Corp George Cortez Hackett Sr

irth: Aug. 31, 1919LymanWayne CountyUtah, USADeath: Jul. 24, 1985DurhamButte CountyCalifornia, USA See captions under photos at right.Chico Enterprise-Record, Friday, July 26, 1985: "George Hackett Sr. Private graveside services for George Cortez Hackett Sr., 65, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in Dayton Cemetery. He died Wednesday in his Chico residence. Hackett was born Aug. 31, 1919 to George and Gephie Hackett in Lyman, Utah, where he was reared and educated. In 1941, he joined the Air Force and was stationed in Chico in 1942. He met Adele Coon and they were married June 18, 1943. He worked for Baldwin Construction for quite a few years and then raised almonds for 30 years in Durham. Survivors include his wife Adele of Chico; four daughters, Carolyn Dowd of Guerneville in Sonoma County, and Marilyn Loofbourrow, Lynn Denning and Deborah Hamilton, all of Durham; two sons, George C. Jr. of Oroville and Randy of Durham; four sisters, Ora Hunt of Las Vegas, Nev., Fern Beckman of St. Cl