Veterans of the GCY Cemetery

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Denise Ratterman JacksonYountville, California


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Veterans of the George C. Yount Cemetery Presented on: Researched by: Denise R. Jackson

Page 2 Memorial Day 2016 1888 Larkspur St., Yountville, CA 94599 / E-mail: [email protected]

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As usual, I have numerous people to thank for their help. Without them, the book couldnot have been finished.

Aleli Clary - proofreading, technology, and book design.

Jennifer Cardey - proofreading

Lauren Cardey - conversion of historical obituaries and articles to text form,

and adding them to both the book, and to findagrave.com

Dean Enderlin - for information on some Veterans, and for his plans toresearch our Civil War Veterans

Jacob Maus - proofreading and editing

Margie Mohler - research on veterans without an obituary

My family, and especially my husband Paul, for his unwavering support, as I have

worked on this cemetery off and on, but mostly on, for the past six years.

To the countless Find A Grave contributors who have provided so much information to

the online memorials of this cemetery.

To the Napa City County Library for providing the newspaper historical archives.

To the woman who inspired me to write this book, Elizabeth Hart Alessio, and to her

father, Lee Hart , without whom neither of my books could have been done.


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How to Locate a Grave: ................................................................................................................................. 42

Notes on Cemetery Map Guide to Grave Markers ................................................................................... 42

Cemetery Map Guide to Grave Markers .................................................................................................... 43

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Whether you are a Veteran, a relative of a Veteran, aneducator, or a “taphophile”, this is a book worth a look.

I have been fortunate to be one of the individual’s who hashelped in completing this book, which is the brainchild ofDenise Ratterman Jackson, the book’s author; she has spentan enormous amount of time researching the informationand history provided in this book. Without her love andadmiration for our Veterans, this book would not have

reached its completion.

This book contains information about each Veteran buried atthe George C. Yount Cemetery. Arranged alphabetically,each Veteran will now have information about the day theywere born, died, the war they fought in, and othernoteworthy information. Some will have an obituary or a

newspaper article which provides a glimpse of the great life they lived, their accomplishments,and the loved ones left behind.

These Veterans sacrificed their lives to protect our nation. These brave men and women havefought wars all the way from the American Indian Wars of the 1600s to the Vietnam War in the1900s.

In honor of their great sacrifice, we are pleased to provide you this opportunity to know thembetter with this unique and detailed compilation as presented by Denise Ratterman Jackson.

The book also contains a map guide on how to find their plot at the George C. Yount Cemetery.Perhaps, you will be able to find time this Memorial Day to visit the graves of our valiantsoldiers.

On a side note, a “taphophile” is someone who has a passion for, and enjoyment of cemeteries.You’ll never know, you might end up being one after your journey at the cemetery.

Aleli B. ClaryAdministrative AssistantColinas Farming Company


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When writing my first George C. Yount

Cemetery book with a map and directory of allthose who are buried, there were four ways inwhich I knew the individual was a Veteran:

1. The inscription told me so.2. There was a small metal pole for a flag.3. An old cemetery ledger indicated they were

veterans.4. Josh and Lance Heide provided a list. (They

have been placing flags on Veteran gravesites for many years.)

When the Napa County Library historicalarchives were released, I researched the Veterans’ obituaries, and found evidence that not allwere veterans, and not all had an obituary that could be found without more extensiveresearch.

In my first George C. Yount Cemetery Book, I used criteria 1 through 4 to determine if theperson buried was a Veteran. I have since learned that #2, (the pole), can indicate either: a) aVeteran; b) a Mason; or c) a person honored for another reason.

In this, my second George C. Yount Cemetery Book, I am using two additional ways indicated

below.

5. Research done by Margie Mohler, Yountville Councilperson.6. Napa County Library Historical Archives.

Researched by:Denise Ratterman Jackson1888 Larkspur St.Yountville, CA

E-mail: [email protected]


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Alten, Ernest "Ernie" Matthias Born: 1 December 1894 Died: 9 September 1981War: WWI

Branch of Service: Army

Military Rank: Sergeant

Grave Inscription: Name and dates only

Notes: Professional baseball player in 1920. Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. US Army Veteran of WW I

Obituary or Article:Ernest M. Alten

Ernest M. Alten died Wednesday at Queen of the Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Alten was born in Avon, Ohio in

1894 and grew up there. He was married to the late Bernice Fehely in 1921. He served with the U.S. Army during World War

I in both France and Germany and was discharged at the rank of sergeant. After the war, he came to California and began

eliciting in the Pacific Coast Baseball League with the Oakland Oaks, playing an integral part in their 1923 champion season.

He later pitched for the San Francisco Seals, and in the mid-1920s played for a team in Tennessee. Upon retiring frombaseball, he returned to California and worked for the Alaska Packers Cannery in Alameda. He was also employed as a

security guard at the Oakland Naval Air Station until his retirement in 1960. He and his wife made their home in Happy

Camp until moving to Yountville in 1974.

He was a member of the Grange in both Happy Camp and Yountville, and the American Association of Retired Persons: the

Old Time Baseball Players Association of Wisconsin, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in

Yountville. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing.

He is survived by one daughter, Betty Ann Williams of Orinda and a Sister, Olga DeChant of Lakeland. Fla. Three

grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. He was predeceased by his wife, three brothers, and son Ernest, who

was killed at Pearl Harbor.

Friends are invited to attend services at 11:30 am Friday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Yountville, where the Rev.

Miller will celebrate a mass of Christian burial. Internment will follow in the family plot at the Yountville Cemetery. Services

are under the direction of Treadway and Wigger Funeral Chapel. There will be no visitation.

The Napa Register. 09/10/1981

Barker, Robert "Pete" L. Sr. Born: 5 August 1927 Died: 19 November 2005

War: WWII

Branch of Service: Navy

Military Rank: Unknown

Grave Inscription: US Navy World War II

Notes: None

Obituary or Article:Robert L. "Pete" Barker Sr.

NAPA - Robert L. Barker Sr., known to friends and family as "Pete," passed away on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005 in Napa at the

age of 78 years. A native of Anthony, N.M., Pete was born on Aug. 5, 1927 to Robert and Myrtle (Hester) Barker. He and his

family moved to Napa when he was 6 years old. He was reared and educated here. During World War II, Pete joined in the

U.S. Navy and served in the Asiatic/Pacific Theater. Upon discharge, he returned to Napa and took a job with the

Department of Forestry as a truck driver. He then started working at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo as a fireman and

truck driver, a job he held for nearly 17 years. As a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 490, he then drove trucks for C-

Line Trucking of Napa. Before retiring, he went to work for the Napa County Road Department, also as a truck driver.

Besides the Teamsters Union, Pete was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Napa and a long -time volunteer at

Yountville Cemetery.

Pete is survived by his children, Bob Barker Jr. of Napa, Susanne Heath of Hidden Valley Lake and Shannon L. Barker of


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Vallejo. He is also survived by seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. He was

preceded in death by his wife, Doris Barker, in 2000, and his daughter, Paulette Clark in 1977.

Friends are invited to attend funeral services at 1 p.m. Monday, with Chaplain Lee Shaw officiating, at the Chapel of Richard

Pierce Funeral Service, 1660 Silverado Trail, Napa.

Internment will be in Yountville Cemetery, Yountville. Visitation will be between the hours of noon and 8 p.m. Saturday and

Sunday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions to Yountville Cemetery, P.O. Box 2256, Yountville, CA 94599 are

requested. You are invited to sign an online guestbook for Pete at www.rpfsc.com.

Napa Valley Register. 11/23/2005.

Barker, William Thomas Born: 24 July 1879 Died: 23 February 1969

War: Unknown

Branch of Service: Not applicable



Notes: United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 draft registration card

Obituary or Article:BARKER

In Fairfield, Sunday, Feb. 23, 1969, William Thomas Barker, husband of the late Agnes Barker; father o Alan Barker, Vallejo,

Launceston T. A. Barker, Daily City, Eugene Ouartermaine, San Francisco, and the late Ferdinand F. Ouartermaine; brother-

in-law of Margaret Swift, Napa; grandfather of Marlan Barker, Vallejo, Maryallan Randleman, Sacramento, Mayalana

Kernan, Vallejo, Thomas Barker, San Rafael, and the late Alan Jeantary; also survived by many great-grand-children.

