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A memorial service was conducted Monday, April 15, at the Valley Mortuary Chapel, Lake Isabella, for Bernard C. Ackley of Bodfish. Officiating was the Kern River Valley Veterans Council, Fred Dodds commander.
Ackley passed away suddendly at his residence on April 9.
He is survived by his sister, Nancy Davidson of Albuquerque; nephews Michael and Peter, also of New Mexico and niece, Susan of Hawaii: Bernard Ackley was a 27 year veteran of the U.S. Army who retired in 1965. He served during WW II and Korea and was decorated for valor. Born Aug. 16, 1925, in Minneapolis, Minn., Bernard Charles "Barney" Ackley was 59.
Interment of ashes at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Thursday Apr. 18, 1985
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IDELLE PRINDLE
Funeral services for Idell Prindle of Bodfish were conducted Tuesday, April 16, at the Valley Mortuary Chapel. Lake Isabella. Officiating was Rev. David Snow Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella. Mrs. Prindle passed away April 13 at Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield. She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Loyd Prindle of Bodfish; daughter Joanne Haussner of Hawthorne; granddaughters Debbie Escano of Redondo Beach, Gayle DiMeglio of San Pedro, Staci Haussner of Hawthorne; great- grandsons Danny Escano of Redondo Beach and Gina DiMeglio of San Pedro.
Mrs. Prindle was treasurer of the Bodfish Beamers collectors club. Born July 21, 1912 in Ida Grove, Iowa, G. Idell Prindle was 72. Interment at Inglewood Park. Arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
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Thursday Apr. 25, 1985 OBITUARY
JUANITA YVONNE SWEENEY
Graveside services were held Friday, April 19, at 11 a.m. at Kern River Valley cemetery for Juanita Yvonne Sweeney, 68, who passed away April 16 in Bakersfield. Juanita was last employed by Bank of America, where she worked for 14 years. She was a member of First Christian Church of Bakersfield for 30 years. She was a resident of Wofford Heights for seven years and a member of Kernville United Methodist Church and the Ladies of the Elks. She is survived by her husband Pat, of Wofford Heights; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Janet Sweeney of Bakersfield; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and John Weaver of Ridgecrest; brothers Ray Thompson of Chico and Ralph Thompson of Westwood; grandchildren Michael, Sharie, Shannon and Erin Sweeney and Patrick and Kelly Weaver. Rev. Jim McGhee, pastor of the Kernville United Methodist Church officiated.
Arrangements were made by Valley Mortuary.
Thursday Apr. 25, 1985
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MARJORIE RITA LALLY
A memorial service was held April 20 at the Nativity Catholic Church in Torrance for Marjorie Rita Lally who died April 19.
Mrs. Lally was a resident of Kernville since 1972.
She is survived by her husband John (Jack) L. Lally, Sr .; son John L. Lally, Jr., and wife Sue of Torrance; daughter, Nina Blevens of Gardena; sister Sister Evelyn Marie Davis of Traverse City, Mich .; brother, Russell J. Kidwell, of Mount Clemens, Mich .; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Born May 27, 1920, in Grosse Point, Mich., Marjorie Rita Lally was 65. A memorial service will be held in the Kern Valley at a later date.
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Thursday Apr. 25, 1985 OBITUARY
CARL RUFF
A memorial service was conducted Friday, April 19, at the Valley Mortuary Chapel, Lake Isabella, for
Carl F. Ruff, of Mt. Mesa. Officiating were officers of Kern Valley Moose Lodge No 498 LOOM and Rev. Linda Inlow, pastor of the Highland Chapel Methodist Church.
Mr. Ruff passed away April 16 at Kern Valley Hospital.
He is preceded in death by his daughter Beverly Gill, deceased in
1981 and survived by his wife, Violet
of Mt. Mesa; daughter and son-in-law Carolyn and Carl Hawkins, Frazier Park; brothers Herman of Lake Isabella, Melvin, Ernest and Vernon of Bakersfield, Gordon of Taft; sisters Linda Short, Colfax; Ida Bauer of Napa, Idaho; four grandchildren and one great, granddaughter.
Carl Ruff was a member of the
Kern Valley Moose and was retired
from the U.S. Postal Service. Born Dec. 18, 1912, in Russell, Kansas, Carl Frederick Ruff was 72.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Donations to the Kern
Valley Hospital building fund may be made in memory of Carl F. Ruff.
