I'm sorry, but there was no obit located for the following person in the Bakersfield Californian between March 13 and 20, 1940: CRAVEY SUSAN L Born: 10/04/1854 FEMALE AR father: BOWD died: KERN 03/13/1940 aged: 85 requested by: johnjoanp@yahoo.com Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

I'm sorry, but there was no obit located for the following person in the Bakersfield Californian between December 4 and 11, 1938: MOORE, Jesse C age: 73 yrs county: 15 DOD: 12/4/1938 requested by: jcmuckenfuss@yahoo.com Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

I'm sorry, but there was no obit located for the following person in the Bakersfield Californian between February 4 and 12, 1937: MONTGOMERY, Cloyd age: 57 yrs County: 15 Date of death: 2/4/1937 Requested by: davisbb@nisswa.net Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

I'm sorry, but there was no obit located for the following person in the Bakersfield Californian between June 13 and 18, 1932: STAPP, William C spouse: H age: 68 yrs county: 15 (Kern) Date of death: 6/13/1932 Requested by: wayness1@sbcglobal.net Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

I'm sorry, but there was no obit located for the following person in the Bakersfield Californian between July 17 and 23, 1918: FRANK, Eliza F. spouse: S age: 70 yrs county: 15 date of death: 7/17/1918 requested by: gelder4@cox.net Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Here is the article and the obit you requested for the following person: BULTMANM. Glenn 2/25/2005 Obituary 2/21/2005 Bakersfield Greenlawn SW Mortuary, Bakersfield, CA BULTMANM. Glenn 2/26/2005 Article 2/21/2005 Bakersfield requested by: hjnsk012668@comcast.net The Bakersfield Californian February 25, 2005 M. Glenn Bultman 1/07/1914 - 02/21/2005 Services: Sat., March 5, 10 a.m. A man dedicated to his family, his friends, his profession, and his community, Glenn passed away peacefully at home. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 4600 Stockdale Hwy. Pastor Art Gafke will officiate. Glenn was born January 7, 1914 in Houston, Missouri. He came to Bakersfield with his brother, Harold, in 1929 to visit their aunt and liked Bakersfield so much that they stayed. Glenn has left his mark on so many aspects of the Bakersfield community resulting in a better quality of life for Kern County. Glenn enrolled in Bakersfield High School in his junior year and was elected Student Body President his senior year. He graduated from Bakersfield College where he was the Student Body President in 1933. Glenn graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was president of his fraternity, Kappa Delta Rho, and also served as president of the inter fraternity council. Glenn received his juris doctorate from the University of California Hastings College of Law in 1940. He was admitted to practice before the Courts of California and the Federal Courts serving California, as well as the U. S. Supreme Court. After receiving his law degree, Glenn returned to Bakersfield and joined the law firm of Claflin, Dorsey and Campbell, which began his legal career that would span 55 years. In the fall of 1941, Glenn joined the Navy. He was commissioned an ensign, and assigned to naval intelligence in Los Angeles and San Diego before joining Adm. William F. Halsey's South Pacific Command. He later was transferred to the Central Pacific under Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, who was readying his forces for the assault on Japan. Glenn participated in amphibious landings in the Philippines and Pacific area. In 1952 Glenn was recalled and served in the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington, D. C. during the Korean conflict. At the end of WWII, Glenn, then a Lt. Commander, returned to Bakersfield, resumed work with the law firm where he became a partner, and began assuming a community leadership role. His most important life long journey began of February 2, 1947 when he married Marie Christine Anderson, who was the love of his life. They shared 55 wonderful years until her passing on May 28, 2002, but she has always been in his heart. Glenn was very active in professional, civic, charitable, fraternal and church affairs. Glenn served as president of the Kern County Bar Association and was a member of both the California State Bar and the American Bar Association. From 1959 to 1972, Glenn served on the joint Board of Trustees of the Kern High School and Community College Districts. When separate Boards were established in 1972, Glenn continued his service on the Kern Community College Board of Trustees. Glenn was president of the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, president of