A native of England, aged 89 years. Member of F&AM Bermuda Lodge since 1913. Friends are invited to attend services

Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. at Treadway and Wigger Funeral Chapel, 623 Coombs St., Napa, with interment at Yountville

Cemetery.


Bingham, Charles Henry Born: 1843

Died: 13 February 1932

War: Unknown



Grave Inscription: Co. B. 16 Illinois Inf.

Notes: Old Cemetery Ledger states Co. B. 16 ILL Inf.

Obituary or Article:Hold Bingham Funeral Today

Funeral services for the late Charles H. Bingham, member of the Veterans' Home who passed away several days ago, will be

held this afternoon at two o'clock at the Veterans Home, under the direction of the Treadway parlors. Interment will be in

the Veterans' Home cemetery.

The Napa Journal. 02/13/1932

Dr. Brannick, Thomas Leonard Born: 13 September 1921 Died: 12 July 1983

War: WWII



Grave Inscription: US Navy

Notes: None


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Obituary or Article:Dr. Thomas Leonard Brannick

Thomas Leonard Brannick, M.D., 61, died Tuesday in his office at Napa State Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Brannick

was born in Bridgeport, Conn. on Sept. 13, 1921. He was raised in Bridgeport, received his early education there and

attended the University of Illinois at Champaign. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served in the American and European

theaters during the war. He received his bachelor of science degree in metallurgical engineering in 1944. After his discharge

from the Navy, he attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received his bachelor of science degree in pre-

med, his master of science degree in physiology and his doctorate in medicine with honors. He interned at Cicinnati GeneralHospital and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota Graduate School with the Mayo foundation.

Dr. Brannick served his residency in medicine from 1953 to 1955 and his residency in psychiatry from 1956 to 1959. He was

a staff doctor in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic from 1959 to 1967. He was also a consultant in psychiatry for IBM and the

Department of Corrections in Minnesota. He came to California in 1970 and settled in Napa at that time. He instituted the

Adolescent Care Program at Napa State Hospital and subsequently became its director.

For the last ten years he had been a member of the faculty of the professional education department at Napa State Hospital

as well as a public health officer for Napa State Hospital. Additionally, he has been a consultant for the California

Department of Corrections and held a private psychiatric practice.

He was a member of the Napa County Medical Society, the California Medical Society, the American Medical Association,

the Northern California Psychiatric Medicine Association and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and was the

president of the medical staff at Napa State Hospital during 1979-1980.

Dr. Brannick is survived by three sons, Timothy of Las Vegas, Nev., Michael of Bowling Green, Ohio, and Daniel of London,England; one sister, Barbara Ford of Trumball, Conn., and one grandson.

Friends are invited to attend funeral services on Friday at noon at St. Mary's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Stephen

Carpenter officiating. Private internment will be at Yountville Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Richard

Pierce Funeral Service.

The family suggest that memorial contributions be made to the Napa County Medical Society Scholorship Fund, P.O. Box

2158, Napa, Ca 94559.

The Napa Register. 07/14/1983.

Browne, Glenn Gordon Born: 17 December 1917 Died: 19 March 2009

War: WWIIBranch of Service: Navy


Grave Inscription: From Dust thou came, to dust returneth. was not spoken of the Soul Sunset and evening star and

one clear call for me. So let there be no moaning of the bar when I have put to sea.

Notes: Son of Joseph Stacy and Emily Gordon Brown. Served in US Naval Intelligence in the Pacific

Theatre 1942-1945. He leaves wife;one daughter and one son; three grandchildren;and two

sisters.

Obituary or Article:Glenn Browne

NAPA

Banker and founding partner of Cartlidge & Browne Winery, Glenn Gordon Browne died at his home on March 19, 2009.

Born in Park City, Utah, on Dec. 17, 1917, to Joseph Stacy and Emily Gordon Brown, he spent his youth among the Wasatch

Mountains and during the winter months he would ride six miles in a horse-drawn sleigh to attend school.

Moving to Berkeley, Calif., he attended the University of California from 1934-1936. From 1942-1945, he served with U.S.

Naval Intelligence in the Pacific Theatre. From 1936-1958, Glenn was the assistant vice president and regional manager of

the Federal Land Bank in Berkeley, where he met and married his wife, Barbara Ann Jameyson, in 1948.

Glenn's distinguished career in both the public and private sector included fiscal agent for Farm Credit Banks of the United

States, and deputy governor/director of land bank services, FCA/Washington. Working on behalf of the U.S. State

Department, he was special consultant to various foreign governments in the area of credit and agricultural banking, which

included South Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Nepal and Egypt. He also spent five years in Korea as assistant program

director for economic policy in the chief investment and finance division of AID. In the private sector from 1968-1972, he

was general partner of Chas E. Quincy & Co. of New York City. In 1980, he joined with Tony Cartlidge to establish the


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Cartlidge & Browne Winery, producing its first vintage in 1980.

As a young man, Glenn loved tennis, gardening, and music, which led him to become an active supporter of the Lincoln

Theater in Yountville and helped guide its recent renovation.

He leaves his wife, Barbara; daughter, Linda Rodgers of Indianapolis, Ind.; son, Daniel of Charlotte, N.C.; three

grandchildren: Lindsey Ann, Michael and Taylor; and sisters, Jeane Eppenberger and Ella Ingham.

Contributions in his memory can be made to the George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery or the American Cancer Society.

Condolences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.treadandwiggerfu-neralchapel.com.

Napa Valley Register. 03/26/2009

Reverend Buckner, Nickerson"Nixon" S. Born: 11 October 1840 Died: 18 April 1918

War: Civil War

Branch of Service: Union Army

Military Rank: Captain

Grave Inscription: CO. 1 79 ILL. INF.

Notes: He was a member of Calistoga's Gov. Morton Post, No. 41, GAR, and served as Post Chaplain for a

number of years up to the time of his death. He was a CPL in the 21st Illinois Infantry during the

Civil War, and was later CPT of Co. I, 79th Illinois Infantry. Buckner died in Pacific Grove, but his

remains were brought to Yountville to be laid to rest next to those of two of his children.

Obituary or Article:PASSED TO HIS REWARD

Preacher, Educator and Civil War Veteran Answers the Final Call

Rev. Nickerson Buckner, of Pacific Grove, Cal., died at his home April 18,1918, at the ripe old age of 78 years. Rev. Buckner

for many ears was a preaching elder in the M. E. Church in the state of Kansas, also preached at many points in California in

and at Takoma, Washington. He was also president of a college at Ashland, Oregon for a time, but most of his life was spent

in preaching the gospel, and his life’s work was well crowned with success. He was loved, honored, and respected wherever

he was known. Rev. Bucker was born and grew to manhood in Clark County, Ill., and was one of Illinois most favored sons.

At the beginning of the Civil War he was among the first to volunteer and entered the service as one of General Grant’s

regiment, the 21st Illinois, and endured the hardships of many battles until the end, and was honorably discharged. After

the war he retuned to his life’s work, that of a pastor, and was faithful to the last. Rev. Buckner was a brother of our old

friend E. Buckner, of this city, who has the honor of being the last living member of that distinguished family of elevenchildren, 7 boys and 4 girls. Mr. Buckner is much grieved by the death of his last brother and has the sympathy of his many

friends. May he live many years to safeguard the old family name of Buckner.

Napa Daily Journal. 04/24/1918

Buszdieker, Henry A. Born: 12 January 1888 Died: 17 October 1960

War: WWI




Notes: May 30, 1961 cemetery plaque reads, “May we remember his great efforts in behalf of theHistorical Cemetery, Native Daughters, Yountville Cemetery Association.”

Obituary or Article:Henry A. Buszdieker, 73-year-old Yountville resident credited with sparking the restoration of the community's historic

cemetery, died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Oakland where he had been a patient for the past three

weeks.

