Sarah Elizabeth Parker
1854 - 1941 (86 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Sarah Elizabeth Parker was born on 6 May 1854 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; died on 9 Apr 1941 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Notes:
Last remaining founder of the First Christian Church of Los Angeles, and the wife of pioneer citrus grower and civic leader in Los Angeles. She came to Los Angeles in 1875. Her uncle was W.H. Perry, founder of the DWP, (buried nearby) and her father was John Parker, the first justice of the peace at Pomona. She died at her home at 1156 W. 55th St, L.A.
Sarah Dalton Passes at 86
Last Surviving Charter Member of First Christian Church Dies
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Dalton, 86, last surviving charter member of the First Christian Church of Los Angeles and past director of the Y.W.C.A., died yesterday at her home, 1156 W. 55th St., after a long illness.
Born in Zanesville, O., Mrs. Dalton came to California in 1874. She was married at Spadra in 1875 and came to Los Angeles. She was the widow of George J. Dalton, pioneer citrus grower and civic leader.
Mrs. Dalton’s father was John B. Parker, first justice of the peace at Pomona, and her uncle was W.H. Perry, who owned the waterworks here and which he later sold to the city.
She leaves her daughter, Mrs. Harry H. Baskerville; a brother, Perry B. Parker; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Bresee Bros. & Gillette. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Thursday, 10 April 1941.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40235251/sarah-dalton
Sarah married George John Dalton in 1875 in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. George was born on 27 Jul 1836 in Greater London, England; died on 24 Jan 1899 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Frederick Parker Dalton
was born on 8 Aug 1876 in California; died on 7 Aug 1939 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. - 3. Mary Edna Dalton was born on 2 Aug 1884 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 25 Jul 1975 in Los Angeles County, California.
- 2. Frederick Parker Dalton
Generation: 2
2. Frederick Parker Dalton (1.Sarah1) was born on 8 Aug 1876 in California; died on 7 Aug 1939 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1910, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
- Census: 1920, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Notes:
Funeral Services Conducted For F.P. Dalton
Funeral services for Frederick Parker Dalton, who died at his home, 1100 West Fifty-Fifth street, were held at the W.A. Brown mortuary. Interment followed in Inglewood Park cemetery.
Dalton, 62 years of age and a real estate broker for 40 years, was born in Los Angeles in 1877, and had lived here all of his life.
Beside his widow, Mrs. Rosa Mae Dalton, he leaves three daughters, Miss Marjorie M. Dalton, Mrs. Ruth V. Welsh, and Mrs. Velma M. Harshman, and five sons, Eugene P., Leo F., George J., Harold J., and Richard E. Dalton.
The southwest Wave, Los Angeles, California. Tuesday, 15 August 1939.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256608594/frederick-parker-daltonFrederick married Rosa Mae Finkenbinder on 29 Dec 1904 in Los Angeles County, California. Rosa was born on 27 May 1879 in Missouri; died on 12 Dec 1969 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Eugene Parker Dalton was born on 26 Feb 1906 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 3 Feb 1982 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
- 5. Leo Frederick Dalton was born on 19 Jul 1907 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 1 Jan 1989 in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
- 6. Ruth Viola Dalton was born on 3 Jan 1910 in California; died on 3 Nov 1997 in Orange County, California.
- 7. Velma Mae Dalton was born on 16 Mar 1911 in Los Angeles County, California.
- 8. George Jay Dalton was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 17 Dec 1984 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
- 9. Harold Herbert Dalton was born on 14 May 1915 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 25 Dec 2008 in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California; was buried in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California.
- 10. Marjorie Marie Dalton was born on 16 Oct 1917 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 31 Mar 2001.
- 11. Richard Edwin Dalton was born on 18 Nov 1921 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 26 Dec 1988 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California.
3. Mary Edna Dalton (1.Sarah1) was born on 2 Aug 1884 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 25 Jul 1975 in Los Angeles County, California. Notes:
Baskerville, Mary E., widow of Harry H. Baskerville, beloved mother of Elizabeth Baskerville McNaughton of Pebble Beach, Calif., Charles D. Baskerville of Pasadena, Mary Baskerville Sheets of Gualala, Calif., and Harry H. Baskerville Jr. of Altadena; also survived by 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Born in Los Angeles, August 2, 1884, passed away July 25, 1975.
