Archive - 2012 - Obituary
May 10th
Georgia Williams Scott
1909-2012
Georgia Williams Scott passed away peacefully, at home, on the Ides of March, 2012, having finessed life for over 102 years.
Georgia, daughter of Cyrus and Maude Williams, was born in Oklahoma on July 27, 1909. She moved to California as a small child with her parents and sister Hazel, where she graduated from Bishop Union Elementary and High Schools.
May 9th
Meri Kathleen Keefe
1941-2012
Meri Kathleen Keefe, 70, a 35-year Big Pine resident, born Aug. 21, 1941 in Escondido passed away April21 2012 at her home in Big Pine.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-great-grandmother . Her love and wisdom will be missed by many.
Meri was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Keefe.
April 26th
Louis Mark Mannatt
1923-2012
Our dad, Louis Mark Mannatt, passed away in Southern Inyo Hospital Monday night, April 23, 2012. He was 89, yet still filled with a sense of adventure. Dad was quite a positive figure in the community and was loved very deeply by every family member.
April 24th
Mildred Lua Everingham Rye
1928-2012
Mildred Lua Everingham Rye, age 83, a resident of Bishop for 32 years was born Sept. 21, 1928 in Topeka, Kan. and passed away April 18, 2012 at Willow Spring Care Center in Redding with her daughter at her bedside.
Dorothy N. Craig
1920-2012
April 19th
Donny Lee Miller
1953-2012
Donny Lee Miller, 58, a 28-year Lone Pine/Keeler resident who was born in Des Moines, Iowa on Oct. 31, 1953, passed away April 11, 2012 at Southern Inyo Hospital.
April 17th
Larry W. White
1940-2012
Graveside funeral services for 12-year Bishop resident Larry W. White will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at the East Line Street Cemetery in Bishop. Barbara Crockett and Bishop VFW Post 8988 will officiate.
Born Feb. 16, 1940 in Alhambra, Larry passed away April 13, 2012 at his home in Bishop. He was 72.
George William Rye
1924-2012
George William Rye, 88, a 32-year Bishop resident who was born in Miami, Ariz. on Feb. 10, 1924 passed away April 10, 2012 at the home of his daughter, Lynn and son-in-law, Paul in Redding.
George was preceded in death by his parents and younger twin brothers, Bob and Dick Rye.
April 16th
Ruth Alberta Perry
1918-2012
Ruth Alberta Perry, resident of Bishop for more than 60 years, born on July 21, 1918 in San Mateo, passed away March 31 at her residence in Idaho. She was 93 years old.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 69 years, Dwight Richard Perry.
Richard ‘Dick’ J. Gouin
1933-2012
Richard “Dick” J. Gouin, 78, of Bishop, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 11, 2012 at the Bishop Care Center. He was born in Woonsocket, R.I. on July 14, 1933.
He was the son of Wilfred T. and Albina M. (Sevigny) Gouin. He married Muriel Valiquette on Aug. 29, 1953. They relocated to Redondo Beach from Rhode Island in the mid-1950s and later on to Bishop in early 1964.
