This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stitt, Davis Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8009 Message Board Post: Ina M. Duntley Passes After Short Illness At the age of 70, Ina May Duntley passed away May 25, 1956 in Lancaster, Calif. following three weeks of illness. Mrs. Duntley, born December 17, 1885 in Los Angeles first came to the Antelope Valley in 1890. Following her marriage to Rawley B. Duntley, well known for his skills at pit barbecuing, on September 06, 1905, the couple established their first home four miles east of Palmdale and in 1910 bought a ranch at Oak Creek where they resided for 44 years. December 1954 they moved to Sierra Highway and Center Street, Rosamond. Mrs. Duntley has been a member of the W.R.C., President of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Desert Gold Parlor, Mojave and member of the Women’s Club of Tehachapi. September, 6, 1955 the Duntleys were honored by their many friends throughout the valley at an open house and buffet supper to celebrate their Golden Anniversary. Mrs. Duntley is survived by her husband, a son, Lawrence of Rosamond, two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Stitt of Mojave, and Mrs. Myrtle Davis of Lancaster, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Rev. Fred Cottrell of Lancaster conducted the service held in the Mumaw Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 29th. Interment followed in the Lancaster Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Mumaw Funeral Home, Lancaster. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 31 May 1956

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/8008 Message Board Post: Mail Man's Gruesome Discovery Chuck Wilson, Star Route Mail Contractor, made a gruesome discovery Wednesday afternoon at approximately 1:20 p.m., as he drove up to the mail box of Truth Lane, near the Golden Queen mine dump. A young boy, who was later identified as William Lowel Doyle, 14, was lying near the mail box and blood was running from a wound later found to be in the center of the forehead. Mr. Wilson took a quick look and immediately drove up to the Golden Queen Clinic to summon help. A nurse, Mrs. Morris, came down after calling the Sheriff's' office in Mojave. When Sgt. Ledwidge and deputy Shuell arrived at 1:38 p.m. the boy was found dead and O’Donnell ambulance removed the body to the mortuary. The house address of the boy was 2544 Honolulu, L. A. He had been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Lane. In her statement to officers she said the boy had left the house 20 minutes before with a .22 rifle and said he had one shell left and was going hunting. Coroner Stan Newman was notified and a coroner's investigation will be made to determine the cause of death. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 07 Apr 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sprott, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8007 Message Board Post: Hold Services for Mrs. Dilgard By F. Holderness The many friends of Mrs. Ethel Dilgard are grieved to hear of her passing ay Sunday morning. Mrs. Dilgard and her husband, Mr. Jay Dilgard, came to California from Indiana in 1949 & stayed in Pasadena until 1950 when they moved to Cantil to live with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sprott, David, Michael, Roberta, Samuel and James. Mr. Dilgard passed away in 1952. Mrs. Dilgard continued to live with her daughter until hospitalized in the Stony Brook Retreat at Keene, but came home occasionally for a visit. Her last visit was quite recent and she spent the Christmas holidays with her family. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Sprott, Cantil, a son, Mr. Ray Dilgard of Los Angeles and 10 grand children, a brother, Mr. J. B. Dilgard of Trinidad, Colo. and another brother, Mr. Vern Dilgard of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Services will be held in the O'Donnell Funeral Home Chapel of Mojave, burial will take place in Glenn Haven Memorial Park, San Fernando, California, Wednesday, February 22, 1956. Officiant will be Rev. Edith Blankenship of the Cantil Foursquare Church. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 23 Feb 1956

