David Howard Smith
Jun 25, 2013
David Howard Smith was born March 2, 1941 to May Hope (Doeg) and Garnett Addison Smith. He was a long time resident of Griffith Place, formerly Community Support Options. David will be missed by the many caregivers who had the opportunity to serve his needs. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 2 at 11am at Peters Funeral...
Jessica Rivera-Quezada
Jun 25, 2013
Baby Jessica Rivera-Quezada stillborn June 25, 2013 Baby Jessica was stillborn June 25, 2013 in Bakersfield, CA Her mother Dolores Quezada and father Alejandro Rivera mourne their loss, but know their little angel is in heaven. Baby Jessica's funeral was held June 28, 2013 at 10 am. at the Arvin Funeral Home Chapel with Father Jorge DeLaTorre officiating. Interment...
Andrea Arlene Canales Uribe
Jun 23, 2013
Andrea Arlene Canales Uribe November 6, 2002 – June 23, 2013 Andrea Arlene Canales Uribe was born in San Jose, California to Mauricio and Leticia (Uribe) Canales on November 6, 2002. Andrea attended Karl F. Clemens Elementary School. She enjoyed listening to music in her IPod and playing Angry Birds and Temple of Run games on her IPad. Andrea...
Arthur Rodriguez
Jun 22, 2013
Arthur Rodriquez was born to Moses and Cecilia Gonzalez Rodriquez on August 23, 1935 in Junction Texas. He was one of 7 children, his brothers and sisters are Estevan, Ralph, Manuel, Lupe, Eloise and Emilio. His parents moved the family to Shafter California in the 1950's where he and his siblings started working in the fields to help support...
Jose Margarito Rodriguez
Jun 18, 2013
Jose Margarito Rodriguez was born August 27, 1927 in San Antonio, Texas to Eulalia Romero and Margarito Rodriguez. He was raised in Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico and during his teen years, he decided to go back to Texas and start a new life. It was there, the he met Josefa Guadalupe, in La Feria, Texas, who became the love...
Mary Christine Williamson
Jun 18, 2013
Mary C. (Smith) Williamson was born on December 2, 1942 in Wilburton, Oklahoma to Allen and Maye (Mosteller) Smith. She married Doyne Williamson on July 14, 1961 in Shafter, California and was truly blessed with their 51 year marriage. Mary was a loving wife, mother, "grandma," daughter, sister and friend to all who knew her. She will be greatly...
Felipa Loza Mercado
Jun 17, 2013
Felipa Mercado of Wasco, California passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013. She was born in Villa Obregon Jalisco, Mexico to Sabino and Micaela Loza. She was united in marriage to Agustin R. Mercado on September 26, 1959. She was employed by Jackson & Perkins for 41 years. In her spare time, she enjoyed visiting with family, knitting and...
Joyce Imogene Dodgen
Jun 16, 2013
Joyce was born to Edith and Nelson West on September 3, 1927 in Stigler, Ok and was the oldest of their 5 children. In 1946, she was a graduate of Shafter High School, in Shafter, CA. Soon after, on May 8, 1947, she married her sweetheart, Jack Dodgen. During their 64 years of marriage they shared an abundance of...
Joseph 'Joe' Ramos Lopez
Jun 15, 2013
Joe was born on October 9th 1952 to Francis and Baltazar Lopez in Ft. Huachuca, AZ, the 5th of ten children. He was raised in Shafter, CA, where the family moved when he was still a baby. He often spoke of those years growing up in the rurals of Shafter with his four brothers and five sisters, and their...
Lynette 'Lynn' Marie Waggener
Jun 13, 2013
Lynn Long Waggener died unexpectedly on June 13, 2013 in Fresno, due to heart failure. Lynn was born in Wasco, California at the Wasco Maternity Home to the late Doris and William Long of Shafter. Lynn is survived by her husband Karl Waggener of Fresno, a sister Shirley (Long) Farmer of Bakersfield, a brother Robert Long near California Hot...
