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Publication Date: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 Obituaries
Obituaries
(August 08, 2001)
Christian Kane Ey
Architect and builder
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 3, at the Valley Presbyterian Church in Portola Valley for Christian Kane Ey, an architect and builder who lived many years in Menlo Park and Woodside. Mr. Ey died July 22 in Palo Alto at the age of 63.
Mr. Ey grew up in Palo Alto and graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of California at Berkeley.
In his early work as an architect, he designed education and medical facilities in the Bay Area, including buildings at Cabrillo College in Aptos and the Letterman Army Institute of Research at the Presidio.
Mr. Ey left architecture and joined the builder L.E. Wentz Co. in 1977. He was vice-president from 1981 to 1991 and had management responsibility for several projects, including the Opus One winery in Oakville, Metro Plaza in San Jose and the Pacific Athletic Club in Redwood Shores.
Mr. Ey is survived by his wife, Carolyn Eriksson-Ey; his mother, Eleanor Hill of Menlo Park; his step-daughters, Megan Moriarty of Woodside and Karen Coppock of Boston; and his stepson, John Coppock of Portland, Oregon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the VA Hospice Care Center, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, 94304; or to the Alzheimer's Association, 2065 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, 94040.
Valley Presbyterian Church is located at 945 Portola Road in Portola Valley. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Ey are being managed by Roller Hapgood & Tinney in Palo Alto.
The above obituary ran last week with the incorrect last name. The Almanac regrets the error.
Merrilyn Ann Mecham
High school teacher
Merrilyn Ann Mecham, a French teacher for the past 10 years at Woodside Priory School and a member for many years of the Peninsula Women's Chorus, died July 2 at her home in Palo Alto. She was 57.
Mrs. Mecham was born in Perth, Australia, on January 8, 1944. She grew up in what was then a quiet town, where her mother and most of her aunts, uncles and cousins still live, family said.
She and her mother were a two-person nuclear family because her father, George Bosworth, was killed in World War II before he could come home to meet his infant daughter.
Mrs. Mecham received her bachelor's degree and teaching credential from the University of Western Australia with a major in French and a minor in German. In the United States, she later earned a master's degree in French and an English as a Second Language teaching credential.
Eager for adventure, she set out immediately after college for three years of teaching English in Paris while she studied at the Sorbonne, followed by another year of teaching English in Germany.
During this time, she met a young Californian, Doug Mecham, who was touring the world after graduating from Oregon State University. They were married six years later on July 7, 1976.
The family has lived in the Greenmeadow neighborhood of Palo Alto for the past 21 years.
Mrs. Mecham was named the modern foreign languages department chair at Woodside Priory School.
Mrs. Mecham is survived by her husband of 25 years, Doug; her children, Ross and Anne; and her mother, Thora of Perth. She also leaves many friends around the world, family said. Services were held July 7.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Woodside Priory School foreign language department or Stanford University School of Medicine Cancer Research Program, c/o Dr. Fisher.
Charles Fulton
Supervisor for United Airlines
Charles Noel Fulton, a resident of Menlo Park for nearly 50 years, died unexpectedly of pneumonia August 2 at Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City. He was 78.
Mr. Fulton was a native of Zion, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and for 35 years he worked for United Airlines, serving as a supervisor of the instrument shop at San Francisco International Airport.
The Fulton family moved to Menlo Park in 1952, and Mr. Fulton lived in the family home until his death. He enjoyed building model ships and owned a racing sprint car in his younger days, family members said. Mr. Fulton traveled extensively and visited many countries.
Mr. Fulton is survived by his daughter, Cindy Winstead of Redwood City, and a grandson. Private family services will be held, with interment in Zion, Illinois. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller Hapgood & Tinney.
Carl Leslie Hoag
Fly-fisherman and World War II aviator
Carl Leslie Hoag, a fourth-generation Californian who lived 40 years in Atherton and flew with the Eighth Air Force in World War II, died July 24 in Sonoma at the age of 78.
Mr. Hoag was born in San Francisco into a California family that had originally settled in Boonville, Mendocino County, in the early 1870s, according to relatives.
During World War II, he was a navigator of B-17 bombers in the European theater. His service medals include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Purple Heart and the Air Medal, relatives said.
After the war, he graduated from Stanford University. He began his career in the insurance business with AIG Corporation in New York and later in London, before returning to San Francisco to join Kelly, Kinkhead & Hoag as a partner.
