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     Harvey L. Dukes was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, 2177 Puowaina Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii.² He was born on December 1, 1912 at Missouri.^3,4 He married Ruby J. Fogle, daughter of John Walker Fogle Sr. and Margaret Bell Hall, on August 25, 1934 at Lexington, Lafayette Co., Missouri.¹ Harvey L. Dukes died on March 8, 1944 at age 31.^2,4

     Joseph Alvin Liggett Sr. was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.³ His Social Security Number was 495-10-9719.⁴ He was born on August 7, 1920 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^4,5,2,3 He married Olive Virginia Hall, daughter of Charles Allen Hall and Ethel May Hurst, on February 15, 1938 at Cass Co., Missouri.¹ Joseph Alvin Liggett Sr. died on March 16, 1961 at Contra Costa Co., California, at age 40.^5,3

     James A. "Jim" Liggett was born on April 30, 1941. He married Charlene R. Baker on January 7, 1961 at Los Angeles Co., California.¹ James A. "Jim" Liggett died on June 4, 2017 at California at age 76.² He Jim Liggett, who coached the Carlmont softball team to more than 1,000 wins during a 40-plus year career, died Sunday. His daughter Susan said in a Facebook post he died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gerhig’s disease. He was 76. Terry Stogner, current Peninsula Athletic League commissioner who was Carlmont’s athletic director for 28 years and longtime varsity boys’ basketball coach, first began teaching and coaching with Liggett in 1967 and was a longtime friend who was aware of Liggett’s condition. “That ALS was just eating him up,” Stogner said. There is no word yet on pending funeral and memorial services. From the time Liggett took over the Carlmont program in 1976, the Scots have been a softball powerhouse. During a career that saw him compile a record of 1,009-216-4, a state record, he led the Scots to 28 South Peninsula and Peninsula Athletic League titles, including 10 straight SPAL crowns from 1976 to 1985. He qualified the Scots for the Central Coast Section playoffs in every 41 years of his tenure, appeared in 14 CCS championship games and won eight section titles. But Liggett was more than just a softball coach. “Everyone thinks of him as just softball, but … our locker room used to have old team photos. There’s a picture of him with the girls’ JV or frosh-soph basketball team,” said current Carlmont athletic director Patrick Smith. “He was a PE teacher, math department head, worked with the booster club for years and years. He didn’t just show up and coach. “He was the face of Carlmont. An icon. He knew so much history of the school. When a guy like that passes on, he’s going to take a lot with him, unfortunately.” Stogner said Liggett’s coaching career spanned the breadth of high school sports. He went 114-42 in 14 years as the Scots’ head football coach, winning seven SPAL titles and the 1990 CCS championship. He won a league title as the baseball coach in 1972, while also serving as a wrestling coach, girls’ frosh-soph basketball and soccer and even served as the school’s athletic director for six years. “Because he could,” Stogner said when asked why Liggett took on so many coaching duties. “An ability to do it. A command of the room. The one thing I think was so strong with him was his consistency. He was the same guy in 1972 as he was in 2007.” As good a coach as Liggett was, no coach can be successful without having talent and the names that played for Liggett are a who’s who of county softball royalty: Deanna Earsley, Tori Nyberg, Jerrica Castagno and Ashley Chinn are just a few of Liggett’s former players who went on to play college ball at the Division I level. Chinn, who was an all-league selection from 2004 to 2007 and went on to pitch for Stanford, was a member of the Scots for Liggett’s 700th and 800th wins. “[Liggett] will say it’s all because of his players,” Chinn told the Daily Journal after Carlmont beat Capuchino for his 1,000 win April 12, 2016. “But you can’t bring out that talent without a good coach and he has a way of doing that.” Not only did Liggett mold the lives of hundreds of players, he also impacted the coaching ranks around the PAL and CCS. “As far as I’m concerned, he forced me to be a much better coach,” said an emotional Randy Metheany, who coached against Liggett as Hillsdale’s coach for 21 years. “To get to the top of the mountain was set by him and his teams. … You couldn’t set the bar any higher than he set it. … He made me a better coach. … He was the one program who gave the PAL the ultimate respect in CCS. Our league is so well respected in CCS and the coaching world and you can’t attribute that to anything more than the way Jim set up his program.” Liggett was a 1959 graduate of Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, where he was all-county football, basketball and baseball player. He was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2007. He was inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and the California Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame in 2006. He earned a baseball scholarship to Cal, but only spent one season with the Golden Bears before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1960 at the age of 19. He spent the next seven seasons in the Orioles’ farm system, reaching as high as Triple-A with Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League and Rochester of the International League in 1965 at the age of 24. An outfielder, he appeared in 775 minor-league games and was a lifetime .293 hitter, with 32 home runs and 77 RBIs. “It’s just sad,” Metheany said. “He did so many wonderful things for the players and students at Carlmont.” on June 6, 2017.²

