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…

A memorial service for Harry “Doug” Watts, 40, of Idyllwild, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Idyllwild HELP Center on Highway 243. Mr. Watts was born December 7, 1957, in Los Angeles and moved to Idyllwild in the early to mid-1980s, according to Kathy Gorzny. He passed away sometime in his…

Allan Fredric Brimhall, 59, a senior minister, died Saturday, May 13, 2000, at his home in West Melbourne, Fla. He was formerly an Idyllwild resident. Mr. Brimhall was born in Tucson, Ariz., and lived in Idyllwild for several years where he worked for Village Properties. He also took several classes with the Rev. Betty Jandl…

Marguerite Clapp, 96, of Idyllwild, died peacefully in her sleep early Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, of natural causes in Hemet. She was born Aug. 27, 1909 in Redlands. Mrs. Clapp was a longtime Idyllwild and Palm Springs resident. She was an accomplished violinist for the Redlands Bowl, as well as a soloist for a Los…

O.J. “Jay” Taylor of Iowa City, Iowa and Idyllwild passed away peacefully at home in Iowa City on Jan. 25, 2011, at the age of 87. He leaves behind his family, Steve and Amanda, of Idyllwild, and Helen Taylor and Matt Reimert, of San Francisco. Jay was a frequent visitor to Idyllwild, where he loved…

Kelly Lee Riddle of Idyllwild died on Thursday, April 8, 2010. Kelly was born in Long Beach to Mike and Lorrie Riddle on Aug. 23, 1957. He is survived by his parents; his companion in life, Jody Daniels; son Nathan Riddle; wife Andrea of Lake Havasu City; daughter Keyerra of Palm Desert; and, brother Patrick…