Bernard Claire Covey passed away peacefully on June 25, 2011. Services will be held on Thursday, June 30, at 12noon at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 124 Columbus. Msgr. Mike Braun will officiate and interment will follow at Bakersfield National Cemetery, Hwy 58 & Hwy 223. Barney was born in Marshfield, Oregon, one of 14 children to Louis Wellington and Gurtrude Agnes Covey. Barney was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife, Mary Elizabeth Covey in 2004. After meeting Mary at the Doctor's office, where she was working as a nurse in 1963, they married 4 months later and shared 40 loving years together. Barney is survived by their six children, 4 queens and 2 jacks, and their spouses; Susan Covey of Bakersfield, Theresa and Michael Lee of Prosper, Texas, Jena and Joe Salazar of Bakersfield, Andrea Covey and boyfriend Jeff Loader of Bakersfield, Chris and Monnie Covey of Bakersfield, and Eric Covey of Bakersfield; and by his treasured grandchildren, Bryan, Aaron, Taylor, Jack, McKenzie, Andrew, Meagan, Paisley, Mathew, Sierra, Chase, Abigail and Madeline. He was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He served two tours in the United States Navy between 1944 and 1951. He was a decorated WWII veteran and after being honorably discharged he worked for over 40 years as a mechanical engineer in the paper industry. He moved to Bakersfield with his growing family in 1973. He was a devout Catholic who sent all his children through OLPH and Garces Memorial High. He enjoyed his daily trip to Cindy's Restaurant for coffee and had many friends there. Casket bearers will include Chris Covey, Eric Covey, Joe Salazar, Michael Lee, Bryan McCullar, Mike Doremus, Darrick Grisham and Jeffrey Loader. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.