Bob Deeble, longtime Idyllwild resident and Forest Service staff member and volunteer, died on Thursday, Aug. 5 at the age of 80. In his honor, the Town Crier is reprinting, with minor edits, a 2007 message that Forest Service staff members sent to Bob when he moved into the Devonshire Care Center in Hemet. This…

The Rev. Judy Kane-Smith, 60, of Anza, non-denominational local minister, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, from natural causes. She was born March 24, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa. Preceding her move to Idyllwild in the late 1980s, Rev. Judy, ordained by the United Church of Religious Science, served as minister for several years at…

Austin Ross, 16, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001, in Pine Cove. He was born April 22, 1985 and lived in Pine Cove with his father, Larry Ross. Austin loved the outdoors and spent much of his time hiking the local mountains. He was well-trained in mountaineering and recently received his ham radio license. Austin loved…

Our friend, John Gissendanner, passed away at around 3 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008, at home with his wife and brother in attendance. He was in such pain and mentally removed from all that he called life. It is a great blessing that he is free from all the cancer that held him here against…