William Henry Yeomans

This full page ad ran in theMay 8, 1946 edition of the Fort Bragg Advocate and News, outlining the demands of laborers in a dispute between workers and Western Lumber management. Company owners had offered a .15 cent increase per hour to all employees and ran this advertisement against the striking workers, “inviting their employees and the public to judge for themselves whether the employers’ offer is fair and their position is sound.”

107 Years Ago Oct. 1, 1913

• Sunday afternoon, Phil Broback and Miss Kathryn Rushing surprised their many friends by slipping up to Sand Dunes Ranch and exchanging the solemn vows which made themman and wife. Rev. J. S. Ross performed the ceremony. Both Miss Rushing andMr. Broback are well known and highly esteemed in Fort Bragg having made this place their home for a number of years. Miss Rushing, who is an experienced milliner, was associated for several years with The Ladies Toggery and is now conducting a business of her own while Phil is the popular proprietor of the Eagle Barber Shop and the Union Theatre. Since the wedding, the young couple has been kept happy receiving congratulations from their large circle of friends of whom the Advocate wishes to be counted.

• The old Bunner place at Noyo, owned by the Allerdyce Brothers, was sold Monday to Mrs. Thompson, of Oakland. Mrs. Thompson is a great lover of nature and we understand that she intends to spend between $5,000 and $10,000 fixing the place up. The sale was made by J. A. Nelson Realty Co.

• Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Hill left Sunday morning for their home in San Francisco. Mrs. Hill, formerly Miss Abbie Foye, has spent the past month with her parents.

• Arnold Fritsche returned Saturday evening from Santa Rosa where he recently graduated from the business college of that city.

77 Years Ago Oct. 6, 1943

• Anthony J. Carine became a corporal the first part of September, he said in a recent letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carine.

• The B.&P.W. benefit card party held at the Community Center on Tuesday evening, Sept.

28, was a nice success in both a social and financial way. There were 13 tables of bridge and whist in play. Those scoring in bridge were Mrs. Carrie Ware, Mrs. James Bowman and Mrs. Douglas Murray. In whist, were Mrs. A. Canclini, Mrs. Carmon Ward, and Mrs. Margaret Walsh. Those who won cakes were Mrs. Vera Canepa, Mrs. Ellen Taylor and Mrs. Louise Lewis. For the success of the party, all credit goes to Mrs. Floyd Cooney, Mrs. Glen Burke and Mrs. Chris Morley.

• S/Sgt. Merrill Cameron writes he is well and is in charge of a platoon in the jungles, somewhere in New Guinea. He says the country over there, when not in the jungles, is similar to California and the climate a little hotter than Southern California. He states things are not so bad and having very good eats.

• Timber, wildlife, forage, water, recreation and soil are all vital to the economic welfare of the Redwood Region. The Redwood Region Conservation Council asks you to join its fire prevention campaign to protect the forests from man-caused forest fires.

• Pvt. Harold Lehtimaki, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Lehtimaki, has joined the United States Army and has been assigned to an engineer’s battalion. He is located in Washington, D.C.

55 Years Ago Oct. 7, 1965

• Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shafsky, of Fort Bragg, are adding their names to the roster of first-time parents with the birth of a daughter at Redwood Coast Hospital Oct. 5, weighing seven pounds, three ounces. She has been named Julie Ann.

• John S. Druecker, Fort Bragg nurseryman, has been appointed by Governor Edmund Brown, to fill the vacancy created on the Redwood Empire Fair board of directors by the death of Alton Racine last April.

• Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Effie I. Hautala, of Fort Bragg, who passed away at a San Francisco hospital Monday, Oct. 4, following a lingering illness. She was

50. A native of Albion,

Mrs. Hautala was born in 1915. She was educated at schools here and in Albion. OnMay 8, 1937, she was married to Walter Hautala in San Francisco. He survives her at the family home on Eucalyptus Lane.

• A surprise party was given to Mr. and Mrs. Ilmar Alto Saturday night

William Henry Yeomans passed on from this life September 28, 2020 into the loving arms of his Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Bill went to sleep Sunday night after a full day of church services. He put his glasses, on the table, tucked himself in and at some point in the night left us. He was completely at peace with this next journey he is now on, he was ready to go. What a will to live, his cardiologist last week when greeting him at the beginning of the appointment. “Bill, you’re still here! I cannot believe it!”

William Henry Yeomans was born in Putnum, Connecticut December 30, 1937 to Henry Uno Yeomans and Abbie Francis Pray-Yeomans. He was the third of four children, two older sisters Nancy and Eleanor and a younger brother George, all deceased. Bill’s mother died February 1949 when Bill was 11. Henry married Alice Ash and three more children were born, Mary Kubitz, Peter Yeomans and Joanne Thomas Yeomans.

Bill attended schools thru college in Connecticut. He graduated from Eastern Connecticut University achieving a degree in Science and a secondary school teaching credential. Later, after his military service he went on to achieve Masters Degrees in Divinity and Counseling.

Bill entered the U.S. Navy in 1961, graduating from officers candidate school and was commissioned as an officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger. He served active duty aboard the ship from 1961 to 1963. He then served as asst. security officer of the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island 19631965. Bill continued in the Naval Reserve and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Bill met Marelene Pearl Parrish while stationed in Alameda. They were married June 28, 1963 recently celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary. Bill and Marelene have six children, David (Eve), Ruth, Timothy (Laura), Daniel, Paul (Shawna) and Tyler. Bill and Marelene have ten grandchildren.

In the last few years, he spent most of his time reflecting on his life as a pastor. He spent over fifty years ministering to the needs of many people everywhere he lived. Bill pastored five different churches during those years in California, Arizona, and Colorado. Recently Bill has been writing. His health had become fragile and he needed something to do so he began working on a series of self-published devotional books. Between mastering the dictation program and the complexities of learning something new he completed thirteen books.

Bill loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and devoted his life to that calling. His daily interactions with people involved many hugs and visits with friends and parishioners, always breakfast out with friends. He loved zooming around town in his red Jeep with his dog Pepper, a reuse of the name from his first childhood dog.