|
|
Humboldt County, CA Obituaries |
BLAINE, GARY BLAINE, LARRY BOTTOMS, TERRY BRAY, HERBERT RAYMOND GUYTON, JIM HENRY, JOHN PHILLIPS, VERNETTA |
|
BOATING
ACCIDENT CLAIMS:
BLAINE, GARY BLAINE, LARRY HENRY, JOHN BOTTOMS, TERRY GUYTON, JIM One Drowns, Four Missing Off Bay Jetty Boat overturns in surf Scotia man's body found Times Standard Dec 23, 1985 EUREKA — At least one man died and four others were still missing this morning after a small boat overturned in high surf Sunday near the entrance to Humboldt Bay. The dead man was identifed as John Henry, 56, of Scotia. The names of the missing were being withheld by authorities this morning while a search continued. The accident occurred amid 10- to 15-foot waves, about 100 yards from shore just south of the south jetty, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Mike Johnson. None of the five men aboard the 19-foot open craft was wearing a life jacket, he said. The cause of the capsizing was not known at press time. A nearby fishing vessel notified the Coast Guard of the accident about noon. The vessel's crew could not spot anyone in the water, and could not get any closer to help because of the heavy surf, Johnson said. The Coast Guard immediately sent out a 30-foot surf rescue boat, a 44- foot motor lifeboat and a helicopter. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Department also dispatched a land party and a 20-foot rescue boat to the scene. Henry was pulled from the water by the Coast Guard and was taken to St. Joseph Hospital, where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. The Coast Guard helicopter spotted another person in the water, but could not come in for a rescue because of the surf, Johnson said. The chopper remained on the scene for an hour and 40 minutes, but was forced to leave when heavy fog rolled in. The 44-foot lifeboat searched until dark, while the Sheriff's Department continued its shoreline search for several hours into the night. The Coast Guard helicopter and motor lifeboat and the sheriff's land party resumed the search for bodies early this morning. Also participating in the rescue effort was the Loleta Volunteer Fire Department.
Search For Bodies Continues
EUREKA EUREKA - The Sheriffs Department is continuing its search for the bodies of four men who were aboard a boat that capsized Sunday near the entrance to Humboldt Bay. "As long as we continue to find debris, we will maintain an active search," said Deputy Brad Smith, who is assigned to the sheriff's search and rescue unit. Some debris from the 19-foot vessel was found inside the bay near the Coast Guard station on the north spit, Smith said. "Deputies and volunteers from the Sheriff's Posse will patrol the beaches and bay again today. Smith said. Heavy fog probably will prevent the searchers from heading out to sea. Still missing are Larry Blaine, 47, of Fortuna; Gary Blaine, 23, of Eureka; Terry Bottoms, 37, of Eureka; and Jim Guyton, 39, of Fortuna. The body of a fifth man on board, John Henry, 56, of Scotia, was recover by the Coast Guard Sunday.
Search Continues; four missing men identified
Times Standard Dec 24, 1985 EUREKA - The Humboldt County Sheriff's Department is continuing its search for four of five crab fishermen who were aboard a boat that capsized Sunday in the surf near the entrance of Humboldt Bay. Missing and presumed drowned are Larry Blaine, 47, of Fortuna; Gary Blaine, 23, of Eureka; Terry Bottoms, 37, of Eureka; and Jim Guyton, 39, of Fortuna. The body of John Henry, 56, of Scotia, was recoverd by the Coast Guard Monday near the spot where the 19-foot craft capsized in heavy seas while the men were tending crab pots set close to shore near the south jetty. The Coast Guard has suspended its sea search for the missing men, but the sheriff's search of the shoreline will continue, according to Steve Cobine, deputy sheriff in charge of the department's marine search and rescue posse. The accident is still under investigation, but investigators think they have discovered the cause, Cobine said. "It appears that one of the lines from the crab pots the men were tending became fouled in the boat's propeller and the engine died," he said. "The boat drifted into the surf near the south jetty and capsized." As far as is known, none of the men was wearing a life jacket at the time they were thrown into the water, Cobine said. A Coast Guard spokesman from the McKinleyville air station said the formal search by the Coast Guard had been suspended, but air and sea units will continue to look for debris or bodies from the craft during routine patrols. Cobine said the current is running northward from the spot where the boat capsized and searchers combing the beach are concentrating their efforts in the area between the pulp mills and the community of Manila on the Samoa peninsula. Coast Guard aircraft covered the area from the Eel River mouth north to Trinidad Head Monday, but Cobine said the current's drift probably would beach the bodies on the peninsula. Sheriff Department patrol craft will also continue to search the heavy surf off shore, Cobine added.
