Loise May Barnett Sullivan

Name: Loise May Barnett Sullivan

Age: 80

Family: Son, Daniel Vernon Sullivan III; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

City of residence: Marysville

Occupation: Retired after 40 years as a secretary for the state Department of Transportation in Marysville.

Hobbies, interests: Church work, member of United Methodist Women, genealogy, playing the piano, reading non-fiction and writing.

What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? Our family moved from Missouri in 1942 so my father could work on the building of Camp Beale, now Beale Air Force Base.

Place of worship you attend: First United Methodist Church in Marysville.

How long have you attended? 20 years, but have been a Methodist all my life.

What is the importance of faith in your life? It has been the guiding influence in my whole life.

How do you live out your faith? I try to live my life to reflect the teachings of the Bible.

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