Los Angeles Times
October 17, 1914Canfield, at No. 1824 Carroll avenue, October 15, 1914, Newman O. Canfiel
d, aged 64 years.____
" ... He was born at Springville, Erie County, N.Y., ... a son of Orville S. and Sally (Briggs) Canfield, who took their little family and moved from New York to Waseca County, Minn. The children in the family were eight in number, but only five of them reached maturity ... N.O., who also passed away in Los Angeles, and who was well known as an oil man and also as the owner of considerable farming land in Tulare County ..."
Biography of George Elmer Canfield,Source:
"History of Butte County, Cal.,"
by George C. Mansfield,
Pages 1115-1116,
Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.
Los Angeles Times
March 2, 1948
Died
Canfield, Ella Frances, Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Pierce Brothers', Hollywood 5959 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles Times
December 11, 1966Died
Canfield, Mae, beloved mother of Trew Merchant and Elinor Colgan, also survived by 4 grandchildren.
Service Monday 3 p.m. at Utter-McKinley's Wilkshire, 444 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles Times
August 3, 1942
Died
Canfield, Orville LeRoy Canfield, father of John O. and Newman C. Canfiel
d, brother of Cora E. Hutchins.
Services today, 12 noon, at Utter-McKinley's Hollywood, 8814 Sunset Boulevard.
The Sacramento Bee
March 24, 2004Naoma Canfield wanted people to look their best. So in 1946, she launched Canfield's & Co., a tiny Rio Linda clothing store that offered smart, colorful attire for men, women and children. Mrs. Canfield owned the thriving business for 26 years, until she sold it to relatives in 1972 and retired.
Mrs. Canfield, widely regarded as a fashion maven, died in a Sacramento nursing home on March 17. She was 95. The cause was heart failure, her family said Tuesday.When she opened Canfield's & Co., Mrs. Canfield was a housewife in need of extra income. She lacked business experience and retail background but had ample confidence in her ability to succeed, daughter Linda Canfield Scott said Tuesday. "My mother was very fearless," Scott said, adding that her mother "had a beautiful sense of taste and wanted to see people in pretty clothes" when she went into business. Canfield's & Co., originally known as Canfield's Country Clothes, was an immediate hit. After operating in Rio Linda for six years, the store moved in 1952 to an address in Del Paso Manor and became strictly a women's shop. By the time of her retirement, Canfield's & Co. was at Country Club Plaza. The store was then purchased by Linda Canfield Scott and her husband, Fred. The business later relocated, ceasing operations at its final home, the Pavilions shopping center, in 1991.
The former Naoma Rice was born in Chico in 1908 to descendants of California pioneers. Her parents had arrived in Butte County by covered wagon in the late 1800s. Born without a middle name, as a teen she gave herself one - Jean - without going through the courts.
In 1927, she married Carroll Mayo Canfield, a former pitcher for the Sacramento Solons. The couple's first home was the 100- acre Canfield Dairy Farm in the Chico area. In 1942, the couple and their four children moved to Sacramento. For 10 years, he helped manufacture airplane parts at McClellan Field until health reasons forced his early retirement.
Canfield & Co. met a community need when it opened after World War II, Scott said. "It was right after the war, so people were clamoring for tan khaki pants, Hawaiian shirts for men and designer clothes for women," she said. "The business just kept growing. We actually enjoyed three generations of customers." From 1959 to 1964, Canfield's had a satellite store at Homewood in Lake Tahoe. It sold bright summer clothes. Scott, who initially worked after school at her mother's store, said, "We really gained our reputation in the early years, by promoting a very refined look of sportswear for women. We offered a new look of women's fashions for the golf course - Bermuda shorts."
