Hattiebelle (Hattie) Brockman

Private memorial services will be held for Hattiebelle 
Brockman, who died Oct. 15, at the age of 92.

One of seven children, Mrs. Brockman was born in Point 
Richmond, CA., on Sept. 22, 1905, where her father 
worked at the Standard Oil Refinery.  A second 
generation Californian, she was born just seven months 
prior to the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906.  
In 1927 she bravely boarded the train to take a 
teaching job at the grammar school in west Bishop, 
where she had never been and knew no one.  The last 
part of her journey was aboard the Slim Princess, 
where the engineer stopped the train to shoot a 
pheasant.

She met Arthur Brockman and they were married in 
1928.  Many longtime residents will remember Mrs. 
Brockman working behind the counter at Brockman's 
Corner gas station and market.  She was friendly 
and enjoyed visiting with the customers.  Mr. 
Brockman died in 1958.

Mrs. Brockman married Tom Potts in 1965, who 
taught her to fish at Crowley Lake, and they took 
many wonderful fishing trips to northern CA, OR, 
and elsewhere around the country.  They made 
their home in Vista, CA.  Mr. Potts died in 1985.

Mrs. Brockman is survived by her son and 
daughter-in-law, Bill and Peggy Brockman of 
Bishop; daughter Helen Tracy of Portland, OR; six 
grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, two nieces 
and one nephew.  She loved her family and will be 
dearly missed by both family and friends.

The Inyo Register
Bishop, Inyo County, California
Tuesday, November 4, 1997 - Page 2

Transcribed by Pat Houser for 
Inyo County GenWeb, June 11, 2004