Mr. Buszdieker spearheaded the restoration of the cemetery in 1958, and since that time had remained active in the

project now supported by numerous civic and fraternal groups.

He was a native Californian and enlisted for service in World War I on July 31, 1917, at Red Bluff, Mr. Buszdieker served in

the 11th Aerial Squadron as a chauffeur first class, and remained active in veterans affairs until his death.


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Postmaster, Clerk

Mr. Buszdieker was postmaster and clerk in the general store at Manton, Tehama County, for many years, and entered the

Veterans Home following his retirement in 1952. In 1956 he moved to Madison Street, Yountville. He was a member of Red

Bluff Lodge B.P.O. Elks and Native Sons of the Golden West; Veterans of Foreign Wars and Veterans of World War I at the

Veterans Home.

Surviving are three sisters, Lena Childs of Red Bluff, Elizabeth Hosto of Petaluma and Matilda Cochrane of Redding; and two

brothers, Edward Buszdieker of Redding and Gus Buszdieker of Petaluma. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m.

at the chapel of Richard Pierce Funeral Service, 1660 Silverado Tr. at Lincoln Avenue. Inurnment will be in YountvilleCemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Yountville Cemetery Assn. in care of Mrs. Louis Thomas, secretary, or

Jack Forrester, president, at Yountville.


Byers, James W. Born: Unknown Died: 10 November 1926

War: Civil War - Union

Branch of Service: Unknown

Military Rank: Private

Grave Inscription: CO. H. 50 ILL. INF.

Notes: Civil War Veteran. served with Company H, 50th Illinois Infantry Regiment.

Obituary or Article:DEATH CLAIMS JAMES BYERS, AGED VETERAN

Coombs Street Resident Passed Away Wednesday Night

James W. Byers, a veteran of the Civil War passed away at a hospital in Napa Wednesday evening after an extended illness.

His home was at 115 Coombs street.

Mr. Byers, with his wife, moved to Napa six years ago from Provo, Utah. He was a native of Pennsylvania. In addition to the

widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H. A. Ruth, of Brooklyn, New York.

The deceased was a member of Napa Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and the Odd Fellows Lodge of Shelley, Idaho. Under

the auspices of Napa Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., funeral services will be conducted at the D. C. Treadway Co. Chapel at 2 o'clock,

Saturday afternoon, and burial will be made in Yountville Cemetery.


Calden, Frederick K. Born: 1847 Died: 12 June 1899

War: Civil War

Branch of Service: Marine


Grave Inscription: CO.M 2 ME CAV.

Notes: None

Obituary or Article: None found.

Reverend Callison, John Jay Born: 17 August 1892 Died: 28 March 1988

War: WWI

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps



Notes: Married 1933. Article about the Rev. Jay and Mrs. Callison in the Yountville Sun newspaper dated

May 8, 2014 pages six and eight.


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Obituary or Article:John Callison

John Jay Callison, 95, died Monday at his home. Mr. Callison was born in Port Angeles, Wash., on Aug. 17, 1892 to John G.

and Anna Lewis Callison. The family moved to Santa Rosa in 1906.

Mr. Callison was a cowboy in Shasta County before World War I. He served in the Army Air Corps in France from 1917 to

1918.

Mr. Callison married Dorothy Eastoe in 1919. After she died in 1926, he joined his father and brother in running a dairy in

Santa Rosa. Mr. Callison married Muriel Helene Bsant on July 15, 1933, in Reno, Nev. They moved to Yountville, where hewas minister of the Community Church and assistant chaplain at the Veterans Home.

Mr. Callison, a well-known Bible teacher, taught many classes in area churches.

He was active in youth programs and formed the Fisherman's Club and a basketball team that competed against valley

schools.

He worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard from 1941 until retiring in 1962. Mr. Callison enjoyed the out doors and fishing.

He was a member of the Christian Businessmen's Association and the Gideon Bible Society.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Callison is survived by two sons, Charles of Mountain Home, Idaho, and John of Napa; a

daughter, Thomasine Rogers of Napa; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Napa, 2590 First St., by the Revs. George B.

Scripture and John M. Hadley. Burial will be in Yountville Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Treadway and

Wigger Funeral Chapel, 623 Coombs St., Napa.

The family suggests contributions to Napa Valley Christian School, P.O. Box 4288, Napa, CA 94558.The Napa Register. 03/30/1988 and Yountville Sun.

Capelli, John Born: 30 September 1870 Died: 26 February 1937

War: Spanish American War




Notes: United States Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898


Capito, James Nelson Born: 8 May 1941 Died: 31 August 1994

War: Vietnam



Grave Inscription: US Army Vietnam

Notes: None

Obituary or Article:James Capito

NAPA — James Nelson Capito died in Napa on Wednesday. He was born in Napa, California, on May 8, 1941. He was 53. He

was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Osmond O. Capito.

A native of Napa, he attended Yountville Grammar School and graduated from Napa High School in 1959. While in high

school he was active on the track team. He was a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West, Holderman Parlor. He

entered the U.S. Army in 1960 and later returned to Napa to work in various fields. In recent years he had been taking care

of his aunt in his home.

He is survived by his brother, Gerald Capito of Napa; and one niece and one nephew.

Friends are invited to a service by the Native Sons of the Golden West on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. at the Claffey and

Rota Funeral Home, 1975 Main Street in Napa. Donations may be made to the Humane Society of Napa, P.O. Box 695,

Napa, CA 94559.

The Napa Valley Register. 09/05/1994


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Cassaday, James A. Born: 1880 Died: 8 October 1917



Military Rank: UnknownGrave Inscription: Name and dates only

Notes: BAT K 3rd ART.

Obituary or Article:James Cassaday Dies

James A. Cassaday, after a long and painful illness, passed away this morning at 2:15 o'clock at the home of his mother,

Mrs. L. Cassaday, in Yountville. Those surviving are his mother, his wife, a little son, Woodrow, and seven brothers and

sisters. Deceased was a Spanish War Veteran, a native of California, aged 37 years.

Time of funeral will be announced later.

Napa Daily Register. 10/08/1917

Cathcart, Elmo Leverage Born: 19 October 1898 Died: 12 November 1968

War: Unknown

Branch of Service: Marine Corps


Grave Inscription: Son

Notes: United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938

Obituary or Article:E. L. Cathcart

YOUNTVILLE —Elmo Leverage Cathcart, 70, of Yountville, died Tuesday at a local hospital.

A native of San Francisco, Mr. Cathcart was a past commander of Sgt. Milton Sobbe Chapter 14; past commandant of the

Eight Heroes Detachment, Marine Corps League, Yountville Veterans Home; a member of the Disabled American Veterans;

past president Member Employees Association, Veterans Home in Yountville; and a member of California State EmployeesAssociation.

A Napa County resident since 1935, he had been employed by the Veterans Home in Yountville for the past 11 years.

Mr. Cathcart is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Henry G. Travis, of Napa; and a cousin, Richard L. Weaver, also of

Napa.

Services were held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. at Treadway and Wigger, the Rev. Erwin E. Bollinger, First Presbyterian

Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Yountville Cemetery.


Church, George W. Born: Unknown Died: Unknown War: Civil War



Grave Inscription: CO.1 31 OHIO INF.

Notes: Civil War Veteran. Served with Company I, 31st Ohio Infantry Regiment.

Obituary or Article:None found.


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Conwell, James Born: 1831 Died: 8 May 1899

War: Civil War - Union


Military Rank: Lieutenant

Grave Inscription: LIUT. CO. B. 5th CAL INF.Notes: Listed as a Lt. and with the surname of Cornwell in an Old Cemetery Ledger. The discrepancy is he

has another FAG memorial #23129650 with the prefix of Pvt.

Obituary or Article:Coroner Kyser went to the Ingemundsen place in the Napa redwoods Tuesday and got the body of James Conwell, who died

Monday. An autopsy and inquest was held at Napa Tuesday evening, and it was found that death was caused by acute

peritonitis produced by strangulated hernia. Deceased was a native of Ireland and 68 years of age. He was a union veteran

and also a former inmate of the Veterans' home.