the Estate Planning Council of Kern County, and was a member of the President's Associates of California State University, Bakersfield. Glenn was a Founding Director of Goodwill Industries of Kern County, served as campaign chairman for United Way, and president of the Bakersfield Kiwanis Club. Glenn was a 33 degree Scottish Rite Mason since 1968, a member of Al Malaikah Shrine and past Chief Justice of the Subordinate Council of the Elks. Glenn was a member of the Stockdale Country Club and the First United Methodist Church. At the time of his death, Glenn was the only surviving founder of Memorial Hospital, an institution for which he had great respect. Bakersfield College was a life long interest. He served on the Board of Trustees for over 37 years, both as President and as Clerk. He was a Director of the Bakersfield College Foundation. He ws inducted into the Bakersfield College Hall of Fame in 1989. Glenn is survived by his son Marv Bultman of Bakersfield his daughter and son-in-law Kay and Dr. Steven Fike of San Francisco; his granddaughter Lisa Marie Fike, a freshman at USC; his half-sister Margaret Kelstrom of Fresno; and his sister-in-law Kareen Pierce of Bakersfield. He was preceded in death by his brother Harold Bultman. The family wishes to extend their special thanks to Vickie Barrios for her loving care and attention. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Bakersfield College Foundation (1801 Panorama Drive, 93305) in Glenn's memory would be greatly appreciated. --------------------------- The Bakersfield Californian February 26, 2005 M. Glenn Bultman: attorney and community leader --- 1904 - 2005 Man dedicated life to family, making a difference M. Glenn Bultman, a longtime Bakersfield attorney and leader in various community organizations, died Monday at his home. He was 91. Bultman was known as a thoughtful family man, thorough and ethical professional, and dedicated community leader who had an unwavering ability to overcome obstacles and focus on the positive. Bultman was born Jan. 7, 1914 in Houston, Mo. His legacy in Bakersfield started when he moved to California as a teenager. He attended Kern County Union High School, now Bakersfield High School, and graduated from Bakersfield College in 1933. With just enough money for tuition and room and board, he went on to law school. "He was truly a self-made man," Bultman's son, Marv, said. Bultman's 55-year law career started when he was admitted to the bar in 1949. He graduated from UC Berkeley and earned his law degree fro UC Hasting College of Law. He returned to Bakersfield and joined the law firm of Claflin, Dorsey and Campbell. His law career was put on hold when he joined the Navy in 1941 and served in World War II.. He also served in the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington, D.C., during the Korean conflict. Bultman married his wife, Marie in 1947 in what was a "storybook marriage," his children said. After serving in the Navy, Bultman resumed his work as a lawyer. Rosie Regier, 83, who worked as Bultman's legal secretary for about 20 years, said he was kind, compassionate and honest in his personal life and his job. He paid great attention to detail, she said, and was honest with his clients. "If it wasn't a good case, he would tell them, "There is no reason to pursue this,"" she said. But when it came to his family, he always had time, she said. He would make sure to set aside time for his son, daughter or wife when they would visit during lunch. Family was his first focus, his son Marv said. Kay Fike, Bultman's daughter, said her father was tremendously supportive of them. Fike said she always pictured her father tossing aside obstacles to obtain his goals. "You could always count on him to pull you through everything," she said. Bultman is perhaps most well-known for involvement in the community. And Bultman wouldn't stop at being a member, Fike said, he would be president. "He was a leader," Marv said. He started with serving as student body president of his high-school and Bakersfield College. He put the same passion into community roles. He was a founding member of Greater Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. He served as president of the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, the Bakersfield Kiwanis Club and the Kern County Bar Association. During his stint with the Chamber of Commerce he helped plan the crosstown freeway and the Civic Auditorium. Bultman served on various community boards and committees, but spent much of his energy on education He served on the Kern Community College District board of trustees for 37 years and was inducted to the BC Hall of Fame in 1989. He also