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/7780 Message Board Post: O.H. Wall Killed Ollie H. Wall, 54, a miner who has been operating in this territory for the past four years, was accidentally killed last Sunday, Nov. 15, when a dynamite cap exploded prematurely while he was drilling holes preparatory to shooting a rock layer encountered while working his claim on the south side of Soledad Mountain. The body was taken to O'Donnell Funeral Home and prepared for burial which will take place today (Thursday) in Lancaster at the Joshua Memorial Park Cemetery. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 19 Nov 1953

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schaff, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7779 Message Board Post: Old Pioneer Cy Townsend Passes Away After a prolonged battle with illness, Charles Warren Townsend (known by his baseball name of "Cy") passed on at the Lancaster Community hospital, on Sunday, October 11, 1953, leaving Alma E. Townsend of Mojave, his wife and Hattie Schaff, a sister as survivors. Funeral services were held at Mumaw Funeral Home, Lancaster, at 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 1953, the service being read by Florence Harmon, a Christian Scientist, with interment in Angeles Abby, Compton. The interesting sketch of Mr. Townsend's life follows: After playing professional base ball with the Syracuse Club in the New York State League, and Sacramento, in the California Coast League with which club he also umpIred for a short while, he later played in Bakersfield for the Imperial League. Leaving there he came to Mojave where he homesteaded on the desert in 1914. He ran the French Cafe and Mojave Meat Market for several years then several service stations here for a number of years. About 1924 Mr. Townsend in partnership with I. Blum bought the Mojave Townsite Lots from Mallory and Flannigan. He later had an interest in the Golden Queen Mine as one of the original owners. In 1921 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and served for eight years, declining to run again. At the time he came to Mojave, "J" Street had only wooden plank sidewalks, each walk at a different level; wide wooden canopies over each place of business (also each at a different height); no street lights of any kind; one Chinese restaurant besides the Harvey House and 13 saloons to serve the population of 500 people. In the winter time the streets became so sticky from the wet doby that horses were used to pull the cars out of the mud. For many years water pressure was so low that they could only send a stream about ten feet, and fires were frequent, especially along J Street, usually taking several buildings at a time. Recently he was presented with a beautiful watch by the Sacramento Coast League Club as one of the survivors of the first Sacramento team. He was a life member of the National Baseball Association and had many friends in California and elsewhere. He was born at Cooney Fork, Wisconsin, January 28, 1873. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 15 Oct 1953

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/7778 Message Board Post: Boy Killed By .22 Bullet While Playing Hamilton Thatcher, 14 year old boy from San Marino was killed Sunday, Oct. 4, because he wanted to hear how bullets sound when they are coming at you. He was a member of a rabbit hunting party Sunday morning at the old G. P. pumping plant near Willow Springs and had gone inside one of the old tanks to hear how the bullets sounded when they hit the tank. One of the bullets apparently went inside the tank and struck the youth in the side, wounding him fatally. An inquest, held Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave by Kern County Coroner Norman C. Houze. Verdict of the jury was accidental death at the hands of persons unknown. Members of the jury were: O. K. Parker, Charlie Spicer, Fred Feh. rensen, Bill Moore, Mrs. Betty Chappell, Mrs. Lily Stradel and Mrs. Rose Phillips. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 08 Oct 1953

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Markey, Ranick, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7777 Message Board Post: MONOLITH SUPT. PASSES AWAY Charles Irvin Smith, Supt. of Monolith Portland Cement Plant for the past two years passed away in Los Angeles on August 15. Services under the direction of the O'Donnell Funeral Home were held in Tehachapi on Wed. Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. Mr. Smith has been employed by Monolith since 1933, starting as assistant chemist and advancing until he became Supt. in Nov. 1951. He was a member of F. & A. M. Masonic Lodge of Brigham City, Utah. Tehachapi Lodge No. 313, F. & A. M. was in charge of services. He was interred in 'the Tehachapi Eastside Cemetery. Survivors include besides his widow, Mrs. Evelyn Smith, Monolith, two daughters, Mrs. Barbara L Markey, Lancaster and Mrs. Joan Ranick, San Diego, and a son, Dave Sniith of Encino. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 20 Aug 1953

