Obituaries: July 8, 2008

Donald Paul Martin

Donald Paul Martin aka "Donny", Son, Brother, Uncle and Best Friend was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on December 11, 1965 and he left us to fight bulls in "God's Rodeo Arena" on July 1, 2008 from a Reno Nevada Hospital.

This was due to injuries he sustained on June 15, 2008 at the California State High School Rodeo Finals located in Bishop, California.

He was doing what he lived for and loved the most.

Donny is survived by: Mary "Mom" & Hal "Pops" Novak and family; Jim "Dad" & Debbie Martin and family; twin brothers Logan Martin & Larry Martin, wife Lena and their children Kaylin, Ryan & Jaron Martin; sister Pam Farinha and family; and sister Lorrie Casarez and family.

Celebration of Life Service in Cottonwood, California, July 11th at 6:00 p.m. Contact Jeff Davis 530-347-4597

Celebration of Life Service in Penn Valley, California July 19th at 5:00 p.m.

As Donny's legend grows ...

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Donny Martin Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1027 Cottonwood, California 96022.

Jesse "David" Little

Jesse "David" Little and his beloved dog, and best friend, Dodger, passed away in their home in Anderson, California on July 2, 2008.

David was born December 26, 1939 in Ivanhoe, California to George and Eddie Mae (Russell) Little. His family moved to Seaside, California in 1940.

David graduated from Monterey High School in 1957. Shortly thereafter, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Oregon at the Mt. Hebo Radar Station. After his service in the military, David returned to the Monterey Peninsula where he lived and worked as a carpenter for the next 25 years.

He was an extremely talented craftsman and much of his handiwork is viewable in Carmel and throughout the Monterey Peninsula, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Monterey Plaza Hotel and the Monterey Convention Center. Later, he worked as a building inspector at the Presidio of Monterey and the Lemoore Naval Air Station in California.

He retired in 2000 and moved to Anderson, CA, near the Anderson River Park. He loved the park and considered it an extension of his backyard. There, he and his best buddy Dodger could be seen daily, riding on David's power-wheelchair and experiencing their love for the outdoors. David is best remembered for his love of family and friends, his passion for fishing and his wonderful sense of humor.

David is survived by his 4 children: DeWayne (Cindy) Little of Cottonwood, CA, Debbie (Dave) Baxter of Roseburg, OR, Dale (Stacy) Little of Appleton, WI. Christina (Bob) Homami of Monterey, CA; 12 Grandchildren; his sisters: Ruby Cox of Fall River Mills, CA, Georgie Harris of Pasco, WA and Virginia Franklin of Eagle Point, OR; and countless nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, George in 1957 and his mother, Eddie in 1959, his sisters Opal Rood in June 2007 and Sarah O. Hendrix-Buell in June 2004.

Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to City of Anderson Parks and Recreation Dept. for a bench in memory of Jesse "David" Little and Dodger. Condolences may be offered to the family at davidanddodger@gmail.com . We loved our father dearly and he will be greatly missed.