John Wayne Anderson
May 11, 2008
John Anderson was born September 9, 1940 in Wyoming to Ed and Gladys (Pickle) Anderson. John grew up in Washington and graduated from Central Washington University. He came to California to study in Edwards Air Force in Rosamond then went back to Washington to become a policeman where he was elected Sheriff. John went back to school in Central...
Francisco Barajas Rivera
May 11, 2008
Francisco Rivera was born February 14, 1916 in Apatzingan, Michoacán, Mexico to Manuel and Maria (Barajas) Rivera. He was very young when he started working in the fields at only eight years old and continued to work until he was over 85 years old. He was a very hard worker, responsible father and faithful husband. Francisco's family will remember...
Robert Lowell Taylor
May 6, 2008
Robert Lowell Taylor was born June 21, 1924 in Wild Cherry, Arkansas to Samuel and Bernice (Dixon) Taylor. He grew up in Salem, Arkansas where he attended elementary schools and graduated from Salem High School. Robert entered the Army in 1943, fighting in Germany during World War II attaining the rank of Private 1st Class and being honorably discharged...
Nicholas Cagney Forrest
May 5, 2008
Nicholas "Nicky" Cagney Forrest, 23, of Talihina, OK, formerly of Arvin California, passed away Monday, May 5th, 2008 at his home. Nicky was born in Bakersfield, California on November 6, 1984, the son of the Rhonda D. Hicks and Steve Forrest. Nicky graduated from Arvin High School in Arvin, California. He enjoyed fishing and watching movies, video games and...
Mary Marie Smith
May 4, 2008
Mary Marie Smith was born June 25, 1931 in Soper, Oklahoma to Robert and Clora (Nichols) Smith. Mary attended elementary school through 8th grade in Soper. The family moved to Arvin in 1943. Mary enjoyed reading the Bible and was very very religious. She attended the Vinelife Chapel in Arvin. Mary's neighbors who lived on Durham Street in Arvin...
Jacobo Almanza
May 2, 2008
Jacobo "Jacobito" Almanza was born April 24, 1917 in Salvatierra, Mexico to Jesus and Magdalena (Martinez) Almanza. He lived in Mexico until 1969, when he moved to California to be with his family. Jacobo married Maria Trinidad in Puerta Del Monte. Jacobo was a devoted Catholic. He enjoyed riding his bicycle and spending time with his family. Jacobo is...
Jacabo Almanza
May 2, 2008
Jacobo "Jacobito" Almanza was born April 24, 1917 in Salvatierra, Mexico to Jesus and Magdalena (Martinez) Almanza. He lived in Mexico until 1969, when he moved to California to be with his family. Jacobo married Maria Trinidad in Puerta Del Monte. Jacobo was a devoted Catholic. He enjoyed riding his bicycle and spending time with his family. Jacobo is...
Armandina F. Lopez
May 1, 2008
Armandina was born January 3, 1926 in Melchor Ocampo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Antonio and Guadalupe (Gonzalez) Flores. She married Guadalupe F. Lopez in 1945 and they moved to Arvin in 1965. Armandina worked seasonally for John J. Kovacevich Farms for over 20 years. She loved a clean home and enjoyed keeping it pristine. Armandina loved perfumes and sprayed...
Kelley Don Queen
Apr 30, 2008
Kelley Queen passed away in Bakersfield on April 30, 2008. Kelley was born in McMinnville, Oregon to Emory and Geneva Queen; he was raised in Arvin and attended all local schools. He met the love of his life, Deanna in October 1993 and married her and her children on January 7, 1994. Together they raised 3 children. Kelley enjoyed...
Guadalupe S. Tovar
Apr 27, 2008
Guadalupe S. Tovar was born June 29, to Jose Angel and Saturnina (Perales) Saldana in Chihuahua, Mexico. Guadalupe attendended school in Wasco, California. Guadalupe married in 1962 to her husband of 46 years Gregory Tovar. Gregory and Guadalupe celebrated their 25 year anniversary in Wasco. Guadalupe worked as a teacher's aid for pre-school. She enjoyed cooking meatloaf and baking...
