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Wednesday Dec. 31, 1975
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John Austin
Services were held Tuesday, De- cember 30, 11 a.m. at Valley Mortuary Chapel for John Whittington Austin, 75, of Bodfish, who died December 24 at Kern Valley Hospital. Kern River Valley Masons officiated the chapel service. Entombment was at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Mr. Austin was born June 15, 1900, in Mexico and was a resident of Bodfish for the past nine years, .a California resident for sixty - one years. He was a retired surveyor for the city of los Angeles and member of Kern River Valley Masons.
He is survived by his widow, Lucille; and one niece, Henrietta Contacessi, Quartz Hill.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Neva Vance
Graveside services were held at Kern Valley Cemetery Friday, Jan- uary 2, for Neva Beatrice Vance, 62, who died at Kern Valley Hospital December 29. Rev. Myron B. Good- year officiated.
She was born in Arizona December 2, 1913, residing in Kernville twenty years, and thirty-two years in the state.
She is survived by three sons, Ronald, Lake Isabella; Gary and William, both of Carson City, Nevada; two brothers, Irvin Price, Cotton- wood, Arizona; and Clyde Price, Flagstaff; one sister, Ora Van Deran, Mesa, Arizona; and elght grand- children.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and formerly manager of Kern Valley Airport.
Orvil O. Jett
Services will be held Thursday, January 8, 1:30 p.m. at Church of the Hills, Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, for Orvil Oscar Jett, 54, who died January 5 at Kern Valley Hospital. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn. Valley Mortuary will officiate.
Mr. Jett was born in Clarkston, Washington, February 22, 1921, a three-year resident of Kern Valley. forty-five years in California.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita; seven sons, William Howard Peede Jr., Arizona; Dr. Robert I .. Peede, Jackson, Mississippi: Tony, Robert, Johnny, Frank, and Kenny Jett, all of 1.os Angeles; one brother, Kenneth Jett, Los Angeles; one sister, Viola Budney, Sacramento; and fifteen grandchildren.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Alma Krekel
Services were held Wednesday, January 7 in Valley Mortuary Chapel for Alma Rosetta Krekel, 74, who died January 3, at Kern Valley Hospital. Rev Claude Sims officiated
Born in Oregon February 25. 1901, she resided in Lake Isabella forty-five years, sixty-three years in the state.
She is survived by one son, Bud Higgins, Seattle, Washington; two brothers, Ernest and Ernie Pitzer, both of California; one sister, Mary Navarre, Turlock; five grandchild- ren; and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary
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Thursday Jan 13, 1976
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Duane D. Huff
Services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Lyons Mortuary Chapel, Ridgecrest, for Duane Dale Huff, 54, who died at Kern Valley Hospital, January 10. Glen Burton will officiate. Interment to follow at 2:30 p.m., Kern Valley Cemetery.
Born in Norcatur, Kansas, May 23, 1921, Huff was a retired engineer at China Lake Naval Weapons Center. A Kern County resident for the past 30 years, he most currently resided in Onyx
He is survived by his wife, Ruth; four sons, Dale, Azusa; Leland R., Los Angeles, Frank, Azusa, William T. Rouse, San Francisco; one daughter, Barbara Jean Viers, Arlington, Texas; four brothers, Ruy, Norcatur: Frank A., Meeker, Colorado; Glenn, Alhambra; Leland, Center, Texas; two sisters, Hazel Van Gundy, Nor- catur; Alta May May, Sutton, Ne- braska; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Theodore Clodgo
Graveside services were held 'Tues- day, January 13 at Kern Valley Cemetery for Theodore Alfred Clodgo, 54, who died January 8 at Mission Hills. Rev. Calhoun and Veterans of Foreign Wars officiated.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, June 17, 1921, he was a five-year resident of Kern River Valley
Hle is survived by Ins wile, Emna, Bodfish; one son, Lance. Hummels. town, Pennsylvania: du cc daughters, luisa Clodgo, Florida, Jill and Gretchen Clodgo, both of Hummels- town, Pennsylvania; one sister, Kita Cote, Bodfish, one niece, Carol Burkey, Bodfish
Arrangements by Vality Mortuary.