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/8006 Message Board Post: Jet Bomber Crash Kills Two Pilots. If you were traveling from Lancaster to Rosamond on Thursday late afternoon of last week, you noticed 50 cars pulling off the highway and stopping and their drivers walking out into the field west of Highway 6. If this aroused your curiosity and has bothered you since perhaps we can solve your dilema now. The people were walking out to view a crater: 15 feet deep, 30 feet long and 20 feet wide which had been blown out of the ground by the crashing of a “Sky Warrior" bomber which had crashed in flames in this fortunately forsaken spot. Witnesses said that the big plane was screaming and whistling over the valley at an altitude of 200 feet when it exploded in fire and hurtled without warning to the earth, Both the pilot, Wm. Herbert Davis, Jr., and research engineer, Willard Amick were instantly killed. Davis, a World War II combat pilot, came to Douglas in 1945. He resided with his wife and three children .in Lancaster. Amick, a bachelor: resided in Westwood. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 03 Nov 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook, Thomas, Farrell, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8005 Message Board Post: Tragic Plane Crash Snuffs Out Lives of Bill Collins and Young Son, Dale Bill Ben Collins, 31, and his five year-old son, Dale, were instantly killed Sunday afternoon, May 29, when their L-2 Taylorcraft monoplane crashed near Standard Hill four miles south of Mojave. According to the best reconstruction of the accident by C.A.A. inspector Lightbody from Van Nuys, the ship evidently stalled in a steep turn and the pilot was unable to bring it back under controll. The plane crashed 200 yards away from the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Beck, but did not burn. Collins had owned this plane for several months and according to Harry Myer, managing proprietor of Myer Field, where the ship was stored, Mr. Collins had about 45 hours flying time. He was employed as a fireman at Edwards A. F. B. for the past several years and also worked part time for Vliet's Oil Station. He lived at 713 "I” Street, Mojave and had been a resident here for the past nine years. Dale, his son, was born in Mojave on October 28, 1949 and Bill, the father, was born February 14, 1924 in Joplin, Mo. Survivors are his widow, Jessie, two daughters;, Ruby Nell, and Jessica Ann; four brothers, John of Pittsburg, Calif.; Burl of Mojave; Harold of Shafter; and Eugene U.S.A.F. Japan; four sisters, Mrs. Fern Cook and Mrs. June Thomas of Mojave, Mrs. Jewel Farrell, San Bernardino, and CoIleene Collins; and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Collins of Shafter. Joint funeral services will be held Thursday, June 2, at 10 a.m. in the O'Donnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Luchen, Church of God, in Rosamond as officiant Pallbearers will be made up of firemen from E.A.F.B. and interment will be in Mojave Cemetery. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 02 June 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scoggins Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8004 Message Board Post: Hold Services For Alma Chambers Alma Chambers, 55, passed away Tuesday evening at the White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles. She was born August 29, 1901. Mrs. Chambers is survived by her husband, Cecil, a son, Harold J. Chambers, three brothers and a sister. Also, parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Scoggins of San Diego. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Chambers came to Mojave in 1947 when they bought Bandhauer’s Market on J Street, now known as Sierra Highway. Since then a new market was built at Panamint and K streets where Chamber’s Market now stands. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 21, at 2:00 p.m. with the O’Donnell Funeral Home in charge. The store will be closed all day (Thursday) in memory of Mrs. Cecil Chambers. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 21 Jun 1956

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Young, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8003 Message Board Post: Billy Joe's Death Saddens Many Friends The entire community of Mojave was saddened by the death of Billy Jo Callahan, 29, of 122 L Street, who had been employed as a truck driver for General Petroleum Co. Billy Jo died in a Mojave Hospital at 8:20 a.m. Thursday, February 16, 1956, from what was apparently an overdose of sleeping tablets, according to findings of Coroner Stan Newman. Final reason however, will not be known until a pathologist makes known his findings from the ordered autopsy. Callahan had been a resident of Mojave since 1936 and was born in Oklahoma, November 28, 1926, He attended Mojave Elementary School and Antelope Valley High School. He is survived by his widow, Jeanine, daughter, Kathy, 4, son, Jimmy. 2, mother Mrs. Ethel Young, and a brother, Bobby all of Mojave. Funeral services were held Monday, February 20 at 2 p.m. in the Community Congregational Church attended by an overflowing crowd of his friends and neighbors, officiated over by the Rev. Dr. Torrance Phelps, minister of the church. Interment followed in the Mojave cemetery. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 23 Feb 1956

