This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lorshbough Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/3433.1.1 Message Board Post: I searched for and found the obit on Ann Lorshbough at the request of someone that was doing research. I'd be happy to try and locate an obituary for Harold for you if you'd like. However, I need the exact date of death. Since the SSDI does not give the exact date nor the place of death, would you please use the CA Death Index that is online and free to everyone to get the exact date & confirm the county of death? Here is the URL: http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi You might also try contacting the person that requested the obit on Ann Lorshbough to see if she/he already has info & is willing to share. The email address for them is posted with the obit. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lorshbough // Chaplin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/3433.1 Message Board Post: Read with interest the obit for Ann Lorshbough and noted that her husband was Harold Lorshbough. Would you happen to have a obit for Harold?? I think that he might be my first cousin and would be very interested in hearing from you. I found a Harold Lorshbough in SS Death Records and it listed him as dying Dec. 1976. Could you please contact me as soon as possible. faye098@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Watson, Burtchaell, Tate, Bailey, Humphrey, Byrd, Fulfer Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8483 Message Board Post: WATSON JUDITH ANN born: 05/03/1939 FEMALE CA mother: FULFER father: HUMPHREY died: KERN 10/05/1999 age: 60 Requested by: SANNA 1998@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, October 8, 1999 Judith Ann Watson Services: Mon., Oct. 11, 1 p.m. Judie was born on may 3, 1939 to Charles and Lorraine Humphrey and went to be with her Lord on October 5, 1999 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Judie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. She lived all her life in Bakersfield and had many wonderful friends. She was an avid bridge player and loved classical music. Judie was a wonderful cook and took great pleasure in sharing her talent with family and friends. Judie is survived by her husband Wade of 43 years; daughters Trish Burtchaell and husband John, Laura Tate and husband Jerry, Kelly Bailey and a son Scott Watson; brother Michael Humphrey and grandchildren, Marcee Byrd, Eric Bailey, Blake and Johnny Burtchaell, Nicole and Sarah Watson. A special thanks to the nurses at Southwest Cancer Center, Dr. Davis and staff, and Dr. Del Toro and Optimal Hospice. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the American Cancer Society or Kern Hospice. Cryptside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 11, 1999 at Greenlawn, River Blvd. Bakersfield Family funeral Directors Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Toppin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8482 Message Board Post: SMITH LLOYD WESLEY born: 04/11/1919 MALE MA mother: TOPPIN died: KERN 01/08/1998 age: 78 Requested by: rsmith224@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, January 15, 1998 Lloyd Wesley Smith Services: Sat., Jan. 17, 12 noon Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, January 17, 1998 at Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary Bakersfield for Lloyd Wesley smith, 78, of Bakersfield who died January 8, 1998. Rev. Gary Bashor will officiate. the Associated Veterans of Kern County will conduct military rites. Burial will be held at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery. Mr. Smith, born in Boston, MA., had resided in Kern County for 20 years. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was employed as a custodian for seven years. He is survived by his sons, Ken of Bakersfield, Lloyd Smith II of Cave Junction, OR., Armand of Portland, OR., Jack of Grants Pass, OR., Steve and Mike Smith of Cave Junction, OR.; 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a brother, Farnsworth Toppin of Long Beach; and a sister, Audrey Smith of Los Angeles. Visitation will be held Saturday morning from 9:00a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary, Bakersfield. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Humphrey, Watson, Ratzlaff, Patterson, Smith, Fulfer Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8481 Message Board Post: HUMPHREY FRANCES LORRAINE born: 06/27/1919 F TEXAS mother: SMITH father: FULFER died: KERN 07/05/1996 age: 77 yrs Requested by: SANNA 1998@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, July 9, 1996 Lorraine Humhrey (sic) June 27, 1919 - July 5, 1996 Private services will be held for Lorraine Humphrey. Lorainne was born in Texas on June 27, 1919 and moved to Kern County, she graduated from Shafter High in 1936. She is survived by her husband, Charles; daugher (sic), Judie and husband Wade Watson; son Michael Humphrey; grandchildren, Trish, Laura, Kelly, Scott, Daryl & Brian; five great grandchildren; sisters, Clara Ratzlaff and Betty Patterson. Thanks to the wonderful staff at Californian Care and Kern Hospice. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carter, Lavanway, Padgett, Gatlin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8480 Message Board Post: CARTER ALLIE MABLE born: 09/24/1902 F ARKANSAS mother: PADGETT father: GATLIN died: KERN 09/28/1986 age: 84 yrs Requested by: Justusbears@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, September 30, 1986 Pg. D2 CARTER, Allie Mable - Services will be held Tuesday September 30, at 2 p.m. in The Chapel Of the Peter's Funeral Home, 1401 7th Street, Wasco, California for Allie Mable Carter who went to meet her Lord on Sunday September 28, after a lengthy illness. Brother Jim Hill of the Allen Road Church of Christ will conduct the services and interment will follow in Wasco Memorial park. Allie was born September 24, 1902 in Hartford Arkansas, 5 years later she moved to Stigler, Oklahoma where in 1927 she married Jordan E. Carter who preceded her in death in 1957. In 1944 she moved to Wasco where she owned and operated several restaurants. In 1949 she moved to Bakersfield where she again operated several businesses, retiring in 1955. She was a member of The Allen Road Church Of Christ, where she treasured the faithfulness of her pastors and many friends during her years of illness. Beloved mother of Curt and wife Arleta, Bill and wife Eunice, Jack and wife Ruby and son Mickey, Seventeen! grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, 1 nephew, Estel Lavanway. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the building fund of The Allen Road Church Of Christ, Route 9, Box 548 Bakersfield, California, 93309. Peter's Funeral Home. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Flippin, Willey, Graham, Hays, Seifert, Cox, Nagel, Elms, Blakely Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8479 Message Board Post: FLIPPIN VERNIE LUE born: 03/19/1904 F OKLAHOMA mother: BLAKLEY father: ELMS died: KERN 03/18/1985 age: 81 yrs Requested by: Rsmith224@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, Wednesday, March 20, 1985 Pg. C20 FLIPPIN, Vernie Lue - Services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., Thursday, March 21, at 1:30 p.m. for Vernie Lue Flippin, 80, who passed away March 15 in a Bakersfield hospital. Rev. Bill Raber will officiate and interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Flippin was a native of Oklahoma and had resided in Kern County for 40 years. Survivors include her son, Kenneth Flippin of Kansas; daughter, Erma Willey, Imo Jean Graham, Wanda Hays, all of Bakersfield, Barbara Seifert of Sunnymead, Kay Cox of Ridgecrest, Sandra Nagel of Oxnard; brother, Virgil Elms of Oklahoma; 23 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren. Casketbearers will be Ralph Cox, George Willey, Phil Seifert, Howard Hays, Bill Graham, and Lee Nagel. Greenlawn Mortuary. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Easley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JW.2ADE/8478 Message Board Post: Looking for any of her descendants. She was my grandmother sister and her maiden was Bagley. She died in Kern County on May 8,1980. I am trying to contact them about the Bagley line. The family line is finish now and it explains how they migrated from England.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills, Harnisch, Bostedt, Mills Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8477 Message Board Post: Gene Glenn Young April 10, 1925 – June 26,2005 Gene Glenn Young, born April 10, 1925, in Bakersfield, passed away at home Sunday, June 26, after a brief illness. Gene was a life-long resident of Kern County. He attended East Bakersfield High School where he served as student body president in 1943-44. Gene married Pat Mills in 1946, and they were married for 59 years. Gene served Kern County for 40 years with the U.S. Forest Service, Kern County Fire Department and the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, where he was captain in charge of search and rescue and substations. Capping his public service career, he served as Kern County