Weekly Calistogan. 05/12/1899

Crane, George William Jr. Born: 14 August 1924 Died: 28 November 2011War: WWII



Grave Inscription: US Navy WWII

Notes: Source most likely the Yountville Sun.

Obituary or Article:George William Crane, 87, of Yountville, beloved husband, dad and grandpa, went home with Jesus on Monday, Nov. 28,

2011. George was born in St. Helena to George W. Crane, Sr. and Rose (Blodgett) Crane and was orphaned at age 3 1/2. He

was welcomed into the family of his cousin, Elita (Botts-Watson) Bean, and was raised in Strawberry Valley with Elita's own

three children, Ralph, Jack and Barbara Watson. Elita, teacher at the one-room schoolhouse in Strawberry, taught the

children through the eighth grade. George graduated from Oroville High School in 1942 and entered the Navy at 18, training

at Farragut, Idaho and San Diego as a fire controlman.In March of 1943, he became one of the original crew of a new Destroyer Escort, the Fessenden, with service in convoy and

escort duties in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, during which time he received two battle stars.

George married his sweetheart, Donna Akers, of Napa, on Aug. 15, 1945, one day after World War ll ended and just after he

turned 21 and she 18. After his Navy duty, the Cranes returned to Napa and George became an electrical apprentice with

Arthur Tockey at Napa Electric. George later became Vice President and General Manager, continuing the work of

electrifying the Napa Valley until his retirement in 1989, after his 43 1/2 years "on the job." George served in Napa Kiwanis

for 29 years and in Yountville Kiwanis since retirement, being recognized many times for service and spiritual leadership. He

loved cruising, RV traveling with SIRs #149, fishing with his sons, grandsons and friends, hosting his Bible Class at his

backyard Alaska wild salmon barbecues, volunteering at the Yountville Chamber Visitor Center, telling visitors about our

beautiful Napa Valley, watching the Cactus League baseball games in March in Arizona (a big Giants fan), selling raffle

tickets at all the fundraisers in Yountville, cooking a big turkey for the family at Thanksgiving at Twain Harte, and just being

a helper and friend to any one with a need that he could fill.

George leaves his wife of 66 years, Donna; their children, Michael and Chyrle Crane, Robert and Helene Crane, Steven andDeborah (Crane) Wallace; grandchildren, Shari and Enzo Duscenne, Michele and John Truchard, Jesse and Monica Crane,

Peter and Samantha Crane, Magdalena Crane, Clint and Brianna (Wallace) Cleveland, Brandon, Micah and Melody Wallace;

great-grandchildren, Valentina and Giada Duscenne, and Hudson, Liberty and Taylor Truchard; sister, Barbara Lyle; and

cousins, David Zumwalt and Robert Botts.

Memorial services will be Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church, Napa, where George has been a member

for 70 years. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to First Christian Church, 2659 First St., Napa,

94558; Kaiser Vallejo Hospice, 1761 Broadway-Ste. 101, Vallejo, 94589; or Yountville Kiwanis, P.O. Box 2416, Yountville,

94599.

The Yountville Sun. 2011.


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Cuadrado, George G. Born: 15 November 1912 Died: 17 May 1974

War: Unknown



Grave Inscription: Pvt. US ArmyNotes: None

Obituary or Article:Dies From Shot

George Cuadrado, 61, of 7058 Silverado Trail, died at Queen of the Valley Hospital Friday afternoon, the apparent victim of

a self-inflicted bullet wound, the Napa County coroner’s office reported.

Coroner’s deputies said Cuadrado was found by his wife with a gunshot wound in the chest.

The Register. 05/20/1974

Davis, Richard Born: Unknown Died: Unknown War: Unknown



Grave Inscription: No visible grave marker

Notes: Empty Large Plot for the Davis family with a flag pole. Assumed to be a "Richard Davis". The only

Davis who is a Veteran. The old cemetery ledger states, "Veteran (uncle)"


De Jarnac, Edmond Born: 1847 Died: 22 August 1927

War: Indian War



Grave Inscription: NEW YORK PVT, 8 U.S. INF.

Notes: None

Obituary or Article:INDIAN WAR VETERAN DIES

Edmund de Jarnac, 80 years old and a veteran of the Indian War, passed away at one o'clock this morning at the Veterans

Home Hospital. He had been blind for a number of years.

Mr. de Jarnac was born in France, and came to America when a young man. He enlisted in the army and served as a soldier

in the Indian War. He was also a musician and at one time played in the Veterans' Home band.

As a pupil of Miss Matilda Allison, he learned to read Braille and was one of the first to master the method at the Home. Heenjoyed reading and read a great many of the Braille method books sent out by the California State Library.

The Register. 08/22/1974


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Donaldson, Eugene C. Born: Unknown Died: 9 March 1926




Grave Inscription: CALIFORNIA SERGT. 23. U.S. INF.Notes: None

Obituary or Article:Eugene Donaldson Dies at Mare Island; Interment at Yountville

Eugene Donaldson, aged 56 years and a son of the late Joseph P. Donaldson, pioneer resident of Yountville, Napa County,

passed away after a long illness due to heart trouble in the Naval Hospital at Mare Island Navy Yard at an early hour this

morning.

The remains will be brought to Yountville, Napa County, and will be interred there at a date to be announced later.

Deceased was a veteran of the Spanish-American war.

He is survived by two sons, Elwin Donaldson, who is in the service and who is at present stationed at Manila; Laurence

Donaldson, of Concord, Contra Costa County; one daughter, Mrs. Earl Sharp of Vallejo.

There are also three sisters: Mrs. T. J. Burns of Vallejo; Mrs. Nellie Enos of Coronado; and Mrs. Katie Sarti of Martinez. A

brother, Harry Donaldson, of Napa County, also survives.

The Napa Daily Register. 03/09/1926

Dozier, Anthony W. Jr. Born: 23 January 1842 Died: 31 October 1874

War: Civil War

Branch of Service: Confederate Army


Grave Inscription: Though taken from the earth so young. He leaves in a multitude of hearts, a living testament ofhis genius, his worth and his devoted piety. A brighter mind never lived, a purer heart never died.

Notes: Civil War Veteran. Served with 6th Regiment South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisans).Dozier's first name was provided by FAG member #46903322.

Old Cemetery Ledger states: Born in Georgetown, SC. Died in Yountville, CA.

Note: He is the only Confederate soldier buried in this cemetery.


Eckel, Henry B. Born: 1835 Died: 10 July 1917

War: Civil War

Branch of Service: Union Army


Grave Inscription: Name and dates onlyNotes: Private in the Union Army Civil war pension US Infantry Veterans Home Yountville in 1900

Obituary or Article:H. B. Eckel, a veteran, died at the Veterns' Home Hospital on Tuesday. He was a native of New Jersey and aged 82 years.

Surviving him are a brother and sister, Stewart Eckel of San Francisco and Elizabeth Eckel of Yountville.

Weekly Calistogan. 07/13/1917


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Edwards, Alfred M. Born: 15 September 1927 Died: Unknown

War: Civil War



Grave Inscription: CO. A 45 ILL. INF.Notes: Information found in Old Cemetery Ledger.

Note: Discrepancy on infantry regiment. His grave marker and Old cemetery ledger states 45th

and FAG memorial states 54.


Fay, Nathan Born: 30 January 1914 Died: 14 February 2001

War: WWII



Grave Inscription: GrapegrowerNotes: None

Obituary or Article:Renowned Napa Valley grape-grower Nathan Fay died at his home Wednesday, Feb. 14. at the age of 86. He had struggled

with Parkinson’s disease for many years.

The Oakland native gained fame among his peers for taking the risk of planting the first cabernet sauvignon grapes in the

Stags Leap District, a region many in the industry in the early 1960s felt was too cool for what is today one of the

appellation’s prized grape varieties.

In planting those initial 15 acres of vines, Nathan Fay laid the groundwork for what the Stags Leap winegrowing district has

become today.

A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Fay attended the Michigan School of Mining prior to settling in the Napa Valley.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane, of Yountville; a sister, Jane Bryan, of San Rafael; nephew Peter Bryan and his wife,

Mary Ann, or Napa; and niece Nancy Chambers, of Solana Beach; three stepsons; and many step-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his first wife of 51 years, Nellie, who died in December or 1995.