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Christenson, Jackson, Griffin, Weaver Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8002 Message Board Post: Aged Pensioner Murdered By Four Antelope Valley Boys Benjamin J. Butler, 72, pensioner, was found dead of three bullet wounds on the Bob Zangle property nine miles west of Mojave last Friday afternoon, November 25. Ranch is the first one west of the town on the right hand side of Oak Creek Road. The body was found in a tool shed approximately 100 yards from the deceased man's cabin. Gruesome find was made by two friends from Los Angeles County who had driven up to visit him. John Stein of Monrovia and D. R. Turley of Bellflower told Sgt. King of the Mojave Sheriff's substation that they had purchased a set of wagon wheels which they were going to remove from an old wagon on the ranch. When they arrived at 2:30 p.m. they found no one at home so the two men opened the tool shed to get a wrench for removing the wheels. They saw the body and immediately drove into Mojave to notify the authorities. Sgt. David King and deputy Tom Shuell answered the call and drove out to the Zangle ranch where they verified the two men's story. Radio communications was contacted and Sgt. Joe Taylor, Coroner Stan Newman and District Attorney investigator, Tom Hildreth immediately drove over from Bakersfield and the investigation began. Sgt. King remembered a former visit from the slain rancher, who complained a Danny Green had shot a couple of his chickens and stolen some wine out of his cabin after he and his father, Richard Green had been given permission to hunt on the property. With this slim lead, the officers swung into action and with the aid of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office in Lancaster, Green, who had lived there, was ordered picked up: He was not at home however and officers located a friend who said that Green and the Sewell boys of Littlerock, paled around together. Arrest of the Sewell brothers, Lloyd and Weldon, was the next step and, they implicated Darrell Standridge of Bakersfield. Sgt. Taylor obtained a confession from the elder Sewell boy who admitted firing one of the .30-.30 rifles used. Danny Green was arrested Sunday night when he and his father returned home from a trip to Mexico where they had gone to think the whole thing out, according to a statement made by the father. Another crime was solved at the same time when it was learned the firearms used in the murder had been stolen from the General Supply Co., in Lancaster in an earlier burglary. Story of the crime as related by the boys to investigators is as follows: Danny Green told Sgt. Taylor he had planned to kill Butler on two previous occasions and went to the ranch to carry out his plan but changed his mind at the last moment. Danny told the Sewell boys about his plan last Tuesday, Nov. 22 and they made a special trip to Bakersfield to pick up Darrell Standridge and the four returned to the desert to carry out their intentions. They drove back to the desert Tuesday and late that night went to Butler's cabin and woke him up saying they needed gasoline for their car. Butler got up, put on a jacket and jeans and came outside with a flashlight. He gave the boys some gas and then apparently becoming suspicious, went back to the cabin for his rifle. While Butler was in the cabin Sewell and Standridge picked up .30-.30 rifles off the floor of their car and as Butler approached started firing. One shot struck the doomed man in the neck, one in the hand and two in the chest. All four boys then dragged the body more than 100 yards and placed it in the tool shed. The boys then drove back to Lancaster and tossed Butler's rifle, which had been damaged by the hail of bullets, from the car somewhere between Mojave and Lancaster. 'The quartet then went over to Green's home and spent the night there. The guns were found by Green's father the next day and in company with the boys drove out into the desert 16 miles east of Lancaster and buried them. All four boys will be charged with first degree murder, said Marvin Ferguson of the District Attorney's office, who will prosecute the case. Under California law, the four will be referred to Juvenile Court as all are under the age of 18. It is thought, however, that the Juvenile authorities will refer them back to stand trial in an adult court. The boys seem to think the murder a lark and as one of them put it, "Just like shooting rabbits" Another said, as he posed for photographs, "Will this make all the big papers?" 01 Dec 1955 Funeral Pending Funeral arrangements for Benjamin Butler are pending at the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave. He was born February 18, 1883, in Nevada and ,had lived in and around Mojave for the past 10 years. Survivors are a daughter, Hilda Mae Christenson; a brother, Newton W. Butler; and three sisters, Nora E. Jackson, Ada E. Griffin, and Martha A. Weaver. 