Bettye Margaret Richardson
Jan 6, 2009
Bettye Margaret Richardson a resident of Bakersfield for the past year passed away January 6, 2009. Bettye was born March 17, 1926 in Hedley, Texas to Elbert and Lola (Simmons) Hooker. Her brother Larry died at birth and Bettye was raised as the only child. The family moved to Kansas City, Kansas and later when Bettye was a teenager...
Dr. Richard Charles Williams, D.D.S.
Jan 5, 2009
Dr. Richard Charles Williams, a 10 year resident of Yucca Valley, California, died on January 5, 2009 at Desert Regional Medical Center. He was 70 years old. He was born on January 4, 1939 to Robert and Ruth Marie (Wyant) Williams in Akron, Ohio. Richard was married to Odette Papillon. He was a Dentist for 30 years. Interment was...
Walter L. Highsmith
Jan 5, 2009
Mr. Walter Highsmith March 24, 1910 – January 5, 2009 Walter L. Highsmith of Arvin passed away on January 5, 2009 at the age of 98. Walter had worked for Western Electric for many years installing communication systems for businesses and served in the U.S. Army. Walter was preceded in death by his wife Ann (Drohan) Highsmith. He is...
Jesus Escalante Garcia
Jan 3, 2009
Jesus Escalante Garcia was born December 31, 1939 in Sonora, Mexico to Mercedes (Escalante) and Pedro M. Garcia. Jesus married Maria Guadalupe Jasso in Mexico and then moved his family to Shafter in 1964 where they raised their 5 children. Any opportunity Jesus had, he would pack up his gear and go fishing. He was always proud of the...
Roy Thomas Weeks
Jan 2, 2009
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 9 at Riverside National Cemetery for Roy Thomas Weeks, a 21-year Yucca Valley resident who died Jan. 2, 2009, at Odyssey House. He was 85 years old. Born June 16, 1923, in Los Angeles, he was the son of Simpson B. Weeks and Angelina Salazar Weeks. He is survived by...
Marvin Tures
Jan 1, 2009
Marvin Tures, a longtime resident of Twentynine Palms, died Jan. 1, 2009, with his wife at his side. He was 86. Mr. Tures was born Dec. 14, 1922, in Shevlin, Minn., to Hugh Elmer and Cecelia Tures. He met his wife of nearly 62 years, Evelyn, in 1943 at a church in Bell Gardens. They were married in the...
Thurman Mahan
Dec 31, 2008
Sonny was born in Coweta, OK in 1932 to Euell and Leatha Mahan. He moved to Shafter in 1940 with his family. Sonny served in the Korean War and was honorably discharged as corporal in 1954 He married the love of his life, Carol Fox in 1955. They lived in Shafter until 1990, when they moved to Springville, CA....
Hardin 'Dallas' Ridge
Dec 30, 2008
Hardin "Dallas" Ridge was raised in Arkansas and St. Louis, Mo. He received his education through third grade and lived in Arkansas, Shafter, CA and moved to Idaho in Dec. of 2008 to be close to his daughters Angie and Becky. Ridge married in November 1955 to Mickey Carter in Las Vegas. Ridge moved to Shafter in 19436 after...
Lois Irene Hall
Dec 30, 2008
Lois Hall passed away December 30, 2008 at the age of 83 in Bakersfield, CA.. She was born in Booneville, Arkansas on September 23, 1925 to John & Ada (Barnett) Sutton. Lois was a long time resident of Arvin and enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Arvis and daughter...
Alice Freemon
Dec 30, 2008
Alice Freemon was born June 5, 1921 in Winton, California to David McCurdy and Georgine N. (Marcussen) Chambers. Alice married Earl Raymond Higginbotham in 1940 and they moved to McFarland in 1945 to the Higginbotham family farm. Alice served her family as a homemaker and was known for her outstanding baking, sweets and desserts were the favorites of family...
Virginia Hope Napier
Dec 29, 2008
Ms. Virginia Hope Napier, a 87 year resident of California and a 40 year resident of Yucca Valley died on Dec. 29, 2008 at home from natural causes. She was 87 years old. The daughter of Lewis H. and Fern G. (Fleischmen) Lee, Ms. Napier was born Nov. 11, 1921, in South Dakota. Virginia Hope Napier was married to...
Virginia Hope Napier
Dec 29, 2008
Ms. Virginia Hope Napier, a 87 year resident of California and a 40 year resident of Yucca Valley died on Dec. 29, 2008 at home from natural causes. She was 87 years old. The daughter of Lewis H. and Fern G. (Fleischmen) Lee, Ms. Napier was born Nov. 11, 1921, in South Dakota. Virginia Hope Napier was married to...
Ruby Fay Grant
Dec 28, 2008
Ruby Fay Grant was born April 5, 1924 in Hollister, California to Joseph and Mabel (Moore) DeVoe the youngest of 8 children. Ruby's father passed away when she was 9 years old. Ruby and family moved to Wasco in 1940, when she was a sophomore and graduated from Wasco High School with the Class of 1942. Ruby worked on...
Iona - Price
Dec 27, 2008
Iona Price was born to Lola (Barnett) and Talmadge Moren on April 5, 1919 in Bangs Texas. She died on December 27, 2008 in Corvallis, Oregon. A graveside service was conducted for Iona Price, age 89, on Friday, January 2, 2009 at GreenLawn Cemetery in Bakersfield CA.
Alice Lorraine Whitaker
Dec 27, 2008
Ms. Alice Lorraine Whitaker, a 79 year resident of California and a 36 year resident of Yucca Valley died on Dec. 27, 2008 at Hi Desert Medical Center. She was 84 years old. The daughter of Frank and Thecla (Schudd) Siebengartner, Ms. Whitaker was born April 19, 1924, in Davenport, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Rex - Allen
Dec 26, 2008
An angel has passed through our world. We were blessed that God shared him with us. Rex Lee Allen was born in Antlers, OK on October 8, 1935. At the age of 3, the family moved to Shafter. He attended and graduated from Shafter schools, joining the Army thereafter. While stationed in Colorado, he met the love of his...
Lowell C. Reid
Dec 26, 2008
Lowell C. Reid died at the age of 80 on Dec. 26, 2008, at Desert Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 11, 1928, Mr. Reid was a 23-year resident of Yucca Valley. He was a veteran of the Korean War and a retiree from Edison. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Helen Thompson-Reid of Yucca Valley, Calif.,...
Cobyn Alexander Penner-Criner
Dec 26, 2008
Cobyn was born February 13, 2005 to a very loving family. Doctors told his family he would only be on Earth seven to ten days. During the first week Cobyn spent time with his family, went to Monterey to meet his uncle, was baptized, and dedicated to the Lord. Cobyn made it past the first week! The first year...
Berenice De Sanctis Jordan
Dec 26, 2008
Ms. Berenice de Sanctis Jordan, a native of Florida and a resident of Twentynine Palms, California for only a few months died on Dec. 26, 2008 at home in Twentynine Palms, California. She was 64 years old. The daughter of Eugene and Freda P. (Falcone) de Sanctis, Ms. Jordan was born June 16, 1944, in Florida. Ms. Jordan is...
Doris Ruby Rennick
Dec 25, 2008
Ms. Doris Ruby Rennick, a 51 year Yucca Valley, California died on Dec. 25, 2008 at home. She was 89 years old. The daughter of Chester and Leora Alma (Baker) Collom, Ms. Rennick was born July 6, 1918, in Los Angeles, California. She retired after 60 years of being a Minister.