Memorial service Monday 11 a.m. at Ivy Chapel in Evergreen Cemetery. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Mary E. Baskerville by the American Baptist Women Scholarship Fund. Contributions should be sent to First Baptist Church Foundation, 75 North Marengo Ave., Pasadena. Pierce Brothers’ Alhambra, directors.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Saturday, 26 July 1975.
Mary married Harry Herbert Baskerville on 25 Apr 1905 in Los Angeles County, California. Harry was born on 30 Aug 1880 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 13 Aug 1949 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Elizabeth Florence Baskerville was born on 19 Jan 1906 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 19 Jul 1991 in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
- 13. Charles Dalton Baskerville was born on 6 Nov 1907 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 29 Dec 1989 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
- 14. Mary Baskerville was born on 23 Aug 1909 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 21 May 2000 in Gualala, Mendocino County, California; was buried in First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, San Diego, San Diego County, California.
- 15. Harry Herbert Baskerville was born on 22 Aug 1912 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 8 Jan 2000 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.
- 12. Elizabeth Florence Baskerville
Generation: 3
4. Eugene Parker Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Feb 1906 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 3 Feb 1982 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79271021/eugene-p.-dalton
135 Pleasant View Div C Ins5. Leo Frederick Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 19 Jul 1907 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 1 Jan 1989 in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Notes:
Dalton – Leo F. Sr. born on July 19, 1907 in Los Angeles; passed away on January 1, 1989 in Torrance, CA. Survived by sons, Leo Jr. and Robert “Burnie” Dalton; brother, Harold; sisters, Velma Harshman, Marge Wright and Ruth Harris; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Friends may call for visitation Tuesday, January 3, from 1 to 8 pm at Inglewood Mortuary, 1206 Centinela Ave. Cryptside services 11 am, Wednesday, January 4 in Inglewood Park Mausoleum.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Tuesday, 3 January 1989.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79387252/leo-f.-dalton
A-136 Sanc Radiance Mgm FronLeo married Melba Evelyn Berning on 1 May 1933 in Los Angeles County, California. Melba was born on 17 Nov 1908 in Nevada; died on 4 Jan 1988 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Ruth Viola Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 3 Jan 1910 in California; died on 3 Nov 1997 in Orange County, California. Ruth married Harold Henry Welsh on 25 Jul 1930 in Los Angeles County, California. Harold was born on 20 Jul 1907 in Geddes, Charles Mix County, South Dakota; died on 25 Jan 1978 in Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Velma Mae Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 16 Mar 1911 in Los Angeles County, California. Family/Spouse: John Ellsworth Harshman. John was born on 18 Feb 1901 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; died on 29 Nov 1998 in Fresno County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. George Jay Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 17 Dec 1984 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Notes:
Dalton, George Jay
Services 11 am, Saturday, December 22 at Church of the Hills, Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Forest Lawn Mortuary.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Friday, 21 December 1984.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85863878/george-jay-dalton
Court of Liberty, Lot 5195, Space 1George married Helen Lorraine Lynch on 25 Oct 1947. Helen was born on 17 Jul 1914 in Snow Hill, Greene County, North Carolina; died on 8 May 2003; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Harold Herbert Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 14 May 1915 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 25 Dec 2008 in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California; was buried in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Notes:
Harold Herbert Dalton, age 93, passed away at his home in Lompoc on December 25,2008. He was born in Los Angeles on May 14, 1915. He was survived by his loving wife of 72 years who he met in 1927 in Junior High School and married in 1936; a sister; two children; three grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Harold served in the Army Air Corp during World War II being stationed at Deming, New Mexico, the Philippines and Japan. He played the french horn as part of the opening ceremonies band in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932. In 1933 he played at the air races at Mines Field, which is now Los Angeles Airport. Harold and Marjorie moved from Manhattan Beach, CA to Lompoc in 1983 to be close to their family. He enjoyed spending time with Marge talking, taking walks at Beattie Park (always holding hands) and working in the garden. He attended (supported) the Lompoc Presbyterian Church for 10 years. Grandpa D will be dearly missed, but never forgotten. Graveside services will be held at noon Friday, January 2, 2009 at Lompoc Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make donations to your favorite charity. Arrangements are in the care of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. (Starbuck-Lind Mortuary website 12/30/2008)
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43413731/harold-herbert-daltonHarold married Marjorie Grace Horton in 1936. Marjorie was born on 1 Jan 1915 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 10 Jul 2018 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Marjorie Marie Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 16 Oct 1917 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 31 Mar 2001. Notes:
LKH note:
newspaper article about her marriage to George Nelson Wright, published 31 March 1946 in the Southwest Wave, Los Angeles, California.