Mr. Hoag was a family man who enjoyed being with his friends and being in the mountains, relatives said. He retired to Sonoma to fly-fish, which he did until his last days. Relatives said he will be remembered as a generous, understanding and caring man who lived life to the fullest and touched many people during his life.
Mr. Hoag is survived by his wife of 52 years, Simone Hotaling Hoag; his daughter, Holly Dietrich of Sonoma; his sons, Richard (Bo) of Dallas and Kirk of Austin, Texas; a sister, Mary Bardwell of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and four grandchildren.
Mr. Hoag did not want a formal service. Donations in his memory may be made to the Salvation Army at 832 Folsom St., San Francisco, 94107; the Pacific Legal Foundation at 10360 Old Placerville Road, Suite 100, Sacramento, 95827; or the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305.
Avis McKinley
Former Woodside resident
A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, August 18, at Woodside Village Church for Avis Beveridge McKinley, who died July 22 at Channing House, Palo Alto. She was 89.
Mrs. McKinley was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from State Normal School and completed her bachelor of science degree in education at New York University. She taught kindergarten, and first and second grades in the Chatham, New Jersey, school system.
When her late husband, James T. McKinley, retired, the couple moved to Cape Cod, where Mrs. McKinley was an active community volunteer.
Mrs. McKinley moved to Woodside in 1987 to be close to her son and his family. There she became active in the Woodside Village Church and volunteered at both Filoli and Little House senior center in Menlo Park. Ten years ago she moved to Channing House.
Mrs. McKinley is survived by her daughter, Ruth M. Cahoon of Cotuit, Massachusetts; son James T. McKinley of Woodside; sister Merle Beveridge of Whiting, New Jersey; brother Milton Beveridge of Atco, New Jersey; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside; or The Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540.
James B. Landreth
Community leader
James B. Landreth, who lived in Atherton for 37 years, died of a heart attack July 12 at his home in Inverness in Marin County. He was 76.
Mr. Landreth owned Menlo Sport, a bicycle shop on El Camino Real, from 1974 to 1984.
While residing in this area, Mr. Landreth was a member of the Menlo Park Rotary Club and the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce. He was a fan of Menlo-Atherton High School athletic and music programs. He played banjo and trombone and enjoyed jazz jam sessions with his wife and children, all of whom play musical instruments, says his family.
A self-described "do-gooder," Mr. Landreth began recycling before the movement started. Neighbors in Atherton dropped off glass, aluminum and tin in the family's back yard, where it was hauled away by other "do-gooders," said his son.
Mr. Landreth was born in Pasadena, attended Midland School in Los Olivos, and graduated from Occidental College. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Tulagi during World War II.
When the war ended, he became a coffee importer in San Francisco. After marrying Louise Burpee, the couple moved to Atherton, where they lived until moving to Inverness in 1992.
Survivors include his wife, Louise, of Inverness; sons George of Benit Valley, Gordon of Mountain View, and Harold "Hobey" of Palo Alto; daughter Katherine Landreth of Fairfax; and one granddaughter.
A memorial service was held July 28 in Inverness. Memorials may be made to the Midland School Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 8, Los Olivos, 93441.
Stanley Davenport
Shipping consultant
A memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 14, at Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park for Stanley Joseph Davenport of Menlo Park who died July 27 following a lengthy illness. He was 71.
Mr. Davenport was born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn. He was a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, and New York University. He also attended Stanford University.
Mr. Davenport moved to Menlo Park in 1964. He worked for SRI International, American President Lines and Seawinds Shipping Company, and as a private consultant.
He is survived by his wife, Janie Davenport of Menlo Park; daughters Nancy Davenport of Menlo Park and Catherine Barry of Manhattan Beach; son Michael Davenport of San Francisco; sister Irene Fairclough of Westport, Connecticut; and two grandsons. His son, Arthur Davenport, died in 1976.
Contributions in memory of Stan Davenport may be made to St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room, 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park.
Sharon Lee Davis
Former Portola Valley resident
A memorial service for former Portola Valley resident Sharon Lee Davis, who died August 3 after battling cancer, will be held on Saturday, August 11, at 10 a.m. at St. Raymond's Church, 1100 Santa Cruz Ave., in Menlo Park. A full obituary will run in next week's issue of the Almanac.
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