………

1915 –2001

Fay Vineyards, Stags Leap District

Nathan Fay

Although trained as a mining engineer, after serving in World War II Nathan Fay wanted to farm. He and his wife Nellie

came to Napa Valley from Visalia in 1951. He bought 205 acres in what is now Stags Leap District, tended its diverse crops

and studied new varieties of grape to plant. Farm adviser Jim Lider recommended Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1961, Nathan’s

Cabernet was the first significant planting south of Oakville.

In 1967, Nathan had the chance to buy additional acreage then in prunes. He asked his good friend and fellow home

winemaker, Father TomTurnbull, to come in on half. Tom and his wife, Mary Jane, who lived in the St. John’s rectory on

Stone Crest in Napa, bought their half, planted Merlot at Nathan’s suggestion—he said it caused less stress—and built an

adobe house into which they moved after eleven years of making every brick of it themselves.Nathan planted more Cabernet and Merlot on his new acreage and sold his grapes to Charles Krug, Phelps, Heitz (Heitz

Cellars produced five vintages designated Fay Vineyard),Chimney Rock, and Carneros Creek as well as to avid home

winemakers such as Earl Thollander. Nathan’s own homemade wine had inspired Warren Winiarski to buy land and make

wine next door to Nathan. In 1986, Nathan sold most of his vineyard to Warren and a patch to Joe Phelps. He and Nellie

continued to live in their house on Warren’s land. In 1988 Father Tom Turnbull died and in 1995 Nellie Fay passed away.

Nathan and Mary Jane married in 1996, and Nathan moved into the adobe; he and Mary Jane looked after her vineyard and

he oversaw Turn bull home winemaking until his death. Stags Leap District Winegrowers, in Nathan’s honor, annually fund a

graduate student in viticultural research in the Viticulture and Enology Department at UC Davis. In 2006 Mary Jane donated

Nathan’s farming journals to the Napa Valley Wine Library.


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………

Dick says Nathan introduced him to the art and joy of grape growing and winemaking by giving Dick his first taste of

homemade wine, a 1978 Cabernet that “spoiled him from the start, never to become“unspoiled.” Dick spent several

sessions interviewing and photographing Nathan.

Napa Valley Wine Library Association.

Ferguson, Walter L. Born: 1837 Died: 27 July 1911

War: Civil War



Grave Inscription: CO 1 20 KY TNT

Notes: None

Obituary or Article:CALLED HENCE

Walter Ferguson Passed Away at Veterans' Home Sunday

Walter Ferguson, Postmaster at Yountville, died Sunday evening at the hospital at the Veterans Home, where he had been

undergoing treatment for the past month. Death was duo to rheumatism and a complication of troubles.

Hey was 74 years of age, and had resided in California for the past 40 years. He was a member of Company I of the 20th

Kentucky Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He leaves besides the widow, these children: Miss Annie, Arthur and

Charles Ferguson of Yountville, and Mrs. S. H. Miller, who resides in the East.

The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence at Yountville, under the auspices of Unity Post,

G. A. R.

The funeral of the late Walter Ferguson was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence at Yountville.

The remains were interred in the family plot in the Yountville cemetery.

Napa Daily Journal. 09/01/1911.

Fields, Otto J. Born: 14 January 1886 Died: 28 January 1976

War: WWI



Grave Inscription: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I

Notes: None


Gates, Thurman Lee Born: 26 November 1919 Died: 12 June 1989

War: WWIIBranch of Service: Army


Grave Inscription: The first elected Mayor, City of Yountville.

Notes: None

Obituary or Article:First elected Yountville mayor Gates is dead

By L. PIERCE CARSON

Register Staff Writer


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The first elected mayor of the Town of Yountville, Thurman Lee Gates, 69, died Monday at Queen of the Valley Hospital

after a lengthy illness.

A veteran of Yountville politics, Mr. Gates served two terms as mayor and a total of 12 years as councilman.

He and his wife, Ella, were instrumental in the effort to incorporate Yountville.

"You always knew where Thurman Gates stood," said Yountville restaurateur Don Schmitt, who served on the council with

Gates for nearly a decade.

"We had a lot of differences along the way," Schmitt added, "but when it came to things that really counted, we always got

together.“Thurman Gates was not a man with ulterior motives. He told you where he stood on every issue and I appreciated that."

Mr. Gates was born on Nov. 26, 1919, in Roseville, Ark., and raised and educated in Ozark, Ark.

When he was 17 years old, he came to California and lived in the Bakersfield area until World War II when he moved to

Richmond.

Prior to moving to Richmond, Mr. Gates married Ella K. Ussery in 1940.

From 1945 to 1946 he served in the U.S. Army, part of the time in Korea.

Mr. Gates worked in the asbestos industry for 18 years.

In 1959, he moved to Yountville where he was co-owner and operator of the Gateway Mobile Home Lodge.

A member of Silverado Country Club and the Napa Municipal Golf Course, he was an excellent golfer.

He also enjoyed traveling by motor home, and his family and friends.

Mr. Gates is survived by his wife, Ella K. of Napa; his son, Truman of Saratoga; a brother, Calvin of Elk Grove; a sister, Esther

Nichols of Kerman; also two sisters and one brother in Arkansas; and one grandson.Private family services were held at Yountville Cemetery under the direction of Richard Pierce Funeral Services, Napa.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to a charity of the donor's choice.


Ghirardi, Antone Born: 1856 Died: 6 April 1927

War: WWI




Notes: My source for his Army service in WW I is a family member. Known by Anton, Anthone, Antonio.Lived at Yountville Veterans Home in 1900 need to be a veteran to live there

Obituary or Article:Anton Ghirardi Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral services for the late Anton Ghirardi, Yountville resident who passed away yesterday in Oakland, will be held at 1:30

p.m. tomorrow from the Webber Funeral Parlors and interment will be made in Tulocay Cemetery.

The Napa Journal. 04/07/1927.

Grigsby, George Born: 5 September 1817 Died: 3 November 1899

War: Mexican-American War

Branch of Service: UnknownMilitary Rank: Unknown


Notes: States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 cannot confirm birth/death death with pension

received



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Hampton, William Henry Born: 12 March 1887 Died: 17 June 1980

War: WWI



Grave Inscription: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR INotes: None

Obituary or Article:William Henry Hampton

William Henry Hampton, 92, died Sunday at a local convalescent hospital following a two-month illness.

Mr. Hampton was born in the Howell Mountain area and attended Howell Mountain and Yountville Grammar Schools.

Upon grammar school graduation, he worked at the Veteran's Home and on valley farms before moving to Canada around

the turn of the century. He worked for nine years as a steam engineer and farm assistant. Later he moved to Wyoming

where he was employed as a roustabout in the oil fields.

In 1918 he joined the U. S. Army and saw action on the battle fields of France. During the Battle of the Argonne Forest, he

narrowly survived when a bullet pierced a shoe polish can that he carried in the shirt pocket over his heart. Upon discharge,

he traveled and worked in the west and midwest until 1930 when he returned to Napa Valley to work with Graham and Hall

Sheet Metal Company. He retired in 1957.

Mr. Hampton was a charter member of the American Legion in Napa, a former member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, as

well as a former member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union of Vallejo. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing and

constructing guitars and rock polishing.

He is survived by his brother, John Edward Hampton of Vallejo, four nieces and a nephew. He was preceded in death by his

sister, Rita Hampton.

Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Treadway and Wigger Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Larry Gilmore of First United

Methodist Church will officiate. Members of the American Legion, Napa Post 113, will also share in the service.

Interment will be in the family plot at Yountville Cemetery.


Hart, William Carroll Born: 6 December 1941 Died: 6 September 1991

War: Unknown

Branch of Service: US Marine Corps


Grave Inscription: US Marine Corp.

Notes: None

Obituary or Article: William Hart Lassen County – Former Napa County resident William C. Hart, 49, died here Friday after a sudden illness.