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Thursday May 2, 1985
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CHARLES E. FROST
A graveside memorial service was conducted Friday April 26 at the Kern River Valley cemetery for Charles E. Frost of Bodfish. Officiating were officers of Kern Valley Mouse Lodge No. 498.
Mr. Prost passed away April 21 at the Kern Valley Hospital.
He is survived by his sons Charles Ray of Paradise, I arry of Nebraska; brothers Everett of Iowa, Grant of lowa, Lindy of Iowa; sister Thelma Morton of Iowa; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Charles, Chuck Frost was a member of the Eagles, the Mouse and the VFW.
During WWIl, he served with the U.S. Army.
Born Feb. 20, 1916 in Clarion, lowa, Charles Edgar Frost was 69.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
WILLA MAF MULLAN
A funeral service was conducted at the Niday South Park Chapel in Pearland, Texas on Monday, April 29 tor Willa Mar Mullan.
Mrs. Mullan, a resident of Lake Isabella passed away April 22 at Kern Valley Hospital.
She is survived by her husband Orbra of lake Isabella ; son Jerry Lee Mullan of Ferndale, Washington; daughter Nancy Kay Whittaker of Hawthorne; brothers Andrew Jackson Wolf, Houston, Woodrow Wilson Wolf of Anahein !; sisters Beatrice Orndorff uf Burbank, Midge Niles of Alhambra and five grandeluidren
Born Nuv 10. 1919 in Houston, Texas, Willa Mae Mullan was 65.
Interment at the Southpark Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas. Arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Thursday May 2, 1985
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WILLIAM HOSEY
A graveside funeral service was conducted at the Kern River Valley cemetery Tuesday, April 30 for William H Hosey of Wofford Heights. Officiating was lev. Jack Jones, Pastur of the Mt. View Southern Baptist Church of Lake isabella.
Mr. Hosey passed away at his residence during the evening of April 27 after an illness.
lle is sut vived by his wife, Myrtle, Wofford Heights; daughter and son In law, Vickie and Gary Bosz, Irvine; granddaughter Shasta Lynn; grandson Coty Williamn Lee and sister Betty Ashley of Mississippi.
Mr Hosey has been a resident of the Kern Valley since 1969.
Born Nov. 13, 1908 m Smith County, Mississippi, William Haskell Hosey was 7G Atrangements
Valley Mortoaty.
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Thursday May 9, 1985
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THOMAS M. KITCHEN
Thomas M. Kitchen of Wofford
Heights passed away May 2 at San
Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield.
He is survived by brothers Albert S. Kitchen of Indianapolis, Indiana; Bruce Kitchen, Canoga Park; George Kitchen, Water Valley, Kentucky; David Kitchen and wife Dorothy of Wofford Heights; sisters Charlotte Yates, of St. Bernice, Indiana; Mary Lopez of Garden Grove; Ruth Marietta of Clinton, Indiana and nephew Don Kitchen of Canoga Park. Born Nov. 28, 1913 in Terre Haute, Indiana, Thomas Milton Kitchen was 71.
Memorial service pending. Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Thursday May 16, 1985
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JOHN H. CASTLEMAN John H. Castleman of Lake Isabella passed away May 6 at Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of Lake Isabella and son John, Jr. of La Mirada.
John Castleman was a member of K.V. Moose Lodge No. 498, and the Forty-Niners Death Valley Historical Association.
He had been a resident of the Kern Valley for the past 15 years.
Born June 4, 1919 in Missouri, John Hamilton Castleman was 65. Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
BRIGHAM YOUNG STOVER Brigham Young Stover passed away on April 24 at San Joaquin Hospital, Bakersfield.
He Is survived by his wife, of 62 years Marie Stover, Kernville; son Jack D. Stover, Kernville; brother Ruben Stover, San Jose; sister Florence Williams, Yucipa and one granddaughter JoLynn Dianne Schoonover, City of Industry.
Jack and Marie moved to Kernville in 1975, after retiring from his own barbershop business in Los Angeles which he ran for 30 years.
Born Jan. 16, 1901 in Texas, Brigham Young Stover was 84.
Cremation arrangements were handled by Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield.
