Aurelia Diaz Fombona
Oct 5, 2013
Aurelia Diaz Fombona was born January 31, 1937 in Guayameo, Guerrero, Mexico one of seven children born to Refugio and Sofia (Garcia) Diaz. She married Elias Fombona in March of 1964 and they moved to French Camp, California in 1966. In 1970 the family moved back to Guayameo until 1976 when they settled in Arvin. Aurelia worked as a...
Michael James Ybarra
Oct 2, 2013
Michael James Ybarra went to be with his Heavenly Father on October 2, 2013. He was born in Bakersfield, California on October 19, 1972. He went peacefully in his sleep after a lengthy illness. He left behind his two sons, Michael J. Ybarra, Jr. and Nicholas J. Ybarra; one daughter, Monica M. Ybarra; parents, Harry and Gloria Ybarra; sister,...
Anoka N. Smith
Sep 29, 2013
Anoka N. Smith November 3, 1924 - September 29, 2013 Anoka was born November 3, 1924 in Munds, Oklahoma to Gordon and Madeline Mabray. She moved to Kern County in 1938 and attended local schools. She was an escrow officer for 16 years. She is preceded in death by her husband Harrace Smith. She leaves behind her son Toby...
Lori Ann Vandiver
Sep 29, 2013
Lori Ann Vandiver was born in Denton, Texas on August 12, 1967 to Paul Orndoff and Eleanor (Kroeze) Hill. She was the mother of Brindon Vandiver. Lori was 46 years old when she passed away on September 29, 2013 in Bakersfield, California. In accordance with her family's wishes there was no service for Lori.
David Ramirez Provencio
Sep 28, 2013
David R. Provencio was born in Bakersfield, Ca. on June 7, 1974 and passed away in Midland, Texas on September 28, 2013 at the age 39. David was one of eleven siblings. He was preceded in death by his father, Mike; brother, Fernando; and sister, Monica (Pee-Wee). David leaves behind six children, Kelsey, Atsone, MiKayla, Anthony, Asher and Asa....
Hannah Rae Harbison
Sep 28, 2013
Hannah R. Harbison was born November 8, 1926 in Lindsay, OK to L.O. "Jack" and Mittie Jordan and went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2013. Hannah was ten years old when her family moved to Wasco, CA where she became a lifelong resident. She graduated from Wasco High School in 1944. During the Christmas season of...
Salvador 'Chava' Hernandez Jr.
Sep 27, 2013
Salvador (Chava) Hernandez, 34, of Arvin, California, surrounded by his loved ones peacefully passed away on September 27, 2013. There will be an evening service/rosary on October 2, 2013. Visitation will be held from 4-8 pm at Saint Thomas Church in Arvin, CA. A mass for his service will take place on October 3, 2013 at Saint Thomas Church...
William R. 'Bobby' Campbell
Sep 27, 2013
Wm. R. "Bobby" Campbell was born in Bakersfield, California on December 19, 1963 to Donnie and Sharon (Strand) Campbell. He was raised in McFarland and he worked as a truck driver for 12 years. Bobby joined the Air Force on March 1984 and he was very proud of it. Bobby Campbell is survived by his daughters, Victoria Campbell and...
Jose Alfredo Rodriguez
Sep 26, 2013
Jose Alfredo Rodriguez was born in Bakersfield, California on February 2, 1981 to Ervin and Herlinda Rodriguez. Jose was a resident of Wasco and he completed 7th grade. Jose Alfredo Rodriguez is preceded in death by his father, Ervin Luis Rodriguez, December 10, 2010; brother, Luis Jose Rodriguez, August 17, 1997. He is survived by his mother Herlinda Rodriguez;...
Arnold Guerra-Montemayor
Sep 22, 2013
Arnoldo was born November 8, 1965 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Daniel and Senaida Guerra. He died September 22, 2013, in Wasco CA. He was 47 years old. He leaves behind his son, Edwardo Guerra, mother, Senaida Guerra, Brothers, Daniel, Fernando, Edwardo Guerra and sisters, Blanca Hernandez, Dora Gonzalez, Minerva Benavides, Lidia Guerra and Naita Benavides. Arnold was...
Linda Diane Waters
Sep 19, 2013
Mom passed peacefully and went home to be with God on Thursday, September 19, at age 56. She was born in Wasco, California to Melvin and Billy Menser. She grew up in Wasco where she was well known for her nick name fender bender which was given to her by her friends. Linda became a bank teller where she...
Billie Rae Thurman
Sep 15, 2013
On September 15, 2013, The Lord called Billie (Rankin) Thurman home. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:7) Billie Thurman was born September 3, 1935 in Bakersfield CA. Her family moved to Shafter, California in 1933, for a short while finally settling in Wasco, California. Billie graduated...
Connie Louise Neumann
Sep 14, 2013
Connie Louise Neumann was born in Shafter, California on December 11, 1936 to Clarence Edward and Laura Ellen (Dirksen) Tanksley. She was married to Carl J. Neumann and raised two daughters. Connie worked as a homemaker for 60 years. She was 76 old when she passed away on September 14, 2013 in Bakersfield, California. Connie is preceded in death...
Rosalie Marie Derry
Sep 13, 2013
Rosalie Marie Derry, born August 20, 1935 passed away on September 13, 2013 at the age of 78. She was born in Shafter, California to John and Ruby Sade. She attended Rio Bravo Elementary and graduated from Shafter High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Billy Ray Derry, on February 4, 1954 and were married fifty-six years and...
Loretta Wood
Sep 11, 2013
Loretta Wood, age 70 of Hilltop, passed away September 11, 2013 in Bakersfield, California. She was born September 6, 1943 to Thelma and Buford Pearson of Jefferson City, Missouri. Loretta never met a stranger in her life. If you knew her your life was rich. She was one of a kind. She had a very dear friend whom she...
Frank B. Preston
Sep 11, 2013
Frank Brown Preston went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 11, 2013. Frank was born on January 27, 1926, in Elk City, Oklahoma, to Ernest Ray and Virginia Lee Preston. Frank and his family moved to California in 1943. Frank served his country in the United States Navy in the South Pacific from 1944-1946. Frank...
Odell 'Bully' Barton
Sep 11, 2013
Odell "Bully" Barton passed away September 11, 2013 in Shafter, CA at the age of 67. He was born January 14, 1946 in Safford, Arizona to Warren and Pearl Barton. He moved to the Shafter area at seven years old and attended school in Shafter. He married Sherry Kellenberger in 1992 in Wasco, CA. He was an auto mechanic...
Ruby Ann Bartell
Sep 8, 2013
Ruby Ann Bartell, a lovely, refined lady, was born on a farm near Hillsboro, KS on October 4th, 1918. She was the oldest of seven children – five girls and two boys. A few years later, the Friesen family moved to Chicago in time for her to start grade school. By the time she was ready to graduate from...
Rebecca Nell Cluff
Sep 8, 2013
Rebecca Nell Cluff was born on November 19, 1969 in Yerington, NV, to Larry and Cecilia Cluff. She was raised in Yerington and Ely, NV, moving to Shafter, CA in 1984. She graduated from Shafter High School in 1988 and went on to attend Cal State Stanislaus and Cal State Bakersfield, earning her Bachelor's degree and secondary teaching certification....
Eleanor Jane Scarbrough
Sep 7, 2013
Born in Whittier, CA, to Leigh F. Barrows and Jeanette Reger, Eleanor and her six sisters were raised in Los Hills, CA, on the Universal Oil Company lease where her father was the superintendant. A graduate of Wasco High School and Taft Junior College, Eleanor joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1944, serving in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and California...
