Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. Balcom George H 880119 p14 Carpenter Dies at 62 in Arizona; George H. Balcom who spent his childhood in Patterson died Saturday evening in Cottonwood. Ariz., after a long illness. He was 62. Memorial services are set for Friday evening in Arizona. Balcom attended local schools in the 1940s before moving with his parents to Sacramento. The carpenter had lived in the Arizona town where he died for about 10 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church there. He is survived by his wife Bonnie, two children Phyllis Patton of Albuquerque, N.M. and George Balcom of Utah, and two grandchildren. Survivors also include his mother Bessie Balcom of Patterson, sisters Mary Smith of Calistoga, Lois English of Patterson, Evelyn Corbin of San Jose, Nancy Clary of Corpus Christi, Texas and a brother Glen Balcom of Twisp, Wash.