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74 year old Gazelle resident, Dale Patrick Payne, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 6, 2017 at his home. Dale was born in Yreka on April 5, 1943 to Earl Payne and Jessie Payne-Hegler of Scott Bar. Dale attended multiple grade schools in the Scott bar area, and graduated from Happy Camp High School before […]

Retired CDF Fire Captain Lonnie Smith who passed away on Wednesday following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and renal failure.  Lonnie was a man of faith and sadly leaves his beloved wife, Paula and sons, Marc & Kirk, their wives and three wonderful grandchildren who will miss him greatly.   Lonnie’s 30-year CDF career

Jim Harris was born June 20, 1941, in Santa Ana and passed away Sept. 17, 2017, at his home in Sonora at the age of 76.   Jim was a retired Cal Fire captain and a veteran of the Army. He was a member and past governor of the Sonora Moose Lodge 2183 and a

Francis Fairly Musser, “Smokey”, started his career with the California Department of Forestry (CDF, now CAL FIRE) in the Tehama-Glenn Unit in 1958.  He was assigned to the Lassen Lodge Forest Fire Station in Mineral as a Fire Apparatus Engineer.  He promoted to Fire Crew Captain at the Crystal Creek Camp in the Shasta-Trinity Unit,

Bart Sciacqua was born on August 7, 1937, in Madera, CA. He passed away at home on Monday, September 4, 2017, with his family at his side. Bart was a brave and decorated firefighter and civil servant. He spent 25 years protecting our natural resources and community as a Captain with the California Department of

Robert L. (Bob) Yohr, born May 26, 1923, to Katherine and Edward Yohr of Manawa, WI, died September 10, 2017, in Newberg, OR at age 94, a beloved and cherished husband of almost 54 years.   Bob left home to travel west in ’49, joined the California Dept. of Forestry in ’51, worked his way

Russ, 81, was born and raised in Mt. Pocono, Penn. He served in the Air Force from 1954 to 1958 as a jet engine mechanic. Dodie, 81, was born in Hastings, Neb. They both eventually made their way and met each other in Murphys, Calif. They blended their two families when they married in November

Robert Renz Baker, unwavering friend, husband, and dad, went home peacefully to be with his Lord on Wednesday morning at 1:25 a.m. He had fought a long and hard battle with emphysema and asthma, but he could not stand against the final strike of cancer. He will be missed by all who knew and loved

It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of retired Division Chief Roscoe Rowney.   As some of you were aware, Roscoe had been diagnosed with a brain tumor just a few short years after his retirement.  He battled that brain tumor and WON!  We all had hoped it