Carl Graham Potter passed away February 14, 2013, in Redding, at the age of 71 years.

Mr. Potter was born on May 10, 1941 (Mother’s Day), in Detroit, Mich., the oldest son of F. Ross and Nettie Potter. He grew up in Detroit and in North Carolina. The family first moved to Crescent City in 1955. Carl graduated from Crescent Elk and Del Norte High, the first class to graduate from the new high school, in 1959. Carl also attended Humboldt State University for one year before being hired at the U.S. Post Office. He worked at the Post Office for 30 years before retiring in 1990.

He married Judy McGlothlen on Father’s Day in 1962; the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year, also on Father’s Day. In his retirement, Carl was a well-known presence around town and always was ready with a greeting and a hearty conversation for old friends and acquaintances. Carl especially enjoyed hunting in the fall with his sons.

Theodore "Ted" Harper

A veteran, Ted served two years in the Army from 1956 to 1958, upon his return he worked various types of jobs until he found what he truly enjoyed, the selling of heavy duty equipment. Ted and his brother Terry created their own business known as TNT Equipment Sales.

Ted was known to love fishing, hunting, playing golf and above all, loving his family.

Sandie Sue Crockett

A Celebration of Life will be March 16, at 11 a.m. at the Fort Dick Bible Church, friends are welcome. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Remembrances may be made to Del Norte Fisherman’s Wives Association, 240 Arnett Street, Crescent City, California 95531.

Please sign the family guest book at www.since1928hull.com.

Sandie was born May 5, 1947, in Dinuba, Calif. She spent her childhood years and graduated from high school in Sacramento, Calif. In 1976 she moved from Sacamento to Crescent City. For two years she worked as a fisherman on a commercial salmon fishing boat between Eureka and Coos Bay and then worked for Crescent Marine Supply (later named Englund Marine Supply) where she was manager for many years. She then owned and operated a tackle store and restaurant for a few years. She currently worked as a bookkeeper for Fashion Blacksmith for the past six years.

Robert Markin

He was born in Detroit, on Feb. 20, 1931, to Metha Fleischer Markin and Morris Markin. It was in the state of Washington that he spent his childhood, first at the foot of Mount Rainier in the little town of Burnett, where he caught fish with his hands in the creek below the coal mine where his grandfather had lost his life in an explosion. When his parents separated, he lived with his mother and sister Marilyn in Tacoma and built his first race car, a go-cart he raced down the hill into the city streets. 

Moving to West Riverside, Calif., in 1946, Bob worked at Palaneck’s Service Station to help support his mother and sister and met his lifelong friend Whit Caleb Whitbeck at Central Junior High School. In high school he and Whit received flying lessons as pay for their work at the West Riverside Airport at a rate of one hour flying lesson for 10 hours work. He soon joined the Civil Air Patrol, an experience that would lead him into service in the California Air National Guard as a radar operator.

Robert went on active duty in the Air Force as radar operator and then as military police officer during the Korean War. On his return, he worked for the California Department of Forestry as a forest fire truck driver, and joined the Riverside Police Department in 1955 as a motorcycle traffic officer. In 1965 he became a California Highway Patrol officer and served for 10 years in Riverside and northern Humboldt County.

From 1970 to 1975 Robert served as Petty Officer in the Coast Guard Reserves aboard the Sunrise and other vessels, out of Brookings Coast Guard Station, from St. George Reef to Cape Mendocino. In 1975 he owned the Ocean Grove lodge, restaurant and bar in Trinidad for a short time, then worked as a commercial salmon fisherman for eight years as captain of the Wayward Wind and the Pisces.

Barbara J. Fullam

Barbara was born in Bellingham, Wash., on August 23, 1925; attended school in Riverside, Calif., and worked in San Francisco, where she met husband Malcolm while enlisted in the U.S. Navy. They transferred to Texas and later to San Diego, where Barbara worked for many years for General Dynamics/Convair. When Mal retired from the Navy, they relocated to his hometown of Springfield, Vt.  Barbara worked and retired from Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vt., and they relocated back to Barbara’s California ancestral home on the Smith River Rancheria.

Barbara was employed by the rancheria for 14 years, until she retired at age 80.

Her favorite interests were cooking, summer barbeques with family, crocheting, baking and cake decorating; she was a talented seamstress and was very creative with arts and crafts, including beadwork. She will be lovingly remembered and missed by many.

Carl Graham Potter, 71, died Feb. 14, 2013, in Redding. He was born May 10, 1941, in Detroit, and was a 58-year resident of Del Norte County.

Virginia Alice Wooten, 99, died Feb. 11, 2013, in Mount Angel, Ore. She was  born Jan. 9, 1914, in Midland, Ark.

Virginia Rose Hatley, 87, died Feb. 11, 2013, in Crescent City. She was born May 16, 1925, in Berkeley and was a seven-year resident of Del Norte County.

Robert L. Sanders passed away on February 6, 2013, with his family by his side. Born Nov. 14, 1936, in Willits, Calif., he grew up and lived most of his life in Mendocino and Humboldt counties. In 1989, he moved to Crescent City. Robert worked hard his whole life. After getting out of the military, he opened a gas station in Anderson Valley. From there he moved on to work for CalTrans, where he retired after 32 years of employment. Robert loved hunting, guns, horses and most of all being with his family, friends and his dog Tracker.

He was preceded in death by his wife Janice, daughter Carlene, son Rodney and many more loved ones.

Constance Yvonne Nicolet, 61, passed away on February 10, 2013, in Crescent City. She was born on May 8, 1951, in Crescent City.

Connie enjoyed her work as manager of the Crescent City Senior Apartments. Her hobbies included crocheting, and she entered her hand-made items during the Del Norte County Fair. Connie loved her family and enjoyed many adventures with her grandchildren including eating chocolate doughnuts with them. She will be remembered for her great sense of humor.

Connie is survived by her son Shannon and his wife Nancy Rodgers; daughter Crystal and husband Rod Nielsen. Her love of her life Jerry Miller; grandchildren Parker and Paige Rodgers; Maddix and Issak Nielsen;  Beth and Gale Huff; Leah Miller; Sherrie and Denny Doering; great-grandchildren Zane and Zach; Bethany and best friend aunt Elhane. Sister Jonnie and brother Larry Aguiar. Niece Noya and Dana Reno and their children John and Michael; nephew Jeff and Gloria Aguiar and children Teia and Aliyah.