Minnie Caraway
Services were held Tuesday, January 13, at Valley Mortuary Chapel and Wednesday, January 14, at Green Hills Memorial Chapel, San Pedro, for Minnie Mae Caraway, 79, who died January li at Kert. Valley Hospital. Interment followed at Green Hills.
Born in Texas, December 2, 1896, she resided in Kernville for the past six years.
She is survived by two sons: Carl Rotan, Buena Park; Virgle Rotan, Lawndale; two daughters, Etta Mae Rotan, Kernville; Louise Pryor, Kern- ville; two brothers: Charles and Samuel Petty; one sistet : Gertrude Ashford, Texas; seventeen grand- children and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Thursday Jan. 22, 1976 OBITUARY
A. "Red" Vega
Services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Weldon Methodist Church for Alfonso "Red" Vega, 78, a long-time Kern resident who died January 15 in his home at Weldon.
The Rev. Don Roulsten officiated with interment in Kern River Valley District Cemetery.
Vega was born in old Kernville on January 23, 1897. He started his ranching days at the age of 12 on John Weldon's ranch in Kelso Valley.
For years he worked on valley ranches including Landers, A. Brown Co., Walker Rankin Ranch, Smith Ranch, Onyx Ranch and the Hartman Ranch in Glennville. At one time he hauled hogs and freight to Caliente by mule teamn.
In the 1930's Vega worked at Spring- ville for the CCC camps and in the Imperial Valley. He also did some work in the movies which were filmed around old Kernville.
In 1944 he married Dorothy May Hand and in 1948 they took up a homestead in the Weldon area which he farmed until he retired in 1971.
Survivors include the widow, Dorothy; three sons, Alonzo of Bakersfield, Frank of Lake Isabella, and Gilbert of Weldon; five daugh- ters, Bertha Einbree of Bakersfield, Theresa Morris of Springville, Rosalie Vega of Bodfish, and Deanna and Melody of Weldon; one sister, Mrs. Mabel Bracamonte of Bakersfield; two nephews, Rayinond Vega of Anchorage, Alaska and Richard Vega of Bakersfield; two nieces, Vera Rivas and Beatrice Soto; and eight grandchildren.
Thursday Jan 29, 1976
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Beverly Ann Kytola
Memorial services will be held at the Valley Mortuary Chapel today, Thursday, January 29 at 11 a.m. for Beverly Ann Kytola, 40, of Lake Isabella. Rev. Arthur Lewis, pastor of the Lutheran Church, will officiate at the service and interment will follow in the Kern River Valley District Cemetery in Wofford Heights.
Mrs. Kytola was born May 22, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan and she died on January 25 in the Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield. She had lived in Lake Isabella for the past Il years and was an active partner in the Lake Isabella Vacation Trailer Rental business.
She is survived by her husband, Bill; one daughter, Susan, her mother, Mrs. Florence Igel of Rose- ville, Michigan, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Shaw of Lake Isabella; and one sister, Mrs. Sheila Hirshbeck of Michigan. Arrange- ments by Valley Mortuary
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Thursday Feb. 5, 1976
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James Ingram
Services will be held at the Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel in Bakersfield at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, February 5 for James A. Ingram, 89, who died February 1 in a Bakersfield hospital. Rev. Jack D. Peacock, pastor of the Cavalry Bible Church and members of the Caledonia Masonic Lodge No. 486 will officiate at the service. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Ingram was born in Brazil, Indiana and was a resident of Bakersfield for the past 50 years. He was employed by Southern Pacific Railroad Co. as a inachinist for 30 years. Ingram was a member of Caledonia Masonic Lodge No. 486, the Eagles Aerie No. 93 and Knights of Phythias.
He is survived by the widow, Cora of Bakersfield; one son, Clifford; three daughters, Gertrude Ingram of Pasa- dena, Mary Palden of Inglewood, Effie Ingram of Bakersfield; 4 grand- children and 9 great-grandchildren.
