Extracted from The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)
Sunday, February 1, 2004

William Charles Drone

William Charles Drone, 89, died Jan. 20 at Riverside Villa Health Care Center. Born in Dawson, Ill., Mr. Drone lived in Riverside 53 years. He was a civil service sheet-metal air-conditioning specialist at March Air Force Base in Riverside. Mr. Drone served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. He was a Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite in San Bernardino and Masonic Evergreen Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star and Jobs Daughters in Riverside.

Mr. Drone is survived by his wife, Gladys; a stepson, Frank Adams of Riverside; and a step-grandchild.

Memorial services were Jan. 23 at Akes Family Funeral Home in Riverside. Internment was private.