Ex-Riversiders believed dead in fishing accident
The Press Enterprise Two former Riverside residents and a third man have been missing since Dec. 22, when their boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean near Eureka in Northern California. The bodies of two other men have been recovered. Former Riverside residents Jim Guyton, 39, and Terry Bottoms, 37, were still missing yesterday, but they were presumed dead, according to the Humboldt County Sheriffs Department. Also missing was Gary Blaine, 23, of Eureka. The five men were crab fishing about noon when one of the lines attached to a crab ring caught in their boat's propeller, causing the engine to stop, the sheriffs department reported. The boat drifted and capsized near the entrance to Humboldt Harbor, near Eureka. The body of John Henry, 56, of Scotia, was found near the accident Dec. 22, authorities said. The body of Larry Blaine, 57, of Fortuna, was recovered about 20 miles north of the crash site on Sunday. Scotia and Fortuna are south of Eureka. A marine posse from the sheriffs department is expected to continue to search for Guyton, of Fortuna; Bottoms, of Eureka, and Gary Blaine, the son Larry Blaine. Guyton, who lived in Riverside for about 15 years until five years ago, had worked for the city of Riverside in the motor pool, said his sister, Barbara Guyton, of Riverside. He was married with two children. Bottoms, married to Guyton's sister Donna, had three children. Bottoms lived in Riverside for several years before moving about three years ago. Guyton's father and stepmother are Francis "Pete" Guyton and Michelle "Mickey" Guyton of Riverside. His mother is Cordie Viano, of Long Beach. He had four sisters and one brother, of whom Dave and Barbara still live in Riverside.
Note: from Submitter Barb Z. Several weeks after
the accident two of the four missing men's bodies were found down
the coast a ways and the bodies of Jim Guyton and Terry Bottoms were
never found
A year later the Court declared the remaining missing men legally dead. Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 All submitted by Barb Z. |
|
Herbert Raymond Bray Herbert Raymond Bray was born Feb. 6, 1937, in San Francisco. He died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in Ukiah at the age of 62.Mr. Bray was the son of the late Frances and Clarence “Bud” Siemer of Ukiah and Carl and Lois Bray of Eugen, Ore. He came to Ukiah as a young boy from San Francisco. He is survived by his wife, Marti Bray of Ukiah; daughter. Tamara and Jimmy Chairez of Ukiah; son, Daniel and Louise Bray of Tehachapi; sister, Maryann and Bart Garbocci of Ukiah; brothers, Mark Haines and his companion Shirley Mitchell of Ukiah, and Steve and Jackie Siemer of Idaho, grandchildren, Anna and Emilie Chairez of Ukiah, and Gary Ray Bray of Tehachapi. Numerous nephews and nieces also survive.Mr. Bray took an early retirement in 1998 from Masonite after 43 years of employment. He was known to most Ukiahans as “the ice cream man.” Mr. Bray and his deceased wife, Barbara, owned and operated the Ukiah ice cream vending scooter and truck from 1962 to 1986. His hobbies included fishing, mechanic work and woodworking. He was a “jack-of-all-trades” to most friends and family. Mr. Bray was an active member of Friends of the County Park. Memorial contributions to Hospice of Ukiah, Inc., InHome Health Care, or Friends of the County Park are preferred by the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Eversole Mortuary. [Source: The Ukiah Daily Journal – Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999. Transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
|
|
All data on this website is |