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ROBERT LOUIS ANDREW
A funeral mass was held for Robert Louis Andrew on Tuesday, May 14 at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Wofford Heights with Monsingor A.G. Herdegon officiating.
Robert Andrew was born Feb. 7, 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and
died at his residence Friday, May 10. Interment will be held at Kern River Valley Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife Beatty of Lake Isabella; sons Frank and Tony Lamping of Lake Isabella; daughters Bobby Johnson of Corona, Mary Eikart of Sacramento, Judy Byrne of Sacramento, Sharon Coughlin of Orange, Lana Yarbrough of Lake Isabella and Joni Lamping of Lake Isabella; mother Mary Stapleton of Northridge and sister Helen Bigwood of Iowa and nine grandchildren. Robert was a Marine veteran of the Korean war and a member of the Moose, Elks and Eagles. He was a resident of the valley for the past six years.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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FRANK ROTTHOFF
A graveside service was conducted Tuesday, May 14 at the Kern River Valley Cemetery for Frank J. Kottho: of Wofford Heights. Officiating was Rev. McGee, Pastor of the United Methodist Church in Kernville and officers of the KRV Elks Lodge No. 2358.
Mr. Kotthoff passed away May 10 at the San Joaquin Hospital, Bakersfield.
He is survived by his wife, Ina, of Wofford Heights; daughters Faith Clayton, Missouri, Karen Knox and husband Jim of Laguna Hills; grandson Richard Knox of Laguna Hills.
Frank Kotthoff was a member of KRV Elks Lodge No. 2358 and had been a resident of the Kern River Valley for the past 11 years. Born Feb. 19, 1912 in Mamkato, Minnesota, Frank Joseph Kotthoff was 73.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Thursday May 23, 1985 OBITUARY
LEE ESTES BENEDICT
A graveside service was held Wednesday May 22 at 2 p.m. at the Kern River Valley Cemetery for Lee Estes Benedict, 47 of Wofford Heights.
Mr. Benedict was born Sept. 27 1937 in Los Angeles, and died May 18 in Bakersfield.
Mr. Benedict was a meat cutter for 27 years and was last employed in Bakersfield for Lucky's Markets. He is survived by his wife Evalyn of Wofford Heights; son Richard Benedict of Tujuana; Ronald Benedict of Saugus; daughter, Vickie Calnec of Washington, Cindy Benedict of Agoura; 2 grandchildren; mother Charlotte Bennett of Long Beach, brother Richard Benedict of Long Beach.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Thursday May 23, 1985
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WILBUR EDWARD (BIII)JOHNSON Wilbur Edward Bill Johnson died May 8 at the age of 72.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois on Aug. 4, 1912. He was self employed as a painter and woodcutter.
He is aurvived by his wife Lorraine of Kernville; sons Dale Johnson, Bakersfield and Craig, Fresno; and a sister, Eleanor Retuson,
Wisconsin.
HERMAN WISE "Jack" CARTER A memorial service was held Thursday, May 16 at the Valley Mortuary Chapel for Herman W. "Jack" Carter of Wofford Heights. Joel Astor officiated.
Mr. Carter was born July 28, 1924 in Russell, Kentucky and died May 13 in Bakerafield.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Wofford Heights; his mother Ann Freeman of Lake Isabella; daughter Dona Luzzi of Sonoma; brother Richard Carter of Florida and one grandson, Christian Giarrita of Sonoma.
Mr. Carter served in the Navy during WW II and the Army during the Korean war and was a member of Kern Valley Moose.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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Thursday May 23, 1985 OBITUARY
JOHN WILLIAM CONDON
A funeral mass was held Monday,
May 20 at 8 a.m. at St. Jude's Catholic
Church in Wofford Heights, Rev.
Monsignor A.G. Herdegen officiated.
Interment at the Holy Cross
Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Mr. Condon was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 14, 1908 and died May 17 in Mt. Mesa.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor
of 16 years of Bodfish; sons Wayne Condon of Bakersfield; John Condon of Lancaster; daughters Pat Schick, Lodi, Dorothy Lee Smith, Gardena; brothers Harold, Florida, Carl Condon of New York and Ken Condon of New York; sister Nellie Barnett of New York; and 11 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren amd 2 great great grandchildren.
