Darryl Jay Medeen, 63, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009. He was born Aug. 29, 1945. Darryl will be remembered by many as an artist, teacher, friend and community contributor. “Art is going beyond what one sees. It’s been a wonderful journey. Art to me is life.” He is survived by his partner/husband Thomas…

Georgia June (Larimer) Busher, 97, of Idyllwild, died from complications of a fractured hip at Hemet Valley Medical Center on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005. Mrs. Busher was born June 23, 1908 in Marrieta, Ohio. She was a registered nurse in Buffalo, N.Y., San Diego, Riverside and Hemet. She was also owner and operator of Oak…

Robert D. Murphy, 77, of the desert area and Idyllwild, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2000, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Dr. Murphy was born Jan. 9, 1923, in South Bend, Ind., to George and Mabel Murphy. He was a board-certified anesthesiologist at Eisenhower Medical Center from 1974 to 1989. Prior to that he…

Johnny Martin Scoggins, 85, of Paris, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 at Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas. Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 at the First Baptist Church in Pecan Gap, Texas under the direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Dr. Ed Schaeffer and Bro. Ruben Trussell officiating….

Bill Riekert, 65, of Idyllwild, died of a sudden and unexpected case of meningitis Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 while vacationing in Costa Rica. Mr. Riekert was born Dec. 6, 1939, raised in New York, and worked in the textile industry which brought him to Palm Springs 20 years ago. After a short time living at…

Keith James Kent, 43, a longtime Idyllwild resident, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2005 at Idyllwild Arts where he been employed as maintenance supervisor for nine years. He was born in Beaufort, S.C., on Dec. 14, 1962 while his father was stationed as a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor at the USMC Recruit Depot at…