served as director of the BC Foundation. Walter Howald, Executive director of BC's Institutional Development and Foundation, said Bultman's dedicated involvement, sense of humor, energy and drive will be missed. "He was a strong advocate of quality education and contributed to Bakersfield College in all kinds of ways," Howald said. "He was a model of what is meant to give back to the community." According to a 1988 Californian article, Bultman said of his work with BC, "Everybody's got to pay their way in society. This is one way for me. I get a lot of personal satisfaction in what we do. I get a feeling of accomplishment." Bultman's wife, Marie, died in 2002. He is survived by his son, Marv Bultman, daughter Kay Fike and granddaughter Lisa Marie Fike. Services for Bultman will be held at 10 a.m. March 5 at the First United Methodist Church, 4600 Stockdale Highway. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the BC foundation. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: FRASIER RUTH born: 08/04/1918 F IOWA mother: MUSHANEY father: FRASIER died: KERN 07/21/1940 age: 21 yrs requested by: lejohns2004@yahoo.com HESS CECIL JEWETT born: 01/22/1892 M INDIANA mother: WATSON father: HESS died: KERN 07/21/1940 age: 48 yrs requested by: lejohns2004@yahoo.com The Bakersfield Californian Monday, July 22, 1940 Pg. 9 BUENA VISTA BOAT CAPSIZES SEA SWALLOWS YOUTH HURLED FROM CRAFT A fishing trip in a small rowboat on Buena Vista lake turned into dark tragedy last night when the craft capsized 1 miles from the landing, sending two Bakersfield residents to their deaths and forcing two other occupants of the boat to swim to safety. With recovery of the Buena Vista victims, word came of the drowning of a third Bakersfield resident, hurled into the sear from a capsized motorboat near Estero bay. The dead are Ruth Frazier, 22, of 718 Water Street; Cecil Hess, 42, of 1315 Lake Street, prominent as a baseball umpire here and a county employe, and Herman Boyd, 23. The bodies of Miss Frazier and Hess were recovered early today by sheriff's deputies who had searched since midnight when the report of the tragedy was received at the sheriff's office. Deputies Charles Howell, Ted McMahon, Charles Dewey and Jerry Leake sped to the scene immediately and found the bodies at daybreak. Harold Leymaster, 719 Water Street, Miss Frazier's brother-in-law, and Bob Cooper, 1017 1/2 P street, who saved themselves by swimming to a partly submerged levee after the boat sank, aided in the search. They told deputy sheriffs that Miss Frazier, Hess, Leymaster and Cooper set out on a catfishing trip on the lake last night about 9 p.m. On their return, the boat began to sink about 4 miles off the landing and capsized after fruitless efforts were made to bail out the water. Miss Frazier sank immediately and after several efforts to find her, Leymaster said he swam to the levee. Cooper called the sheriff's office when he got ashore. Hess disappeared immediately. His body was found near that of Miss Frazier this morning. He had been active for several years as an arbiter of local baseball games and was widely known in the valley. Young Boyd drowned as he swam from an overturned motorboat off the coast near Estero bay. Three companions who clung to the craft were saved by an oil company tug which went to their rescue. Assisting in the search for the bodies on Buena Vista lake were Tony Odleoni and C. L. Doss, of Old River, who brought their motorboat to the aid of the deputies and were commended by Sheriff Loustalot for their work. The Bakersfield Californian Monday, July 23, 1940 Pg. 9 Drowning Victim Funeral Wednesday Funeral services for Ruth Frazier, 21, of 718 Water street, who drowned early Monday morning in Buena Vista lake while catfishing, will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Hopson Mortuary chapel, with the Reverend William E. Patrick officiating. A native of Oakland, Iowa, Miss Frazier was employed by Kern General Hospital and had lived in Bakersfield and Kern county for one and on-half years. She leaves her mother, Mrs. Argilia Jewett, Nebraska; her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Schott, Grapevine. ------------------------------ The Bakersfield Californian Monday, July 23, 1940 Pg. 10 Hess Last Rites Set for Thursday Final rites for Cecil Jewett Hess, 48 of 1315 Lake street, well-known local resident who drowned early Monday morning in Buena Vista Lake, will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, with the Reverend Father John Power officiating. Rosary services will be held Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock. A native of Cordon, Indiana, Mr. Hess was known locally as a baseball umpire and former player. He was employed at the time of death as WPA supervisor of the new fire house in East Bakersfield. He lived in Bakersfield and Kern county for 29 years, during which time he had a wide circle of friends. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Hell, Bakersfield; his daughters, Frances and Mary Hess, Bakersfield; two sisters in Nebraska, his cousins, Mrs. Robert J. Cooper and Miss Elizabeth Hess, both of Bakersfield. The Hopson Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skdulcich Surnames: Silva Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14642.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here is the obit you requested for the following person: SILVA MANUEL PIERERA born: 11/09/1855 M REST (OTHER) father: SILVA died: KERN 11/01/1940 age: 84 yrs requested by: message board http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14642/mb.ashx The Bakersfield Californian Saturday, November 2, 1940 Pg. 4 VISALIA BURIAL IS SET FOR M.P. SILVA Final rites for Manuel Pierera Silva, 84, of Route 2, Box 207, will be held Monday at 10 a.m.in St. Mary's Church, Visalia, where mass will be sung. Burial will be in Visalia cemetery. Rosary services will be recited tonight at 8 o'clock in the Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara chapel. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Here is the article and obits you requested for the following person: The Bakersfield Californian Wednesday, April 11, 1956 Front Page BOY, 12, WITNESS TO TRAGEDY Wild Shot Fired at Man Trying to Intervene A Shafter pool hall operator shot and killed his estranged wife at 8:30 a.m. today in the street at the Q and Espee streets intersection in Bakersfield, then turned the pistol on himself, firing a fatal shot through his head. The couple's 12-year-old boy witnessed the tragedy but was not harmed. Coroner Stanley Newman identified the couple as Celey Carl Hamlin, 45, and Kathryn Hamlin, 32. Edward J. Parr, 2110 Lake St., was working outside a welding shop across the street from the shooting and upon hearing two shots, saw Mrs. Hamlin slump to the street. He said he ran to where Hamlin was beating the dying woman on the head with the nickel-plated .25 caliber automatic and attempted to grab him. Hamlin swung around and fired a wild shot at Parr. "I let him go then," Barr said, "but chased him when he started to run north on Espee Street. I thought he was going to shoot at me again, but it looked like his gun jammed when he pointed it at me." "That's when he put the gun to his head and fired." The boy, Celey Jr., was taken to police headquarters and during questioning, said his parents had been separated about three months and that they "were always quarreling about money," The boy told Lt. Mary Holman he and his mother had been living in Shafter with Ernest and Vina Roux, relatives of Mrs. Hamlin, but had moved to Bakersfield last night "somewhere around 34th and Q streets." The two were walking from their lodging this morning along Espee Street on the way to Hawthorne School where Mrs. Hamlin intended to enroll her son. Hamlin, who apparently had traced his wife's movements since moving here last night ran from behind the two and upon coming abreast, fired point blank at the woman. As she fell he began striking her on the head with the small-caliber pistol, then fired another shot into her body. Asst. Police Chief Charles Dodge said Hamlin operated the Shafter Recreation, a pool room in that city, for the past few months after moving from Torrance. Last night he moved into an apartment in the 2500 block of K Street where his mother, Mrs. A. W. Crow, resides. The bodies were removed to Hopson Mortuary. Dodge said examination of Mrs. Hamlin's body revealed three bullet wounds, two in the back and one in the neck. Powder burns were found on the victim's pearl gray coat next to the bullet holes. Hamlin shot himself just above the left eye. Coroner Newman said he would hold an informal inquest buy termed it "open and shut." ------------------------- HAMLIN CATHRYNE born: 02/26/1924 F OKLAHOMA mother: SUMMERS father: JACKSON died: KERN 04/11/1956 articles on the murder/suicide age: 32 yrs requested by: tuleroots@sbcglobal.net Tulare Gen. Soc. The Bakersfield Californian Saturday, April 14, 1956 Pg. 30 Hamlin, Kathryne - Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Armstrong Mortuary Chapel in Shafter for Kathryne Hamlin, 32, 1024 Almo St., Shafter, who died suddenly in Bakersfield April 11. Homer L. Gifford of the Church of Christ in McFarland, Calif., will officiate. Interment will follow in the Shafter Cemetery. The deceased was a native of Ft. Towsen, Okla. She had made her