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Show A4 Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Edith Rankin Edith Belle Rankin, age 86, passed away Sept. 4, 2007 at her home in Vernal. Edith was born Jan. 25, 1921 in Lima, WVa. to Ira and Mary Alma Mclntyre McCoy. She moved to Oklahoma when 5 years old. She married James Rankin in Seminole, Okla., on Oct. 11, 1945. Together they had two daughters and one son. Edith was baptized Dixie Street Dixie Lawanna Street, born Sept. 28, 1955 to Lavar J and Faye "Polly" Karren of Vernal passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, 2007 in Fairfield, Calif., with her daughters at her side. She loved being surrounded by her family and friends, spending time on her daughter's houseboats with the grandkids. She enjoyed knitting and playing online games in her free time. She is survived by her two daughters, Jodi (David) Adams, Vacaville, Calif; Rusti (Daniel) at the Mountain View Baptist Church in Casper, Wyo. Edith enjoyed her grandchildren grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren, loved to laugh, loved her family and loved the Lord. While living at the care center she was the biggest big-gest hugger and kisser to anyone standing still, always gave a smile to everyone she came in contact with. She is survived by daughters, Marsha (Bob) Richardson, Eva (Neil) Furrh, both of Vernal; brother, Ovid McCoy of Newcastle, New-castle, Wyo.; sister, Betty (Greg) Moye of Wewoka, Okla.; several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by parents; husband, Jim; son, John I. Rankin; granddaughter, Dorcie L. Furrh; four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. at the Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Friends and family may call Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm and one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Smith, Vacaville, Calif.; three grandchildren, Kaitlin and Ashley Ash-ley Adams and Hunter Smith; two brothers, Clayton (Janice) Karren, Dinosaur, Colo.; Tom (Lila) Karren, Vernal; and many more family members. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband George M. Street. A Celebration of Life services will be on Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. at the McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville, Calif. For further inquires you may contact her daughter Rusti Smith at rusmithnat.com. Bulk have a tasty crunch when your child bites into them But one has a knack for clogging arteries. You can decide which will win with your child. For haP, visit f intcrmountainlive.org. 17111111 Pjiwejmt SmiimiM 0 O&ffiOD ODQ&R? cffcntlMij v.- Vernal Kenneth Gebhart Kenneth Doyle Gebhart, age 52, laid to rest Aug. 28. He was born to Joyce and Kenneth Geb-. hart on March 2, 1955 in Casa Grande, Ariz. He married Debrah Boren in 1975, later divorced. He lived a long rough life with health problems. He lived it to the fullest. He touched a lot of hearts and made many friends. All who knew him loved him dearly. He had a sense of humor that made you laugh until you cried. He was a hard worker in his younger years. He was a family fam-ily man and his family was all he talked about. He is survived by two children, chil-dren, Bud (Beth) Gebhart and Angie Greenhow; three brothers, broth-ers, Terry, Tommy and Marshal Gebhart; sister, Shirley Miles; mother, Joyce; and six grandchildren, grandchil-dren, Chelcy, Brennon, Draven, Ashtin, Hagen and Payton They were the light of his life. He is preceded in death by father, fa-ther, Kenneth Gebhart; nephew, James Elliott; uncle, Johnny Robinson; and aunt, Maxi Hudson. Hud-son. The family thanks everyone who has helped and sent prayers; a special thanks to Deb Hackford and Ran Cochron. Services will be at Dyer Park, Saturday, Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. SEAS . 11 Y " : -, . Seeing is Ccliaving V offloft, mm Express Sheila Masias Sheila Ann Masias passed away on Aug. 27, 2007 at her home in Grand Junction, Colo. She was surrounded by her loving husband and children. Sheila was born Dec. 4, 1943 to Clarence and Ruth Page, in La Junta, Colo. On March 5, 1960, she married the love of her life, Robert Lee Masias. They were united in marriage for 47 years and raised four children. In 1971, Bob and Sheila settled with their children in Glenwood Springs, Colo., where they owned and operated The La Hacienda Restaurant for approximately nine years. They then relocated to Grand Junction where they owned and operated Grand Valley Motors. Sheila's passions in life were her husband, children and grandchildren. grand-children. She loved to decorate her home and garden ... her petunias were second to none. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. She touched many lives with her kindness and generosity. She is survived by beloved husband, Robert Lee Masias, Grand Junction, Colo.; daughter, Vanita (David) O'Brien of Jensen; daughter, Val (Ash) Cox of New t ci f saw mo Castle, Colo.; son, Robbie' (Tracy) Masias of Silt, Colo.; and youngest young-est daughter, Vanessa (Mike) Winn of Vernal She also leaves behind 11 grandchildren, Mollie Cathleen Richens (Dustin), John David O'Brien, Robert Ashlely Cox, Colby Ryan Cox, McCade Andrew Cox, Danielle Rae Masias, Ma-sias, Elizabeth Paige Masias, Madyson Leigh Masias, Desiree Antoinette Winn, Michael Joseph Winn, McCoy Joshua Winn; and great-granddaughter, Roxlyn Nicole Richens. She is survived by six sisters, two brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded pre-ceded in death by both parents and one sister. Kenneth Mansfield Ken Eugene Mansfield was born and raised in Western Moffat County, Colo., a son to homesteaders Walter and Rosa Mansfield, together they bore Transportation district agrees to chip and seal city streets in county By Euzmetc Great Express Writer Vernal and Naples cities officials of-ficials met with Uintah Trans-portationSpecial Trans-portationSpecial Service District board members on Sept. 5 to discuss a new policy of the service district to start charging the cost of the chip and seal road projects back to the cities. Vernal Mayor Alan Ashburn thanked the transportation district dis-trict for their past support on the chip'iosseal road'projects for Vernal,r and, asked I them to reconsider their July decision to charge back the costs. "Vernal city streets are arterial roads throughout the county," he stated. "Alot of businesses associated with the energy field originate in Naples," added Naples Mayor Dean Anderson. "You have been gracious to help us, and chip and seal is needed to preserve some of the areas recently worked on." There had been a question whether the Naples roads were included on the priority list prepared by Uintah County Commission Com-mission for presentation to the transportation district. Commis- 10 children: four boys and six girls; Ken was the sixth child. He was educated in a one room school house, Twin Wash and Skull Creek School, he walked three miles to and from school everyday. Ken spent 18 months in the Civil Conservation Corp at Massadona and when World War II broke out he joined the U.S. Marines, he fought in four major campaigns in Guadalcanal, Guam, Iwo Jima and Bougan-ville. Bougan-ville. In 1942 he met the love of his life, Ernestine "Tina" Harper. On Nov. 12 they married and have remained together for 64 years and nine months. He was the foreman of street maintenance department for Baldwin Park, Calif, until he retired. In 1989, they moved to Vernal and moved back to his beloved Colorado Mountains just before he died. Ken is preceded in death by mother, father, two brothers and five sisters. He is survived by wife, Ernestine "Tina" Mansfield Man-sfield of Clifton, Colo.; son, Jack E. Mansfield of Milford, Calif.; daughter, Paula J. Islas of Layton; one brother and one sister, seven grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Wednesday, Wednes-day, Sept. 5, in Martin's Chapel from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., then preceding to VA Memorial Cemetery at 1 p.m. for a burial with full military honors, by the Colorado National Honor Guard. Arrangements are under the care of Martin Mortuary, Grand Junction, Colo. sioner Mike McKee stated that Naples streets were on the list. "From a commissioner's aspect, there has been some . discussion whether the cities' roadwork met the guidelines. We have researched and found that it is appropriate for those to be turned into the UTSSD board," McKee said. "There are definite impacts from the energy field traffic in the cities just as in the rest of the area." Board member Merlin SVnfield oommmbed, As fara tegaHto . sues, there have beentao proof lems in previous years in Naples or Vernal." "I have found several letters that indicate that as long as it benefits the citizens of Uintah County, it is appropriate to do the city roads within the county's boundaries," responded Cheri McCurdy, service district executive ex-ecutive office manager, "and we have been so directed by legal council." It was not possible to estimate the costs of the projects at this time because of the variance in prices of oil and other materials. materi-als. "Whatever the county puts on the list, we assume it is legal," said board member Clark Hall. "Every project is growing. With the county cutting the TSSD budget, we are trying to stretch what we have to do more roads,. I'm the one asking the costs to be passed back to the cities. The money we have is not greater than the need." Sinfield asked if there was enough funding to cover the city roads at this time. McKee reminded the board that several sev-eral projects had been tabled. McCurdy answered there is sufficient suf-ficient funding available for the cities' chip and seal projects. Sinfield made the motion to accept the chip and seal projects proj-ects for the cities streets and fund them. It was estimated that the budget could cover the approximately 115 miles of city and county chip and seal road projects. Gene Nyberg seconded the motion and after some discussion discus-sion by board members, the vote was unanimous. 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