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James Lester “Jim” Reid

Birth	:	15 May 1914 Alturas, Modoc County, California, USA
Death	:	8 Nov 2004 Alturas, Modoc County, California, USA
Burial	:	Maple Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5468750, -86.5001678
Plot	:	James Lester Reid
Description	:	James Lester Reid May 15, 1914 – November 8, 2004 Services to celebrate the life of James Lester Reid were held in Alturas on November 10, 2004, with the Reverend Dr. Ben Zandstra of the Federated Community Church officiating. Burial was in the Alturas Cemetery. A potluck luncheon for family and friends was held in honor of Jim and his wife Hazel, who passed away nine days before him, at the Arrowhead Golf Course clubhouse after the services. Jim was born on May 15, 1914, on Parker Creek in Alturas, California, to David Graham Reid and Mary Porter Pepperdine Reid. His father was... Read More	James Lester Reid May 15, 1914 – November 8, 2004 Services to celebrate the life of James Lester Reid were held in Alturas on November 10, 2004, with the Reverend Dr. Ben Zandstra of the Federated Community Church officiating. Burial was in the Alturas Cemetery. A potluck luncheon for family and friends was held in honor of Jim and his wife Hazel, who passed away nine days before him, at the Arrowhead Golf Course clubhouse after the services. Jim was born on May 15, 1914, on Parker Creek in Alturas, California, to David Graham Reid and Mary Porter Pepperdine Reid. His father was from Belfast, Ireland, and his mother was a member of one of the three settling pioneer families, the Parkers, the Porters, and the Dorris', who played significant roles in the early growth and strength of the Modoc County area of California. Jim was a great-grandchild of all three families through his maternal grandparents. Jim had a great time during his childhood on Parker Creek, going to school in a one-room school house and sharing family activities with his parents, brother Doug and sister Eleanor, and cousins who lived nearby; and he loved reminiscing those days. After graduating from Modoc High School he spent some time working with his father in construction in the area before going to Chico State College. At Chico State, Jim met Hazel Marshall from Yuba City at the Welcome Dance at the beginning of the year; and that was the beginning of a love story that spanned the next 69 years, the rest of their lives. The depression brought his college career to an end after one semester; but nothing could change what had happened between him and Hazel when they met. They were engaged the summer after they met and married in Yuba City two years later. After the wedding, they settled in Alturas, and the family grew to include daughter Dorothy and son David during the next couple of years. With the beginning of World War II the family moved to Oakland where Jim worked in the shipyards as foreman of crews rebuilding and repairing U.S. ships from the War. After the War, they returned to Alturas, where he established his own construction company. For the next forty plus years, he built and remodeled homes, businesses, and other buildings in the Modoc County area. He was also affiliated with and active in many community groups including Alturas Rotary Club (where he was the recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow award), the Alturas Volunteer Fire Department, the Elks Club, the Modoc Shrine Club, the Modoc Sheriff's Posse, the Alturas Men's Bowling League, and the Arrowhead Golf Men's Club. He organized a volunteer group of men who built the present clubroom at the golf course, and it was dedicated to him at the end of the project. In the 1950's he also served a four-year term as Mayor of Alturas. Jim was also an avid outdoorsman. He loved hunting, fishing, and camping with family and friends in the Warners and other areas of Modoc. Hazel and his family were his greatest loves and he treasured his many friends. He was a modest man who was amazed by the many people who saw him as a source of leadership and counsel. He took great joy in working to help others and in making Alturas a wonderful place to live; and his contributions were many times done in an anonymous capacity. In 1994, Jim and Hazel moved to Chico to live near their daughter Dorothy. They enjoyed their years living in Sycamore Glen Retirement Home there and made many new friends. Jim was especially happy when his brother Doug and his wife Betty joined them in Chico about six months after they moved there. The Reid boys were once again living their lives close to one another as they had back on that Parker Creek ranch in their childhoods. Jim was also well known for the huge vegetable gardens he raised in the summers at The Glen. Jim is survived by his daughter Dorothy of Chico; his sisters-in-law Maxine Marshall of Alturas and Betty Reid of Chico; one cousin of his generation of Porters, Oakley Porter of Parumph, Nevada and Sun River, Oregon; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Hazel; his son David; his parents; his brothers Doug Reid and Jake Pepperdine; his sisters Eleanor Reid Hinshaw, Mary Porter Pepperdine Enoksen, and Cordelia Pepperdine Weber; and his brothers-in-law "Slim" Enoksen, Pete Weber, Cleo Hinshaw, and W. Earl "Doc" Marshall.

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Where is James Lester “Jim” Reid's memorial?
James Lester “Jim” Reid's memorial is located at: Maple Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Carroll County, USA.
When did James Lester “Jim” Reid death?
James Lester “Jim” Reid death on 8 Nov 2004 in Alturas, Modoc County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Lester “Jim” Reid's memorial?
Latitude: 40.5468750
Longitude: -86.5001678

Family Members:

Parent

Mary Catherine Porter Reid

(1875 - 1952)

Spouse

Hazel Arta Marshall Reid

(1915 - 2004)

Siblings

Cordelia Phear Pepperdine Weber

(1897 - 1989)

Mary Lenore Pepperdine Enoksen

(1899 - 1970)

Jacob Howard “Jake” Pepperdine

(1902 - 1933)

John Douglas Reid

(1916 - 2004)

Children

David Walter Reid

(1941 - 2003)

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