home with her husband in Torrance for the past number of years and recently moved to Shafter. Survivors include her son, Celey Hamlin Jr., Shafter; one sister, Mrs. Vina LaRue, Shafter; one brother, Jack Erwin, Korea. The Armstrong Mortuary in Shafter is in charge of all arrangements. -------------------------------- HAMLIN CELEY CARL born: 08/01/1912 M OKLAHOMA mother: FRANKS father: HAMLIN died: KERN 04/11/1956 articles on the murder/suicide age: 42 yrs Hamlin, Celey Carl Sr. - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Armstrong Mortuary, Shafter, for Celey Carl Hamlin, 42, 145 Nickel St., Shafter, who died suddenly in Bakersfield April 11. Officiating will be Homer L. Gifford of the Church of Christ in McFarland. Interment will follow in the Shafter Cemetery. Celey was a native of Oklahoma. He had made his home in Torrance and had recently moved to Shafter, where he was in business at the Shafter Recreational Center. Survivors include his sons A. W. Crow and Celey Hamlin Jr., Shafter; mother, Mrs. Eddie Hamlin, Bakersfield. The Armstrong Mortuary in Shafter is in charge of arrangements. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: SMITH AMBRO born: 10/12/1880 M PENNSYLVANIA mother: ANTHONY father: SMITH died: KERN 04/13/1943 age: 62 yrs requested by: jcmuckenfuss@yahoo.com The Bakersfield Californian Wednesday, April 14, 1943 Pg. 17 Smith, Ambro - Funeral services for Ambro Smith, 65, of Bakersfield, who died Tuesday in a local hospital, will be held Thursday with Jantzen Funeral Home of Shafter in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park at 2 p.m. Mr. Smith, a native of Pennsylvania had lived in Kern County 14 years. He is survived by his wife, Carrie; three daughters, Mrs. Orphie Boltingham of Bakersfield, Mrs. Clarence Hashain of Warren, Ohio, and Mrs. M. Kabonie of Oakland; two sons, Theodore and Glenn, a member of the United States Navy at Honolulu. T. H. two sisters, Mrs. F. I. Dickinson of Bakersfield and Mrs. Minnie Tyler of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Earl Smith of Fort Lewis, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. The film of the newspaper was faded and scratched. I have done my best to transcribe accurately, but there could be errors in spite of my carefulness. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: WILLIAMSON WILLIAM CHARLIE born: 09/07/1872 M MISSOURI mother: SMITH father; WILLIAMSON died: KERN 02/08/1956 age: 83 yrs requested by: Hollister4650@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, February 9, 1956 Pg. 39 Williamson, William Charles - Funeral services will be conducted in Greenlawn Chapel tomorrow at 3 p.m. for William Charles Williamson, 83, of 218 South H St., who died in a local hospital Feb. 8. Elder Clarence Smith of the Seventh Day Adventist Church will officiate and interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Williamson was a native of Missouri and resided in Bakersfield for 40 years. He also lived on the Rutledge Ranch in Woody. Survivors include his two sons, Jervis Edward Williamson of Bakersfield, Fred T. Williamson of Southgate; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Brown of Bakersfield, Mrs. Grace E. Schultz of Morro Bay; a brother, Oliver Williamson of Phoenix, Ariz; sister, Mrs. Laura Morgan of Candenion, Mo.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Walter E. Ramey, Ernest F. Harden, Bruce D. Jones, Rex L. Napier, Charles E. Napier and O. L. Colburn. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: NIXON MARCUS L born: 04/06/1890 M mother: HENDRIX died: KERN 01/23/1965 age: 74 yrs requested by: MILL2980@aol.com The Bakersfield Californian Monday, January 25, 1965 Pg. 29 RITES HELD IN SHAFTER FOR 'AL' NIXON Shafter - Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today for Marcus Lafett (Al) Nixon, 74, who died Saturday in Shafter home. The service was conducted by Rev. Dale Klint, minister of the First Baptist Church, in the Chapel of the Armstrong Mortuary. Mr. Nixon, who resided at 1049 Almo Road, was a resident of Shafter the past 77 years. He was born in Lockhart, Tex., on April 6, 1890. During his active working days he was a farm worker employed by the Carl Johns' Farm. Survivors include his widow, Allie; two sons, Elton and Elwin Nixon, both of Shafter; Mrs. Beulah Howell, Mrs. Sadie Searcy, Mrs. Faye Duran and Mrs. Pauline Crawford, all of Shafter; six brothers, Harvey, Claude and John, all of Dinuba, Curtis and Homer, both of Marlow, and Sidney, of Paris, Calif. 