BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

Only the most basic information is contained in these listings. For more complete information about these obituaries, go to the “Taps” page on the VVA website, www.vva.org/taps.html

Steven Lamar Baker, 71, died January 13 from a heart attack. He was a member of Robertsdale, Alabama, Chapter 864. 

Willard Edwin Baker, 60, died October 1, 2007, from cancer. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Kenneth James Bast, 68, died July 18, 2014, from complications after open heart surgery. He was a life member of Mankato, Minnesota, Chapter 999. 

Glendon Gene Bates, 79, died September 23, 2014. He was a life member of Columbiana County, Ohio, Chapter 40. 

James Daniel Beckette, 73, died January 15 from a stroke and a heart attack. He was a life member of Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641.

Steven H. Bennett, 61, died October 28, 2014, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Elmira, New York, Chapter 803. 

Edward J. Biehunko, Jr., 74, died July 2, 2014. He was a member of Lone Star (Texas) Chapter 854.

Dwight E. Bowman, 69, died October 2, 2014. He was a life member of Western New York Chapter 77.

Dockie Thomas Brendle, 70, died December 28, 2014, from cardiac arrest. He was a life member of Franklin, North Carolina, Chapter 994.

Frederick R. Briggs, 69, died February 23, 2014. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967. 

Donald J. Brophy, 76, died February 25, 2013. He was a life member of Liberty Bell (Pennsylvania) Chapter 266. 

Ronald Norman Bunch, 67, died October 12, 2013, from end-stage renal disease. He was a life member of Gary Hutchison Memorial (Missouri) Chapter 1028. 

Tyler K. Bush, 65, died October 25, 2008. He was a life member of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, Chapter 720. 

Charles Emerson Campbell, 81, died November 17, 2014. He was a life member of Rutherford County, Tennessee, Chapter 1089. 

Donald R. Christian, 89, died January 12. He was a life member of Leominster, Massachusetts, Chapter 116. 

Bernard A. Clairmont, 63, died June 6, 2014. He was a member of Hoosac Valley (Massachusetts) Chapter 54. 

Nancy I. Cooke, 68, died recently. She was an associate life member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

Alan B. Craig, 70, died January 17 from a massive heart attack. He was a member of Sanford, Maine, Chapter 1044. 

Frances Jeanette Crawford, 66, died December 15, 2014. She was a life member of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Chapter 1033. 

Lionell X. Daggs, Sr., 66, died recently. He was a life member of Harvey, Louisiana, Chapter 553.

Delmar J. Davis, 70, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967.

James Cornelius deGlopper, Jr., 84, died November 12, 2014, from heart failure.  He was a life member of Sumner County, Tennessee, Chapter 240.

Steven A. Dryden, 65, died December 31, 2014. He was a life member of Brookings, Oregon, Chapter 757. 

Randall Patrick Duckworth, 64, died December 12, 2014. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172. 

Alan D. Edler, 62, died September 10, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Riverside, California, Chapter 47. 

Stewart Lindley Ellis, Jr., 68, died December 15, 2014, from cancer. He was a member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751. 

George Edward Erickson, 67, died December 3, 2014. He was a life member of High Desert (Oregon) Chapter 820. 

David Scott Finley, 65, died recently. He was a member of Wallkill Valley (New Jersey) Chapter 1002.

Gary Alen Foss, 67, died November 16, 2014. He was a member of Franklin, North Carolina, Chapter 994. 

John France, 70, died January 4 from cancer. He was a member of Marion County, Florida, Chapter 1085.

James Frederick, Jr., 68, died February 20, 2013. He was a life member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

Paul J. Freemesser, 79, died December 23, 2014. He was a life member of Auburn, New York, Chapter 704. 

Ronald Lee Fullam, 72, died December 29, 2014, from prion disease. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203. 

Douglas L. Giles, 68, died recently from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was an at-large member of Utah.

Thomas J. Gillette, 68, died August 21, 2014, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure. He was a life member of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapter 133. 

Leland E. Gordy, 68, died. He was a life member of North East South Dakota Chapter 1054.

John S. Hernandez, 61, died February 3, 2007. He was a life member of Washington County, Rhode Island, Chapter 325.

Daniel Theodore Higdon, Sr., 71, died December 26, 2014. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203. 

Allen J. Hunt, 65, died recently. He was a member of Mesquite, Nevada, Chapter 993.

Bruce Hutchison, 68, died January 3 from end-stage renal disease caused by diabetes mellitus type 2. He was a life member of Grand Strand (South Carolina) Chapter 925.

