Ella Mae Welker King of Chula Vista, Calif., passed away on Oct. 10, 2010 in Alpine, Calif., at the age of 90. Ella was born in Joplin, Mo., on July 7, 1920, the daughter of Ira and Clara Mae Welker, who were both teachers. She married her childhood sweetheart, Wayne King, on Aug. 3, 1938…

Beverley Jean Germain, 60, of Idyllwild, died Thursday, March 7, 2002 at her residence. She was born April 7, 1941, in Muskegon, Mich. She had worked as an office manager for Fuji Film Company for seven years and had lived in Anaheim for 20 years prior to moving to Idyllwild. She was a member of…

Frederick Paul Young, 80, of Idyllwild, died at his home Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, following complications from cancer. Paul was born in Butte, Mont., to Frederick Young and Laura Ackerman Young on June 2, 1927. He spent his childhood years in the small, gold-mining town of Sumpter in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon where…

Artist, teacher and pilot Dorothy “Dot” Swain Lewis died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. at her Idyllwild home. She was born near Asheville, N.C. Sept. 30, 1915, to John Edward Swain, and Mozelle Stringfield Swain. She was predeceased by brothers Robert and Jack. She is survived by a sister, Betty Turbyfill, of Asheville, N.C,.; her son,…

Annie Elizabeth Murray, 77, of Acworth, Ga., formerly of San Diego and Idyllwild, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. Mrs. Murray had lived in San Diego since 1964 before moving to Acworth, Ga. a few months ago. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 17 at the Reece Memorial…