Mr. Condon was a charter member of the El Segundo Rod and Gun Club. Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
LARENA VICTORIA DELAVEGA
A private cremation service was held May 17 for Larena Victoria DeLavega.
Larena DeLavega was born Jan 22, 1901 in Harvey, Illinois and died May 17 in Bakersfield. She was a resident of Wofford Heights.
She is survived by her sister, Vera Keller of National City.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary
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Thursday May 30, 1985
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C.R. "Bunch" BLANKENSHIP
A funeral service was conducted Tuesday, May 28 at the United Methodist Church in Kernville for C.R. "Bunch" Blankenship of Wofford Heights. Officiating was Rev. Jim McGhee.
Mr. Blankenship passed away May 24 at home in Wofford Heights after an illness.
He is survived by his wife Loris of Wofford Heights; sons Owen Blankenship of Reseda and Tom Blankenship of Halsey Canyon- Saugus; daughter and son-in-law Sue and Tom Mckinney of Wofford Helghts; sister Lorene Williamson of Platte City, Missouri; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Bunch Blankenship was & Mason and a member of Triangle Lodge 548 and a member of Triangle Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. He was also a member of Kernville United Methodist Church and active in church work, including visitation of the sick and those in need. He was also instrumental in forming the Mended Hearts Association of the Kern Valley.
Born May 26, 1911 in Platte County, Missouri, Carol Roscoe "Bunch" Blankenship was 73.
Interment at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Thursday May 30, 1985
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EDWARD CHRISTIAN
A funeral service was conducted Saturday May 25 at the First Baptist Church in Lake Isabella for Edward W. Christian of Lake Isabella. Officiating was Rev. David Snow.
Mr. Christian passed away May 20 at Kern Valley Hospital after an illness.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ruby of Lake Isabella; daughter Donna Kelpe of Northridge; aons Jerry and wife Katherine of South Fulton, Tennessee: Dennis and wife Catherine of Fairfield; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Edward Christian was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he had served as custodian for more than 10 years.
Born Feb. 21 1912 in Springfield, Missouri, Edward Warren Christian was 73.
Interment at Kern River Valley Cemetery. Arrangementa by Valley Mortuary of Lake Isabella.
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GRACE BINNS
A memorial service was conducted Tuesday, June 4, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Erskine Creek Road, Lake Isabella, for Grace Binns of Kernville. Officiating was Tom Watrous.
Mrs. Binns passed away June 1 at her residence.
She is survived by her husband Russel J. Binns of Kernville; son Tim of Ridgecrest; daughters Ruth Benson of Kernville, Ginger Binns of Bakersfield; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The Binns' have resided in the Kern Valley for the past 29 years.
Born Feb. 9, 1915, in Alma, Mich., Grace Belle Binns was 70. Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary of Lake Isabella.
ALBERT AMER
A mass of Christian burial was celebrated at the St. Jude Parish Catholic Church in Wofford Heights on Friday, May 31, for Albert Amer of Lake Isabella. Officiating at the mass and at the Rosary conducted Thursday evening was Rev. Monsignor Anthony G. Herdegen, Pastor of St. Jude's Parish.
Amer passed away May 28 at his residence in Lake Isabella.
He is survived by his daughter, Cecilia Deuel of Lake Isabella; granddaughter Pvt. First Class Cecilia Negrete with the U.S. Army in Louisiana, Kathryn Louise Negrete, Lake Isabella; nephew John Lally of Kernville, nephew, Kenneth, and niece Bernice Leonard.
Born Aug. 20, 1900, in Tottenham, England, Albert Hebert Amer was 84. Interment at the Kern River Valley Cemetery, Wofford Helghts. Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
Thursday June 6, 1985
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BONNER FRANK JONES
A memorial service was conducted Thursday, May 30, at the Masonic Temple, Kernville, for Bonner Frank Jones of Kernville. Officiating were officers of KRV Masonic Lodge No. 827.
Jones passed away May 26 at the Kern Valley Hospital, Mtn. Mesa.
He is survived by his wife, Helen, of Kernville; daughters Molly Hein of Fremont, Marilyn Wilkison of New Jersey; brothers, Donald of Canyon Country, Robert of San Bernardino; sisters, Lucille and Louise, both of San Bernardino; granddaughters Melinda Kaufer of Thousand Oaks, Carolyn Wilkison of New Jersey; grandsons Randall Wood of Carson City, Robin Wood of Blythe; great- grandson Joe Mac Wood and great granddaughter Christy Wood.
