This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8499 Message Board Post: Three Killed in Head on Crash East of Moiave A head on crash between a light sedan and a semi-truck and trailer early Sunday morning, killed three people and hospitalized three others. . Scene of the fatal accident was 22 miles east of Mojave on Hwy. 466. Names of those pronounced DOA at Mojave Hospital are Don Lee Moody, 20, Mrs. Betty Rucker, 19, and Randy Moody, 5, all of Oklahoma City. CHP officers who reconstructed the accident said the sedan, traveling west toward Mojave at a good clip apparently crossed over the center line and directly into the front wheel of the huge vehicle tearing the wheel completely off. Two of the passengers were thrown from the car and the driver pinned in the wreckage. Three injured persons were brought to Mojave Medical Center and are reported to be in fair condition. These are Lori Ann Rucker, 16 months; Dwight Moody, 26, and Lois, 25, his wife. 'The body of Randy Moody was struck by another car as it came on the scene a few seconds after the accident. This car was driven by Joyce R. Gooding, 23, of Chandler Heights, Arizona, The bodies of Betty Rucker, Don Lee, Moody and Randy Moody were taken to Turner Funeral Home and later the Rucker body was shipped to Chico, Calif. The two Moody bodies were sent to Oklahoma City for services and interment. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 03 Jul 1958

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8498 Message Board Post: Two Men Die In Plane Crash At Rosamond An airplane crash at. Barnes Airfield, west of Rosamond late Saturday afternoon resulted in the death of two men, Arthur J. Tackett, 36, 44058 Beech Ave., Lancaster and James V. Lumanuzzi, 43, of 37808 11th Street East, Palmdale. Their plane, a Luscombe 8-A apparently stalled as it came into land. The two men had taken off from Palmdale Airport a short time before the fatal crash at 3:45 p.m. Bodies of both men were hemmed in the wreckage but there was no fire. Both men were employed by General Electric at Palmdale. The bodies were removed to Turner Funeral Home in Mojave and funeral arrangements were taken care of later. Kern County Coroner Stan Newman, Deputy Coroner Richard Gervais and Deputy Sgt. Art Cross said preliminary investigation indicated pilot error. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 08 Jan 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8497 Message Board Post: F. E. Lindemann Dies Suddenly Services for Fredrick E. Lindemann, who passed away Sunday April 13 following a heart attack were held in the Community Congregational Church Monday, April 14 at 5:00 p.m. In charge of the services were Rev. Willie Elm and Mojave Elks Lodge No. 2059. He and his wife Sally, who survives him had attended a dance when he complained of feeling ill. An ambulance was called but he died before reaching the hospital according to reliable sources. Following the services which were in charge of Turner Funeral Home, the body was shipped to Joliet, Illinois for interment in Maple Hill Cemetery. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 17 Apr 1958

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8496 Message Board Post: Edwards Captain Dies in Crash Captain Iven C Kincheloe, experimental test pilot assigned to the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, was killed on July 26, when the F-I04 he was ,flying crashed near Rosamond Dry Lake, some 10 miles from the main runway in the southwest corner of this Air Force facility. After normal take-off at 9:15 a.m., Captain Kincheloe was proceeding in a southwesterly direction toward Palmdale on a test support mission when the crash occurred. An investigation into the cause of the accident, begun shortly after the crash, is stilI underway. Captain Kincheloe had been designated as the Air Force pilot on the X-15 Program. Captain Iven C.. Kincheloe was born on July 2, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan. He entereg the Air Force from the Air ROTC program at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana in 1949. While in college he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and the Lettermen's Club and, participated in both football and track. He graduated with degrees in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. He began his pilot training, at Randolph Field, Texas, in 1949, and received his wings at. the Air Force Jet Fighter School, Williams Air Force Base, Chandler, Arizona. In 1951 and 1952 Captain Kinchelae served with the 4th and 51st Fighter Wings in Korea. He completed 101 combat missions in the North American F-86 fighter and 30 missions in the Lockheed F-80 fighter. Captain Kincheloe was Americas 10th Jet Ace in Korea with credit of ten aircraft destroyed; one probable destroyed, and eleven damaged. His medals and ribbons include the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying' Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and four Air Medals. From 1952 to 1953 Captain Kincheloe served as an instructor in the Gunnery School, NelIis Air Force Base, Nevada, and in 1953 and 1954 he completed the course in the School of Aeronautics, Empire Test Pilot School, Farnborough, England. He served as an e exchange. officer with the Royal Air Force. The Captain was assigned to Edwards AFB on 25 January 1955 as an experimental Flight Test Piilot in Fighter Operations Branch AFFTC, Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was the Air Force Project Officer on the F -106 and was one of the two Air Force Project Officers on the F-I04. He had participated in the flight development of all the present "Century" series aircraft for the Air Force and was one of the project pilots assigned to the Bell X-2 research rocket plane which he flew to an altitude of 126.200 feet on September 7, 1956. This still stands as a world's record. He was awarded the Mackay Trophy for "accomplishing the most meritorious flight" of l956 by a member of the Air Force. He had flown over 70 different types of aircraft, both American and foreign. Captain Kincheloe's technical background included membership in the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, American Rocket Society and the American Society of MechanicaI Engineers. Capain Kincheloe is survived by his wife. Dorothy, and one child, Robert Karl 1½ . His parents, Mr. and Mrs. I\ven C. Kincheloe, Senior live near Cassopolis, Michigan. Memorial services were held in the Edwards Base Chapel, 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. Captain Kincheloe will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 31 Jul 1958

