OBITUARIES.Steven F. WestVisitation VISITATION. The act of examining into the affairs of a corporation. 2. The power of visitation is applicable only to ecclesiastical and eleemosynary corporations. 1 Bl. Com. 480; 2 Kid on Corp. 174. for Steven F. West will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, 38141 6th St. E. Services will be held Thursday at Visalia Cemetery, Visalia. West, of Lancaster, died Saturday at the age of 48. He was a manager of aerospace procurement for the B-2 program at Northrop Corp., where he had worked for 23 years. Survivors include his mother, Geraldine; and brother, Johnnie. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary Palmdale is in charge of arrangements. Eugene S. ``Mac'' McKendry A memorial service for Eugene S. ``Mac'' McKendry is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Nina's Lounge in the Essex House Essex House can refer to:
1. , 44916 10th St. W., Lancaster. McKendry, a World War II pilot and the former husband of aviatrix a·vi·a·trix n. A woman who operates an aircraft; a woman pilot. Noun 1. aviatrix - a woman aviator airwoman, aviatress aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer - someone who operates an aircraft Pancho Barnes Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes (July 14, 1901 – March 30, 1975), was a pioneer of women's aviation and the owner of the celebrated Happy Bottom Riding Club located on land annexed into Edwards Air Force Base in southern California's Antelope Valley in the southwestern United , died Jan. 15 at age 81. Bob Dennis, McKendry's navigator during World War II, will speak. McKendry was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Ontario, Canada, and moved to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , where he became a pilot and flying instructor. During World War II, McKendry was the personal pilot for Gen. Edward H. Alexander, who oversaw a wing of the Air Transport Command in the South Pacific. In 1946, McKendry was introduced to Barnes and worked as her ranch foreman and personal pilot. He became her fourth husband on June 28, 1952. Barnes' ranch burned in November 1953 and the couple moved to Cantil before divorcing in 1968. In 1974, McKendry married Lenora Armstrong and the couple managed businesses in California and Nevada. She died in 1993. McKendry is survived by his son, Richard; stepdaughters, Arline Mund and Linda Manning; and stepsons, Gary Armstrong Gary Armstrong (born 30 September, 1966 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish rugby union player who played scrum-half. He played for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons, The Borders and represented Scotland and the British Lions. and Randy Armstrong. Memorial donations can be made to the Flight Test Historical Foundation's Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. Museum Building Fund at PO Box 47, Edwards Air Force Base, CA 93523. Mumaw Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. |
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