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/7776 Message Board Post: Fatal Accident Blakesley Smith Jr. 32, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base died as a result of a non collision accident after rolling his car: a mile east of Rosamond on the Rosamond-Edwards road at 2 a.m. Saturday. O'Donnell ambulance took him to the Mojave Medical Center where he died at 11:30 p.m. Funeral services were held in the O'Donnell Funeral Home Thursday, October 22, with Rev. Stanley H. Addison officiating. A veteran of the Air Force in World War II, he is survived by his wife, Barbara Louise, and a daughter Patricia Lynne, 5, both of Edwards. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 22 Oct 1953

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/7775 Message Board Post: Inquest Held In Woman’s Death Mrs. Evelyne L. Skelton, age 43, was found dead in her home, No.3 Fowler Court, Rosamond, at 9:00 p.m., Sept. 15. Her husband, Ernest R. (Tiny) Skelton discovered the death when he returned home. Deputies Fidler and Boruff were notified and also the O'Donnell ambulance. The wornan was found lying in her bed. There was no evidence of foul play and it was thought at first that the woman had committed suicide. An inquest and autopsy was held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. where it was ascertained that Mrs. Skelton had met death from natural causes. Mr. Skelton is an employee of Edwards Air Force Base. Funeral services are pending. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 17 Sep 1953

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/7774 Message Board Post: William Rose Passes Away In Hospital William Frederick Rose, age 75, passed away September 8, in the Mojave Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Rose had been a resident of Mojave for the past 20 years and was a prospector before the Queen mine opened. After the mine started production, he worked for the Golden Gueen mine as a powderman. During his early days here on the desert, the family lived near the Queen until Mr. Rose built the residence at 105 M St. where he lived until his death. He ran for Constable in 1948 but was defeated. When the Mojave Marine Base opened during World War II, he worked there until it closed. He then obtained a job with John Brewer in Lancaster as a plumber until retiring about three yrs. ago He was a member of BPOE Lodge of Trinity, Colorado, joining in 1911. Mr. Rose was also a charter member of the Lancaster Elks Lodge No. 1625, and was instrumental in its formation. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae D. Rose and a daughter, Miss Jacqueline Rose of Mojave. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 12 at 10:00 a.m. in the Elks Lodge in Lancaster under direction of O'Donnell Funeral Home. Officiant will be B P O E Chaplain Dr. Homer Rowell Interment will be in the Pasadena Mauseleum and Columbarium in Altadena, Calif. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 10 Sep 1953

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/7773 Message Board Post: Boron Man Found Dead in Wreck By Vera Owens Last Sunday morning, August 16, around 5:30 a.m., one of our home town boys was instantly killed in an auto accident on Highway 466, 16 miles east of Mojave. The victim was Mr. Don Carlos Robertson, who was thought to have been coming back from Bakersfield at the time of the wreck. He was supposed to have been at work in the Mag room at the PCB mines that morning. No one knows the cause of the wreck but the highway patrolman said his car looked like it had turned end over end twice on the highway and twice off the road when it headed for the desert. The rear left tire was blown out and the top of the car was smashed flat. Don was lying eighty feet away from the car badly mangled so that is was difficult to identify him. Don was to have started a two weeks vacation on last Monday. Reason for the tragedy was thought to have been one of two things, either he went to sleep at the wheel or the tire blew out. He had just taken his car out of the fender and body shop a few days before. Don leaves as survivors, his widow, Mrs Barbara Robertson and two sons Del Ray and Tom Michael, father and step mother Mr. and Mrs. Sutter Robertson, and four sisters and three brothers. He was born November 19, 1929 at Clarksville Arkansas and grew up around Stadium, Oklahoma. His family came to California for the second time in 1946 and Don got a job at the PCB Co. in July of that year. Except for time out for military service, he worked continuously until his death. He entered the Army in November of 1950 and took his basic training at Camp Roberts. Don was sent to Korea in May 1951 and was twice wounded in battle. He was discharged in July 1952 as a Sergeant. The funeral was held Tuesday, August 18, at the Boron Baptist Community Church under the direction of O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave. We wish to express our deepest sympathy to the Robertson family. Transcriber's note :PCB is Pacific Coast Borax Co., Boron, Cal. Now U.S. Borax Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 20 Aug 1953 .