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ball, Porter, Sturr, Juhnke Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8495 Message Board Post: Joy Kelley Dies Of Heart Attack Joy Kelley, 62, retired oil company distributor passed away at Mojave Medical Center Sunday, Jan 25 at 5:30 p.m. despite heroic measures performed by two local doctors and Kern County Fire Department resuscitator crews at his L Street residence on Friday. Joy was stricken with a heart attack shortly after finishing his noon day meal. Mrs. Kelley telephoned the hospital and Fire Dept. The first doctor to arrive on the scene found Mr. Kelley’s heart feebly beating and in a few seconds it had stopped. The doctor immediately made an incision and began massaging the heart. The resuscitator crew also arrived and set up the equipment to administer oxygen. Mrs. Evelyn Ball, a daughter who is a nurse, also assisted the doctor who was later joined by another doctor and both took turns keeping the heart functioning until the man could be moved. The heart finally began beating by itself and Mr. Kelley was taken to the hospital by Mojave Ambulance Service. Mojave Fire Dept. crews continued to operate the resuscitator until the man seemed out of danger. Joy Kelley was born in Lompoc, California in 1896. He came to Mojave with his family 23 years ago and resided at 15870 L St. For 38 years he was an employee of Standard Oil Company and 11 years of that time he was their distributor in Mojave. He served his country during World War I in the U.S. Marine Corp. Joy was a member of the Masons, American Legion and Lions Club. He is survived by his wife, Edith L. Kelley, his daughter, Evelyn Ball of Boron, his son, Allen Kelley of Mojave, one grand daughter and three grand sons; two brothers, Lloyd of Lancaster and Neil of Visalia; three sisters, Mrs. Tena Porter of Lancaster, Mrs. Harold Sturr of Millville, Calif. and Mrs. Minnie Juhnke of Lancaster. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m. in the Community Congregational Church with Rev. Ralph Coe officiating. Interment was in Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster with the Mumaw Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 29 Jan 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Parra, Jones, Casebolt Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8494 Message Board Post: Ralph E. Kane Called By Death Ralph Edmond Kane, 433 Central Ave., Oxnard, Calif. and a former resident of Mojave, passed away in a Ventura, Calif. hospital on January 3, 1959 after a three month illness. He was born on Dec. 3, 1891 at Natawaka, Kansas and was employed by the U. S. Navy as a fireman at Pt. Mugu for the past 11 years. He was a resident of Mojave from 1931 to 1947 and was a son-in-law of Mr. Ray Snow. A member of the Congregational Church of Mojave, he is survived by his wife Mary of Oxnard; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Parra of San Francisco; two brothers, George of Santa Margarita, Calif.; Robert of Johnson, Kansas; also two sisters. Mrs. Mary Jones of Johnson, Kansas and Mrs. Lucy Ann Casebolt of St. Joseph, Mo. Services were held Wednesday, January 7, 1959 at 2:00 p.m. in the Mojave Community Congregational Church with Rev. James Thompson officiating. Mr. A. D. Appleby was soloist and Mrs. Myra Craig acted as organist. Interment was in Mojave District Cemetery with Ted M. Mayr Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 08 Jan 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8493 Message Board Post: Resident Passes On Mrs. Mary Haines, 35, passed away Thursday morning, April 23 at Mojave Hospital, where she was taken by Mojave Ambulance. She had suffered a lengthy illness. Mrs. Haines had been a resident of Mojave for the past 13 years. Information on survivors is very scarce, but we understand she had a daughter in Fresno at one time. Other survivors include her husband Johnny, and her mother in Oklahoma City. The body was shipped to Oklahoma City last Saturday, April 25, for interment. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 30 Apr 1959