birth certificate for George Nelson Wright
b. 28 March 1918, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
father: Ernest Fred Wright
mother: Mattie Thompson
Marjorie married George Nelson Wright on 27 Mar 1946 in California. George was born on 28 Mar 1918 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 1981 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Richard Edwin Dalton (2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 18 Nov 1921 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 26 Dec 1988 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71287651/richard-e.-dalton
Vista Del Ponte, 82, DRichard married Ida Molnar on 30 Jan 1945 in Seattle, King County, Washington. Ida was born on 20 Oct 1922 in Hungary; died on 12 Jun 1985 in Stanislaus County, California; was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Denise Dalton was born on 10 Jan 1953 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 12 Feb 2017 in London, Pope County, Arkansas; was buried in Brock Cemetery, Piney, Johnson County, Arkansas.
- 16. Denise Dalton
12. Elizabeth Florence Baskerville (3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 19 Jan 1906 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 19 Jul 1991 in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135081948/elizabeth-florence-mcnaughton
Iona, Lot 6, Space 8
Elizabeth married Kenneth Perry McNaughton on 23 Aug 1931 in Los Angeles County, California. Kenneth was born on 18 Jun 1903 in Kent County, Michigan; died on 16 Jun 1974 in San Francisco County, California; was cremated in ashes scattered at sea. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Grant Baskerville McNaughton was born on 5 Dec 1934 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; died on 2 Feb 2011 in Tehachapi, Kern County, California; was buried in unknown.
- 17. Grant Baskerville McNaughton
13. Charles Dalton Baskerville (3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 6 Nov 1907 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 29 Dec 1989 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Notes:
Baskerville, Charles Dalton passed away on December 29, 1989 in Pasadena, CA. Born on November 6, 1907; son of Harry H. and Mary Edna (Dalton) Baskerville; member of First Century families and a graduate of Stanford University; he is survived by his loving wife, Lenore; devoted sons Charles Gray (Susan) and David Evan (Susan) Baskerville and much loved granddaughter, Elizabeth Gray Baskerville.
Private graveside services were held on January 3, 1990. Donations to the Orthopaedic Hospital would be greatly appreciated. We ill remember and miss him always.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Thursday, 4 January 1990.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85848181/charles-dalton-baskerville
Abiding Love, Lot 4711, Space 3Family/Spouse: Lenore Welch. Lenore was born on 18 Sep 1908 in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Charles Gray Baskerville was born on 16 Aug 1935 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 1 Feb 2002; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.
14. Mary Baskerville (3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 23 Aug 1909 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 21 May 2000 in Gualala, Mendocino County, California; was buried in First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Notes:
Mary Baskerville Sheets
A private memorial service will be held for Mary Baskerville Sheets, who died on May 21, 2000, at the age of 90.
The widow of internationally-recognized artist Millard Sheets, she was an inventive woman who wrote and illustrated books for her children, kept journals of her and Millard’s travels, and sewed masterpieces in stitchery. She created a beautiful home environment, which for over half a century, was a magnet for countless friends and relatives.
Friends remember her as a well-read, urbane and witty conversationalist, the tables she set for her guests were objects of beauty matched by her cuisine.
She made her husband and family the center of her life, ensuring that all would thrive. In her later years, though ailing, she continued to radiate an innate gracious, loving spirit.
She is survived by her four children, Millard Owen Sheets, Jr. of Hawaii, Carolyn S. Owen Towle, of San Diego, David Stary-Sheets of Irvine, California, and John A. (Tony) Sheets of Sebastopol; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests that memorial gifts tin her name be made to Redwood Coast Medical Services of Gualala, or Gualala Arts.
Independent Coast Observer, Gualala, California. Friday, 26 May 2000.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222945138/mary-sheetsMary married Millard Owen Sheets on 28 Apr 1930 in Los Angeles County, California. Millard was born on 24 Jun 1907 in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California; died on 31 Mar 1989 in Gualala, Mendocino County, California; was buried in First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, San Diego, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. David Baskerville Sheets was born on 23 Aug 1939 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California; died on 31 May 2000 in Irvine, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
- 19. David Baskerville Sheets
15. Harry Herbert Baskerville (3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 22 Aug 1912 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 8 Jan 2000 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205849367/henry-herbert-baskervilleHarry married Elizabeth Trumbo on 4 Sep 1940 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California. Elizabeth was born on 7 Sep 1917 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado; died on 23 May 1996 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Elizabeth Bonham Baskerville was born on 1 May 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 24 Dec 2019; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.