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Syurget, Woods, Christenson, Agusta Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7772 Message Board Post: Daniel R. Prather Passes Away Daniel Ray Prather, age 63 of Boron passed away on August 31, 1953 in the Mojave Hospital after a short illness. He succumbed to a heart attack. He was born October 27, 1889 in Bridlevale, Oregon. Details of his, life before he came to Boron, are not available but he had worked for the PCB mines sine 1946. Mr. Prather is survived by his wife, Viola H. Prather and four sons, Lewis W. of Jerome, Idaho; and Wylie A., Raymond K. and Arthel H. Prather of Boise, Idaho. Two daughters, Mrs. Lavonia Syurget of East Pgh, Pa., and Mrs. Effie J. Woods of Boise, Idaho and 2 step daughters, Mrs. H. Christenson of Algona, Iowa and Mrs. Anna M. D. Agusta, of Vallejo, Calif. also survive. Funeral services under direction of O'Donnell Funeral Home, Mojave, Calif. were held at 11:00 a.m. today (Thursday) at the PCB Recreation Hall in Boron. Officiant was Rev. Clell Horton pastor of the Boron Baptist Community church. He was laid to rest in Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, .Idaho. . PCB is Pacific Coast Borax Co., Boron, Cal. Now U.S. Borax Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 03 Sep 1953

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blanco, Ferris, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7771 Message Board Post: Old. Timer. Mike Pappas Found Dead Mr. Mike Pappas passed away Friday, July 17, 1953. He was found lying dead behind the counter of his store on Highway 16 by a friend between 2 and 3 p.m. His daughter Esther had been home on a visit and she and her cousin Alice had gone down to Alice's home about 1:30 p.m. and were later informed of his death. . His body was brought into Mojave by the O'Donnell Funeral Home and then taken to Bakersfield by Payne and Son Mortuary. He was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery on Wed., July 22 at 10 a.m. Mike came to America from Greece in 1909. He stayed a short time in New York with friends and then moved to the desert at Haiwee near Little Lake, where he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad and lived with an uncle. He then moved to Garlock in 1918 where he was foreman on the railroad until 1923. He went to Saltdale as a contractor for two years. He then moved to Cantil and became foreman on the railroad for five years. In the meantime he married Miss Rose Blanco of Bakersfield. He quit the railroad and built the home near the hills in 1930, where he has lived until the time of his death. He was a member of the Red Rock School Board and served this office faithfully. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Esther Ferris and a son Franklyn, also a. brother and his family, Mr. and Mrs. George Pappas and their family, Bill, Rudy, Mary, Pete, Johnny, Linda and Alice. Mike .had many friends on the desert and his cheery "hello" will be missed by everyone. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 23 Jul 1953

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/7770 Message Board Post: Two Injured, One Dead Edwards AFB, Calif. - T/Sgt. Billie Barlow Murray, 32, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Lancaster Community Hospital after succumbing to injuries sustained in a two car collision at the corner of 70th Street East and Avenue I in Lancaster, Calif. The accident occurred at 4:25 p.m. on November 3, 1953. Also injured in the collision were A/3c Donald L. Tindle of 219 Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 12 Nov 1953

