Christine R. Atkinson
May 5, 2018
Graveside Service for Christine R Atkinson, age 96 of Bakersfield, will be 1pm, Friday, May 11, 2018, at Wasco Memorial Park, with a Memorial Service following at 4pm at Bakersfield First Church of the Nazarene. Brett Smith will officiate. Christine passed away on Saturday, May 05, 2018 at her residence, in Bakersfield. She was born on Aug 31, 1921...
Leanord (Pop) Edmond Gibson
Apr 29, 2018
Leanord Edmond Gibson, (Pops) 83, longtime resident of Arvin, passed away April 29, 2018. Leanord was born in Red Oak, Oklahoma to Louie & Mary Agee Gibson on December 11,1934. He moved to Arvin as a small child and remained in the area until his death. He attended grade school in Arvin and graduated from Arvin High. Leanord worked...
Mary Agnes Martin
Apr 27, 2018
Graveside service for Mary Agnes Martin, age 91 of Wasco, will be Friday, May 18, 2018 at 1pm at Wasco Memorial Park. Miguel Salazar will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 17, 2018 from 4pm to 8pm at Peters Funeral Homes in Wasco. Mary passed away on Friday, Apr 27, 2018 at her Residence. She was...
Max Wade Bell
Apr 26, 2018
Max passed away on Thursday, Apr 26, 2018 at Hoffman Hospice Home in Bakersfield. He was born on Oct 10, 1931 in San Bernardino, CA to Douglas and Minnie Bell. He was an active attendee at Westside Family Fellowship in Wasco. Max farmed in Kern County for 60 years. Max is survived by his loving wife, Letha, Children Dennis...
Ivan Eugene Denney
Apr 26, 2018
Ivan Eugene Denney was born August 24, 1944 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to parents, George and Ollie Denney. At a young age he left school and started working on the farm with his brothers. Ivan married the love of his life, Frances (Ebling) Denney in Las Vegas on January 7, 1966; the couple were blessed with one son and four...
Ina Mae Smith
Apr 24, 2018
Ina Mae Smith, 76, of Shafter passed away in Bakersfield on Tuesday, April 24th. Smith leaves behind her husband of 57 years A.D. Smith of Shafter, son Ruben Clingan and wife Debbie of Idaho; daughter Diane Givens and husband Tony of Bakersfield; Granddaughters Rebecca Miller (Roy), Candie Springer (Steve), Amber Tracy (Carl Robinson), Heather Eldredge (Justin), Grandson Chad Givens...
Eduardo Salinas
Apr 24, 2018
Eduardo Salinas was born in Wasco, CA on December 4, 1967 to parents Pastors Porfirio and Consuelo Salinas. Eduardo grew up in Wasco and attended local schools. Eduardo loved life and enjoyed making every one laugh. He had the best sense of humor and caring heart. Eduardo frequently stopped to help those in need everywhere he went. Eduardo entered...
Candis Breanne Beckemeyer
Apr 22, 2018
Candis Breanne Beckemeyer was born April 24, 2002 in Bakersfield, California. She was raised by her mother, Shanda Beckemeyer and her Nana, Janis Beckemeyer. Candis was raised her entire life in Shafter and attended Kindergarten through 8th Grade at Maple Elementary School; she was a sophmore at Shafter High. Candis attended Shafter Christian Fellowship; she was such a caring...
Daniel Franklin Hammett
Apr 22, 2018
Daniel (Dan) Franklin Hammett, 88, peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Shafter, CA. Born on October 27, 1929 in Hatch, New Mexico to Harvey Elmer Hammett and Frankie Melissa Grimes Hammett and raised by maternal Grandmother Malisa Hilburn Grimes Hale and step-grandfather James Lawson Hale, he grew up in Shafter. Daniel started working at an early...
Velma V. Dunlap
Apr 21, 2018
Velma was born August 15, 1934, in Odessa, Texas to Jess and Hyla Holden. She passed away April 21, 2018 in Dinuba, California. Velma leaves behind, to mourn her passing, her loving husband, Tommy Dunlap; children, Jason Dunlap (Desha), Teresa Horton (Bobby), Brenda Thomas, David Dunlap and Wayne Dunlap; as well as her sister, Patsy Bacigalupi; 15 grandchildren, 28...
Carolyn Beatty
Apr 16, 2018
Carolyn was born in Wasco, Ca on June 5, 1941 to proud parents Oral and Vida Dixon. Carolyn grew up in Wasco, where she attended local schools. While attending Wasco High School, shesang in a womens gospel quartet. She married her first husband in December of 1959 and raised 3 children. During those years she had various jobs. She...
Gloria Elizabeth Arismendez
Apr 16, 2018
Gloria Elizabeth Arismendez was born August 25,1954 in Bakersfield, California. to Catarino and Virginia Arismendez. Gloria Arismendez was raised aand went yo school in the Shafter area. And worked as a Family Service Advocate. Gloria is survived by her husband Francis J. Jones, sons, Johnny and (wife) Martha, Dominic, Donte and Life partner Mitch and special son Leroy. Daughters,...
Fabian Zuniga
Apr 15, 2018
Fabian Zuniga was born on April 3, 1996 to Mario Zuniga and Maritza Moreno. He was raised in Arvin with his 3 siblings. On April 15, 2018 Fabian passed away. He is survived by his mother Maritza Moreno; siblings, Mario Andres Zuniga, Oscar Zuniga and Brenda Zuniga; son Fabian Alex Zuniga; and many family members and friends. A Mass...
Jose Ibarra
Apr 15, 2018
Jose Ibarra was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on June 1, 1984. He moved to California as a young teenager with his parents, Margarito and San Juana Ibarra. Jose graduated high school and worked as a forklift driver for many local farmers. Jose was a loving person who passed suddenly on April 15, 2018. Jose is survived by his parents,...
Kenneth True Heywood
Apr 13, 2018
Kenneth True Heywood was born the second son of Edgar True Heywood and Clara Fulton Syrett on March 17, 1928 in Panguitch, Utah. He passed away on April 13, 2018 in his home in Wasco, California after having a gathering with beloved family and listening to them sing some of his favorite hymns. He is preceded in death by...
Glen Edwin Baldwin
Apr 8, 2018
Glen Edwin Baldwin January 16, 1939- April 8, 2018 He is survived by his loving wife Isabel Baldwin and five children: Randi McMillan (Kenneth), Toni Collis, Glen Edwin Baldwin Jr. (Rene), Paul A. Baldwin (Leah), Joseph M. Baldwin; 18 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 2 brothers, Roy Baldwin and Richard Baldwin; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Glen served...
David E. Giese
Apr 8, 2018
David was born to Gene and Ruby Giese on October 29, 1948. He was born in Bakersfield and lived in Arvin most his life. The last ten years were spent in Bakersfield. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1966 and honorably discharged in 1969 with the rank of specialist fifth class. He was a meat cutter for...
