Majorie Meeker Kimbrell Oct. 1927-Aug. 2020 of the Britannia Club, where she took pictures of members during their club meetings. She also gave inspirational talks at the meetings. Her favorite foods were chocolate, Olallieberry pie, and waffles with strawberries and maple syrup. She often said that Peanut M& M’s were her secret to good health and a long life. Marjorie passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, surrounded by family. She is survived by sons Bob (Rosalie) and Steve (Ann); daughters Jill and Sue (Rick); grandchildren Sarah (Jeff), Peter (Jennifer), Scott, and Wes; greatgrandchildren Riley, Emily, Evan, Aubry, and Reymond, and many nieces and nephews. She had a big smile as well as a big heart and was a forever teacher. Marjorie Meeker Kimbrell was born on Oct. 11, 1927, to George Coleman Meeker and Marjorie Wyckoff Meeker in Los Angeles, California, after coming to California in a Model T Ford from Salem, Oregon. She was the youngest of three children, with brother John and sister Mary preceeding her. After studying literature and philosophy and receiving a bachelor’s degree from USC, she married Robert Kimbrell in 1949. They moved to Downey in 1951, where they raised four children. The family went on many camping vacations and played games and sports together. They attended the Downey United Methodist Church. She enjoyed being a mother (Mom), grandmother (Grammarj), great-grandmother (G.G., a.k.a. Great Grammarj), and aunt (Aunt Marjie). She was an avid tennis player and bridge player. She loved the beach, wearing scarves, flying kites, gardening, making greeting cards, stamping and quilting. Her favorite things to do involved being in her children’s school activities, a Girl Scout leader, trainer of leaders, substitute teacher, tutor, ballroom dancer, and being a member of the Dancin’ Grandmas. She loved Dixieland Jazz and the Long Beach Municipal Band. She lived in Leisure World since 2002. She was a member

Aug. 1931-Nov. 2020 Nov. 18, at 2 p.m., at the El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest, California. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Mary’s memory to LBDA.org, which is the Lewy Body Dementia Association. Mary Joyce ( Pressley) Mackey passed peacefully on Nov. 6 in Laguna Niguel, California, surrounded by family. She is survived by brother Alton Pressley; children Sandra Lander (Hans), David Huff (June), Terri Nader (George); six grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Born in 1931 in Talladega, Alabama, Mary was the oldest of Lucille and Ural Pressley’s 10 children. Raised in the Baptist church, she grew up cooking, milking cows and tending to her siblings. Married in 1956 to her true love, they moved the next year to California, where she spent the rest of her life. During her life, Mary worked as a switchboard operator, in clothing sales and factories, as a receptionist and traffic guard, as well as an emergency dispatcher at Leisure World, where she lived for almost 25 years. She retired at 82. She enjoyed cooking for family, singing in the choir, dancing to country music and doing hair for friends and family, and she took comfort from reading the Bible. Traveling became a passion later in life. Her adventures included going to Hawaii and several cruises, the last being to the Mediterranean at age 80. Mary was preceded in death by husbands William, Brice and Richard as well as a greatgrandson, Cody. Her joyful spirit and big hugs were loved by all who knew her and will be dearly missed. Mary’s life was honored at a grave-side service on Tuesday,

Joyce Elaine Pfingston 1951-2020 Joyce Elaine Pfingston from Mutual 3, passed away peacefully at the age of 68 at her sister’s home on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, while surrounded by her family. Joyce Pfingston was born Dec. 11, 1951, in Torrance, California. She was a native Californian and stayed in California most of her life except for a short time living with her family in Hawaii, Kwajalein, and then a year in Virginia after marrying Michael Lynn Pfingston in 1969. She graduated from Phineas Banning High School in 1970 where she was an Honor Roll Student, active on the football drill team and developed lifelong friendships. She moved to Leisure World in November 2010 and loved living there. Joyce had a full life and enjoyed traveling. She had the chance to visit several countries in Europe and multiple states in the United States, including New York and Alaska. She often traveled with her friends Judi and Cheryl and also loved traveling to Jamaica with her son, Tim and her granddaughter, Brodie. Since moving to Leisure World, she enjoyed many activities such as attending shows at the Amphitheater, playing cribbage with the Leisure World Cribbage Club, Shuffle Board, Bingo, Pickle Ball and loved hearing Abilene play at Clubhouse 2. She also delivered the Leisure World paper on Wednesdays and enjoyed talking with customers as much as they enjoyed talking to her. She had a lovely group of friends from her Mutual and church that she enjoyed monthly dinners and birthday celebrations with. She had lovely neighbors who miss her very much but she left everyone with great memories. Joyce is preceded in death by her ex-husband Michael Lynn Pfingston, mother Charlotte Louise Crader and father Willard Roscoe Crader and many other family members. She had a large group to meet her when she passed. Joyce is survived by her sons, Michael and Tim; her granddaughter, Brodie; grandson, Mason; her sister, Sharon; her niece, Christina, and her husband, Jim; and their two children, Jimmy and Ruby; and Joyce’s wonderful boyfriend, Bob, who also has a very large extended family whom she loved very much. Her family and friends will all miss her very much and are so thankful for all the wonderful memories she left them with.

By Brian Harmon LW Contributor Michelle Steel, chairwoman of the OC Board of Supervisors and a candidate running for Congress this year, stated her opposition to defunding the police during the Republican Club’s Zoom meeting on Aug. 12. Steel went on to emphasize that she supports law enforcement, the police officers who are doing their best to deter crime and arrest lawbreakers. Steel

Mary Kathryn Withrow 1929-2020 Mary Kathryn Withrow ( Holsapple/ Shake), was born in Washington, Indiana, on Dec. 23, 1929, to Emmett and Mary Luona Holsapple. She had a big brother William (Billy), who preceded her in death; they were very close and shared many fun memories. Mary went by many names. Most people called her Katie, however her husband, Dale Withrow, introduced her as “My Bride” for 53 years. Katie moved to California in 1951 and became a fashion model, which kept her busy for 40 years! She was involved in the Mannequins Association and could often be seen in the newspaper, on the runway, or in a Princess Cruise Catalog. In 1953 Katie went to Catalina and fell in love with Dale. He was working at the St. Catherine Hotel in Avalon during his summer holiday. They married on February 14, 1954. People say that Katie and Dale were lucky because they got to marry the love of their lives! Soon afterward their daughters Luana Rose and Tina Rae arrived. Mama and Daddy brought the girls up in a traditional, loving home. Family, fun, and vacation were always at the top of their list. Returning to Avalon was a yearly event, along with road trips to Indiana, and visiting lakes to camp and water ski. In her later years, Katie took several trips to Europe, Italy being her favorite destination. Katie loved to sing and be involved in anything musical. She attended and performed at LBCC for many years. She moved to Leisure World in 2011. Katie was patient, generous, silly, faithful, encouraging, kind and gave unconditional love to all. Katie’s husband Dale passed away in 2007, and her daughter Luana in 2012. Katie is survived and missed by her daughter, Tina Rae; her granddaughter, Jenna Rose; Jenna’s husband, Dennis Masuda; her great-grandchildren Reese and Raiden; and her son in law Jeff Hutton. At 90 years young she has a long list of extended family and friends who love and adore her.

Dao Thi ( Nguyen) Trimble, 70, of Moorpark and Seal Beach, California, passed away on July 14, 2020, in her daughter’s home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with uterine cancer. She was born to Cung Nguyen and Mung Thi Nguyen, on September 13, 1949, in Hue, Vietnam. Dao grew up the seventh of 10 children in the “Imperial