Richard Lee Holliman
Jun 12, 2013
Richard Lee Holliman's tired, leukemia filled body said "enough" on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Get my fishing boat ready God, Jesus and I are looking for bass. He leaves his beloved wife of 50 years Idanell Holliman, two sons Brian (Christine) and Kevin (Trina), three beautiful granddaughters, Brittany, Breonna, and Dakota, plus two sisters Ida Mae Whitecotton and Norma...
Barbara Jean Donato
Jun 9, 2013
Barbara Jean Donato was born in San Diego to Thomas and Thelma Kane on February 8, 1946. She grew-up in the Bay Area and had lived in Oxnard as well as Hawaii before settling in Bakersfield where she has lived for the past 16 years. Barb was a very loving and giving mother and grandmother. She touched many lives...
John Shirley Mcdowell
Jun 8, 2013
John Shirley McDowell, 88, passed away suddenly Saturday, June 8, 2013 at his board and care facility in Bakersfield, CA. John was born April 30, 1925 to John and Effie McDowell in Damascus, Georgia, the youngest of three children. John and his sisters, Julia and Christine, were orphaned at an early age and raised in an orphanage in Fullerton,...
Claudia - Alvarez
Jun 7, 2013
Claudia Alvarez was born on September 1, 1921 in Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico to Miguel and Felipa (Quintana) Santana. Claudia worked at Dry Cleaners for over 20 year and she was a resident of Wasco. Claudia Alvarez is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Crispin, Manuel and Felipe. She is survived by her children; Enfracio, Isidro, Jesus, Guillermo, Nicolasa,...
Carlota G. Perales
Jun 4, 2013
Carlota G. Perales was born in Hanford, California on November 4, 1919 to Hilario and Francisca (Lozano) Gallegos. Her family migrated to California in 1918. Carlota was self taught to read and write and loved the history of Mexico. Carlota was married in Juarez, Mexico in 1947 and moved to El Paso, Texas where she raised her children. Carlota...
Robert Duane Neufeld
Jun 1, 2013
Robert Duane Neufeld was born March 9, 1947 in Bakersfield, California to Ernest and Thelma Neufeld. Bob passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home surrounded by family on June 1, 2013. He was the middle of three children. Bob was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Pamela and his children, Nicolas...
Jimmy Ray Benson
Jun 1, 2013
Jimmy Ray Benson was born in Arkansas, on April 24, 1943 to Ivy Cecil & Dortha Mary (Harris) Benson. Jimmy Benson worked in oil field construction as a Supervisor for 15 years. In accordance with his family's wishes there was no service for Jimmy Ray Benson, who passed away on June 1, 2013 in Bakersfield, California at age 70...
William Donald Slivkoff
Jun 1, 2013
William Donald Slivkoff passed away June 1, 2013 in Bakersfield, CA. He was born October 16, 1929 in Los Angeles, CA to Fred and Mary Slivkoff. William was raised in the Bakersfield area since 1942, by Russian Molokan parents. He graduated from Wasco High School in 1947. He was married to Sandy Vaughan from 1957 to 1966. William enjoyed...
Maria Del Carmen Alfaro De Miranda
Jun 1, 2013
Maria Del Carmen Alfaro De Miranda was born in Corralejo, Guanajuato, Mexico on August 11, 1973 to Juan and Maria (Bribiesca) Alfaro. Maria married her loving husband in Mexico in 1994. She worked for Paramount Farms in quality control for 13 year. Maria was a loving mother and wife, she like telling funny jokes to make people laugh. She...
Danny Lawrence Wood
May 31, 2013
Danny Lawrence Wood was born in Long Beach, California, on September 9, 1952 to Martin Farmer and Arvilla Bergstron. Danny worked as a mechanic for 40 years building and repairing small motor and pumps. Danny "Smokey" Wood was 60 old when he passed away on May 31, 2013 in Visalia, California. He was a resident of Exeter, California. Danny...