01 Dec 1955 Four Boys Will Enter Their Plea Four teen-age boys are due to enter a plea to a Mojave murder after a Grand Jury indictment for the killing of Ben Butler, Mojave area ranch caretaker, The four young men were sent to the juvenile authorities, then back again to be treated as adults altho all are less than 18 years old. The innocent or guilty plea will be made before County Superior Court Judge Gordon Howden. If found guilty after a trial, the four boys face possible life sentences or even death in the gas chamber Represented by top legal talent the boys hope to get off as easily as possible. They remain in jail until the courts decide their fate. The four are Darrell Standridge 17, of Bakersfield; Daniel Green 15, Lancaster, Weldon 15, and Lloyd Swell, 17, of Little Rock. Standridge and the older Sewel boy from Lancaster are accused of the actual shooting while Green also of Lancaster, is pegged as the master-mind of the crime. 22 Dec 1955 Boys Judged Sane At Time Of Murder Three boys accused of a murder near Mojave last Thanksgiving have been found legally sane by three doctors who examined them. They had tried to escape trial on the grounds they were insane at the time. The fourth boy in the group did not enter such a plea. The trio included a boy who said he felt weird and mixed up after the fatal shooting-one who admitted he had not taken his mother's good advice-and one who commented to a doctor, "At least. jail is quiet compared to the griping at home." The doctors had been named to learn something about the thinking of the teen-age youths who took the life of aging Ben Butler in what was admittedly a planned killing. Danny Green, 16, of Lancaster, agrees he planned the whole thing. Green lived in comfortable surroundings with his father who had given him a horse, but he sold it. His father then bought the boy an airplane and he was learning to fly when the killing happened. Green said he liked to hurt things. Of the fatal shooting, he said, "At the time, it didn't seem like killing a human, it seemed sort of fun to hurt something like animals. The boy said he had trouble with his will power, and was always afraid of being made fun of by his friends. He said frankly to Dr. Raymond Herold, “I don’t think I’m crazy. I want to do what’s right.” Green said he and the other boys had been drinking beer and whiskey at the time. In fact, after killing the ranch caretaker, they raided the ice box in his home for more whiskey and drank it on the way to Mojave and Lancaster. Lloyd Sewell, 17, of Lancaster, was one of the boys who used the guns. He felt he shouldn’t be in jail-that he ought to be in the juvenile hall. Sewell said his mother had given him good advice which he didn't follow. Darrel Standridge, 16, of Bakersfield, was the most hardened of the group. All had violated the curfew and were caught a few times. All had run away from home a few times. Standridge had been in reform schools recently, had been released from Preston in October, a month before the killing. He said he was always the brunt of the complaints around his house, and when he was angry with his family he had to do something bad. If it wasn't a killing, he said, he probably would have committed a robbery or a burglary. The son of .divorced parents, Standridge had lived with one, then the other. He had used marijuana a few times. Standridge has no regrets because of the murder. Asked what he thought his future would be, Standridge thought he would get a life sentence from the court, or would be tried later when he was 21, then sent to the gas chamber. While held in the jail in Bakersfield, Standridge had plotted a jail break. His note of instructions was intercepted and he was put und! er heavier guard. The fourth boy was Weldon Sewell, brother of Lloyd Sewell, who is only 15. He claims he had no part in the murder. Superior Judge Gordon Howden did not put much stock in the trite legal move to plea the boys "not guilty by reason of insanity.” Even while he named the doctors to examine the boys, the judge kept the trial date for March 5th in Bakersfield. 