- 20. Elizabeth Bonham Baskerville
Generation: 4
16. Denise Dalton (11.Richard3, 2.Frederick2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 10 Jan 1953 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 12 Feb 2017 in London, Pope County, Arkansas; was buried in Brock Cemetery, Piney, Johnson County, Arkansas. Notes:
Denise Hon, 64, of London, AR, passed away, Sunday, February 12, 2017 at her home. She was born January 10, 1953, in Los Angeles, CA to Richard Dalton and Ida Molnar Dalton.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Glen Richard Hon, Jr.
She is survived by two children, Cailem Hon & Kim, Russellville, Carlea Sanderson & Willie Price, London; three grandchildren, Brittney Scott & Levi, Lacey Coates & Daniel, Brooklyn Sharp; one great granddaughter, Esther Scott; sister, Darlene Sosebee & Steve, Fayetteville, GA; brother, Rick Dalton & Judi, Modesto, CA.
Visitation was at 5-7pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Russellville Family Funeral Chapel.
Graveside service and burial was at 2pm, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Brock Cemetery, London, under the direction of Russellville Family Funeral.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the funeral home, to help with the expenses.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177066554/denise-honFamily/Spouse: Glen Richard Hon. Glen was born on 2 Aug 1951 in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California; died on 20 May 2011 in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas; was buried in Brock Cemetery, Piney, Johnson County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Grant Baskerville McNaughton (12.Elizabeth3, 3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Dec 1934 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; died on 2 Feb 2011 in Tehachapi, Kern County, California; was buried in unknown. Notes:
Grant Baskerville McNaughton
December 5, 1934 ~ February 2, 2011
Tehachapi, CA - Grant Baskerville McNaughton died tragically and very unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the age of 76. He was an inspiration to everyone whose lives he touched and who had the good fortune to know him. Grant was born December 5, 1934 in San Antonio, Texas. He was the son of General Kenneth P. McNaughton and Elizabeth Baskerville. He is survived by his only sibling, his dear sister, Perry, and by his devoted and loving wife, Cathy. He is also survived by his former wife, Jeanne as well as his four sons and two stepchildren, Ken, Tim, Shan, Barry, Alex and Cate. He was affectionately called "Grantpa" by his 13 grandchildren: Aidan, Ryan, Megan, Sara, Lily, Natalia, Nicolas, Casey, Ben, Cole, Grace, Jack, and Samantha.
Grant lived an extraordinarily full life. A man of boundless energy, he was interested in everything and he gave 110% to everything he did.
He graduated from Pomona College and received his medical degree from UCLA Medical School in 1961. Grant joined the U.S. Air Force where he served a distinguished career, ultimately reaching the rank of Colonel. During the Viet Nam War, he was stationed in Laos where he ran a medical field hospital. He worked as a flight surgeon when stationed at Edwards A.F.B. and when he transferred to Norton A.F.B., he ran the Flight Safety Center. After retirement, he began practicing community medicine. To most, this tireless, compassionate and hard-working man was simply known as "Doc." His work as a doctor profoundly shaped his life and benefitted so very many of the lives he touched. Before moving to Tehachapi, he lived and worked in Monterey. He was director of Long Term Care at Tehachapi Hospital and was named physician of the year for three of the last five years. He kept a very busy schedule, helping and healing until a few days before his unexpected and very untimely death.
Grant had such a big heart and touched so many lives in so many profound ways. His passing deeply saddens us but we are comforted by the knowledge that he was clear in his beliefs and had enormous faith and hope in God.
A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be held at Country Oaks Baptist Church at 2:00pm on Saturday, February 12, 2011. The address is:
20915 Schout Rd., Tehachapi, CA 93561.
(661) 822-1379.
In lieu of flowers, please honor Grant by offering a donation to the disadvantaged children of Pixabaj through: Outpost Ministries, P.O. Box 2239, Semmes, Alabama 36575. (228) 369-4354.
