Witham, Audrey Lynn: (1967-1997); d. 12-17-1997; “Audrey Lynn Witham, 30, the daughter of Bill and Pat (Hansen) Witham of Ephrata, passed away at the Beverly Manor Convalescent Hospital in Yreka, CA, on Dec 17, 1997 following a long struggle with three malignant brain tumors. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Jan 10, at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport, the community where Audrey’s mother was raised. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport. There also will be a memorial service at Woodlawn in the San Francisco Bay area. Born at Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, CA, on April 3, 1967, Audrey attended school at Clark Air Force Base in the Republic of the Philippines and Travis Air Force Base in CA, graduating from high school in San Bruno, CA. In 1990, Audrey had surgery followed by massive radiation treatments for her first malignant brain tumor. This past July, she was diagnosed with two inoperable tumors and was unable to take more radiation. At this time, she moved to Yreka, CA, to live with her brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Sandy Witham. Audrey is survived by her parents, Bill and Pat (Hansen) Witham of Ephrata, WA; a daughter, Felicia Marie of South San Francisco; a brother, Jim Witham of Yreka; two sisters, Garyanne Witham of Benicia, CA, and Deanna Neimeyer of Newberry Springs, CA; a grandmother, Vivian Witham of Austin, MN; a step-grandmother, Ruth Hansen of Soap Lake, WA; two uncles, Floyd Hansen Jr of Ephrata and Stanley Witham of Fort Dodge, Iowa; two aunts, Norma Berg of Houston, Texas, and Audrey Hastings of Austin, MN; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Audrey is also survived by three special friends since grade school, who stood by her to the end: Nova Vinyard of Lynden, WA, Lisa Ditlevson of Millbrae, CA, and Demetra Odell of South San Francisco. Audrey was preceded in death by a grandmother, Nialeen Slater, and grandfathers Howard Witham and Floyd Hansen Sr. Arrangements are being handled by Strate Funeral Home.” (Davenport Times: 1-08-1998)