Carol Irene Johnson, 64, died August 1, 2013, from cancer. She was an associate member of Asheville, North Carolina, Chapter 124. 

David F. Kain, 74, died April 11, 2012. He was an at-large life member of Minnesota. 

Thomas Albert Lathe, 76, died December 7, 2014. He was a life member of Piedmont Area (Virginia) Chapter 752. 

Charles W. Lentz, Sr., 76, died January 27. He was a life member of Liberty Bell (Pennsylvania) Chapter 266. 

Roger A. Lipe, 65, died March 12, 2013. He was a life member of Springfield, Illinois, Chapter 534.

Kim Michael Loughlin, 61, died December 24, 2014, from cancer. He was a member of Jackson, Michigan, Chapter 109.  

Jesse Marsh, 77, died December 19, 2014. He was a life member of Mesquite, Nevada, Chapter 993.

Larry Wayne Martin, Sr., 65, died December 15, 2014, from a heart attack. He was a member of Marion County, Florida, Chapter 1085.

Roman A. Martinez, 64, died November 6, 2014. He was a life member of San Jose, California, Chapter 201.

Luigi Masu, 74, died January 23. He was a life member and longtime president of Thomas P. Coughlin (New York) Chapter 72. 

Stephen L. McElwee, 66, died November 15, 2014, from kidney disease. He was a life member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899. 

John Robert Menard, 72, died July 1, 2014. He was a life member of Liberty (Georgia) Chapter 789. 

Girard Leon Merkel, 78, died December 24, 2014, from cancer. He was a member of Marion County, Florida, Chapter 1085. 

Arthur K. Moore, 64, died December 23, 2014, after a motorcycle accident. He was a life member of Flemington, New Jersey, Chapter 452. 

Arthur Joe Morales, 72, died December 14, 2014, from acute respiratory failure with hypoxia. He was an at-large life member of California. 

John Cruickshank Muir III, 69, died December 10, 2014, from wounds sustained in combat in 1965 during the Vietnam War. He was a life member of Santa Barbara, California, Chapter 218. 

Donald W. Muse, 80, died September 13, 2014. He was an associate member of Mesquite, Nevada, Chapter 993. 

Richard L. Plucker, 73, died January 17. He was a life member and president of Rochester, Wisconsin, Chapter 921.

Stephen Otto Popowniak, Sr., 66, died July 27, 2013. He was a life member of Central New York Chapter 103. 

Gilbert W. Porter, 68, died July 22, 2014. He was a member of Hall-Howell (Washington) Chapter 512.

Arlene C. Reinbolt, 68, died November 24, 2014. She was an associate life member of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Chapter 972.

Francis Nicholas Riccio, 29, died January 6. He was an associate life member of Charleston, South Carolina, Chapter 780. 

William F. Riepenhoff, Jr., 64, died June 15, 2014. He was a life member of Lima, Ohio, Chapter 89.

Frank Rodriguez died recently. He was a member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

C. Stephen Runde, 64, died January 16 from kidney failure. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

James L. Russell, 71, died December 26, 2014, from cancer. He was a member of Dawson County, Georgia, Chapter 970. 

Larry D. Shockley, 65, died July 14, 2014. He was a member of Gary Hutchison Memorial (Missouri) Chapter 1028. 

Harold Woodrow Stallings, 86, died February 13. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172. 

David Lee Summers, 67, died April 23, 2014. He was a member of Gary Hutchison Memorial (Missouri) Chapter 1028. 

Larry Don Thomas, 67, died January 5. He was a charter and life member of Corsicana, Texas, Chapter 1009.

David J. Tibbetts, 68, died May 1, 2014. He was an at-large member of Maryland. 

Kenneth Steven Turner, 68, died December 30, 2014. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203. 

Allen L. Walker, 70, died September 13, 2013. He was a life member of Elmira, New York, Chapter 803. 

Selvyn Wallace, 67, died July 10, 2013, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Tupelo, Mississippi, Chapter 842. 

David K. Warman, 76, died December 21, 2014. He was a life member of Tucson, Arizona, Chapter 106. 

Robert M. Weathersby, 76, died July 19, 2014, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was a life member of Tampa, Florida, Chapter 787. 

Ralph D. Wigle, 60, died July 10, 2010. He was a life member of Winnemucca, Nevada, Chapter 744.

Richard Dale Williams, 71, died September 29, 2014, from cerebral hemorrhage and diabetes mellitus type 2. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.