Helen Stone
Services were held at the Valley Mortuary Chapel on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 3 at 11 a.m. for Helen Marie Stone, 67, of Wofford Heights who died on January 30. Rev. Woodrow Pea- body, pastor of the St. Peter's Episcopal Mission conducted the chapel service and members of the Eastern Star No. 643 officiated at the graveside rite. Interment was in Kern River Valley District Cemetery.
Mrs. Stone was born in Newport News, Virginia on March 21, 1908. She was a resident of Wofford Heights for the past 8 years and a resident of the state for 45 years. She was a member of the Eastern Star No. 643 and the 55 Plus Club.
She is survived by the widower, Benjamin; one brother, Kenard Bruce of Marion, Ohio; two sisters, Sylvia McMahan of Downey and Ruth Lewis of Hemet.
Michael Birdwell
Memorial services were held in El Cajon on January 26 for Michael Lee Birdwell, 27, who died on January 23 in Southern California.
He was born in Lakeside, California on April 14, 1948 and was a resident of the Kern River Valley for five years.
He is survived by two daughters, . Michelle and Victoria of Long Beach; his mother, Mrs. Betty Saska; his father, Bud Birdwell; two sisters, Marcie and Lisa, and one brother, Steven of Lakeside.
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Thursday Feb. 12, 1976
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SMITH JOBE
Services were held at the assembly of God Church in Wofford Heights on Monday, February 9 at 2p.m. for Smith Kefer Jobe, 75 of Bella Vista Tract, who died on February 5. Rev. Richard C. Harbison, pastor of the Assembly of God Church officiated. Interment followed in the Kern River Valley District Cemetery. Jobe was born on May 31, 1900 in Kentucky. He was a resident of the state for 30 years, and had lived in the valley for 11 years at the time of his death. He was a retired wire cutter employed by North American Aviation Company .
He is survived by the widow, Molly ; two daughters, Marjorie Turner of Tombstone, Arizona and Geraldine Flood of Lake Isabella; two brothers, Chester Jobe and Estell Jobe, both of Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Pearl Sexton of West Virginia, and 27 grandchildren. Arrangements by Holland and Lyons Mortuary of Ridgecrest.
JANE SEARS
Jane Dilibert Sears, 55, died Feb- ruary 7, Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield. Cremation took place Monday, Feb- urary 9, and the ashes were scattered at sea.
She is survived by her husband, Everett Sears, Kernville; one daugh- ter, Leslie Gordon, Fairbanks, Alas- ka; one son, Peter Sears, Simi Valley; her father, Samuel Dilibert, Holly- wood, Florida; and two grandchildren. Arrangements by Doughty, Calhoun and O'Meara, Bakersfield.
Thursday Feb. 12, 1976
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Violet Blomberg
Graveside services were held Tues- day, February 10, at Kern Valley Cemetery for Violet Elvira Blomberg, 68, who died February 6 at Fireside Convalescent Hospital, Santa Monica. Sidney Ricards, Christian Science Reader, and Kernville Rebekah Lodge No. 365 officiated.
Born in Chicago, September 22, 1907, she came here in 1942 to teach school in old Kernville. Following World War II, her husband Ken joined her here and made Kernville their home.
VI was a member of Church of Christ, Scientist, Wofford Heights. She was past president of V.F.W. Auxiliary Post No. 7665, Past Noble Grand of Kernville Rebekah Lodge No. 365, and Past District Deputy, District No. 51, Rebekah Assembly of California. At the time of her death, she was Area Press Chairman, Rebekah Assembly of California.
Hazel Mayhew
Graveside services were held Wednesday, February Il. at Kern Valley Cemetery for Hazel D. May- hew, 70, who died February 6 at Kern Valley Hospital. Rev. Hugh Power officiated.
Born March 13, 1905 in Panhandle, Texas, Mrs. Mayhow was a retired medical secretary from the 1.os Angeles area. A 27 year resident of California, she had lived in Lake Isabella only two weeks. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Orange County.