Bonner Frank Jones was preceeded in death by one son. He was retired from Southern Pacific railroad where he had served for more than 20 years as an engineer.
He was a Mason and member of Masonic Lodge No. 661 of Los Angeles. Born Jan. 11, 1915, in Ridgefarm, Ill., Bonner Frank Jones was 70.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
HELEN HOWE
A memorial service was held Monday, June 3, at the Valley Mortuary Chapel for Helen A. Howe of Weldon. Officiating was Rev. David Snow, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella.
Mrs. Howe passed away May 30 at Kern Valley Hospital.
She is survived by her husband Lincoln F. Howe of Weldon; son Lincoln Charles Howe of Seattle and granddaughter Tessa.
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Thursday June 20, 1985
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HUBBARD IRVIN ELLIS
A graveside service will be held today, June 13 at 11 a.m. at the Kern Rivar Valley carnetery for Hubbard Irvin Ellis, Bakersfield. Officiating will be Pastor Jack Peacock of the Calvary Bible Church, Bakersfield.
Ellis was born in Texas, July 4, 1909 and died June 7 in a Bakersfield hospital after a long illness.
He was a realdent of the Kern Valley for five years in the mid to late 1960s and has been a resident of the Bakersfield area for the past 30 yeara. He is survived by sons Patrick Ells and Richard Ellis, both of Bakersfield. Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
ADELINE KAHMANN
Adeline Marle Kahnann of Bodfish passed away June 3 at Kern Valley Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond of Bodfish.
Born March 28, 1917, In Plerce, Pierce County, Nebraska, Adeline Edith-Marle Kahmann was 68.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
DOROTHY MORRIS
A memorial service was conducted Saturday, June 8, at the Valley Mortuary Chapel in Lake Isabella for Dorothy Morris of Lake Isabells. Officiating was Pastor J.P. "Robble" Robinson of the First Baptist Church of Weldon.
Mrs. Morris passed away June 5 at the Kern Valley Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Carl of Lake Isabella; daughters Diane Nelson, Lake Isabella, Beverly Boys and Betty Thaller, Siml; sons Carl W. Morris, Jr., Simi, William Mckinley, Manhattan Beach; Richard Mckinley, San Francisco; sisters Lucille Edwards of Georgia; brother William Allen, North Carolina; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Born June 16, 1917, in Atlanta, Georgia, Dorothy Allen Morris was 67.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
BILLIE F. GORDEN
A memorial service was conducted Wednesday, June 19, at the Valley Mortuary Chapel for Billie Gorden of Bodfish. Officiating was Rev. Jack Jones, Pastor of the Mt. View Southern Baptist Church, Lake Isabella.
Gorden passed away June 12 at Kern Valley Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Chet, of Bodfish. Billie was known in the Kern Valley as the dispatcher for auto club tow trucks from Chet's Garage. She loved the outdoors, fishing and hunting, and often packed into the high country.
Born Sept. 14, 1914, in New Mexico, Billie Floyddeanne Bartell-Gorden was 70.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
MARY KASHA
Mary Kasha passed away June 12 at Kern Valley Hospital in Mt. Mesa.
She was a resident of South Lake. She Is preceeded in death by her husband, John, deceased April 22, 1980. She is survived by her son Jerold Kasha of Canoga Park and three grandchildren.
Born Feb. 6, 1912, in Youngstown, Ohio, Mary Mildred Kasha was 73.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
BILLIE LINDSEY
A funeral service was conducted Monday, June 17, at the Valley Mortuary Chapel in Lake Isabella for Billie N. Lindsey of Lake Isabella. Officiating was Edgar Landers, associate Pastor of the Church of Christ, Mt. Mesa, and the Women of the Moose, Violet Ruff, president.
Mrs. Lindsey passed away June 13 at her residence in Lake Isabella. She is survived by her husband, Ezra of Lake Isabella; daughter, Diane Lindsey of Downey; son, Steven of Valencia; sister Leanore Caldwell of Downey, Vivian Shepherd of Fresno; brothers, Emil Reed of Hisperia, Fred Reed of Monterey Park; grandchildren Margaret Elizabeth Lindsey, West Covina; Michelle Emily Lindsey of Valencia and Scott Steven Lindsey also of Valencia.