Mr. Hart was born in San Francisco on Dec. 6, 1941, to LeRoy and Martha Van de Leur Hart. He attended Yountville

Elementary School, Westwood Elementary School and graduated from Napa High School in 1959.

He served honorably with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Philippines. For the past 12 years, Mr. Hart had worked as a

millwright for Louisiana-Pacific Lumber Company. He was presently a resident of Montgomery Creek in Shasta County.

He loved the outdoors, and was an avid fisherman, hiker and photographer.Mr. Hart was the recipient of many awards for his pool playing and photography.

Mr. Hart is survived by his son, Jeremiah of Napa’ his daughter, Moriah Hart of Napa; two brothers, Lee John and Michael,

both of Napa; and seven nephews and three nieces. His parents predeceased him.

Friends are invited to attend the funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday at Treadway and Wigger Funeral Chapel, 623 Coombs St.

The Rev. Owen Grams, pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral chapel on

Thursday from noon to 9 p.m.

Contributions to the Moriah and Jeremiah Hart Trust Fund, inc are of Bank of America, 1700 First St., Napa, have been

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Hendricks, Earl "Buck" F. Born: 1906 Died: 24 November 1971

War: WWII



Notes: None

Obituary or Article:Earl Hendricks

Private funeral services were held Monday at the Treadway and Wigger Funeral Chapel for Earl “Buck” Hendricks, 65, of

Auburn, who died Wednesday in Auburn.

A native San Franciscan, Mr. Hendricks came to Napa when he was eight years old with his parents, the late Paul and Sylvia

Hendricks.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and served three years as a corporal with the 333rd Fighter

Squadron.

Mr. Hendricks worked in the Bay Area as a painting contractor before moving to Auburn. He was an avid hunter and

fisherman.

Mr. Hendricks is survived by two sisters, Verna Berry and Annis Hendricks, both of San Francisco.

Burial was in Yountville Cemetery. The Rev. Michael Cleary of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church officiated.

The family prefers spiritual bouquets.


Hendricks, Royal E. Born: 1898 Died: February 1928

War: WWI

Branch of Service: Armed Forces


Grave Inscription: A.E.F. 1918Notes: American Expeditionary Force

Obituary or Article:Funeral of Late Royal Hendricks

The funeral of the late Royal E. Hendricks was held yesterday from the Treadway Chapel and burial was made in Yountville

Cemetery. Argonne Lodge, F. & A. M., of which the deceased was a former member, was in charge of the services.

The Napa Daily Register. 02/23/1928.

Howard, Victor H. Jr. Born: 22 December 1938 Died: 30 October 1982

War: WWIIBranch of Service: Navy


Grave Inscription: US NAVY

Notes: None



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Huyck, Arthur "Ray" Raymond Born: 1895 Died: 12 August 1979

War: WWII Mexican-American War



Grave Inscription: 1st SGT US ARMYNotes: 1st SGT US Army (In Virchaux Plot)

Obituary or Article:Ray Huyck

Retired Napa haberdasher, Ray Huyck died Sunday at Queen of the Valley Hospital following a brief illness. He was 84.

Mr. Huyck was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Huyck March 21, 1895, in Lompoc, where he was also educated.

He married the former Alberta Virchaux in Fairfield on his 24th birthday.

In 1912 Mr. Huyek came to Napa and worked for the E.R. Gifford Co. department store, then for Winship-Bard department

store in the men's department. He joined the United States National Guard in Napa's Company H during the Mexican

uprising, then served in the U.S Army, Ambulance Company 160, in France from 1917-19.

After military service, he returned to Winship-Bard, later purchasing it in conjunction with several Napa businessmen and

operating it until it was destroyed by fire. He worked for Abe Straus Clothiers for several years before serving as Napa

County probation officer for many years. His last employment before retirement in 1969 was with Wigger Bros. Clothing

Store.

Mr. Huyck was a member of Napa Parlor of Native Sons of the Golden West; a 50-year member of Napa Post 113, American

Legion; Lompoc Valley Historical Society and Napa Elks Lodge.

His wife, Alberta V. of Napa, survives him.

Friends are invited to attend services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel with Rev. Larry Gilmore of

First United Methodist Church officiating.

Interment will take place in the family plot at Yountville Cemetery, Honorary pallbearers will be Lou Ezetti, Phil Gibson,

Henry Behrens, Paul Sanderson, Frank Ferrari and A.J. (Frenchie) Le Bel.

The Napa Register.8/14/1979

Jackson, William Born: Unknown Died: Unknown

War: Civil War



Grave Inscription: CO. B 148 ILL. INF.

Notes: Veteran


Jaeger, Paul C. Born: 23 April 1916 Died: 26 March 1996War: WWII


Military Rank: Lieutenant

Grave Inscription: LT US NAVY WORLD WAR II

Notes: None

Obituary or Article:Paul Jaeger NAPA — Paul C. Jaeger, aged 79, died March 26 at Queen of the Valley Hospital.

A native of Napa County, he was born on April 23, 1916, to Peter and Sophie (Werle) Jaeger on the family ranch by Rector

Creek, across from the Corporation Yard on Silverado Trail. He graduated from Yount Grammar School in 1929, from Napa


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High School in 1933 and from the University of San Francisco in 1938 where he was captain of his basketball team.

As a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, Paul served in the South Pacific during World War II. He became a major owner of Watson

and Meehan Co. (Cummins) Diesel Distributorship of Northern California and retired as executive vice president after 30

years.

He lived on a small vineyard near Yountville and became a founder of Napa Federal Savings and Loan.

Mr. Jaeger was a former member of the Napa Elks and the Navy League.

He was predeceased by a brother, Julius, and two sisters, Sophie Gallagher and Louise Canning.

Paul is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Yountville; his sons, David of Laramie, Wyo., Brian of Indianapolis, Ind., and Andrew ofDavis; one daughter, Kathryn Jaeger of Davis; a brother, Joseph Jaeger of Napa; and eight grandchildren.

Private family services will be held. Burial will take place at Yountville Cemetery under the direction of Claffey and Rota

Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Humane Society of Napa County, P.O. Box 695, Napa, 94559.

The Napa Register. March 28, 1996

Kelly, Andrew J. Born: 1830 Died: 16 September 1897

War: Civil War



Grave Inscription: CO. G. 8 CAL. INF

Notes: Old Cemetery Ledger states: CO. G. 8 CAL. INF


Lawrence, Marcus "Mark" Eugene Born: September 1886 Died: 20 March 1940

War: WWI


Military Rank: PrivateGrave Inscription: California Pvt. 1 CL 316 SUP. TN. 91 DIV.

Notes: Please note: The headstone & old cemetery ledger say he died March 20, 1940. However, there is

a discrepancy with the obituary, which was published March 14, 1940.

Obituary or Article:Last Rites Set For War Veteran

Marcus Lawrence, 52, World War veteran, died this week at the Veterans' Home. Funeral services will be held Friday

afternoon at the Veterans' Home Chapel. The Webber Funeral Parlors are in charge of the rites.

Lawrence is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Lawrence, and a daughter, both of Modesto. A sister, Mrs. Catherine Crouse,

lives at Yountville.

The Napa Journal. 3/14/1940

Lincoln, Warren Frederick Born: 19 November 1922 Died: 26 May 2007

War: WWII

Branch of Service: ARMY


Grave Inscription: Together In Peace

Notes: enlisted 1943 private Air Corps United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946



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Lloyd, John E. Jr. Born: 11 March 1918 Died: 1 April 2000

War: WWII

Branch of Service: US Marine Corps


Grave Inscription: First Yountville CouncilmanNotes: None

Obituary or Article:John Lloyd Jr.

NAPA

John E. Lloyd Jr., 82, passed away on April 1, 2000.

John was born to John E. Sr. and Bessie Lloyd on March 11, 1918, in Thackerville, Okla. He came to California in 1930 and

met Leona Riley in Modesto in 1934. They were married in 1937 in Fresno. In 1938, they moved to Yountville.

John did farm work and also worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. During World War II, he served in the Merchant Marine.

In 1948, he and his brother went into the service station business, Lloyd Brothers in Yountville and operated it until 1978.