Published in The Monterey Herald on Feb. 10, 2011
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154624691/grant-baskerville-mcnaughton18. Charles Gray Baskerville (13.Charles3, 3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 16 Aug 1935 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 1 Feb 2002; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6168837/charles-gray-baskerville19. David Baskerville Sheets (14.Mary3, 3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 23 Aug 1939 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California; died on 31 May 2000 in Irvine, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California. Other Events:
- Occupation: artist, furniture designer, art gallery owner
Notes:
LKH note:
In 1980 David Sheets changed his surname to include his wife's surname: David Stary-Sheets.
David Stary-Sheets; Furniture Designer, Art Dealer
David Stary-Sheets, 60, former creator of custom furniture who became an art dealer and expert on the California Regionalist movement. The son of premier Southern California realist painter Millard Sheets, he had operated Stary-Sheets Fine Art Gallery with his wife, Susan, for the last decade. First in Irvine and since 1996 in Laguna Beach, the gallery focused on his custom furniture and on work by the California Regionalist or California Style artists who worked largely in watercolors in the 1920s through ‘40s. Stary-Sheets became a prominent figure in the arts community--lecturing, writing widely and acting as curator for exhibits on the Realist painters. The couple lent paintings from their own collection to boost new museums such as the Irvine Fine Arts Center in 1993 and in 1997-98 were curators of “California Style: 1930s and ‘40s.” That exhibit, organized for the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, was also displayed at the Orange County Museum of Art and the Ventura County Museum of History and Art. Born in Claremont, David Sheets was educated at the Webb School, Claremont Men’s College, Chaffey College and San Diego State. He worked briefly as a loan officer and built custom homes before turning to designing and building furniture. In the 1970s he co-founded a furniture company, Woodworks Builds Dynamite Furniture, based in Ontario, Calif. Sheets hyphenated his surname after marrying Susan Stary in 1980. The couple, who started an art gallery when they lived in Northern California, were active in several arts and cultural groups in Orange County. Among those was Stop-Gap, a theatrical company dealing with social problems. Stary-Sheets was a co-founder of the Fine Art Dealers Assn. and served as president of the national group from 1994 to 1996. On May 31 in Irvine.
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. 7 June 2000.
David Stary-Sheets
An Anchor Bay memorial service is pending for David Stary-Sheets, a noted art dealer and former Gualala resident, who died at his home in Irvine on May 31, at the age of 60.
Born August 23, 1939, in Claremont, California, he graduated from Webb School for Boys and attended Claremont Mens College, Chaffey College, and San Diego State University. After college, he built custom homes and began designing and building furniture. In 1980, he married Susan Stary and moved to Gualala where he crafted one-of-a-kind custom furniture for clients, both locally and nationally.
Through his close relationship with his artist father, the late Millard Sheets, and exposure to the artists in Southern California, he developed special appreciation for the field of art history known as California Regionalism, which focused on art in California in the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s. He became a recognized authority in that field, and he and his wife Susan opened Stary-Sheets Fine Art in Gualala, which specialized in the California Regionalists. The gallery also showcased David’s custom furniture.
While living in Gualala, David Stary-Sheets was a strong supporter of Gualala Arts, chairing several shows and helping to create the Gualala Arts Center.
In 1990, David Stary-Sheets became a full-time art dealer. He and Susan relocated the Stary-Sheets Find Art Gallery to Southern California, first in Irvine, and then in Laguna Beach.
He also c-founded the Fine Art Dealers Association, with members nationwide. He served as president for two years.
Mr. Stary-Sheets is survived by his wife of 20 years, Susan Stary-Sheets; his son, David Revel Sheets; daughter, Peggy Swegle and son-in law Randy Swegle and their children Caitlyn and Max Swegle; brothers Owen Sheets and his wife Jacqueline Brittain, Tony Sheets and his wife Flower, sister Carolyn Owen-Towle and husband Tom, 22 nieces and nephews, and 12 great-nieces and nephers.
In addition to a memorial service to be scheduled at Barking Rocks in Anchor Bay, a memorial service will be held in mid-summer at Scripps College.
Independent Coast Observer, Gualala, California. Friday, 9 June 2000.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99472242/david-stary-sheets20. Elizabeth Bonham Baskerville (15.Harry3, 3.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 1 May 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 24 Dec 2019; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. Notes:
Elizabeth Bonham (Baskerville) Wirtz Baskerville
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Elizabeth Bonham Baskerville was born May 1, 1942, to Elizabeth (Trumbo) Baskerville and Harry H. Baskerville Jr. at the Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles.