Born Jan. 17, 1922, in Bell, Billie Neva Lindsey was 63.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
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Thursday June 20, 1985
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NANCY MILDRED NEWTON
Services were held at Memorial Chapel, Bakersfield, on May 8 for Nancy Mildred Newton, formerly of Kernville.
She passed away May 4. Newton and her husband, J.P. Newton, resided in Kernville in the 50s and mid-60s. He preceeded her in death in 1975. The couple had Newton's Welding and Plumbing Service which was associated with Kernville Hardware. Both were active members of the First Southern Baptist Church, Kernville.
Mildred was a member of the Allstates Chapter 502, Order of Eastern Star, in Long Beach for over 40 years. She also served as secretary for the Kaph Chapter, Order of Golden Slipper, Kernville, in 1962. After leaving the Kern Valley, the Newtons moved to Bakersfield then to Hawaiian Garden to be closer to their daughter and son-in-law, Irene Rossina and Charles M. Jacobs of Los Alamitos.
She is also survived by a grandaughter, Nancy Diane Hughes; three great-grandchildren; a newphew, Wm. Ray Briscoe, Whom she raised, and grand-nephew, Bill Briscoe, Irvine.
PENNY LOIS STEWART
Graveside services were held Monday, June 17, at Santa Paula cemetery for Penny Lois Stewart, who died Thursday, June 13, following a long illness. The Rev. John Ross officiated.
Born April 16, 1921, in Clarleston, Ark. Penny Stewart was 64.
She resided in Lake Isabella for two years.
She is survived by her son, Calton Allridge of Ventura; sisters, Erma Fort Smith, Ark, Theda of Santa Paula, Mozelle and Ruie, both of Ventura and Sue of Nuevo; brothers James of Santa Paula and Elmo of Ventura.
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Thursday June 27, 1985
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CLIFFORD ALLEN CROSS
Memorial services were held June 15 in Oregon for Clifford Allen Cross who died June 11 at his home in Oregon.
He is survived by his parents, Clifford L. and Ganleve Cross, of Wofford Heights; his wife, Alyne Walker Cross; stepchildren Marjorie Hernandez, Judy Hawkins and Gary Farley; two sisters, June Frankes and Patti Bankaon and three grandchildren.
Born in Winnemucca, Nev., on March 13, 1933, Clifford Allen Cross was 52.
He was raised and attended schools in the Kern River Valley. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict and was a retired conductor for Western Pacific Railroad. In recent years, Clifford and his wife operated a raspberry farm at Myrtle Creek, Ore.
FRANCES J. MALLORY
Services were held Saturday, June 22, &t Hillcrest Mortuary, Bakersfield, for Frances Josephine Mallory of Onyx. Reverend Duane Splawn of Kern Christian Church officiated.
Mrs. Mallory was preceded in death by her husband, Harry L. Mallory and a son, Ray L. Mallory. Survivors include her son, Harry L. "Bud" Mallory of Onyx; six grandchildren, Sgt. Harry L. "Butch" Mallory, Tacoma, Wash .; John L. Mallory, Weldon; David Mallory, Bakersfield; Jeanette Sweatt, El Paso, Tex .; Margaret Bilyeu, Bakersfield and Fran Cee Mallory, Bakersfield and eight great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were from Kern Valley Search and Rescue.
Frances Mallory was 82.
Thursday June 27, 1985
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ELSIE SMITH
Elsie Smith of Lake Isabella passed away June 20 at tha Bevarty Manor Convalescent Hospital, Bakersfield, after a long itiness.
She is preceeded in death by her husband, William A. "Bill" Smith and survived by her sons, Lonnie and Fred; daughter Jan and five grandchildren.
Born March 4, 1918, in California, Elsie Anna Smith was 67.
Cremation arrangements by Valley Mortuary of Lake Isabella.
MARGUERITE F. STRONGMAN
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 25, at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, for Marguerite Strongman of Mt. Mesa who passed away June 20 at Kern Valley Hospital. Dr. William Hilton officiated.
She is survived by her husband, William, Mt. Mesa; children and grandchildren.
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