For 54 years, John served Yountville and Napa County. He was a volunteer fireman, and in 1946, was president of the

Yountville Fire Department. He was a Yountville School Board member from 1951 to 1954. He was appointed one of the

first city councilmen in Yountville in 1965. He became mayor of Yountville in 1968 and was appointed to the Napa County

Flood Control Board in 1991 by the Napa County Board of Supervisors. He also served for many years as a special deputy at

dances and at city affairs.

His favorite activities were hunting, fishing, and visiting his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Leona Lloyd of Yountville; his daughter. Linda D. Vieu of Napa; his son, Kenneth D. Lloyd of

Suisun; his brother, Richard Lloyd of Berkeley; his sisters, (incomplete)

The Napa Valley Register. 04/04/2000.

McCrosky, Joseph H. Born: Unknown Died: May 1916

War:Unknown



Grave Inscription: 1st SGT CO. M. 1 U.S. CAV.

Notes: 1st SGT CO M 1 US CAV, according to old cemetery ledger

Obituary or Article:Veteran Pased Away

Jos. H. McCrosky, an inmate of the Veterans Home at Yountville, died at the hospital of that institution at 6:10 PM Friday

evening, the cause of death being heart disease. He was a native of Pennsylvania, aged 68 years. The funeral will be

handled by the Kyser Funeral Parlors, and will take place Tuesday at Yountville. Interment will be made in Yountville

cemetery.

The Napa Journal. 05/28/1916.


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McCurdy, Albert M. Born: 1847 Died: 11 June 1893

War: Civil War


Military Rank: Bugler

Grave Inscription: UnknownNotes: No gravemarker visible in 1959 walk-through.

Obituary or Article:Death at Yountville. Albert M. McCurdy, after three weeks' illness, died Sunday at the home of J. Walton in Yountville,

where he had been boarding. He came from Los Angeles to this county last October, and as a carpenter has since worked in

Yountville. He was a native of the District of Columbia, served as bugler in, a California regiment during the war, was aged

46 years. The funeral took place Monday afternoon. Interment in Yountville cemetery.

The Napa Daily Journal. 06/16/1893

McWilliams, John C. Born: Unknown Died: Unknown

War: UnknownBranch of Service: Unknown


Grave Inscription: CO. A 13 IA. INF

Notes: CO. A 13 IA. INF


Mitchell, Morley Born: 15 January 1915 Died: 15 September 1986

War: WWII


Military Rank: Private First Class

Grave Inscription: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II

Notes: Morley Mitchell has two markers. PFC US ARMY WWII. Large Mitchell Stone "together forever"

WWII army enlisted 1942

Obituary or Article:Morley Mitchell

MARTINEZ — Morley Mitchell, 71, died Monday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinez of cardiac arrest.

He was born in Hinkley, Minn. Jan. 15, 1915, and served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1943. He had worked as a diesel

mechanic at Treasure Island for 25 years, retiring in 1980.

He was a member of the National Rifle Association.

Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Florena of Napa; one son, Robert of San Leandro; and two nephews.

Friends are invited to attend the funeral service on Friday at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Claffey and Rota Funeral Home, 1975Main St., with the Rev. George Scripture officiating. Interment will be at Yountville Cemetery.



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Mulholland, Willard H. Born: 10 May 1914 Died: 13 November 1970

War: Unknown

Branch of Service: US Army PFC


Grave Inscription:Notes: PFC US ARMY.

Obituary or Article:Willard Mulholland

YOUNTVILLE — Willard H. Mulholland, 56, 6526 Yount St., died Friday night at St. Helena Hospital of an apparent heart

attack.

He was born in Chicago, Ill. on May 10, 1914. He came to Napa in 1932 and had worked as a cook at the Veterans Home in

Yountville for 29 years.

He was a member of the California State Employees Association, the Yountville Volunteer Firemen's Association and the

Am-Vets. He was also a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Yountville.

Survivors include his widow, Mary Mulholland, a daughter Martha Mulholland, both of Yountville; a brother Orrie

Mulholland, Chicago, Ill. Friends are invited to meet Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Claffey and Rota Funeral Home, 1975 Main St.,

Napa, and go from there to St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Yountville, where a Requiem Mass will begin at 10 a.m. Rosary

will be recited Monday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Yountville Cemetery.


Naramore, Henry J. Born: 1818 Died: 27 July 1891

War: Mexican-American War



Grave Inscription:

Notes: The old cemetery ledger notes two Naramores, indicating one is a veteran.

Obituary or Article:Fatal Accident.

A terrible accident occurred on the Napa Valley railroad just above Yountville Monday morning. An old man named Henry

Naramore, who lives in Yountville, started that morning to drive over to Mr. LaRue's place. In the cart with him was a little

son of Bob Cassidy and a dog. They reached the railroad crossing just as the down passenger train was coming along, and

attempted to cross the track ahead of the train. Mr. Naramore is an old man 73 years of age and quite deaf, and it is not

known whether he saw the train coining or not. At any rate, the horse stopped on the track and the engine dashed into

them. Mr. Naramore was thrown out on one aide and the boy on the other. The cart was completely wrecked, and the

horse and dog killed. The Cassidy boy though thrown a long distance, miraculously escaped without serious injury. Mr.

Naramore had one of his legs terribly crushed and was otherwise badly bruised. He was picked up and removed as soon as

possible to his home, where he died from the effects of his in juries at about 11 o'clock. Deceased was a native of New York,

and a stonemason by trade.

The Verdict.

Following is the verdict rendered by the Coroner's jury which held an inquest on the remains of H. Naramore, who waskilled near Yountville by the train Monday morning.

We, the undersigned, the Coroner's jury at an inquest held over the body of Henry J. Naramore, at Yountville, Napa county,

California, find that the said Henry J. Naramore is a native of New York, aged 73 years, and a citizen of Yountville, Napa Co.,

Cal.; and that he came to his death by being knocked out of a cart, while driving over a railroad crossing, by the morning

down train from Calistoga to San Francisco, on the 27th day of July, A. D. 1891, and the direct cause of his death was the

result of the shock received by the collision.

SIAION SASX

MAT VANDELEUR

JOHN C MCINTYRE


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J A YATES

J H ROBINSON

M LYCAN

W A CAMPBELL

M PARKER

A KEUERBBER

THOS P BARTON

The Napa Daily Journal. 07/28/1891.

Payne, Francis "Fred" Melville Sr. Born: 21 February 1897 Died: 28 November 1985

War: WWI



Grave Inscription: Sea 2 US Navy WWI

Notes: None

Obituary or Article:Francis Payne Sr.

VALLEJO — Francis M. (Fred) Payne Sr., 88, died Thursday in a Vallejo hospital after a long illness. He was born in Fruitport,

Mich. and had been a Vallejo resident since 1935. He worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard for 21 years as a pipefitter and

machinist. After his retirement in 1956, he worked as a bailiff in Solano County Superior Court for 11 years. He was a

veteran of World War I.

He was a past commander of World War I Veterans Barracks No. 223, past commander and past service officer of American

Legion Post 550, a member of Masonic Lodge No. 87 F. & A. M., Ben Ali Temple and was affiliated with the Sea Scouts.

Mr. Payne is survived by his wife, Florence; four daughters, Marge Dockter and Dixie Payne Jacobsen, both of Vallejo,

Barbara Ledesma of Napa and Cathy Hamlin of Anderson; one son, Frank Jr. of Brentwood; one sister, Viola Smith of Riviera,

Ariz.; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Skyview Funeral Chapel in Vallejo between 4 and 8 p.m. today. American Legion Post 550 will hold a

memorial service at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Ralph Lightbody and the Navy Lodge officiating.Burial will be in Yountville Cemetery.

Contributions to the American Cancer Society or to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children are preferred by the family.


Rebstock, Henry Born: Unknown Died: Unknown

War: Civil War



Grave Inscription: CO. B I WASH. TERR. INF.Notes: Sgt. Co. B I Wash. Terr. Inf.