She was a beautiful baby with big brown eyes and curly brown hair. Elizabeth was a precocious child who loved to learn. She announced at a young age that she wanted to be either a fireman or a doctor (doctor won out).
Elizabeth and her younger sister, Stephanie, grew up in Altadena, Calif. Elizabeth was a straight-A student with the exception of one B in junior high school (such an aberration). In 1960, she was valedictorian of a class of over 800 seniors at John Muir High School in Pasadena, Calif., (back in the days when there was only one valedictorian each year) and earned a scholarship to Stanford University.
Elizabeth loved everything about Stanford, but especially treasured the lifelong friends she made there. She liked to tell people she “did well enough at Stanford to be accepted at the University of Southern California School of Medicine” in 1964. Her graduation from medical school in 1968 was followed by a rotating internship in all services at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore.
Elizabeth married Erin Molloy Wirtz in 1969, and the couple volunteered at a medical mission stationed at Tshikage in Zaire (Congo). Upon returning from Africa, Elizabeth completed a three-year pediatric residency at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. She then opened a pediatric practice in Ontario, Ore., where she was the first female physician in Ontario and, for five years, she was the only pediatrician in a 60-mile radius.
Elizabeth and her husband divorced in 1973. The true blessing from the marriage came in the form of a wonderful son, Matthew Dalton Baskerville, born in 1973. While she labored with Matthew in the Ontario Hospital, the OB department continued to bring newborns to her to examine. Now that’s dedication.
In 1977, Elizabeth and her son moved to Santa Cruz, Calif., to be closer to friends and family. She established a private pediatric practice, which continued until her retirement in 2015. Santa Cruz was also where her second beloved son, David John Everett Baskerville, was born in 1982.
Elizabeth loved taking care of children and their parents. She practiced long enough to treat three generations of children in her community. More than once, she was voted Best Doctor in Santa Cruz as noted in the Santa Cruz Metro. In 1981, her book for parents, “Dr. Baskerville’s Baby Basics,” was published. In 1998, she published a children’s book entitled “David’s Kiss,” illustrated by her cousin, Perry Jamieson. In 2015, Elizabeth closed her practice and, the following spring, moved to Clarkston to be near her sister, Stephanie Leer.
In addition to her medical excellence, Elizabeth had a strong creative side and talent. Over the years she enjoyed clay modeling, stained glass, crewel and needlepoint. She became a master of heirloom sewing and Brazilian embroidery, and she made charming clothing for little girls and dolls. Two of her projects were published in Classic Sewing Magazine, with a third to be published posthumously.
Elizabeth was diagnosed with cancer in May 2018 and courageously dealt with chemotherapy. She had a short remission, which allowed her to finish some needlework projects and take a river cruise with her sister and dear friends.
She died at home surrounded by her sons and other loved ones on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
urvivor snames omitted per findagrave policy.
It is impossible to describe what a bright light Elizabeth was in this world. Her sense of humor, her intelligence, her creative talents and loving, generous nature endeared her to all who knew her.
The family requests that donations in her memory be made to the Willow Center for Grieving Children, P.O. Box 1361, Lewiston, ID 83501, American Cancer Society, Lewis Clark Animal Center, 6 Shelter Road, Lewiston, ID 83501 or a charity of your choice.
Lewiston Tribune Dec. 31, 2019
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Interview with Elizabeth' sister, Stephanie about their father's car:
Driving Daddy's car again
Once upon a time, Harry Baskerville of Altadena, Calif., bought a new 1955 Morgan Plus Four drophead coupe, and his 11-year-old girl fell in love with it
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved a car.
The 1955 Morgan Plus Four drophead coupe from a turn-of-the-century factory in Malvern Link, Worcestershire, England, and Stephanie Baskerville, an 11-year-old living in Altadena, Calif., met when her father, Harry Baskerville brought the bright red classic sports car home.
It was brand new, one of 23 made by the Morgan Motor Co. that year, and one of a pair shipped to Los Angeles where the Baskervilles found it.
It was love at first sight, recalls Stephanie Leer, 62, now grown and living in Clarkston with her husband, Robert, 59.
It was a two-seater so when the whole family went on a drive, Harry and Elizabeth sat in the black leather seats and Stephanie and her sister folded themselves into the narrow well behind them.