22 grandchildren, and 29 great-grandchildren. Immediately after the service, the body was shipped to Lindsay, Okla., for burial in Green Hill Cemetery. The Brown Funeral Home of Lindsay will have charge of the burial ceremony, Thursday at 2 p.m. Same page, Same paper: Nixon, Marcus Lafett - Funeral services were conducted today at 10 a.m. in the Armstrong Mortuary in Shafter for Marcus Lefett Nixon, 74, of 1049 Almo Road, Shafter, who died Saturday. Rev. Dale B. Klint of the First Baptist Church officiated, and interment will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Okla. He was a native of Texas and lived in Shafter the past 27 years. Survivors include the past 27 years. Survivors include his widow, Allie Nixon; two sons, Alton Nixon and Elwin Nixon, both of Shafter; four daughters, Beulah Howell, Sadie Searcy, Fay Duran, Pauline Crawford, all of Shafter; six brothers, Harvey, John and Claud Nixon, all of Dinuba; Curtis and Homer Nixon, both of Marlow, Okla., and Sidney Nixon of Paris; 22 grandchildren and 29 greatgrandchildren. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: PIERSON AMOS K born: 04/10/1888 mother: REIP M ILLINOIS died: KERN Delano 07/06/1965 age: 77 yrs requested by: hanse078@umn.edu The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, July 8, 1965 Pg. 35 Pierson, Amos Kent - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Mish Funeral Home in Oildale for Amos Kent Pierson, 77, of 510 Roberts Lane, who died Tuesday in a Bakersfield rest home. The Rev. Traverce Harrison, associate pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate and private cremation services will follow. Mr. Pierson was born April 10, 1888, in Woodstock, Ill., and had lived in this community since 1954. He was a carpenter and last worked for the W. D. Foote Building Contractors. He was a member of the Carpenters Local 743. Survivors include his widow, Olga, Bakersfield; a daughter, Nadine Naber of Azusa, 2 stepsons; a brother, Dwight Pierson, Sawtelle; 2 sisters, Mrs. Olive Beal of Pasadena and Mrs. Bess Leber of Texas, and 6 grandchildren. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BLAIR ROBERT F born: 02/22/1908 M mother: WALKER died: KERN 11/19/1967 age: 59 yrs requested by: jcblair77@btinternet.com The Bakersfield Californian Tuesday, November 21, 1967 Pg. 34 Blair, Robert Frederick - Services will be held in the Greenlawn Memorial Chapel Wednesday, at 10 a.m, for Robert Frederick Blair , 59, 2123 1/2 Sunshine Avenue, who died Sunday in a Bakersfield hospital. The Rev. M.E. Hall, minister of the First Baptist Church, Oildale, will officiate and interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Blair was a native of West Virginia and had resided in Kern County 12 years. He had been self employed in leather craft, as a leather tooler, for 12 years. Mr. Blair was a veteran of WWII and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Willie M. Blair of the home address, and a brother, S. P. of Davy, W. Va. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

We are very pleased to announce the roll-out of the searchable Virtual Surname Wall database, sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society. Although it took a little longer than we anticipated or wished, entries from over a thousand genealogists from around the world are now searchable by family name, by geographic region, and by each participant's Submitter ID. Access the Virtual Surname Wall at www.SCGSGenealogy.com. To see if any of your surnames are listed: 1. Click on the link to "Search the Virtual Surname Wall." 2. Search by surname, location, or Submitter ID or any combination of the three. It is a "begins with" search. For example, if you search for the last name Mill, it will return the names beginning with the letters Mill. (i.e.. Millan, Millard, Miller). 3. Be sure to read the search tips that are listed on the search page. If you haven't yet added your names to the database, or if you want to add more: 1. Have your family information available for reference. 2. Click on the link to "Add Your Surnames" 3. Enter the following information for each surname you are reporting: Surnames (including spelling variations). Geographic area in which they lived, or the migration path. List your geographic information in order by city, county, state and country. To avoid confusion, please do not use two-letter state abbreviations. Time Frame. Use abbreviations (approx., or abt., or ca.) to indicate approximate time frames. 