19 Jan 1956 Three Boys To Be Sentenced Friday, Feb. 10 The fate of three teen-agers who killed a Mojave area ranch caretaker now rests in the hands of Superior Court Judge.. Robert B. Lambert in Bakersfield: Benjamin Butler had been willftilly shot to death by the boys who had a grudge against him because he had warned, them to leave the property earlier. Legal maneuvers to claim the boys were not guilty because they were.insane at the time, proved useless. Doctors who had examined the trio found they were definitely responsible for their actions. One of the trio – Darrell Standridge of Bakersfield showed to doctors that he had no remorse over what he had done. Standridge is 16. Lloyd Sewell, 17, and Danny Green, 15, both of Lancaster, are the other boys who have now claimed they are guilty and are willing, to let a judge set their future. Weldon Sewell, 15, brother of one of the admitted murderers, was freed because he claimed he did s not take part in the shooting, and the investigation supported that. Green was the ring-leader of the teen-age gang that will appear for sentencing at 10 a.m. on February 10th. 09 Feb 1956 Judge Gives Life Sentence to Teenage Trio For Wanton Murder Here "Only your age saved you from the state gas chamber," said Kern County Superior Court Judge Robert Lambert when he found 3 teen-agers guilty of. first degree murder in the wanton slaying of Ben Butler near Mojave last Nov. 25th. Judge Lambert had listened to the long reading of statements taken from the boys shortly after their arrest for .the killing. At that time, they had admitted the shooting on the basis of an old grudge against Butler. Testimony was taken from Sgt. Dave King, Sheriff's deputy of Mojave. Photographs of the dead man the guns used, and the general area of the murder were also introduced at the hearing before the judge set the degree of murder. Altho it was judged to be first degree murder, California law does not allow sentencing to the gas chamber of anyone under 21. Danny Green, 15, of Lancaster admittedly headed the plot to kill Butler. He rounded up his cronies, Lloyd Sewell, 17 also of Lancaster, and Darrell Standridge, 16 of Bakersfield and they set out purposely to kill the elderly ranch caretaker. Weldon Sewell, 15, had gone along but took no part in the slaying. The boys said they were insane, but doctors who examined them said they were not. Immediately after the judge called it murder in the first, degree, the boys waived normal time for sentencing and asked for the verdict immediately. Ruled Judge Lambert, "For the rest of your natural life you shall be confined in the state prison." I remand you to the custody of the Sheriff of this county for delivery to the State prison at Chino without undue delay. Chino’s a normal staging area for prisoners who are classified then assigned to other state prisons according to the findings made there. It is felt unlikely the trio will be allowed to stay together. State authorities will screen the murder boys this week. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 16 Feb 1956 .

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8001 Message Board Post: Above photo shows the body of Fred Price Bunnell, 64, who was found lying near his trailer house in the alley between Sierra Hwy. and K Street in the 300 block. Sgt. David King of the Mojave sheriff’s sub-station said he had received a call at 7:00 a.m. last Friday morning and arrived on the scene to find the man apparently dead. Dep. Coroner Richard Gervais came to Mojave and started an investigation. Bunnell had worked as a dishwasher in several cafes in Mojave and was a member of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartender Union, Local 550, who acted as pall bearers at his funeral services which were held Tuesday, June 19 with burial in the Mojave cemetery. Cause of death was listed as coronary thrombosis. (transcriber’s note: the photograph could not be scanned due to its position in a sealed book) Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 16 Jun 1956 CADI BUNNELL, Fred Price b. 14 Nov 1892, KY d. 15 Jun 1956

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/8000 Message Board Post: Boron Resident Found Dead In Back Yard A body identified as Billy Joe Bumgardner, 27, was found in the back yard of the family home in Boron Monday, Oct. 17. Apparently the young man took his own life, according to deputy coroner R. P. Jervais and sheriff's deputy Stan Osborn. ' He was born April 17, 1928 in Cornwell, Okla. and had been a resident of Boron for 2 1/2 years, also an employee of P. C. B. as a firer. Survivors include his widow, Virginia, one son, Clu Van; a daughter, Rose Marie; his mother, 5 brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at Boron Assembly of God Church on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 11 a.m. with arrangements in charge of O'Donnell Funeral Home of Mojave. Rev. W. L. Ttavis will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. View Cemetery in Barstow, California. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 20 Oct 1955 Transcriber's note: PCB is Pacific Coast Borax Co., Boron, Calif. Now U.S. Borax