In a message dated 7/15/2005 9:00:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Bertie80mo14@wmconnect.com writes: Could i please get a look up.I am trying to find an obit for Nancy A.(Addie) Roberts.Born abt 1857. Her maiden name was Lee.I think she may have been in the Kern Co area Possibly with her daughter Viola(Ola)and her son-in-law Nelson Whitbey circa 1900 or later. i sure would appreciate it very much. kacie2513@wmconnect.com ------------- Just did a quick check of the census........ In the 1900, Nelson was a single man still living at home with his parents in Arkansas. In 1910, Nelson and Ola had been married 6 years, had 3 children, & were still living in Arkansas In 1920, Nelson and Ola with several children were still in Arkansas. No Nancy or Addie was enumerated with the family at any time. They (Nelson & Ola) were definitely not in Kern County, California! I tried to check for Nancy or Addie or Viola/Ola in the 1900 census but came up empty. Too many Nancy Roberts for me to be able to decide which one, if any, might be yours; of the 4 Viola Roberts found, none lived with an Addie or Nancy as the mother. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

In a message dated 7/15/2005 9:00:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Bertie80mo14@wmconnect.com writes: Could i please get a look up.I am trying to find an obit for Nancy A.(Addie) Roberts.Born abt 1857. Her maiden name was Lee.I think she may have been in the Kern Co area Possibly with her daughter Viola(Ola)and her son-in-law Nelson Whitbey circa 1900 or later. i sure would appreciate it very much. kacie2513@wmconnect.com ---------- In order to search for an obit notice, the exact date of death is required. The newspapers are not indexed and searching for an obit means reading the daily papers until the obit is located. No matter how much we volunteers want to help we just don't have the time (or the eyesight!) to read months and months of old, faded newspapers on the off chance we might spot something. The state of California has created an index of deaths from the death certificates issued since July 1905. This index is online and freely available to everyone. You should try to use it and get an exact date of death for those you want to locate obit notices for. The index will also tell you exactly which county in California where the person died. You would then have a better idea of exactly which county volunteer to ask to help you locate the obituary you want. Here are the URLs for the California Death Indexes. They have been divided by the state as follows: 1905 - 1929; 1930 - 1939 http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cadeathm.htm 1940 - 1997 http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi The best of luck in your search! Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Could i please get a look up.I am trying to find an obit for Nancy A.(Addie) Roberts.Born abt 1857. Her maiden name was Lee.I think she may have been in the Kern Co area Possibly with her daughter Viola(Ola)and her son-in-law Nelson Whitbey circa 1900 or later. i sure would appreciate it very much. kacie2513@wmconnect.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8492 Message Board Post: Head On Crash Takes Two Lives A grinding head-on crash took the lives of two drivers when a small MG sports car and a 1957 Chevrolet came together on Hwy. 6-16, miles north of Mojave near Cinco, Tues. afternoon at 2:00. California Highway. Patrol investigators said the small foreign built car was traveling, northward on Hwy. 6 and was over the center line at the point of impact. The driver, Walter A. Goodennow, 24, of Huntington Park was DOA at Mojave Hospital. He very likely lost control of the car. Driver, of the other car, which burst into flames, was Donald H. Gottschall, 32 of Highland Park, Ill., He was tossed from the car and trapped under it. Only prompt action by California Highway maintenance crews working near by- saved his life by removing him from the burning vehicle. Mojave Ambulance brought all the injured, to Mojave Medical Center where Mr. Gottschall died at 6:22 Wednesday morning. Also injured were 3 passengers in the Gottschall car. These were his wife, Ellen, 28, and a couple traveling with them, a Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gilbert also of Highland Park, Illinois. Both women suffered broken legs and bruises, but Mr. Gilbert was released after treatment. Mojave Kern County Fire equipment in charge of Capt Woods, extinguished the fire which completely ruined the 1957 Cheve. CHP Officer Kenneth De La Marr, aided by Sgt. Dick Ledwidge of the Mojave Sheriffs station investigated the accident. Wrecked cars were towed in by Bud's, and Carder's Garage. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 29 Jan 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8491 Message Board Post: Railroad Employe Accident' Victim Rafael Garcias, 32, a Southern Pacific Railroad section hand who lived in Lone Pine, died in Ridgecrest Sunday night, April 27 after he was thrown from a car involved in a traffic accident and later run over by a CHP officer's car, who was investigating the accident. Officer Annin, whose car ran over the unfortunate man, said he was forced off the road, when a motorist failed to yield the right of way and did not see the man until too late to avoid striking him. Garcias was a passenger in a car with four others and this vehicle was struck by another car occupied by several women at the intersection of Hwy. 212 and Kay Street at 10:20 p.m. An autopsy was performed to determine how the man died and the findings will probably be released later. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 01 May 1958

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8490 Message Board Post: Body Discovered In Red Rock Canyon Virgil Tabor of 1127 Saratoga St., Santa Clara, hunting with his daughter in Red Rock Canyon about a mile from Highway 6 last Monday morning came upon a locked 1959 Chevrolet convertible with an apparent dead man inside the vehicle. He called the Kern County Sheriffs office and Sgt. Curt Bell of the Ridgecrest station arrived to start the investigation. The body was identified as Alfred Bueno, 31, of 4120 West Century Blvd., Inglewood, after deputies cut through the roof of the convertible to remove the body. Identification was made by Lt. Ken Willis and Les Lewis of the Sheriff's Identification Bureau. Bueno, a former Los Angeles County deputy sheriff, was dead from a bullet wound in the right temple and a .38 caliber revolver was found at the feet of the victim, who was in the front seat of the new vehicle. The victim was estimated to have been dead for about a week according to Coroner Stan Newman, Deputy Coroner Dick Gervais and District Attorney Investigators John Werts and Bill Sprague. No note or apparent reason for the suicide had been discovered as we went to press. The body was removed to Turner Funeral Home in Mojave where arrangements are pending notification of relatives. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 26 Mar 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8489 Message Board Post: Joe Bellotti Fatally Hurt When Speeder Hits Truck Joseph Andrew Bellatti, 51, of 15945 N Street, Mojave, passed away in Mojave Hospital early Sunday morning following fatal injuries sustained in an auto accident Thursday afternoon, May 15, 1958. According to the California Hwy. Patrol. Bellatti was driving a State Highway pickup truck following a grader, going south on Highway 6 when his truck was rammed into by a convertible driven by Willie James Hopper, 34, of Los Angeles and the impact knocked the pickup over 20 feet, throwing Joe out and the truck rolled over him. CHP Officer Kenneth De Lamarr was chasing the speeding convertible at the time of the crash which occured 21.2 miles north of Rosamond. Zooming along at a speed estimated at close to 90 miles an hour the Hopper vehicle attempted to pass the pickup and road grader but another car coming in the opposite direction forced him to pull back and he crashed into the pickup, knocking it off the road. Mojave Ambulance Service brought the injured people to Mojave Hospital including two passengers in the Hopper car, Lucille Brown and Bernice James of Los Angeles who were seriously injured according to reliable sources. Bellatti was given several transfusions from as many donors and it was thought for a time that he would rally, so needed surgery could be performed. His injuries were too grave, however, and he died in spite of all that could be done. Survivors include his widow Margaret, two sons, Charles and Stanley. Joe was well known here and was employed by the State Highway Department as a foreman. He and his family had resided in Mojave for the past 14 years and his passing will be felt by many friends as well as his immediate family. Services in charge of Turner Funeral Home were held on Wednesday' May 21, 1958 at 2:00 p.m. in the Amaranth Temple. Officiating were Mojave Masonic Lodge, D.D. George W. Bennett, Master and Rev. James Thompson with an attendance of well over 200 friends and relatives. Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, San Jose, California. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 22 May 1958 Hold Willie Hopper For Manslaughter Willie James Hopper, 34, was bound over to Superior Court after his preliminary hearing in Municipal Judge Doyle Miller's court on Tuesday of this week. It was decided at the hearing that there was probably cause for the Manslaughter charges. This is standard State procedure and at his hearing in Superior Court he will have a chance to plead guilty or not guilty and demand a jury trial. He was counseled by his attorney from Los Angeles. The District Attorneys office has 15 days to file on the Superior Court hearing. The charges grew out of the traffic death of Joseph A. Bellatti who died of injuries allegedly caused by the defendant, Willie James Hopper, who crashed into his pickup truck. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 12 Jun 1958