4. Submit as many names as you want. Each entry screen will accept up to 10 surnames but you can enter multiple screens. If you get a message that the survey has already been completed, just click "Take the survey again" and continue adding names. You do not need to limit your entries to California. As entries are added to the database, the Virtual Surname Wall will become an even more valuable resource for family historians and genealogy researchers. Check back often to see if you find a match. Your participation in the Virtual Surname Wall project is completely voluntary. Your contact information is not displayed online. You have the option of asking SCGS to serve as intermediary, or authorizing SCGS to release your contact information in the event that we receive an inquiry regarding a possible family connection. Please feel free to forward this email to your cousins, friends, fellow genealogists or others who would be interested in the Virtual Surname Wall project. Genealogy and historical societies are welcome to post this announcement in newsletters or journals. Reprint permission is granted but please include contact information (phinkel@scgsgenealogy.com). We thank you for your contributions to the Virtual Surname Wall. Here's to making lots of connections! Paula Hinkel Southern California Genealogical Society P.S. - and while you're at the website, check out the program for the 2008 Genealogy Jamboree, which will be held June 27-29 in Burbank, California!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: David_Noakes Surnames: Noake Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14652/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Trying to find more information on William Henry Noake b.21 Feb 1869 in Conybere St, Aston, Birmingham who married Ada Elizabeth Clayton (mother and father were Susannah Lloyd and William Noake). William (I believe) had a brother Joseph, their mother was Letitia Oliver who died 04 Feb 1871 in St David's Place, Conybere St, Aston, Warwickshire. Would like any further info Many Thanks David Noakes Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fhewston Surnames: Madruga, Soares, Schulz Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14651/mb.ashx Message Board Post: seek the widow of Jose S. MADRUGa, his wife Rosalind P. MADRUGA. CA death index gives her birth "other country" 21 May 1901 died Kern Co 28 May 1977. Rosalina first wed a SOARES and had daughter Rosalyn who wed Howard Arthur SCHULZ. Thank you very much. Leila Menzies Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fhewston Surnames: SCHULZ, MADRUGA, SOARES Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14643.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much! I was pretty sure Antonio and Joseph MADRUGA were brothers, and I theorized that Jose Madruga wed the widow Rosalind SOARES since I found a step-dau Rosalyn Soares with them on 1930 census. I know that Rosalyn SOARES wed Howard Arthur SCHULZ and that they were the open adoption parents of my husband. Now this obit proves it was the right family since Mrs. Rosalyn SCHULZ is the wife of Howard Arthur SCHULZ (my husband's biological father) and they did live in San Luis Obispo-- this is so exciting to finally prove who his biological parents are! Thanks, THANKS again! Leila Menzies Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mabeone Surnames: Watts, Clepper, Sketo, Cramer, Stewart, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14650/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Elkin,NC Mr. Wiley Bernal Clepper, age 57, of Shore Street of Elkin passed away, Sunday, January 13, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Clepper was born October 29, 1950 in Oildale, California to Cyrus & Pauline Watts Clepper. Mr. Clepper was employed at Frontier Energy and was of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: his wife, Connie Sketo Clepper of the home; a son, Chris Clepper of California; a daughter, Brandy Cramer of California; a sister, Jan Stewart and husband Ron of California; three grandchildren, Michael, Gabriel and Jesse Cramer. A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Hodges Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Stuart Roten. The family will receive friends on hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be made at www.hodgesfuneralhomeinc.com Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Clepper family Hodges Funeral Home 15 Jan 2008 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Sharon, I would be much obliged and grateful to you, if you would be willing to lookup J.W.'s obituary for me the next time you are at the Beale Library. :) I only get to Bakersfield once every few months, and unfortunately for me, I have to get a ride with someone to get there, and don't have the luxury of asking to stop at the library. Beggars can't be choosers! :) Please let me know if you need/want any sort of reimbursement for it; I would be happy to help with that. Thanks! Analee **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489