Obituaries for Wednesday, October 13, 2004

By Staff
Retired
VACAVILLE, Calif. Memorial services for Charles W. "Chuck" Forehand will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Crossroads Christian Church in Vacaville with the Rev. Bruce Gallaher and John Erickson officiating. Members of the Richmond Fire Department will ring Capt. Forehand out and serve as honor guard. Nadeau Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Forehand, 61, of Chester, Calif., died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, in his home. He was an active member of Crossroads Christian Church in Vacaville. He served as the director of Prime Timers Senior Ministries, and led small group Bible study on Thursday afternoons. He was also a member of the Conservative Investment Club, a local branch of the National Association of Investment Clubs. He had a love of cooking and was a regular at the Nugget Cooking School. His hobbies were varied and included fishing at Lake Almanor, woodworking, helping anyone in need and traveling the world. His gift was serving which he did with a smile and a sincere heart.
He volunteered in the English department at Will C. Wood High School where he chaperoned field trips, assisted in repairing items throughout the department, and was a role model for many high school students. He had just begun serving as a volunteer for Vaca F.I.S.H.
Mr. Forehand loved his profession. He was a caption with the City of Richmond Fire Department for 30 years. He had a passion for his job and never had a day that he did not want to go to work. He retired as a hazardous materials captain from the department in 1998.
He was a native of Richmond and graduated from Richmond High School in 1961. He held certificates in fire science from several community colleges. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves from 1964 to 1970 and saw active duty in Vietnam in 1967.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Rose Mary; his daughters, Lorin of Fair Oaks, Calif. and Meghan of San Diego and her fiance, Jim Jarnac of Guam; a sister, Nell Ray Smith of Cerrito; a brother, Bill Forehand and his wife, Cheri, of Medford, Ore.; nieces and nephews, Jamie Ray DeVries and her husband, Mike, of Mission Viejo, Stephanie Burke and her husband, Brian, of Chino, David Forehand and his wife, Vicki, Brian Forehand and his wife, Julie, and Rebecca Biggs and her husband, Jerry, all of Oregon; great-nieces and great-nephews, Joshua, Megan, Mikayla, Madison, Tyler, Alex, Matt, Serena, Kaitlin, and Kelsey; and his "adopted" son, Risto Pelivanov of Dixon.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill "Henry" and Nell Forehand of Richmond; and his parents-in-laws, Zebbie and Myrtle Hodges of Meridian.
Memorials may be made to US Bank of Vacaville for the Chuck Forehand Memorial/Scholarship Fund.
A reception will be immediately following the memorial service at the church for all friends and family members.
Retired
PHILADELPHIA Services for Earline Hendon were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Mike Sullivan and Ricky Wilcher officiating. Burial was in Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Hendon, 78, of Philadelphia, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia. She lived in Neshoba County most of her life and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and was a retired sewing machine operator and worked in several factories.
Survivors include her daughters, Virginia Ellingburg, June Jones, Judy Sullivan and Debbie Bridges, all of Philadelphia; sons, Rodney Hendon of Philadelphia, Donnie Hendon and Lonnie Hendon, both of Mount Olive; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; four sisters and one brother.
She was preceded in death by a grandchild, Jeremy Wade May; two great-grandchildren, Michael Brian Jones and Rebekah Jones; two brothers and one sister.
Pallbearers were Shane Hendon, Daniel Hendon, Jason Hendon, William Long, Matthew Long, Jamie Jones and Ben Haygood.
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Edward Straight, 52, of Lauderdale, who died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at Riley Hospital.
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for James Gough, 84, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.