Doshie Followill
Feb 4, 2007
Doshie Williams Followill was born September 21, 1912 in Oklahoma to Joe and Vesta (Collins) Burns, and passed away Feb. 4th,2007. Doshie came to the Lamont area from Oklahoma in the mid 1940's. She lived as a homemaker here for many years and attended Fairfax Assembly Church. Many knew her as a strong willed woman who stood firm in...
Policarpio Camarillo Gonzalez
Feb 1, 2007
Policarpio Camarillo Gonzalez August 30, 1925 - February 1, 2007 Policarpio C. Gonzalez was born August 30, 1925 to Telesforo and Mariana Gonzalez in Kingsville, Texas. In 1943 to 1946 he proudly served in the US Navy during WWII as a Navy Seabee. He married Maria Elena in 1971 and had three children, Daniel Gonzalez, Elizabeth Garcia and Mariana...
Reba Jacqueline Zachary
Jan 27, 2007
Reba Jacqueline "Jackie" Zachary July 14, 1937 - January 27, 2007 Reba Jacqueline "Jackie" Zachary was born July 14, 1937 to Oscar and Reba Zachary in Bakersifield, California. She grew up in Wasco and attended Wasco elementary schools and graduated 8th grade at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. She went on to attend Sheltered Work Shops with the WADD, NAPA...
Patricia Jean (Hopkins) Smithson
Jan 25, 2007
Patricia was born on January 11, 1941, to Charles and Jennie Hopkins, in Patterson, Arkansas. In 1949, Pat moved with her family to Shafter where she lived and raised her family. In 1999, she married Dub Smithson with whom she happily spent the remaining years of her life until his death in August of 2006. Patricia was preceded in...
Anna Hiebert Barkman
Jan 24, 2007
Our Mother and Grandmother, Anna Hiebert Barkman of Reedley, went to be with the Lord on January 24th at the age of 91 years, 10 months. She was born in Hillsboro, Kansas on March 17, 1915. She accepted Jesus as her personal Savior and Lord as a teen-ager and later was baptized. She married David Buschman Barkman of Enid,...
Patricia Jean Brown
Jan 22, 2007
Visitation for Patricia Jean Brown will be held at Hopson-Anspach Mortuary on Thursday January 25, 2007 from 2 to 9pm with the Recitation of the Rosary at 6:30pm. Mass of a Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis Catholic Church on Friday January 26, 2007 at 11: am, Father Craig Harrison will officiate. Family and friends knew Patricia...
Jess R. Olinghouse
Jan 21, 2007
Jess was born on August 14, 1914, in Washington to John and Lulu Olinghouse. He passed away on January 21, 2007, in Shafter. Jess had been a resident of Shafter for the last 30 years. He enjoyed going to lunch or dinner at the local China Cuisine Restaurant. He loved horses and considered himself a "Horse Whisperer". Special thanks...
William 'Bill' Wesley Mccaslin
Jan 16, 2007
William "Bill" McCaslin was born in the Ozark Hills of Missouri, at the age of 17 he sold his hunting dog and his 410 shotgun for .00 and hopped on a freight train headed for California. He jumped off the train in Edison, got a job topping onions with his pocket knife. He later found housing in a labor...
Josefa Guadalupe Rodriguez
Jan 15, 2007
Joseph Guadalupe Rodriguez March 19, 1931 - January 15, 2007 Josefa G. Rodriguez was born March 19, 1931 to Federico and Bernarda Robles in La Feria, Texas. Josie, as she was known to her family and friends, was raised and attended school in La Feria, Texas. She married Jose Margarito Rodriguez on May 29, 1947, in Brownsville, Texas. Josie...
Mattie Jean Trimble
Jan 15, 2007
Mattie was born June 19, 1927 to Walter and Monte Belle Canard in St. James, Arkansas, and passed on January 15, 2007 in Pasadena, Ca. Mattie came to California at the age of 14 and in 1947 she came to Arvin where she met and married Leroy Trimble on November 6, 1947 on Main Street in Arvin 20 some...
