Richard Allen Pease

R I C H A R D P E A S E Dec. 27, 1942 - May 12, 2021 On Wednesday, May 12, shortly after noon, Richard Pease peacefully passed from this life and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. Our beautiful loving husband, father, grandpa and friend to so many, will be greatly missed. Richard loved his wife, Pam and children Mark and Leah and made the decision to move from the Fresno area to Klamath River in 1980 where the family had come to visit relatives for many years prior. There, he worked in the logging industry and loved being in the great outdoors. Richard was a hard worker and always found a way to provide for his family. When the logging industry took a hit, and work was scarce, he worked several odd jobs to make ends meet. In the mid 1980's he moved his family to Montague, where his third child, Brandy joined the family and later to Yreka where he began working as a barber at the Palace Barber Shop when it was owned by Otto Voges. Many remember the crazy days when Otto, Richard and Bud Lawrence gave the men (and some women) of Siskiyou County the opportunity to joke, laugh, and solve the world's problems. When Otto retired, Richard purchased the Palace Barber Shop and continued barbering along with Bud. Richard's brother-in-law, John Lisle, joined the crew in 2001. In 2007, Richard sold the shop to John, but continued barbering there. Richard grew up in small country towns of Fresno County, spending most of his youth in Caruthers, CA. He learned his strong work ethic from his parents, Jim and Edna Pease who owned a family dairy. Richard and his sister, Mary would get up and milk cows before school and again after school. As an adult, Richard was Head Mechanic for a crop dusting business, Head Custodian for the Caruthers Elementary and High Schools, a part-time Deputy Constable, worked for a pump company, became a barber, was a logger and returned to barbering. Richard made many friends through his work and daily life and loved and respected them all. Richard was loved by many. He was a faithful member of the Church of Christ in Yreka and had a strong faith in God. We will miss his warm heartfelt prayers asking our Father to care for the sick in body and spirit, and for strength and guidance to better serve the Lord. We thank God for giving him to us, and now it's our time to give him back. We will miss him terribly until we are with him again. He is survived by his wife Pamela of 52 years, son Mark (Rhonda) Pease of Crescent City, daughter Leah Pease who currently lives in Prague, Czech Republic, daughter Brandy Pease of Redding , seven grandchildren: Courtney Williams, Dylan Pease, Chaney Pease, Avery Pease, Khalen Stephens, Ruby Adkison, and Sevryn Adkison, two great grandchildren, Raylan Williams, Ronin Williams, two sisters, Mary Floyd and Shirley Osborne, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Yreka on Friday, May 21 at 10:00am. A celebration of life and luncheon will follow immediately in his home garden/orchard at 415 North Oregon Street in Yreka.

Richard Allen Pease

December 27, 1942 - May 12, 2021