Lester D. Luce

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Lester Luce
Willows
Lester Luce, 45, of Willows died at 8:50 pm yesterday at the Glenn General Hospital, where he had been a patient for about five months.
Mr. Luce was born Sept. 16, 1915. Funeral services are pending at the F.D. Sweet and Son Chapel here.

Luce
In Willows, Glenn county, March 27, 1961, Lester Luce of Elk Creek, Glenn County, son of Helen Luce of Orland, Glenn County, Father of Mrs James Burress and Cecil Luce, both of Willows and Lester Luce in the United States Navy, brother of Mrs. Celia ellis and Mrs. Harriett ellis, both of elk Creek, Mrs. Marguerite Williams of Richfield, Tehama County, Mrs. alta Church of Corning, Tehama County, and Hugh Luce of Paskenta Tehama County; a native of Elk Creek, aged 46 years. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm tomorrow in the F.D. Sweet & Son Funeral Home in Willows, Cremation will follow.

Lester D Luce Gender: Male Race: White Age: 27 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 16 Sep 1913 Birth Place: Corning, California, USA Residence Place: Orland, Glenn, California, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Orland, Glenn, California, USA Employer: Self Height: 5 9 Weight: 170 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: Velma Nettie Luce Household Members: Lester D Luce 27 Self (Head)/Velma Nettie Luce Wife. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

Lester D Luce Gender: Male Birth Date: 15 Sep 1914 Birth Place: California Death Date: 27 Mar 1961 Death Place: Glenn Mother's Maiden Name: Cushman. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997.

Although marker and CADI both show birth in 1914; first obit states 1915; WWII Registration gives his birth year as 1913.

Family/Spouse: Nettie Velma Langford. Nettie (daughter of Robert Overton Langford and Clara J.) was born on 14 Jan 1919 in Oklahoma, United States; died in 2018 in Lake Isabella, Kern County, California, United States; was buried in Newville Cemetery, Newville, Glenn County, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DEE HANSEN Arabelle "Dee" (Burress) Hansen passed away peacefully at her home in Orland, CA on July 20, 2018, following a brief battle with cancer.

Dee was born on June 23, 1939 in Willows, CA to Lester Luce and Velma (Luce) Holland. Dee was raised on a family ranch in Elk Creek with her brothers, Hugh (Patti) and Lonnie Luce (Carol). She attended high school in Willows with the class of 1957. In January of 1958 Dee married Jim Burress (of Willows, CA) at the age of 18. They had two children: a son, Hank, in 1958; and daughter, Karen, in 1959. During their 53 years of marriage, Dee and Jim lived mostly on Llano Seco Rancho where Dee enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling, playing Bridge and spending time with family and lifelong best friends.

Dee married Dick Hansen (of Elk Creek) in a lovely outdoor ceremony in June of 2016. Dee is survived by her husband Dick, daughter Karen (Michael) Cosper, son-in-law Dan DuBose, sister Liz Henniger (Rudy); 3 grandchildren: Danielle Ford (Grant), Hank DuBose (Kayla), and JonMichael Cosper; 4 great grandsons: Kash (10), Conley (9), Kasen (6), and Aarow (1week), and sister-in-law, Shirley (Burress) Eggert (Bill) and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Velma and Lester Luce, husband Jim Burress, son Hank Burress, and her brothers, Hugh and Lonnie Luce.

The family would like to invite you to celebrate her life at 1:00 p.m. on, August 8, 2018, at Open Gate Christian Fellowship (950 W. Laurel St., Willows, CA)(potluck immediately following the celebration of life). In lieu of flowers, a fund is being established for Dee's great niece, Jessica Thur, age 32, to support her own ongoing battle with cancer. Please send donations to Jessica Thur, c/o Sheryl Thur, 149 S. Enright Avenue, Willows, CA 95988.
Published in Chico Enterprise-Record on Aug. 1, 2018

Arabelle married Jim Colyer Burress in 1958. Jim was born on 25 Aug 1936; died on 26 Mar 2011 in Corning, Tehama County, California, United States; was buried in Willows Cemetery, Willows, Glenn County, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arabelle married Dick Hansen in Jun 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Rudy Henniger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lester Lonzo "Lon" Luce, age 74 of Castalian Springs, passed away Saturday August 6, 2016. Funeral and Masonic Service will be Tuesday August 9th at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of Family Heritage Funeral Home, with Rev. Bob Snell and Rev. James Johnson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday August 9th from 12:00 noon until time of service. There will be a Celebration of Life Service in California at a later date to be announced. Interment will be at Newville Cemetery, Newville California at a later date to be announced. Honorary pallbearers are James "Pete" Peterson, Brandon Harris, and James H. Peterson. Mr. Luce was born November 14, 1941 in Willows, California. He is preceded in death by his father, Lester D. Luce; brother, Hugh Luce; and many favorite aunts and uncles. He is survived by wife of 24 years, Carol Luce of Castalian Springs; daughter, Natalie Olson of Dallas, TX; step-children, Tina Harris (Brandon) of Woodburn, KY, James "Pete" Peterson (Lucinda) of Gallatin, TN, Lisa Cox (Ernie) of Chico, CA, and Rod Stevens (Theresa) of Chico, CA; mother, Velma Langford Holland of Orland, CA; sisters, Dee Burress Hansen of Orland, CA, Liz Hemminger of Lake Isabella, CA; step-brother, David Holland of Vader, WA; 14 grandchildren; and 6 great grandchildren who he loved. He leaves behind many cousins, nieces and nephews, and devoted friends. He is also survived by his former wife, Sue Olson of Chico, CA. His best friend and constant companion, Cricket, will miss him greatly. Mr. Luce lived in Elk Creek, CA during his youth and attended schools in Willows and Elk Creek. He graduated Elk Creek High School in 1960; served in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Hull DD945 (1960-1964); made 3 West Pac cruises during that time. In 1965 he attended meat cutter's school in Toledo, OH. He worked as a meat cutter at several stores in Chico, CA, including Purity, Miller's Market, Shop and Save, and Safeway where he retired in 1998. In 2002 he moved to Tennessee. Lester was a prolific leather carver. He won numerous awards in international leather show competitions. In December 2012, he was diagnosed with kidney cancer and given a year to live. He fought a long and courageous battle, overcoming many obstacles, including a stroke. He and Carol were able to make several memorable trips to California to visit family over the next four years, including a 6000 mile road trip in 2014. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to HighPoint Hospice, Friends of Sumner Regional c/o Volunteer Service Department, P.O. Box 1558, Gallatin, TN. 37066, or Shriner's Hospital, shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/donate. Online condolences may be submitted at familyheritagefh.info. Family Heritage Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Family/Spouse: Carol. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: M. Cosper. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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