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fortune, Hickman, Finnin Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7769 Message Board Post: Services Held for Susan Mattingly Mojave people in general were saddened last week to learn of the death of Mrs. Susan Mattingly, a long time proprietor of the Elite Hotel. She and her husband, James P. Mattingly, rebuilt the hotel after a disastrous fire in 1926 consumed the hotel and 13 other buildings in Mojave before being brought under control. Mrs. Mattingly was born in Vernon County, Mo. on December 10, 1876 and married Mr. Mattingly, coming to Mojave in 1924, where they purchased the then Elite Hotel from the former owner. As we stated above, it was destroyed by fire in 1926. Nothing daunted, the couple set to work and from the debris erected the present building which, up to the time of Mr. Mattingly’s death a few years ago, they managed together. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Charles Fortune of Long Beach, another sister residing in Washington state, a niece, Mrs. Carolyn Hickman of Long Beach, a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Finnin, her son-in-law Mr. Barney Finnin, Mojave postmaster and nephew, James Finnin. Funeral services were held last Saturday, Dec. 12 from the Community Congregational Church of Mojave, the church she was extremely interested in, being a member of the Ladies Fellowship and other church organizations. Testifying to the esteem in which the lady was held was the over crowded church at the services, which were under the direction of the O’Donnell Funeral Home with the Rev. Stanley H. Addison, pastor, officiant. Interment was in the Mojave Cemetery. Mrs. Mattingly was a member of the Royal Neighbors, Ladies Auxiliary of the Woodmen of the World lodge, with a camp in Lancaster having continued her membership for 50 years. She will be sorely missed by her host of friends. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 17 Dec 1953

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bulgier, Cox Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7768 Message Board Post: Tehachapi Man Passes Away John Donald Matthews, who for many years was an employee, of the General Patroleum Company passed away on October 12 at Tehachapi after a prolonged illness. He was born at Millsap, Texas on January 15, 1892 and is survived by his wife, Ada Mae Matthews of Tehachapi and sisters Mrs. Nettie B. Bulgier of Los Angeles and Mrs. Venia Cox of Compton, Calif. Services under the direction of the O'Donnell Funeral Home will be held Thursday, October 15 in the chapel at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Stanley H. Addison of the Community Congregational Church will officiate. Interment will be in the Eastside Cemetery in Tehachapi, California. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 15 Oct 1953

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/7767 Message Board Post: Jeep Accident Kills Marine Cpl. Virgil David Lessenberg, 23, a Marine stationed at Mojave Marine Air Base was killed Sun. morning, October 18 at 4:00 a.m. when a jeep he was riding in hit a rut and threw the man out. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Marine Base Hospital. Authorities said he was alone in the jeep checking telephone lines on the base when the accident happened. The deceased was classified as a communications expert and a "trouble shooter." His family lives in Lomita. The body was turned over to Air Force Authorities at Edwards who investigated the accident. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 22 Oct 1953

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Plaisted Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7766 Message Board Post: OLD STAGECOACH DRIVER PASSES Jonesy as he was affectionately called, another of Mojave’s old residents has passed to his reward. John Dudley Jones, 85, well known to people of this part of Kern County. He was born in Iowa, December 27, 1868 and arrived in California in 1895. coming to Kern County in 1915 where he has remained ever since, passed away at the Kern General Hospital on Nov. 21, 1953. Mr. Jones leaves a sister, Mrs. Rose Plaisted of 610 Ferris Ave., Los Angeles and a brother, Robert Jones of Redwood, Calif. to mourn his passing. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Armstrong Mortuary of Bakersfield. The first time Jonesy saw Mojave was in 1901, and he told us some years ago about the dusty streets and hitching racks in the front of every building, also that the northern limits of town was Mrs. Caplin’s feed yard located at J and Nadeau Sts. where the Standard Oil Co. at one time had a service station. He was in and out of Mojave up to 1906 during which time he drove stages for the Mojave and Keeler line whose depot was next door to Ma McDonald’s rooming house and the barn was where the Odd Fellows Hall now stands. The route started out K Street and roughly followed Highway 6. The first rest station where the horses were changed was located across from the Minard place and was called the 18 mile house. Time allowed for this leg of the trip was three hours and the fare was $10 to Keeler, the entire trip using up 21 hours with the stage on the road night and day. A long period of time elapsed before Jonesy saw Mojave again, to be exact in 1921. Most transportation was by automobile by then and roads a bit better. He has spent the last 32 years here and in Tehachapi watching the towns grow to their present size. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 26 Nov 1953