"We had so much fun in it," Leer says. "But it's so cute, it just makes me smile when I look at it, and it always did. It rattles and rolls and it shakes and shimmies. It's the first car I ever drove, and it's a little tricky. It's not the easiest car to drive."
It took one pillow under her and one behind her for Leer to reach the pedals to drive the four-speed stick shift.
They were happy together for nine years, and her father, who daily drove the Morgan 45 minutes each way to work in Burbank, promised that someday it would be hers.
Then she left for college, and the unthinkable happened.
In the spring of 1964, Harry took the Morgan in for an oil change and the oil plug wasn't replaced properly. The oil dripped out; the engine seized.
In a fit of anger, Leer says, her father sold the Morgan to a hippie artist neighbor for $200.
"I was really heartbroken," she says.
Then the hippie artist moved away, leaving behind only a decorative mobile of his creation, and she went back to school at California State Polytechnic where she met Bob, who was on the rodeo team. After graduation they moved to his hometown, Clarkston, where he has a construction business and she retired recently from nursing.
But she never forgot her first love.
"I've heard about that car since I married my wife 35 years ago," Bob Leer says. "I bet I've heard that story 300 times."
In all those years, she never wanted another classic or antique car, he said. Just the Morgan.
Many people equate the name Morgan with the pirate or breed of horses. They've never heard of the family-owned company established in England in 1910 and in continuous production since with the exception of some war years.
Morgan first produced three-wheeled cars -- two in front, one in back, converting to four wheels about 1947. The classic design starts with a wooden frame onto which the steel chassis is bolted. It also has backward-opening suicide doors, a butterfly bonnet (a hood that opens on both sides from a center hinge), and sliding windows.
The term "drophead" refers to the convertible top that folds back like the bonnet on a baby carriage.
The 1955 model carries two spare tires in a double-curve bracket on the back and has a full wooden dash.
A friend in California, perhaps tired of hearing what Stephanie Leer calls her "whining," or perhaps just intrigued, asked for any information she had, including the unique number put on each Morgan at the factory.
Last February, he came for a visit and brought documentation that he had found the car.
""I really didn't believe it," Stephanie says. But she contacted Gerry Willburn in Cypress, Calif. It could be proven without a doubt it was one of the 17 Morgans in his collection.
Willburn, president of the Southern California Morgan Club, wasn't interested in selling, but she could visit. In April Stephanie saw it for the first time in 42 years.
"I was really so happy to know it was all right," she says.
Willburn was able to tell her the car had been sold by the hippie artist in 1969 to a man named Norm Masterson who saw an ad for $500 in the Penny Saver. The engine was in pieces. Masterson scoured the shop for every original piece and put them all back together. When he fell ill in 1997, he sold the car to his good friend, Gerry Willburn.
It is the rarest of the Morgans, Willburn told the Leers, because the fewest were made that year.
The Leers were on a trip celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary when Bob said they really should buy her Dad's car. How, Stephanie asked, without driving the Willburns crazy with phone calls?
They returned home to an e-mail offering to sell the car to them.
He offered them a good deal, Bob says, smiling slightly: $30,000, $5,000 less than Willburn figured he could get on the open market.
Stephanie believes her father paid about $1,500, but she's not sure, she says, because she was 11 and in love.
It arrived a few weeks later in a Hog Haulers truck, a Portland company that specializes in moving vehicles.
It leaks a little oil on the garage floor. The windshield wipers don't work quite right. The dent her father put in the passenger side rear fender is still visible beneath an inexpert patch.
"There's a heater, but, by golly, you wouldn't know it," Stephanie says.
But it starts with a low rumble and quickly settles into a deep purr.
She drove the car in the Clarkston Christmas Parade with the city's Junior Miss perched on the back. The thrill came when she heard someone on the sidelines say, "By golly, that's a Morgan."
For now, she plans to drive it any day the weather is fine, reserving her Toyota Avalon for the rest of the time, and eventually pass it on to their son, Christian. He will love it for itself and its history, his mother says.
Their daughter, Elizabeth, thinks of vehicles as a means to a destination, she says.
Her hand runs across the brilliant red paint, the black leather warm even on a cold December day. Her father died about eight years ago, she says, but he would be so proud.
"It's just amazing to me I have my father's car. He would be so happy."
Lewiston Tribune Jan 2, 2007
Sandra L. Lee
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205849375/elizabeth-bonham-baskerville