Obituaries

Obituary: Crystal Ann Horton

Crystal Ann Horton, 60, of Idyllwild, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005 at home. She was born Nov. 2, 1944 in Kentucky and made crafts. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at Inspiration Point. The Rev. Kristeen Bandelin of Shiloh Christian Ministries will officiate. She is survived by a son, Brandon…

Obituary: Inge Klara Dix

Inge Klara Dix, 66, of Idyllwild, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005 at LeVeta Convalescent Home in Orange from Cancer. She was born Nov. 21, 1938 in Heidelberg, Germany. Inge was a 19-year resident of Idyllwild. She was a homemaker and greeted and made everyone of Idyllwild know of her kind ways. Her services were held…

Obituary: Nelda Carol Davis

Nelda Carol Davis, 54, of Acworth, Ga., died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005 in Atlanta. She was born Jan. 21, 1951 in Hughes County, Okla. and was a registered nurse. Mrs. Davis had lived in Idyllwild in recent years. Memorial services were held Sunday, Sept. 11 at Collins Funeral Home Chapel in Acworth, Ga. She is…

Obituary: Kimberley Krengel

Kimberley Krengel, 50, of Idyllwild passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005 at home, surrounded by family and friends, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Kim was born in Santa Monica on March 23, 1955 and grew up in the Los Angeles area. She graduated from the Los Angeles Baptist High School and attended…

Obituary: Larry Wood

Larry Wood, 91, of Garner Valley passed away Sunday, July 31, 2005. He was born in 1913. The Woods have lived in Garner Valley for more than 30 years and were the first permanent residents in the Garner Valley development. Larry and and his wife of 64 years, Jean, have been among the most active…

Obituary: Keith James Kent

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…

Obituary: Alexis Echavarria

Alexis Echavarria, 16, a film student at Idyllwild Arts Academy, who was recognized by faculty as one of their most promising film makers, died very suddenly and without warning in the early morning of Thursday, Aug. 4 at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. He had just returned from serving a four-week stint as…

Obituary: Margaret Wootton

Margaret Budlong Wootton, 81, died peacefully on Friday, June 17, 2005. She was surrounded by family at her home in Idyllwild. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 23 in Hemet. She was buried at the National Cemetery in Riverside. A public memorial was held Friday, June 24 at The Creek House in Idyllwild. She was…