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8488 Message Board Post: Fatal Crash At Krammer Junction Frank Badgett, 40, a resident of Boron was killed early Tuesday morning when his car parked on the Santa Fe tracks near Krammer Junction was hit by a fast passenger train whose engineer was J. F. Holland of Bakersfield. Badgett, an unemployed painter was thought to be dispondent over his domestic situation and his death leaves five fatherless children according to reliable information. The accident occurred in San Bernardino County and investigation of the tragedy was made by CHP officers from Barstow. The body was taken to that city where funeral arrangements are pending on a coroners inquest. CHP report said the man apparently drove his station wagon 1000 feet across the desert and parked directly on the tracks. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 10 Jul 1958

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gotcher, Powell Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8487 Message Board Post: Passes Away Dorris Archer, 34, of 15811 I Street, Mojave, passed away at 1:30 a.m., July 17, in Mojave Hospital after a short illness. She was born December 1, 1923 in Coppers Cove, Texas and is survived by her husband, David Archer; two sons, Mickey Lee and Robert W.; parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry J. Gotcher from out of state; a sister, Mrs. B. C. Powell of Casper, Wyoming; and a brother Clarence W. Gotcher of Reno Nevada. Services were held Saturday July 19, 1958 at 3 p.m. in Community Congregational Church with Rev. James C. Thompson officiating. . Interment was in Mojave District Cemetery with arrangement in charge of Turner Funeral Home. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 24 Jul 1958

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Millhollin, Wade Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8486 Message Board Post: Pioneer Resident Taken In Death Charles Anderson, one of the real desert pioneers passed away at Tehachapi Valley Hospital at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday April 22, after a lengthy illness. Charlie came, to the desert in 1912 and homesteaded 160 acres which has long since been swallowed up by Edwards Air Force Base. He took over operations of the general store in an area near the old Muroc School in 1918, which he operated continuoisly until 1952 when his property was purchased by the U. S. Government. Those who remember the old store will recall that everything from Model T Ford parts to washtubs could be secured there. We featured Charlie as an old timer in our newspaper about 10 years ago, telling how he came to the desert to die, and outlived most of his relatives. He was born Sept. 9, 1873 in Sonoma, Calif. and was a veteran of the Spanish American War. Survivors' include his widow, Hatie C. Anderson of Boron; a daughter Arlene Millhollin of Atascadero; a sister May Wade of Santa Rosa; 4 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 25, at 2:00 p.m. in Mojave District Cemetery with V,F.W. Post 3711 officiating. Turner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 23 Apr 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8485 Message Board Post: Resident Passes On Mrs. Carmen Aguilera, 72, passed away on Saturday, May 2 at 10:30 p.m., reportedly following a heart attack at the home of her son, Pastor, 825 Chapman Street, Bakersfield, She was born in Mexico but had been a resident of Mojave for the past 25 years. Her husband passed away 4 years ago. Survivors included four sons, Ray of Santa Clara; Pastor of Bakersfield; Tony of Mojave; Lupe, address unobtainable; also three daughters, Genevieve and Mary of Bakersfield, and Jeanne. Rosary was recited Monday at the Greenlawn Mortuary Chapel followed by Mass Tuesday morning at St. Francis Church in Mojave. Interment was in Mojave District Cemetery with Greenlawn Mortuary in charge. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 07 May 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Killian, Franklin, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8484 Message Board Post: Last Rites Held For Mr. Joe Actis Joe Actis, 69, a long time resident of the Mojave area, passed away February 26, 1959 in Mojave Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Italy and came to the United States about 1914 to settle in Pennsylvania where he worked as a coal miner. Later on, in about 1918, he came to Bakersfield to work for Southern Pacific RR and after a short time transferred to Mojave. Joe was a resourceful man and practically carved a living out of the desert for his family, working on the railroad and as a miner at the Golden Queen Mine. He also built Actis Camp 7½ miles south of Mojave where he retired several years ago, In 1957 he and Mrs. Actis erected a new home on Backus Road, west of the dump. Survivors include his widow, Marie, two sons, Reno and Tony of Mojave; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Killian of San Francisco and Mrs. Stella Franklin Jr. of Washington, D.C.; one brother and one sister in Italy and several grandchildren. Rosary Services were held Saturday, Feb. 28 at 10:00 a.m. Funeral services were held later at Doughty Calhoun O'Meara Chapel, with Howard D. Fench, past president of F.O.E. No. 93, Bakersfield, officiating. Interment was in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 05 Mar 1959

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/3433.1.2 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your reply. Harold N. Lorshbough was born in WV on 12-09-1911 and died in Kern on 12-08-1976. I did contact the other party after reading the obit. for Ann and have all ready got a response. Hope you can find a obit for Harold and maybe I can learn the whereabouts of his sisters. Thanks again..