supervisor (District 3) for 12 years. Gene was proud to serve Kern County with honesty and integrity and always had the public’s best interest at heart. Gene and Pat retired to the Kern River Valley in 1984, where he remained active in the Kern River Valley Historical Society and the Kern Valley Habitat Club. Gene loved the Kern River Valley where he enjoyed his family and friends, but he was always ready for a spontaneous road trip to visit his daughter and her children in Arizona. Gene is survived by his wife, Pat; son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Terrie Young; daughter and son-in-law, Gena (Peggy) and Gary Harnisch; 10 grandchildren; sister, Joy Bostedt and her husband and family of Idaho ; brother, Jeff Young and wife Kim of Washington; and brother-in-law and good friend, Dan Mills and his wife Jewel of Tehachapi. The family will have a private service and in lieu of flowers, they request donations be made to the Kern River Valley Search and Rescue Unit. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 13 July 13-19, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hodge, Weinberg, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8476 Message Board Post: Mary Lynn Thornton Feb. 21, 1951 – June 29, 2005 A memorial service was held on Saturday, July 2, at Calvary Bible Fellowship for Mary Lynn Thornton, 54, who passed away June 29 in a Bakersfield hospital. Mary was born Feb. 20, 1951, in Ross to Vern and Margaret Hodge. She married James Dale Thornton on Sept. 7, 1975, in Anaheim. They moved to Tehachapi 13 years ago to be near family. At the time of her death, Mary was employed as housekeeping supervisor at the Lodge at Woodward West. She was a dedicated employee and although she kept busy with her work, her greatest devotion was to her family. She was a source of incredible strength and unconditional love to her husband, daughter and grandchildren. In every circumstance, she put others’ needs above herself. Mary is survived by her husband, James D. Thornton; daughter, Jamie Weinberg and husband James, both of Tehachapi; grandchildren, Reyna, Reno, Julia and Cody; brothers, Vern Hodge and wife Donna of Eugene, Ore., and Steve Hodge and wife Sandi of Lakewood; nieces, Alycia, Christie and Joy; nephews, Vern, Stuart and Spencer; and great-niece, Alyssa. Pastor Carey Danielson officiated at the service. Wood Family Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 13 July 13-19, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sears, Williams, Royce, Wynn, Rodriquez Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8475 Message Board Post: Harry F. Morse June 11, 1933 - June 6, 2005 Harry F. Morse, 72, passed away at his home in Tehachapi on July 6, after a short illness surrounded by family and friends. Harry was born June 11, 1933, in Danville, Ark. He served with the reserve to complete eight years of service. Harry began a career with Pepsi-Cola that spanned many years, beginning in Stockton and eventually moving to Bakersfield and Mojave. He married Patricia Sears on Feb. 15, 1976, in Carson City, Nev. They moved to Tehachapi in 1978. Harry loved nature and animals, especially birds. For the past 20-plus years, Harry had been an integral part of the Benz operations. He had been with Paul from the early days, serving as general manager, Paul’s right-hand man and very close friend. He will be remembered as a trustworthy, reliable, steadfast and extremely generous man and an employee whose loyalty and diligence was above reproach. Enough cannot be said about Harry. He had the character and spirit of a man who enjoyed his life, his work and his family. A man of such loyalty and integrity will truly leave a void and be missed by all who know and loved him. Harry is survived by his loving wife, Pat Morse of Tehachapi; children, Shelly and Eugene Williams, Lisa and Robert Royce and Perry Morse, all of Stockton, Kathy and Russ Wynn of Caruthers, and Rick and Jodi Sears of Arlington, Wash.; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; brother, Donnie Morse and wife Vonnie; sister, Addie Rodriquez; as well as a host of special friends. A memorial service celebrating Harry’s life will be held Saturday, July 16, at 1 p.m. at the Benz-Visco Park on Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road. A barbecue will follow the informal memorial service. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations be made to Optimal Hospice, 4800 Stockdale Highway, Suite 215, Bakersfield, CA 93309 or to the American Cancer Society, 1523 California Ave., Bakersfield, CA. 93304. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the cremation arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 13 July 13-19, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Loomis, Mixon, Weldon; Sauls, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8474 Message Board Post: Thurman Belcher March 4, 1931 – July 7, 2005 Thurman Arthur Belcher was born March 4, 1931 in Shawnee, Okla. to Robert and Nevada Belcher. He and his twin brother, Herman, were one of the three sets of twins in the family of eight children. The family moved to Empire, Calif. in 1941. Thurm graduated from Modesto High School in 1949. During the Korean War, he served in the Army and was assigned as a physical reconditioner in charge of neuro-psychriatic patients at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco. He then joined Special Services and played football for the Presidio Red Raiders. Returning from the Army, he graduated from University of LaVerne in 1956 and began a 22-year teaching career. He taught history and PE for 11 years in Southern Californian and 11 years in Tehachapi. After leaving teaching, he engaged in real estate and contracting. Thurm was an avid outdoorsman and an outstanding athlete. He hiked extensively in his younger days and went whitewater rafting for 20 summers in Montana. He was an All American Swimmer at Modesto Junior College. He played football at the University of LaVerne and served as co-captain along with his twin brother. He also played semi-pro football for two years. Thurm served on the Tehachapi City Council in the 70s and founded the Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the AAUW and Tehachapi Heritage League. He was actively involved in the Tehachapi Community Church. He is survived by Phyllis, his wife of 40 years; daughters, Peggy Loomis, Kathy Mixon, Karen Weldon; son, Daryl Belcher; seven grandchildren; brothers, Marvin Belcher, Melvin Belcher, Roy Belcher, Ken Belcher; sister, Louise Sauls; numerous nieces, nephews and wonderful friends. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1049 S. Curry St. in Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Memorial gifts may be given to Tehachapi Community Church, Tehachapi Community Orchestra or University of LaVerne. LaVerne gifts will go to athletics. Indicate gifts are in memory of Thurman Belcher. Volume 106 - No. 13 July 13-19, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Penner, Clark, Nahorniak, Fisher, Seal, Grammor Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8473 Message Board Post: PENNER DELMER R born: 02/16/1917 M OKLAHOMA mother: CLARK died: KERN 06/18/1984 age: 67 yrs requested by: Ddcoff@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, June 21, 1984 PENNER, Delmer "Dr" - Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in Agee Funeral Chapel, for Delmer Penner, 67, who passed away June 18 in Delano. Rev. Tom Kelly will officiate and Interment will follow in Shafter Memorial Park. Mr. Penner was born in Strapford, Oklahoma, February 16, 1917 to Sam and Idea Penner. He lived in McFarland where he worked in agriculture. He is survived by his wife, Georgie of McFarland; two sons, Larry D. and Lee, both of Louisiana; three daughters, Geraldean Nahorniak of Bakersfield, Jackie Fisher of Ohio, Dottie Seal of McFarland; two brothers, Olmer and Graden, both of Oklahoma; two sisters, Lucille Grammor of Louisiana and Thelma Penner of Oklahoma; seven half-brothers; 11 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Agee Funeral Home. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Flippin, Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/176.1 Message Board Post: If you are still searching after all this time, Your Robert Flippin died in San Francisco: FLIPPIN ROBERT B born: 12/24/1903 M mother: SMITH died: SAN FRANCISCO(90) 09/01/1963 age: 59 yrs Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Buchanan, Farrar Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8472 Message Board Post: BUCHANAN ROBERT ASHLEY born: 07/11/1922 MALE CA mother: FARRAR died: KERN 08/09/1998 age: 76 requested by: plottmann@cupplesinc.com The Bakersfield Californian, August 11, 1998 DEATHS: Robert Ashley Buchanan, 76, Bakersfield, Aug. 9. Neptune Society Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baldwin, Lewis, Casey Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8471 Message Board Post: BALDWIN MARY LENORA born: 03/03/1926 F OKLAHOMA mother: LEWIS father: CASEY died: KERN 07/03/1996 age: 70 yrs requested by: alfy2000@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, July 7, 1996 DEATHS: Mary Lenora