Julia (Starr) PEPPER

PEPPER, STARR, THOMPSON, ECHELBERGER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/25/2014 at 18:35:58

September 22, 1905 --- October 10, 2013

Julia Starr Pepper passed away in her sleep at the age of 108, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, in Cypress Gardens, Riverside, Calif., where she resided. She was born on Sept. 22, 1905, in Galt [Iowa]. She married Gayl E. Pepper and had two daughters, Melba Thompson and Marilyn Echelberger. She and Gayl Pepper farmed in Dows. They moved to Pomona, Calif., in the early 60’s, where they became the owners of Starr Restaurant in the city of Chino. After the restaurant business, she worked at Mt. San Antonio Gardens. Gayl Pepper passed away in 1971 and she resided as a widow for 42 more years. She was entombed in a mausoleum in Pomona, Calif., alongside her husband. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Echelberger of Dexter, Mo., four grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, eight great-greatgrandchildren, and one great-greatgreat- grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gayl; daughter, Melba Thompson; and her parents. She will be greatly missed.