Hazel Velma Taylor Lindsay

1915 - 2006

Hazel Velma Taylor Lindsay was born on October 13, 1915 in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away on December 5, 2006. She lived 91 years surrounded by love from countless family members and friends. She left school at the age of 14 to work in a dime store to help her family in lean times. She married William Spencer Lindsay at 18 and moved to California with him when their son, Bill, was a toddler. Their daughter, Janice, was born in 1943, and the four Lindsays lived happily for many years in Compton.

When Bill was 52 and Hazel 49, he died suddenly, leaving her grieving and alone, with no skills to earn a living. She went to work as a saleslady for Desmonds and supported herself on a small salary until she retired. Hazel was proud of her self-sufficiency and her adaptability to change. She was a traditional woman with boundless love for her husband and children, who knew comfort and security in the life she lived wholly for them. She knew that God watched over her every day of her life.


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John C. Volk

John C. Volk, San Juan Island, has died. John was flying a friend on a business trip when he experienced a chest pain, and his passenger landed their plane at the Whidbey Island Air Station. Because of bad weather on Monday, the normal MedVac was unable to land, so a military helicopter flew John to St. Joseph Hospital where he was taken to surgery, but he did not survive the attempts to save him.

John and wife Lainey moved to San Juan County after John retired, and John soon became well know in the county, and in 1998 John ran for County Sheriff. He was a boater in addition to being an accomplished pilot, and was the president of the SJI Pilots Association

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