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7999 Message Board Post: Services Held For Lulu Eva Bruce Lulu Eva Bruce, 74, died at her home, 300 M Street in Mojave, following a long illness, April 14, 1956. A resident of Mojave for 49 years, Mrs. Bruce is survived by her widower, Thomas C. Bruce, r and a son, Clyde Bruce, of Huntington Park, California. Lulu Bruce was .born July 12, 1882 in Kansas. Mr. Bruce is retired from the Southern Pacific Railroad. Services were held Tuesday at O'Donnell's Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Ralph Cae of the Assembly of God Church in Mojave, officiated. Interment followed in the Mojave Cemetery. Pall bearers were Paul Bokis, George Bennett, Robert McBryant, Ray Pettit, J. G. Sherrill and Glen Wellman. Funeral arrangements were by O'Donnell’s Funeral Home. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 19 Apr 1956

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7998 Message Board Post: Accident Kills Plant Employee Dale Albert Brown, 30, an employee of California Portland Cement Co., 8 ½ miles west of Mojave, was killed last Thursday afternoon when a bulldozer he was operating at the quarry overturned and crushed him to death. He had been employed at the new cement plant since February, according to a report filed by Sgt. David King of the Mojave substation, who said the bulldozer overturned on a 45 degree stope at 2:00 p.m. carrying the man to his death. He was a resident of Tehachapi and was not married. Deputy Coroner Richard Gervias conducted the investigation and the body was removed to O'Donnell Funeral. Home, Mojave. Services were held Tuesday, May 22, at the O'Donnell Chapel and interment was in Shafter Cemetery. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 24 May 1956

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7997 Message Board Post: Prominent Man found Dead Keith M. Bishop, prominent businessman and community leader in Antelope Valley, was found dead Sunday morning, Sept. 18 at 7:30 a.m. in his car on a dirt road 17 miles west of Rosamond. Kern Co. Coroner Stan Newman listed the death as carbon 'monoxide poisoning. Report of the death was relayed to the sheriff's substation in Mojave by a trio of Los Angeles hunters, Bruce Taylor, Samuel Faber and Ronald Stewart. The body was brought to the O'Donnell Funeral Home originally but later removed to Mumaw Funeral Home in Lancaster. A leader in civic affairs, Mr. Bishop was one of Antelope Valley’s most active supporters of the Boy Scout movement. For several years he served as district commissioner of the Antelope Valley Council. He was also very active in other civic groups. Mr. Bishop was also connected with the Mojave Electric Co. as well as Bishop & Lusher in Lancaster, also an electrical contracting firm. He is survived by. his wife Florence, a daughter, Julie 14 and a son, Donald 19, all of Lancaster. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 22 Sep 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brinson, Granston Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7996 Message Board Post: One Killed, Three Injured When Light Sedan Rolls Over Nine Times Sandra Lee Barker, 13, was fatally injured Sunday at 6:45 p.m. when a 1941 Chevrolet sedan rolled over nine times before coming to a halt 132 feet from where it left the Golden Queen road, five miles west of Highway 6. Driver of the car, Harold Lyn Jurrey, 1818 N. Eggswell Road, El Monte told Hwy Patrol Officer K.R. De La Mar that the victim had jammed her left foot on top of his right, pushing the gas pedal down to the floor as the car approached a turn. The Barker girl was thrown 30 feet. Other passengers in the death car were: Phyliss Marie Penguilley, 12, Barstow Hwy and K Street, and Linda Lou Wilson, 13, 805 “I” Street, both of Mojave. They and the driver were also injured and taken to Golden Queen Clinic by O’Donnell ambulance and a passing motorist. Funeral services for Sandra Lee Barker will be held at O’Donnell Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. Later the body will be shipped to Tampa, Florida. She had lived at McBryant’s Trailer Court with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. Granston. Survivors besides her parents are two sisters, Mrs. Janice Louise Brinson of Mojave and Ethelyn Mae Barker of Los Angeles. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 02 Jun 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7995 Message Board Post: Mary A. Barber Dies From Burns Mary Agnes Barber, 74, died in Mojave Hospital Sunday, June 26, from burns caused by a fire in her home at Boron a week ago Deputy Coroner Ross Jones said Mrs. Barber received third and fourth degree burns June 20 when her bed clothing caught fire from allegedly smoking in bed. Sole survivor is her husband George S. of Boron. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m. in the O'Donnell Funeral Home chapel with Father F. J Ryan as officiant. Interment will be in Victor Valley Memorial Park at Victorville. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 30 Jun 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Villasecia Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7994 Message Board Post: Jesus Aguilera Dies In L.A. Hospital Jesus R. Aguilera, long a resident of Mojave, since 1921, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1955 in Santa Fe Hospital in Los Angeles, Mr, Aguilera was born in Mexico and worked for the Santa Fe Railroad, He resided at 14 K St. He leaves his wife, Caroner Villasecia, five brothers, one sister and four sons, Pastor of Bakersfield, Tony of Mojave, Joseph of E Los Angeles and Ray of Santa Clara; three daughters, Guadalupe of Stockton, Mary of Fresno and Genevive of Mojave and 15 grandchildren. Rosary will be said Wednesday evening at the Gutierrez & Weber Mortuary, 818 North Broadway, Los Angeles. Mass will be said at 8:30 Thursday morning with Father Harry L. Eggert officiating, in the Old Mission Plaza Church. Interment will be in the Mojave Cemetery later on the same day. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 29 Sep 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pletcher, McClenathan Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7993 Message Board Post: Bertha Mae Owens California City resident, Bertha Mae Owens was born on August 11, 1939 in Shattuck, Oklahoma and went home on April 28, 2005. Survived by husband Rev. Mike Owens, children, Ginger Nielsen of Portland, Oregon, Rev. Phil Owens of California City, brothers, Paul Allen Pletcher of Pampa, Texas, Henry Pletcher of Magnolia, Arkansas, Tommy Pletcher of Perryton, Texas, Floyd Pletcher of Canyon, Texas, Dale Pletcher of Arlington, Texas, one sister Roberta McClenathan of Portland; grandchildren, Stacee Nielsen, Nicole, Nathan and Ryan Owens. Bertha’s love was teaching music. She attended Stamps School of Music in Dallas and has taught many people from Texas to Oregon to California to play the piano. For 42 years she stood by the side of her husband and was a partner in their ministry. With her music she shared the gospel message. Bertha was also a great teacher and was able to guide many women in times of study. Memorial services were held on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Mojave Assembly of God Church, 16027 M St., Mojave. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 05 May 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7992 Message Board Post: RAY BROOKS KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT NEW YEARS NIGHT Ray N. Brooks, an employee at the Pacific Coast Borax mine was killed instantly when his car hit a truck New Years Eve night. Ray, who was 25 years old, had been in Boron and had enjoyed a dinner at the Siiver Dollar Cafe that evening. His home was in Arvin and he was apparently on his way home when the accident occured around 9:30 that evening about three miles east of Mojave. Ray had been working at the mine for over two years and he had been a member of the softball team for that length of time. This makes a double tragedy in the family for Ray's father, N. R. Brooks, was killed last November at Tehachapi when his car was hit by a train there. Our community extends its deepest sympathy to .Ray's mother in her great loss. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: Boron Enterprise 08 Jan 1955

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lowe, Collins, Munsey, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7991 Message Board Post: Sandra Bolton Sandra “Sandy” Lowe Bolton, 61, of Mojave, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2005, at her home. She was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on June 16, 1943, but grew up in Johnson City, Tenn. She had resided in Mojave for twenty years. She was a daughter of the late Ned T. Lowe and the late Sarah Lochery Lowe. She was a 1960 graduate of Happy Valley High School in Johnson City. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by one brother, Ronald Lowe; one sister, Agnes Lowe; her aunt, Agnes “Auntie” Collins; and her long time companion, Art Sinclair. Survivors include her twin sister, Elizabeth “Billee” Lowe Munsey, of Johnson City; one brother, Felix Lowe, of Bluffton, S.C.; fifteen nieces and nephews. Also, a special friend, Jim Holland, of Mojave. Sandy loved animals, nature and her family and friends. A memorial service was held at Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church in Johnson City on Saturday, April 30, 2005, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations be made to Unicoi Animal Humane Society, P.O. Box 654, Erwin, TN 37650. Courtesy of Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City. 423-282-1521 Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 05 May 2005

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