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/7765 Message Board Post: Rosamond Matron; Passes Away Elsie Margaret Jensen, age 46, a resident of Rosamond, died on Sept. 21 in the Mojave Hospital after being admitted eight days earlier. She was born in Michigan on June 14, 1907 and she and her family had been residents of the area for the past three years. Mrs. Jensen is survived by her husband, Joseph B. Jensen, a daughter and reportedly two sisters. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 24, at 11:00 a.m. under direction of Mumaw Funeral Home in Lancaster with burial in Lancaster Cemetery. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 24 Sep 1953

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/7764 Message Board Post: LLOYD GRIFFITH PASSES Mr. Lloyd Griffith passed away at Bakersfield Hospital this past Thursday, July 16th in the morning from cancer. Mr. Griffith was born May 11, 1884 in Minnesota and was employed at the time of his death by the PCB company. He had been employed as a guard for many years but the past month he had worked in the warehouse. He was a resident of Boron for 14 years. The funeral services were under the direction of O'Donnell Funeral Home of Mojave and were held in the PCB Recreation Hall at 10:00 a.m. Rev. J. T. Carver was the officiant at the services. Interment was in the Mount View Cemetery of Barstow. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 23 Jul 1953 PCB is Pacific Coast Borax Co., Boron, Cal. Now U.S. Borax

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/7763 Message Board Post: Edwards Test Pilot Killed Edwards AFB, Calif Captain John Huntinton Gregorius, son of Mr. Thomas K. Gregorius of 925 Freeport Road, Tarentum, Penn., was killed on July 14, 1953, when the F-84-F swept-wing fighter bomber he was flying from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona to Edwards Air- Force Base crashed near Wickenburg, Arizona. Details of the crash were not immediately available, pending an investigation by a board of qualified officers. An experimental test pilot, Captain Gregorius had been stationed at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, since his return from Korea in August of 1952. A veteran of World War II as well as Korea, he first entered the service in 1943, receiving his commission in April 1945. During his tours of duty, he won the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, flying over 170 combat missions. A graduate of Harbrack Union High School in Brackenridge, Penn., Captain Gregorius also attended the University of California at Los Angeles. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 23 Jul 1953 Transcriber’s note: The name according to the Arizona Death Index is: GREGORIUS, John Huntington b. 20 Aug 1924 d. 14 Jul 1953, Maricopa County, AZ

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hall, Engle Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7762 Message Board Post: Colorful Desert Resident Passes Bert Fisher, well known mining figure around Mojave for the last 50 years, died from a heart attack at 9:00 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10th in Whittier, Calif. He was originally from Indiana and was. 81 years old on his last birthday, January 27, 1953. Bert came to this area in 1902 for his health and prospected Soledad Mountain and Standard Hill as well as other likely spots. He was president of the Yellow Dog Mining Co. and interested in many other mines. Bert was extremely proud of the fact that he had voted in every Mojave election for the last half century and was noted for his fine sense of humor. He was a dyed.in-the-wool bachelor, having never been married. He had been staying at his cabin in the Piutes near the Garringer Bros. place up to last Saturday night, when he took a turn for the worst. Because one of the Garringer brothers had heart trouble, they had a supply of oxygen on hand without which he would have passed away that night. They called for help and notified a sister in Whittier, who came to Mojave. Bill Pajanew and two other people brought him down to Mojave to meet the sister and he was taken back to Whittier Sunday morning. Funeral services were held in the White and Emerson Mortuary in Whittier at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eva Hall and Mrs. Mabel Engle, also a nephew, Kenneth Hall. We are indebted to Mrs. Louie Miehle for the above information. CADI Fisher, Noah Berton Mmn Newson Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 13 Aug 1953

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/7761 Message Board Post: Manuel Escote, 36, of Tehachapi was killed on Tuesday morning at 11:30 o'clock at the quarries of the Monolith Portland Cement Co. when the truck he was loading, rolled backwards crushing him beneath the wheels. O'Donnell Funeral Home ambulance took the body to Mojave and later transferred it to the Hopson Mortuary at the request of the family. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 15 Oct 1953