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Rudin, Jacob J. Born: 5 November 1913 Died: 30 March 1983

War: WWII



Grave Inscription: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR IINotes: None

Obituary or Article:1) Jacob J. Rudin

CHICO — Jacob J. Rudin, 69, died Wednesday in a Chico hospital. He was born in Chico on Nov. 5, 1913 and moved with his

family to Yountville in 1924.

He attended local schools and served with the United States Army during World War II. He was predeceased by his first

wife, Hannah Peter, who died in 1970. In 1977 he married Bessie Noll.

Information supplied to the Napa Register on Friday omitted one of Mr. Rudin's daughters as a survivor. He is survived by

his wife Bessie of Chico; two daughters, Hilda Sobelman of Napa and Dolores Rudin-Pena of Mexico City, D.S.; two stepsons,

Lawrence Goodenow of Medellin, Columbia, South America; Russell Noll of Forest, Va.; a step-daughter, Susan Noll of

Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Frances Crossfield of San Francisco and Lillie Wiloth of Yorkville, and a brother Father Remy,

OFM of Arizona. He also leaves five grandchildren. Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel, 341

West Third St., Chico. Burial will be Monday at 3:30p.m. at the Yountville Cemetery.

2) Jacob J. Rudin

CHICO — Jacob J. Rudin, 69, died Wednesday in a Chico hospital. Mr. Rudin was born in Chico on Nov. 15, 1913, and in 1924

moved with his family to Yountville where he grew up and attended local schools.

During World War II he served with the United States Army. He was predeceased by his first wife, Hannah Peter, who died

in 1970. In 1977, he married Bessie Noll in Chico.

He was employed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard after the war; helped build the Veteran's Hospital in Martinez and worked

for Martini Winery. In addition, he was a logger in the Redwoods, worked as a bartender in Stockton and had a household

repair business in Monrovia. He is survived by his wife, Bessie of Chico; a daughter, Hilda Sobelman of Napa; two stepsons,

Lawrence Goodenow of Medellin, Columbia, South America, and Russell Noll of Forest, Vir.; a stepdaughter, Susan Noll of

Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Frances Crossfield of San Francisco and Lillie Wiloth of Yorkville, and his brother, Father Remy

OFM in Arizona. He also leaves five grandchildren.

The funeral will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel, 241 West Third St., Chico. Burial services will beMonday at 3:30p.m, at the Yountville Cemetery.

The Napa Register.

1) 04/01/1983

2) 04/02/1983

Rust, Derrick Borden Born: 26 April 1904 Died: 22 February 1952

War: WWI


Military Rank: Ship's Cook Third Class Petty Officer

Grave Inscription: SC3 US NAVY WORLD WAR INotes: California SC 3, US Navy, WWI. 1990. Old Cemetery Ledger: "Born January 1, 1904."

Obituary or Article:RUST—In Napa, Thursday. Feb. 22. 1952, Derrick B. Rust: husband of Frances O. Rust of Napa; father of Mrs. Dolores

Ainsley. Jr., and Mayre F. Rust, both of Stockton, and Don P. Rust, USN, now in Japan: son of C. Joseph Rust of Napa; brother

of Mrs. Queen B. Lueth of San Rafael, Mrs. Martha A. Jenkins and Joseph M. Rust of Napa. A native of Berkeley. Aged 47

years. Funeral services are pending at the Treadway Garden Chapel.

The Napa Register 02/23/1952.


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Rust, Joseph"Jim" Mitchell Born: 28 March 1902 Died: 30 November 1969

War: WWI


Military Rank: Quartermaster Third Class

Grave Inscription: CALIFORNIA QM3 US NAVYNotes: Died in CA. QM3 3 US NAVY

Obituary or Article:Joseph Rust

Joseph M. (Jim) Rust, 67, of 1240 Second Ave., Napa, died Sunday at Queen of the Valley Hospital.

A native of Oakland, Calif., Mr. Rust moved to Napa County in 1904 lived upvalley until 1930, worked for Basalt Rock

Company from 1928 to 1955 and then worked for Martini Poultry Farm. A member of St. Apollinaris Catholic Church, he

was a veteran of World War I and had been retired for four years. Survivors include his widow, Janet Rust, Napa; two

daughters, Mrs. Joie Guiducci, Napa; Mrs. Pat Yarmor, Crescent City, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Queen Lueth, San Rafael; Mrs.

Martha Jenkins, Napa; and nine grandchildren. The Rosary will be recited tonight at 8:15 p.m. in the Chapel of Claffey and

Rota, with a Requiem Mass commencing at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the St. Apollinaris Catholic Church. Interment will be in the

Yountville Cemetery, Yountville.


Sandlin, George Eston Born: 9 April 1894 Died: 4 April 1982

War: WWI



Grave Inscription: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR I

Notes: He was awarded the victory medal with silver star, and the Croix de Guerre. He died in

the Veterans Home in 1982.


Schulze, Raymond "Ray" Joseph Born: 23 July 1897 Died: 5 August 1965

War: WWI



Grave Inscription: IOWA PFC MEDICAL DEPT. WORLD WAR I July 23 1897 Auust 5 1965 PH

Notes: See FAG Memorial #39297421 for more info.

Obituary or Article:Death Claims Yountville Postmaster

YOUNTVILLE — Postmaster Raymond Joseph (Ray) Schulze, long-time prominent civic leader in this community, died

yesterday at St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital after a brief illness. He was 69.

The Rosary will be recited tonight at 8 at the Claffey and Rota Funeral Home, Napa. Requiem Mass will be offered tomorrow

at 10 a.m. at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church with burial in Yountville Cemetery to follow.

Mr. Schulze was known as the unofficial mayor of Yountville for many years before incorporation and he was widely known

as the head of a fictitious humorous organization known as "Nicotine Anonymous."

Native Of Iowa

A native of Iowa, he was graduated from the University of Iowa in 1916 and came to this area 44 years ago. He was

administrative officer of the Veterans Home hospital for 26 years under the regime of the late Col. Nelson Holderman. Mr.

Schulze retired from state employment in 1957 and became postmaster.

He was a member and leader in the Yountville Cemetery Association, which restored the historical landmark where early


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county pioneers are buried; an active member of the California State Employees Association, Elks Lodge 832, and the

National Association of Postmasters.

War Hero

Mr. Schulze was reported to be one of the highest decorated veterans of World War I for overseas service with the Army

Ambulance Corps.

He held the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, was decorated by Marshal Foch f rom whom he received the

French Legion of Honor, and was ranked an "honor hero" in Iowa, where his name is inscribed in the state capitol for valor

and outstanding service to his country.He was a past state commander of the Order of the Purple Heart, and a member of the American Legion, Veterans of

Foreign Wars, and the Army and Navy Legion of Valor.

Mr. Schulze and his wife, Gladys, who served for several decades on the local school board and operated a restaurant here,

lived for many years at 6581 Yount St. Mrs. Schulze died a year and one-half ago.

He is survived by three children, Edward Schulze of Petaluma, Mrs. Romana Lomonaco of San Francisco, and Miss Margie

Schulze of Yountville; a sister, Lucille Hutcheson of Iowa; and two grandchildren.


Scruggs, David Frank Born: 1927 Died: 1982

War: Korean War


Military Rank: Master Sergeant

Grave Inscription: MSGT US ARMY KOREA

Notes: Veteran MSGT US ARMY KOREA


Skellenger, Charles K. Born: 22 March 1842 Died: 30 November 1921

War: Civil War

Branch of Service: New Jersey CavalryMilitary Rank: Private

Grave Inscription: CO. E 4 NJ INF.

Notes: None


Judge Skinner, William M. Born: 1833 Died: 8 November 1917

War: Civil War



Notes: Old Cemetery Ledger has middle initial as "S", and fought in the Civil War.US Veterans Admin Pension Cards Civil War

Obituary or Article:Petitions Are Filed. Bess Skinner, niece of William M. Skinner, who died at Yountvtlle November 8, 1917, has filed the last

will and testament of the deemed, together with her petition for letters testamentary. The estate is of unkown value, but it

is alleged in the petition to be less than $10,000. The legatees and devisees mentioned in the will are the petitioner.

Weekly Calistogan. 03/16/1917.


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