Obituary: Marguerite Bettis
By
Marguerite Bettis, a 9-year resident of Idyllwild, died at her home Nov. 2. A private family service was held at Forest Lawn in Glendale on Nov. 7.
Her daughter, Trish Wimbrow, was very appreciative of community members who assisted in caring for her mother and who were supportive of Mrs. Wimbrow, a former Idyllwild resident. No further information was released by the family.
Grizzled, handsome, locally esteemed and internationally recognizable Camel and Marlboro man Bob Beck died at home Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, after a difficult battle with cancer. Soft-spoken, gentle-souled Beck, so different in persona from the rough-hewn Indiana-Jones type character that would and often did “walk a mile for a Camel” through the most harrowing elemental…
Tim McKimson, an Idyllwild resident of 19 years, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 9. He was 59 years old.Tim was a loving husband, father, brother, son, and friend to all.He was born July 30, 1961 in Oak Lawn, Illinois.Tim graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in numerical control…
Col. William L. Porte, 82, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, while on vacation in Chalon-sur-Saone, France. The cause of death was emphysema, and heart and kidney failure. Col. Porte was born July 19, 1918, in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., in 1940. Col. Porte had…
Obituary Sabrina Anne Verney 1947-2014 Sabrina Anne Verney, mother, writer, artist, gardener, and teacher, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at her home in Idyllwild after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 67 years old. Born in England on Feb. 14, 1947, to John and Jan Verney, she had early interests in drawing and writing….
Shirley Hamilton, 68, a 10-year Hill resident, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002. She was born May 27, 1934, in Plano, Texas. Ms. Hamilton possessed a lively sense of humor, delighted in all of her friends, loved to cook and was known as the “Killer Fudge Lady.” She was very active in the Idyllwild Church of…
Dennis Robert “Rob” Caldon, 60, of Lake Hemet Campground, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, at Hemet Valley Medical Center of emphysema. Mr. Caldon was born Jan. 8, 1947, in Los Angeles. He served four years in the Air Force as a sergeant. He spent two years as a U.S. Forest Service hotshot and more than…