She is survived by one daughter, Gloria Boyer, Lake Isabella; four grandeluldren, and two great-grand- cluldren.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Thursday Feb. 19, 1976
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Joe P. Willis
Graveside services will be held today, Thursday, February 19 at Kern Valley Cemetery for Joe P. Willis, who died Friday, February 13, 1 p.m., Kern Valley Cemetery.
Willis, a retired custodian, was a resident of Bodfish for the past seven years, better known as "Camper Joe."
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Josephine Murillo
Services were held Friday, Feb- ruary 20 in Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel for Josephine K. Murillo, 67, who died February 16. Rev. William McCord officiated. Interment followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Born in Visalia, Mrs. Murillo was a resident of Kern County for the past 10 years. She was an employee of Firestone Tire Company for 16 years.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph, Miracle Hot Springs; one son, Ernest, El Monte; and two daughters, Pat, Anaheim, and Barbara, Sac- ramento.
Arrangements by Hillcrest Mem- orial Park and Mortuary.
Byard J. Taylor
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, February 24, at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, for Byard J. Taylor, of Wofford Heights, who passed away February 20 at the Kern Valley Hospital.
Mr. Taylor was born in Cathin, Illinois, on May 9, 1903, and moved to California during the World War Il period, where he was employed by Lockheed and General Precision. He had been a resident of Wofford Heights for the past seven years. He was a member of the Kernville United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite in Illinois.
Mr. Taylor is survived by the widow, Lucile C. Taylor, a sister, Josephine Douglas of Sarasota, Flo- rida, and two brothers, Don Taylor of Fairinount, Illinois, and John Taylor of Indianaola, Immunois
Memorial donations may be sent to the Kernville United Methodist Church.
Henry Jones
Graveside services were held Wednesday, February 25 for Henry Lawrence Jones, 44, who died February 22 at Kern Valley Hospital. Kern Valley Disabled Veterans of- ficiated Interment followed at Kern Valley Cemetery.
Born October 24, 1931, in Erie, Pennsylvania, Jones was a retired foreman with Sierra Electric, Los Angeles. Resident of California 20 years, he lived in Kern River Valley for the past five years.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey; two sons, Henry Ji., Ft. Lewis, Washington, Dale Alan, Lake Isa- bella; three daughters, Le Ann Jansen, Mt. Mesa, Traci Lynn, Lake Isabella, Cheryl Renee, Lake Isa- bella; one brother, Gordon Cappal. letty, Valencia; one sister, Harriett Ann Hedderick, Idaho Falls; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Jones.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary .
Lisa Wonser
Lisa Duprey Wonser, 18, died February 19, in Piru, Califorma. Born in Thousand Oaks, she was a resident of Lake Isabella from 1965 to 1973. She was a student at Kern Valley High School.
She is survived by her parents, Jim and Barbara Wonser, Piru; three brothers, Tom, Joe and Dan; and one sister, Diane Wonser, Bakersfield.
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Thursday March 4, 1976
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William Walker
By Ardis Walker
William D. Walker passed away in the Bakersfield Memorial Hospital on Sunday, February 29 after a long illness. He was born in Kernville on August 17, 1898, the son of William Brannon Walker, Jr., and Etta Mae Bole Walker, who were natives of Kernville. His grandfather, William Brannon Walker, Sr., had crossed the plains from Texas during the gold rush, moved with his family from the Mother Lode to Keysville, then on to Kernville, when the mines of those camps had created a sizeable stampede to the Kern River diggings.
The deceased spent most of his life in the Kern River country and in the region of Glennville and White River, where he absorbed the culture of a frontier society which he retained until his last day.
His early formal education consis- ted of the bare rudiments of reading, writing and simple figuring. But, throughout his youth and manhood, he amassed a huge store of skills and learning in the world of nature; skills which are disappearing in a modern technological age.
In his youth, he was trained in prospecting the hills of the Kern by his miner father and in the arts of hunting and tracking, which were handed down to him though his father as an heirloom which had its origin in Indian neighbors and friends.