Baldwin, 70, Bakersfield, July 3. Bakersfield Family Funeral Directors Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ahl, Plant Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8470 Message Board Post: AHL JAMES LESTER born: 03/04/1917 M OKLAHOMA mother: PLANT died: KERN 06/19/1991 age: 74 yrs requested by: genea@crosstel.net The Bakersfield Californian, June 21, 1991 DEATHS: James L. AHL, 74, Bakersfield, June 19. Hillcrest Mortuary Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gervin, Fischer, Levandoski, Harrison, Woods Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8111.2 Message Board Post: Here is the obit you requested for the following person: GERVIN HELEN JUANITA born: 10/03/1911 F MONTANA mother: WOODS father: LEVANDOSKI died: KERN 05/10/1982 age: 70 yrs requested by: rferris@aloha.com The Bakersfield Californian, Thursday, May 13, 1982 Pg. F 10 GERVIN, (Fischer) Helen Juanita - A funeral mass will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Christ The King Catholic Church for Helen Juanita Gervin, 70, of 103 Cedarwood Lane, who died May 10, in Bakersfield. Msgr. Thomas McGovern will officiate with interment following at Greenlawn Cemetery. She was a native of Glasgow, Montana and moved to California in 1934. She was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church and was a waitress at Pyrenees from 1938 to 1945. Survivors include two brothers, Harry Levandoski of Bakersfield and Louis Levandoski or Mojave; one sister, Doris Harrison of Bakersfield; and one grandchild. Mish Funeral Home - Oildale Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Quandt, Hanke, Neely, Van Es, Haig, Jullian, Poyhones Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8469 Message Board Post: William August Quandt July of 1982 Requested by: mbsid@mtaonline.net The Bakersfield Californian, Thursday, July 22, 1982 Pg. E 10 BAKERSFIELD INVESTOR DIES IN SHIP MISHAP St. John, Antigua - A 36-year-old Porterville man died Friday of injuries received during an accident aboard a ship cruising the Caribbean Islands. William Quandt, 36, a Bakersfield real estate investor, reportedly was electrocuted during an accident aboard the Windjammer cruises schooner Polynesia. The ship was docked in the St. Johns, Antigua harbor when a thunderstorm broke out Friday evening according to a spokesman for the U.S. embassy. Quandt was helping the ship's band members cover their instruments when he slipped on the deck and accidentally grabbed a live wire, an embassy spokesman told reporters. Doctors aboard the ship administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and Quandt was rushed to Halvenson's Hospital in Antigua, but he died an hour later, said the embassy spokesman. Quandt's body was flown to Tulsa, Okla. Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon in nearby Fairland, Okla. A native of Arkansas, Quandt and his family lived until 1954 in Okay, Okla. They moved to Porterville, where the family was involved in residential development. He attended Porterville and Bakersfield colleges and served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his father, William Quandt, Sr. of Kenai, Alaska; two brothers, Calvin Quandt of Kenai and Howard Quandt of Porterville; a foster brother, Jim Childers of Russellville, Ark.; seven sisters, Sharon Hanke and Sandra Quandt of Anchorage, Alaska; Marjorie Neely and Virginia Van Es of Russellville, Gretchen Haig of Long Beach, Peggy Jullian of Porterville and Phyllis Poyhones of Oklahoma City; and numerous nieces and nephews. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis, Kennedy Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8468 Message Board Post: DAVIS BENJAMIN F born: 06/27/1892 M TENNESSEE died: KERN 08/15/1971 age: 79 yrs requested by: Mslinny@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, August 17, 1971 Pg. 32 ~ OBITUARY NOTICES~ DAVIS, Benjamin F. - Services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of the Agee Family Funeral Home, Shafter, for Benjamin Franklin Davis, 79, of 1031 Alamo Lane, Shafter, who died Sunday in a Bakersfield hospital. The Rev. Ralph L. Gardner of the First Southern Baptist Church, Shafter will officiate, and burial will follow in Shafter Memorial Park. Mr. Davis was born in Tennessee and came to Shafter in 1948. Before his retirement he worked as a gardener. Survivors include the widow, Dora A.; three sons, O. V. of Bakersfield, E. H. of Shafter, and J. H. of Dallas, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Kennedy of Carlsbad, N. M.; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer