September 24, 1935 – February 15, 2022 Anita Edwards, wife of the Rev. Canon Paul Edwards, known as a graceful and gentle soul to all who knew her, died surrounded by her family on Feb. 15. She was 86, and had lived with multiple sclerosis since 1990. In addition to her husband, she is survived […]
January 2, 1937 – November 12, 2021 The Rev. Harold Frank Knowles II, who began ordained ministry in the Diocese of Los Angeles in 1961, died November 12 at his home in South Pasadena He was 84 and requested private interment and no services. Upon ordination by Bishop F. Eric Bloy, Knowles served as curate […]
February 15, 1936 – October 31, 2021 [The Episcopal News] The Rev. Gregorio (Greg) Bayaca, longtime vicar of St. John’s Episcopal Church/Philippine Independent Church of the Holy Child in Wilmington (Los Angeles), died Oct. 31. He was 85 and died from complications of leukemia, diagnosed in March, and a stroke he suffered on Oct. 19. […]
March 13, 1938 – Oct. 26, 2021 The Rev. Canon Peter C. Ensor – rector of St. James’, South Pasadena from 1989 to 1999 and vicar of St. Margaret’s, San Juan Capistrano, from 1985 to 1989 – died Oct. 26 while in hospice care in Riverton, Wyoming. He was 83 and had resided in Dubois, […]
October 12, 1930 – May 27, 2021 A memorial service for Canon Marilyn “Cov” Davis is set for Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 614 N. Bush St., Santa Ana, CA 92701, her longtime parish. Davis died May 27, 2021 in Tustin and had marked her 90th […]
[The Episcopal News] Canon Barbara Sampson Borsch – whose skills in advancing lay ministry, preparing clergy for ordination, educating youth at risk, and countering oppression of Palestinians were hallmarks of her work in the Episcopal Church and beyond – died peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 14. She was 84 and had been hospitalized with […]
February 23, 1938 — September 2, 2021 Lamar Mott Hill, professor of history at UC Irvine from 1968 to 2007 and active parishioner in four Southland congregations, died Sept. 2 in Corona del Mar at age 83. At his side was his wife, the Rev. Ellen R. Hill, an active assisting priest of the Diocese […]
December 23,1928 – September 21, 2021 [The Episcopal News] The Rev. Samuel Leslie Hall – who, after ordination in the Diocese of Los Angeles served congregations in San Marino, Whittier and Long Beach, and as chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital – died Sept. 21 with family members and friends at his bedside. He was 92 […]
d. June 17, 2021 [The Episcopal News] Word was recently received that longtime diocesan lay leader Charlotte Jean McKay “Scottie” DeShazo died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on June 17, 2021. Among her many charitable interests in Los Angeles, DeShazo was a patron of the ARCS Foundation and Neighborhood Youth Association, Venice. She was an […]
January 28, 1924 – September 5, 2021 The Rev. Barbara Coxe Barnum, deacon at St. Michael’s Ministry Center, died Sept. 5, 2021 at 97. She was actively engaged in ministry until the very end of her life. Survivors include her two children, Barbara Barnum Morrissey and Samuel Barnum (Bunny); her four grandchildren, Sona Morrissey Renker, […]