He leaves three daughters, Lillian Moore and Vivian Miller of Woody. June Price of Kernville, and a son, Robert Bob Walker of Bakersfield. His descendants include 15 grand- children and 7 great-grandchildren He also leaves a brother, Ardis Watker of Kernville.
In accordance with his expressed wishes, there will be no funeral services and his ashes will be deposited on the Moore Ranch near Woody where he spent his last years.
Thursday March 4, 1976
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Earl B. Broce
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 2, at the Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier for Earl B. Broce of Wofford Heights, who passed away Friday, February 27, at the Kern Valley Hospital
Mr. Broce was born in Bristol, Tennessee, on November 3, 1899 and moved to California in 1908. He was employed for many years by the Otis Elevator Company. He retired in 1954. He was also employed for some time by Kern County.
Broce built and operated the Sportsman's Inn and adjacent service station in Kernville and has been a resident of Wofford Heights for the past nine years. Mr. Broce was a member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local No. 18, in Los Angeles
He leaves his widow, Margaret E. Broce; two sons, Harry and Dudley Eskew of Lob Angeles; two sisters, Mrs. Peggy Lusman and Mrs. Arlene Gage; and a brother, Leon Broce, all of Santee, California. He also leaves four grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be sent to the Kern Valley Hospital Heart Fund.
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Thursday Mar. 11, 1976
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Gerald Schaupp
Services were held March 6 in Colonial Chapel, Custer Christian Mortuary, West Covina, for Gerald William Schaupp who died March 3. Service was officiated by Chaplain Robert Burton. Private interment followed.
Resident of Duarte, Schaupp and his wife owned a cottage in Wofford Heights and were regular visitors to the valley.
He is survived by his wife Gladys; two daughters, Lynne McCarthy and Katherine Dixon; one son, Robert Schaupp; two brothers, Roscoe and Paul Schaupp; two sisters, Gladys Reinecker and Zora Lasch; and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements by Custer Christian Mortuary, West Covina.
Leon J. Smith
Leon J. Smith, 51, died March 7 in his Lake Isabella home. No service will be held.
Born February 21, 1925 in Mt. Ida, Arkansas, he was a four-year resident of Lake Isabella and owner of Master Cleaners, A member of Moose Lodge No. 498 and Elks Lodge No. 2358, Smith was a retired police officer from Huntington Park.
He is survived by his wife Kathleen; two sons, Robert Smith, La Jolla, and Richard Smith, Taiwan, China: parents Bud and Mattie Smith, Huntington Park; one sister, Lois Pace, Downey; and one brother, Jerrold, Los Angeles.
In Lieu of flowers, friends are asked to make donations to Heart Fund or charities for crippled children.
Maurice Willoughby
Graveside services will be held today, March 11, 1 p.m. at Kern Valley Cemetery for Maurice Donald Willoughby, 61, who died March 8 at Kern Valley Hospital.
Born in Skamokawa, Washington, Willoughby was a retired meter repairman for San Bernardino Water Company. He lived in Bodfish the past five years
He is survived by his wife Dorothy ; one son John Dean Willoughby, San Bernardino; two brothers, Vincent and Dean Willoughby, both of Verns, Oregon; and one grandson, John Gregory Willoughby, San Bernardino. Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Lyda McDonald
Services will be held today, Thurs- day, March 18 at 1 p.m. at McCormick Mortuary Chapel, Inglewood, for Lyda McDonald, 73, who died March 14 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Burbank. Interment will follow at Inglewood Cemetery.
Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, she last resided in Wofford Heights and was a ten-year valley dweller. Mrs. Mc- Donald was a member of Lady Elks.
She is survived by one daughter, Louise Venable, Chatsworth; one son, Gene Baraldi, Inglewood; and two granddaughters.
Arrangements by McCormick Mor- tuary, Inglewood.
Marrill Parke
Graveside services will be held today, March 25, at 11 a.m. for Marrill A. Parke, 55, who died March 22 at Kern Valley Hospital. Rev. Woodrow Peabody will officiate with interment following at Kern Valley Cemetery.
