Ben J. Parrett
Feb 4, 2009
An informal service for Ben J. Parrett will be held 1 to 4 p.m. today, Feb. 7, at Parrten Products at 6650 La Contenta Road in Yucca Valley. A 68-year resident of California and a 37-year resident of Yucca Valley, Mr. Parrett died in his home Feb. 4, 2008. His family attributed his death to a broken heart after...
Kay Donna Phillips
Feb 4, 2009
Kay Donna Phillips died Feb. 4, 2009, in Huntsville, Texas. She was a 13-year resident of Huntsville, living with her daughter, Christie Perkins, son-in-law, Charlie, and their boys, Cory, Cody and Caleb, for 10 years before spending her final three years at EllaSmithers Nursing home in Huntsville. She was born in Fergus Falls, Minn., Oct. 7, 1929. Mrs. Phillips...
Esther - Moreno
Feb 4, 2009
Mrs. Esther Moreno of Arvin passed away peacefully in Bakersfield on February 4, 2009 at the age of 74. She is survived by her husband Manuel, sons; Aurelio, Javier and Manuel Jr. and many grandchildren. A Rosary will be recited at 7PM at the Arvin Funeral Home on Thursday Feb 5 with viewing starting at 2PM. A Funeral Mass...
Rex M. Tudor
Feb 3, 2009
Rex M. Tudor was born on August 5, 1939 in Shafter, California and passed away on February 3, 2009. Rex was born and raised in Shafter with his older brother Max, and his younger sister Janet. He attended Richland School and graduated from Shafter High School in 1957. Upon graduation, Rex attended Bakersfield College before transferring to Fresno State...
Jean Mae Zachry
Feb 2, 2009
Jean was born on May 21, 1927 and passed away on Monday, February 2, 2009. Jean was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
George C. Winder
Jan 31, 2009
George C. Winder, 58-year resident of California and six-year resident of Yucca Valley, died Jan. 31, 2009, due to a stroke. He was 76 years old. The son of George C. Winder and Florence Murphy Winder, he was born in Canada Aug. 22, 1932. Mr. Winder served in the Marines, then worked as a machinist for Boeing for 43...
Mildred V. “Mickey” Harwood
Jan 31, 2009
Mildred V. "Mickey" Harwood, a native of Nevada and California and resident of Odessa, Mo., died Jan. 31, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital in Blue Springs, Mo. She was 80 years old. Born April 1, 1928, she was the daughter of Clarence Hulse and Elsie (Littell) Hulse.. She married James P. Harwood April 23, 1946. One-time residents of Yucca...
Larry Lendell Garland
Jan 31, 2009
Larry was born in Bakersfield, California July 5, 1946 to Gilbert and Pauline Garland. Larry passed away January 31, 2009, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. His wishes were no service. Larry was preceded in death by his mother Pauline, loving step-father Wesley H. Colquitt, his brother Joseph Wayne Garland, and father Gilbert Garland. He is survived by...
Leon C. Newman, M.D.
Jan 30, 2009
Leon C. Newman, M.D., a native of Michigan, an 80-year resident of California and a 20-year resident of Landers, died at home Jan. 30, 2009. He was 91 years old. Born Aug. 3, 1917, he was the son of John Newman and Rose Sacher Newman. He worked in the medical field for 61 years before he retired. Mr. Newman...
Marian Ella Mcclain
Jan 28, 2009
Marian Ella McClain, 91, died Jan. 28, 2009, at Sky Harbor Care in Yucca Valley. She was born in Los Angeles in 1917 to Herman and Martha Stoffel. She and her husband, Donald McClain, who preceded her in death in 1971, lived and worked in Los Angeles until 1950, when they bought a home in Arcadia. Mrs. McClain was...
Alice Cutler
Jan 28, 2009
Alice Cutler, 79, a wife, mother and grandmother, died after a year-long struggle with congestive failure on Jan. 28, 2009. According to her family, the last six months of her life were filled with monthly panicked emergency room visits and subsequent lengthy hospitalizations requiring antibiotic infusions, but she never lost her faith in God and kept a positive attitude....
Ray Charles Atkins
Jan 28, 2009
Ray Charles Atkins, who was born in Oklahoma Sept. 6, 1936, and two years later moved with his family to California, where he would live the rest of his life, died Jan. 28, 2009, from cancer. He was 72 years old. The son of Lawrence B. Atkins and Velma Foshee Atkins, Mr. Atkins was a self-employed general building contractor...
Alfonso Sanchez Estrada
Jan 27, 2009
Alfonso Sanchez Estrada May 27, 1959 – January 27, 2009 Alfonso was born May 27, 1959 in Jalisco, Mexico where he was raised and attended school through college. He had been a resident of Shafter for the last 25 years and had worked as floor man at United States Cold Storage for 15 years. Before that he worked for...
Bill Brannon
Jan 27, 2009
Bill Brannon June 28, 1938 – January 27, 2009 On January 27, 2009 Bill boarded his tow truck with wings to ride the golden streets of Heaven. Bill died at the age of 70 after a long, courageous battle with Multiple System Atrophy. He was a man of faith, love, generosity and had a positive and humorous nature. He...
Dr. James C. OʼLoughlin, D.C.
Jan 26, 2009
Dr. James C. O'Loughlin, a 15-year resident of Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree, died of a heart attack Jan. 26, 2009, at Desert Regional Medical Center. He was 86 years old. The son of James C. O'Loughlin and Florence Reardon O'Loughlin, he was born and raised in San Francisco and attended college there. During World War II, he was...
Richard M. Pattillo
Jan 26, 2009
A service for Richard M. Pattillo will be held at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at Joshua Springs Calvary Chapel in Yucca Valley, Pastor Jerel Hagerman officiating. A 27-year resident of Yucca Valley, Mr. Pattillo died Jan. 26, 2009, at home of cancer. He was 70 years old. A native and lifelong resident of California, he was born Aug. 17,...
Mildred Waldron
Jan 24, 2009
Mildred Waldron was born on June 25, 1918 in Watalula, Arkansas to Osco and Karen (Davis) Carpenter. She went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family, on January 24, 2009 at her residence in Bakersfield, California. Mildred was raised in Arkansas and married Arthur Waldron November 10, 1937. They moved to Texas then to California working along...
Nettie Fay Henderson
Jan 24, 2009
Nettie Fay Henderson was born September 13, 1931 in Arkansas to George Thomas and Esther (McCullen) Henderson. She had been a resident of Arvin for 40 years. She worked as a housekeeper for over 50 years for many families in Arvin. Nettie is survived by her sisters, Georgia Carr of Lamont, Lois White and Sybil Thompson of Texas; and...
Joseph L. Pina
Jan 23, 2009
Joseph L. Pina, a native of Oxnard, died Jan. 23, 2009, surrounded by family at home. He was 90. Mr. Pina was born Jan. 29, 1918, in Oxnard. He owned and operated Pina Brothers Nursery in Oxnard, taking a break from the business only to serve his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. After returning home...
Gilbert Bennett Carter
Jan 23, 2009
Mr. Gilbert Bennett Carter, a 2 year resident of Yucca Valley, California died on January 23, 2009 at home from generalized arteriosclerosis. He was 95 years old. He was born on January 14, 1914 to Joseph and Annie Bennett Carter in Louisville, Miss. The viewing was held at Wiefels Yucca Valley Funeral Chapel on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 from...