Mrs. Canfield was preceded in death in 1962 by her husband and by a son, Carroll George Canfield, in 2003. Mrs. Canfield, who never remarried, played golf until a few years ago and was a fan of the Sacramento Kings and the San Francisco 49ers. She had lived in the nursing home for a yea
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Naoma Canfield
Born: July 11, 1908
Died: March 17, 2004Remembered for: Operating a popular clothing store for a quarter century
Survivors: Daughters Laurelle J. Harris of San Rafael and Linda Canfield Scott of Sacramento; son Charles K. Canfield of Sacramento; sister Zelma Corbin of Sacramento; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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CANFIELD, NAOMABorn on July 11, 1908 in Chico to Charles A. and MayBelle Rice, descendants of Northern California pioneers. Passed away peacefully in Sacramento on March 17 at the age of 95.
Her loving husband, Carroll Mayo Canfield, oldest son Carroll George Canfield, brothers Allen Rice, Harold Rice, sister Leila Rice and grandson, Gene Canfield, preceded Naoma in death.
Sister to Zelma Corbin of Sacramento; mother to Laurelle J. Harris (the late Graham) of San Rafael; Linda Canfield Scott; Charles K. Canfield (Joyce); and daughter in-law Carole S. Canfield, all of Sacramento. Grandmother to Karen Canfield Scott (Mark) of Sacramento; Mark A. Canfield (Mike Burroughs) of Austin, TX; Leslie Canfield Hughes (Jack) of Victoria, BC, Canada; Charles R. Harris of San Anselmo; Christopher R. Harris (Suzanah) of Sacramento; Peter G. Harris of Novato; Naoma J. Canfield Guajardo (Benito) of Antelope; Shannon F. Scott (Teri) of Petaluma; Kyle C. Scott (Patricia) of Los An geles; Farrell L. Scott, Ryan R. Scott (Jill), Burrell H. DeVine, Jr. and Mykelle V. DeVine (Kitt Garner), all of Sacramento. Great-Grandmother to Melanie, Sara, Lauren, Brandon, Billy, Sierra, Holly, Emily, Richard, Riley, and Brady. Survived by many nieces and nephews.As a young married, Naoma lived and helped her husband on the Canfield Dairy in Chico. At the beginning of WW2, the family moved to the Sacramento area to help in the defense effort at McClellan AFB. In 1946, chasing her dreams, she established Canfield's & Co., a woman's clothing business. One of the first Canfield's was a shop in Rio Linda constructed of adobe and shake that was built by her husband and son Carroll. Though now another business, the building still stands. She was extremely proud of the quality merchandise and personalized customer service provided during the 46 years of Canfield's & Co. existence, which concluded at the Pavilions. Naoma was a sports fanatic all of her life and followed all sports avidly, go lf in particular. An active golf participant with a very competitive attitude, she "toted her bag" until the age of 90. She played many years at Haggin Oaks Golf Course, a favorite, and then became a charter member of North Ridge Country Club. In her later years, she called Campus Commons her "home course". She followed the Sacramento Kings reverently and would not miss a game on TV or radio.
Naoma was also a passenger on the first cruise ship to set sail from the Port of Sacramento. Her adventurous spirit led her to visit numerous foreign countries, of which one of the highlights being an African Photo Safari. Naoma was a special lady who touched so many people. She gave a lifetime of love and kindness to everyone around her. She was a wonderful cook, caretaker, healer, listener, a special mom, grandma, great-grandma, wife, sister, auntie and true friend to all who knew her. Her family and many friends will dearly miss her.
A private memorial will be held celebrating her full and long life. The family suggests that any contributions in Naoma's memory be made to SAY-Golf, 4427 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95822, or to any charity of choic
Bonnie is a foster daughter,
Los Angeles Times
December 27, 1968
Briggs, Harold V., laye of 3660 Edenhurst Ave., Los Angeles, beloved husba
nd of Marie C. Briggs, father of Fred J. Briggs, brother of Mrs. Ray Fox, both of Garden Grove.
Service Friday 11 a.m., in the Garden Chapel of Woods Glendale Mortuary, 511 S. Central Ave. Glendale Internment Forest Lawn-Glendale