Walter Blair Scronce Memorial services were held for former Bishop resident Walter Blair Scronce, 59, on Jan. 8, 2003 in El Dorado Hills, Calif. Born August 4, 1942 in Catawaba County, N.C. to Walter Scronce and Dorthea Smith, Mr. Scronce died at the home of his brother Ken on Jan. 3, 2003. He moved to Lee Vining in 1959, and then moved to Bishop in 1964. He worked several years for JL Walton Trucking. He moved to the Victorville area and then to Las Vegas, working in trucking and the heavy equipment fields. Blair is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughter, Beth and husband Travis Tingey; sons and families, Michael and Yolanda and Brian; grandchildren, Paige and Gavin, Oakley, Brittney and Robert; sister, Carolyn and Grand Hubbard; sister, Dottie Rojas; brothers and families, Ned and Joann, Coy and Clara, Steve and Mary, Dean and Linda, Ken and Jessie, Ricky and Diane, and Wayne and Karen. Bishop, Inyo County, California The Inyo Register - Saturday, January 25, 2003 Page A-2 ------------------------------------------- Permission to post given by the Publisher, Sharon Dare. Transcribed by Denise S. Flynn