Michael Anthony Martinez
Jan 14, 2007
On January 14, 2007, Michael was called home to the Lord. "Painter Mike" was a man with a great heart. He opened his heart and home to any family or friend in need. He was a jokester, dancer and one of the best auto body painters in Bakersfield for the last 35 years. Most of all he was a...
Alex John Alvarado
Jan 14, 2007
Alex Alvarado, 44, born March 27, 1962 in Los Angeles. He passed away Jan, 14, in Phoenix, Arizona. He is survived by his parents, Andrea and Robert Alvarado; his sister Marie Salazar; his brothers, Robert Jr. and Kenny Alvarado; his daughter Christina; his sons, Alex Jr. (Gordo), Rigo, Eddie and Mario; four grandchildren, Alexis, Manuel Jr., Daisy and Natalie;...
Angelin Warkentin Peters
Jan 12, 2007
Angelin W. Peters was born April 4, 1934 in Dinuba, California to Ben & Sarah Peters. She attended Grandview Elementary School and graduated from Immanuel High School in Reedley with the Class of 1952. She went on to attend Taber College in Hillsboro, Kansas. After college she moved to Denver, Colorado until she returned to Fresno. She worked as...
Murl Cecil Hancock
Jan 9, 2007
Murl was born to Murl Dawson Hancock and Mabel Rose Spring Hancock. He is survived by two daughters and their spouses, Nancy & Bill Urga, Sandy & David Mangold. Nadine Meadows,Sister. Alberta Snyder, Aunt. Grandchildren, Ashley & Gabriel Herrera, Dustin & Leslie Mangold and baby Layla. Services were held Sat. January 13th at Union Cemetery.
Quinton Smith
Jan 9, 2007
On May 16, 1922, Quinton Smith was born to John Floyd Smith and Jennie Belle Hallum Smith in Stidham Oklahoma. At age 11, Quinton dropped out of school to make the family crop when his father passed away. Quinton was the only boy with eight sisters. Times were tough and life was a "hard row to hoe", but Jennie...
Ruth Ellen Garringer
Jan 6, 2007
RUTH ELLEN GARRINGER June 1, 1938 – January 6, 2007 Ruth Ellen Garringer was born June 1, 1938 in Burnettsville, Indiana to Joseph A. and Elsie M. (McCleland) Nicholas. She married Robert Eugene Garringer November 9, 1956 and his military service brought them to California in 1955. They moved to Wasco in 1965 where they made their home. Ruth...
Shirley Ann Thompson
Jan 5, 2007
Shirley Ann Thompson was born September 6, 1942 to William & Ophelia Haws in Bakersfield, California. She grew up in Wasco and attended Wasco elementary schools and graduated from Wasco High School with the Class of 1960. She went on to attend Bakersfield College taking accounting classes and began her 45-year career keeping books and doing taxes. She worked...
Gilbert P. Valdez
Jan 5, 2007
Gilbert P. Valdez was born February 4, 1930 in Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Rosendo & Aniceta (Pruneda) Valdez one of many children. He worked as a migrant in many states including Texas where he met Berta and they married in 1955. They moved to California in the late 1950's and in 1958 he bought his first truck. He worked...
James Leeroy Stallman
Jan 5, 2007
James Leeroy Stallman April 25, 1958 - January 5, 2007 James Leeroy Stallman was born April 25, 1958 in Bakersfield, California to Leonard Ray & Nellie Faye (Willingham) Stallman. He was a life-long resident of Wasco and worked doing recycling, cleaning and other jobs with Kern Regional Center. He married Marlinda Louise Thomason. James enjoyed riding his bike and...
Esther Gonzalez Estrada
Jan 3, 2007
Esther was born to Pedro Gonzalez and Luisa Castillo in Puerto Rico. She moved to Bakersfield 54 years ago. Services were held Monday, January 8th , 10am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She is survied by a brother Juan Gonzalez of Bakersfield.