Ruby Hughes
Apr 26, 2008
Ruby (Frantz) Hughes was born December 22, 1913 in Durham Kansas to John J. and Della (Ratzliff) Frantz. When she was six years old the family moved to Wasco and then to the Farm on Griffith in 1921. Ruby attended Wasco elementary schools and graduated with the Wasco Union High School Class of 1933, the first class to use...
Estelle Lenora Scott
Apr 24, 2008
Estelle was born to Noah and Viola Ritchie in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She and her brother were raised by their grandmother. She met Glin Scott in her teens and he would ride his horse from Arkansas on weekends to court her. They married in 1937 and moved to Arvin, California where their three sons were born. They were her pride...
Randall Duane Odom
Apr 23, 2008
Randall Duane Odom was born May 11, 1962 in Calexico, California to J.R. (Julian) Odom and Mary (Hagan) Daugherty. He grew up and attended schools in San Bernardino and moved to Bakersfield in 1980. Randy was Mr. Mom to his daughter and worked at Pizzaville for many years. Randy also worked as a courier and was able to take...
Peter Mark Reimer
Apr 23, 2008
Peter Mark Reimer, age 55, passed away Wednesday morning April 23, 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He and his wife Debby were visiting Africa with Seeds of Hope International Partnerships working in Christian service through agriculture training. Peter was born on January 19, 1953 to Wallace and Elfrieda Reimer. He was raised in Shafter, CA and started his own...
Salome Q. Moreno
Apr 23, 2008
Salome Q. Moreno was born January 28, 1955 to Abel and Maria (Carranza) Moreno in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She came to California living in Modesto before moving to Wasco in 1979. Salome married her husband, Vicente Moreno in 1979. She worked for Armstrong Nursery, Bolthouse, and Premium Packing. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed playing with them. Salome was...
Wesley James Shamblin
Apr 23, 2008
A funeral service has been scheduled for Wesley Shamblin, 38, of Bakersfield, for Saturday, April 26 at 10 am at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter, with interment following at Shafter Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Friday, April 25, from **-**pm. Wesley passed away April 23, 2008, in Bakersfield. Wesley James Shamblin was born Wesley James Baggett on August...
Jose Luis Valladolid
Apr 19, 2008
Jose Luis Valladolid was born December 4, 1985 to Jose Luis and Maria Evelia (Alejandre) Valladolid in Panuco, Vera Cruz, Mexico. He grew up and received his education in Mexico and moved to Shafter three years ago. He worked installing and welding fences. He is survived by his parents Jose Luis and Maria Valladolid of Panuco, Mexico; sister, Daisy...
Riely Ford
Apr 16, 2008
Riley Ford was born October 3, 1914 in Stigler, Oklahoma to Modie and Lizzie (Bostick) Ford. Riley served 2 terms in the Conservation Corp, building the Angel Bright Trail in the Grand Canyon and fire breaks in Wyoming at Devil's Tower. Like many others, Riley migrated to California in 1940 to find work. He worked for Kirschermann and Pressler...
Jesse Hernandez Alfaro
Apr 12, 2008
Visitation will be held from 2-8pm with Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7pm on Tuesday April 15, 2008, for Jesse H. Alfaro, age 76, of Bakersfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30am on Wednesday April 16, 2008 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church; interment will follow at Union Cemetery. Jesse was born March 11,...
Genevieve Alice Hopkins
Apr 11, 2008
A memorial service will be held April 18, 11am, at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter for Genevieve "Jenny" Alice Hopkins, 85, of Shafter, who passed away April 11 in Shafter. Pastor Mike Nichols will officiate. Jennie was born August 22, 1922 in Augusta, Arkansas to John and Lucille Busick. She married Charles Hopkins in 1939 in Patterson, Arkansas, and...