Born in Spokane, Washington, Sep- tember 9, 1920, Parke was employed as a service station attendant at Mobil station, Lake Isabella. Resident of California fifteen years, he spent eight years in Kern River Valley.
He was a member of Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 54, and Masonic Lodge.
He Is survived by one son, Dennis Parke, Fullerton; two daughters, Dianne Hertczeg, Placentia, and Darleen Treford, Anaheim; one brother, Frankford Parke, Jr., New York; his father, Frankford Parke, Sr., Lake Isabella; and ten grand- children.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Byron Nichols
Graveside services will be held today, March 25, at 2 p.m. for Byron Nichols, 82, who died March 10 at his home in Lake Isabella. Felix Olivetti will officiate with interment following at Kern Valley Cemetery.
Born May 23, 1893, Nichols has no known relatives.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Mary Trayers
Memorial services for Mary Lee Trayers, 70, who died March 29 at Kern Valley Hospital were held Wednesday, March 31, at Valley Mortuary Chapel. Private cremation followed.
A valley resident three years, she lived in California eleven years and was a retired nurse's alde from Mt. Claire Hospital.
She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Williams, Lake Isabella.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Edith Weis
Graveside services for Edith H. Weis, 80, who died March 29 at Kern Valley Hospital were held Wednes. day, March 31 at Grandview Memorial Park, Glendale. Rev. Car- penter officiated.
A retired clerk from Good Samari- tan Hospital in the Los Angeles area, she lived eight years in Kernville and thirty-five years in California.
She is survived by two sons, John W. Weis and Richard D. Weis, Kernville; two sisters, Lillian Forsberg, Wichita, Kansas, and Ruth Jillson, Manhattan, Kansas; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Hubert Williamson
Hubert O. Williamson, Wofford Heights, passed away in Torrance, Tuesday, March 30. He was born January 9, 1919 in Metropolis, Illinois and had lived in California for 36 years.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara of Torrance; 2 sons, Donald of Carson and Larry of Redondo Beach; two daughters, Joy Frazzitta of Torrance and Lynn Lozano of El Toro; three brothers, Walter of Tennessee, Floyd of Lake Isabella, and Ralph of Wilmington; 1 sister, Florence of Seattle, Washington; and 8 grand- children.
Funeral services were held Friday. April 2, in the Chapel of the Ivy located within Halverson-Leavell Mortuary of Torrance. Graveside services were at 3 p.m. in Kern Valley Cemetery.
Margaret Craig
Graveside services were held Tues- day for Margaret F. Craig, 64, who died April 4 at Kern Valley Hospital. Rev. Hugh Power officiated and Jeanette Rogers was soloist at Graveside.
Born March 18, 1912, in Texas, she was a retired secretary for China Lake Naval Weapons Center. She lived in Kern County the past twenty- eight years and was an active member of Lady Elks.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Craig, Lake Isabella; two daughters, Ruth Block, Los Angeles, and Sandra Craig, Cheyenne, Wyo- ming; three brothers, Albert Mc- Ginty, George Williams, and Robert Williams, all of Texas; two sisters, Helen MacAngus, and Beulah Mc- Ginnis, both of Texas; and five grandchildren
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Eldon Sechrist
Eldon Sechrist passed away Thurs- day, April 1 in Wofford Heights.
The Sechrists, and sons Royce and Charles Sechrist, are owners of Wofford Heights Awning Company. Seven years the family had a weekend home in the valley, before his retirement from Operating Engin- eers. They moved to Wofford Heightss in June of 1971 froni Bellflower.
Prior to his illness Eldon served as Deadon, treasurer, and Sunday School Superintendent in the First Southern Baptist Church in Kernville. He had also helped in missions in Nevada, and the Los Angeles area. For many years he had a large youth depart- ment in the Sunday School in Bellflower.
He was born in Ranger, Texas, April 6, 1914. The family came to California in 1942. He worked for Doty Brothers Construction and Ledford Brothers Construction as heavy equip- ment operator in Signal Hill.
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