herald on May 22, 2015
An intense storm hit the high desert area in July 2013, wreaking havoc in Ridgecrest and surrounding areas. The event, called a micro-burst, lasted only a few minutes, but the damage is still being repaired. The rains and subsequent flash-flooding destroyed portions of the Trona-Wildrose Highway that leads from Trona to Panamint Valley in Death Valley National Park. Portions of the Panamint Valley Road have been closed due to the flooding as well. Aside from being a nuisance for travelers, the road closure has put a damper on local tourism.
Bob Brown, supervisor for Inyo County’s road department, said Wednesday that crews have been working tirelessly since the Thanksgiving weekend to make the repairs. He said an emergency opening of one lane of the road should be made by the end of the working day on Friday, “If everything goes OK.”
Read more: http://www.ridgecrestca.com/article/20140130/NEWS/140129568?refresh=true#ixzz2s5GZ75Fh
Pat Stevens, Jim Ewing, Patty Hess, Betty Dilbeck, Larry Knowles, Sylvia Chavarria
This is the class of 1953’s 50th reunion held in 2003. Jim Ewing died in March of 2012.