     Her Social Security Number was 564-72-4115.² Sandra Sue Liggett was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.³ She was born on June 21, 1946 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^2,3 As of July 31, 1964,her married name was Trice.¹ She married Thomas A. Trice Sr. on July 31, 1964 at Contra Costa Co., California.^3,1 Sandra Sue Liggett died on July 5, 2003 at Oakley, Contra Costa Co., California, at age 57.^2,3 She Sandra Sue Trice died July 5, 2003 in Oakley, CA. Born June 21, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, she was 57 years old. A resident of Pittsburg the last 30 years. A homemaker for the last 38 years, she enjoyed crafts, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Sandra is survived by her husband Thomas Trice Sr; daughter, Theresa Riedel; son, Thomas Trice Jr; daughter, Katherine Sameron; sister, Judy Larsen; brother, Jim Liggett; and nine grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 195 Alvarada Ave., Pittsburg, CA. Private inurnment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Concord. Donations may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 195 Alvarado Ave., Pittsburg, CA 94565. Arrangements by Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. on July 7, 2003.³

     Dorothy L. Raley was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, 2301 South 34th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas.² She Dorothy L. Barksdale, 91, Shawnee, KS passed away February 22, 2017 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa, KS. Dorothy was born July 2, 1925 in Waverly, KY to Joseph and Bessie Raley. On April 5, 1941, Dorothy married Ralph L. Barksdale in in Waverly, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph L. Barksdale on March 28, 2005. Survivors include her daughter, Jacqueline Malay and husband, Robert; son, Joseph Leroy Barksdale and wife, Opal, all of Kansas City, KS; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Amos Family Funeral Home; burial in Maple Hill Cemetery.² She was born on July 2, 1925 at Waverly, Union Co., Kentucky.² As of April 5, 1941,her married name was Barksdale.² She married Ralph Leroy Barksdale, son of Forest Albert Barksdale and Lola Hall, on April 5, 1941 at Waverly, Union Co., Kentucky.² Dorothy L. Raley died on February 22, 2017 at Lenexa, Johnson Co., Kansas, at age 91.²

     William A. Liggett was born circa 1914.¹ He married Irene T. Hall, daughter of Charles Allen Hall and Ethel May Hurst, on September 20, 1930 at Jackson Co., Missouri.¹

     George Edgar Lachapelle was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri.³ He married Irene T. Hall, daughter of Charles Allen Hall and Ethel May Hurst.^4,3 George Edgar Lachapelle was born on December 6, 1905 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^1,2 He died on May 27, 1966 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 60.³

     John H. Mitchell Sr. was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri.² He married Martha Lee Hall, daughter of Charles Allen Hall and Ethel May Hurst.^3,1,2 John H. Mitchell Sr. was born on July 2, 1925.² He died on September 30, 2005 at Missouri at age 80.²

     James Robert Latham was born on January 30, 1920.¹ He married Verna Rose Liggett, daughter of William A. Liggett and Irene T. Hall, on May 12, 1967 at Jackson Co., Missouri.¹

     His Social Security Number was 555-28-3396.⁵ Victor Edward Montalvo was born on April 7, 1922 at San Francisco Co., California.^5,2,4 He married Verna Rose Liggett, daughter of William A. Liggett and Irene T. Hall, on October 10, 1955 at Jackson Co., Missouri.¹ Victor Edward Montalvo died on February 23, 1999 at Josephine Co., Oregon, at age 76.^5,3

     Harold Ellsworth Noel Sr. and Norma Beatrice Hall were divorced.² His Social Security Number was 495-10-8610.³ Harold Ellsworth Noel Sr. was buried at Eastslope Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Riverside, Platte Co., Missouri.² He was born on October 29, 1917 at Kansas City, Missouri.^3,2 He married Norma Beatrice Hall, daughter of Charles Allen Hall and Ethel May Hurst, on May 4, 1937 at Jackson Co., Missouri.¹ Harold Ellsworth Noel Sr. died on April 12, 1998 at Kansas City, Missouri, at age 80.^3,2 He Harold E. Noel Sr., 80, Independence, died Sunday, April 12, 1998, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Kansas City. Mr. Noel was born Oct. 29, 1917, in Kansas City, and was a lifelong resident of Independence. He was chief operator for more than 30 years with Standard Oil. He was a member of VFW Post 1000 and Eagles 3976, both of Independence. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie Deoma Noel in 1976, and a daughter, Dorothy Cocayne in 1996. His survivors include a son, Harold E. Noel Jr., Lorena, Texas; four daughters, Carolyn Hardin, Dripping Springs, Texas, Shirley Noel, state of Texas, Margie McCartney, Kansas City, and Karla Smith, Hartford, Ala; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services will be 8 p.m. Tuesday at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Eastslope Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kansas City. Friends may call from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the chapel. on April 14, 1998.²

     His Social Security Number was 491-36-5843.³ Donald Leroy Bedsworth was born on July 29, 1932 at Jefferson Co., Missouri.^3,2 He married Judy Marie Liggett, daughter of Joseph Alvin Liggett Sr. and Olive Virginia Hall, on January 7, 1956 at Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri.⁴ Donald Leroy Bedsworth and Judy Marie Liggett were divorced in March, 1973 at Contra Costa Co., California.¹ Donald Leroy Bedsworth died on September 18, 1998 at California at age 66.³