Funeral Services Held for Howard Willson in Big Pine

Funeral services for Howard Albert Willson were held at Big Pine Community 
Methodist church on Friday, June 21.  Mr. Willson died on June 19 at the 
Southern Inyo Hospital after a short illness.

Mr. Willson was born on a ranch near Selma, Calif., on Jan 1, 1894.  He spent 
his early childhood in the San Joaquin Valley and Gilroy.  He came to Big Pine 
when he was about 12 years old and had lived most of his life in the Owens 
Valley.

Survivors include his wife, Dottie Willson, three daughters, Mrs. A. L. 
Himelhoch of Arcadia, Mrs. Walter Thomas of Big Pine, Mrs. John McCarthy of 
Bishop, seven grandchildren, and one great granddaughter, a sister Mrs. Evelyn 
Cuicello of Oakland and a brother Albert Willson of Hawthorne, Calif.

Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the services included: Mrs. Laura 
Bulmer, Miss Blythe Bulmer, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shelly, Mr. and Mrs. Robert LeGuy 
all of Reno; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cuicello of Oakland; Mr. Albert Willson, Mr. and 
Mrs. Don Willson, Hawthorne, Calif., Frank Crysler, Mrs. Alice Tate, Mrs. 
Clarice Uhlmeyer of Lone Pine; Bob Thomas, U.S. Navy, Moffet Field; Mrs. Enid 
Yandell, Bakersfied; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fields, Carson City; Mr. and Mrs. Pat 
Coons, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bromley, John, Ben, Roland and Dan McMurry all of 
Bishop.

Pallbearers were John McMurray and Walter Swift of Bishop. Dale Whistler, Bill 
Steward, Hewitt Stewart and Wesley Newman of Big Pine.

The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
June 27, 1963 - Page 11
Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, February 27, 2005