Folks, we in California have been supporting several list members in efforts to obtain historic and small cemetery preservations. Maybe, just maybe, more listers will take notice that California law makers have shunned almost every attempt to save and preserve in California. Once-upon-a-time, people in the Northeast and the "Westerners" exclaimed how backwards the "Commonwealth of KY" seemed to be. Now take a look and compare to what you do NOT have in California. <<<<<<<<<<< SNIP >>>>>>>>>>>> The Kentucky Department for Local Government is accepting applications for Grants from The Kentucky Cemetery Preservation Fund. The new Kentucky cemetery Preservation Fund Program has $423,000 in this SECOND funding cycle for maintenance, preservation and restoration activities. Examples of maintenance activities include initial cleanup and landscaping, fencing, signage and improving interior roads. Preservation and Restoration Activities include acquiring conservation easements, surveying boundaries and repairing and cleaning tombstones. Other Activities that are eligible for funding are Historic research, Archiving, Training to support cemetery preservation and improving access roads. Counties may establish five member County Boards to apply for Grants. State Agencies, Local Governments, and certain nonprofit organizations - cemeteries, historical and genealogical groups, and local civic groups - also may apply. Priority is given to County Boards. The maximum Grant that a group can receive is $25,000 and the minimum Grant is $1,000 and a local one-to one local match is required. A FIVE member State Board will oversee the program and make funding decisions. Applications and instructions are available on the KY website at: > www. dig.ky.gov <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< SNIP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SOURCE: KY DLG press release January 2004 <<<<<<<<<<< SNIP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kentucky seems to be among the most modern governments in the USA. What is wrong with California or your State? Is it Politics? Land Developers? or Particular Politicians in Particular administrations? JOHN in CA

Jean, you probably can take care of this yourself by contacting the San Diego Public Library and requesting an obit lookup. http://www.sannet.gov/public-library/ The DCT can be obtained by contacting the San Diego Recorder's office. http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/arcc/services/birthdeath_certificates.html -----Original Message----- From: Jim and Jean Youngson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: BEYER obit/dct San Diego Will some kind person please find the obit or DCT for Herman C. F (Fred) BEYER who died in San Diego Co 4 Nov 1964. He was living in Alpine in San Diego Co when he died. Thanks for your help Jean Youngson San Antonio, TX [email protected]

Will some kind person please find the obit or DCT for Herman C. F (Fred) BEYER who died in San Diego Co 4 Nov 1964. He was living in Alpine in San Diego Co when he died. Thanks for your help Jean Youngson San Antonio, TX [email protected]

Neat! Even I can tune into it any time here <http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/lectures.html> - better than al those wonderful live lectures I've had to miss, not living in California any more. When I lived in Berkeley from 1966-73 I joined the Friends of the Bancroft Library for a few years. A great experience. Carol Tucson >X-Sent-Via: DakotaCom.NET >Delivered-To: [email protected] >X-Sender: lavender/[email protected] >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 >X-Rcpt-To: <[email protected]> >Approved-By: Catherine Lavender <[email protected]> >Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:28:04 -0800 >Reply-To: H-Net Western History List <[email protected]> >Sender: H-Net Western History List <[email protected]> >From: Catherine Lavender <[email protected]> >Subject: INFO: California History Lectures Online at The Bancroft Library, > UC Berkeley >To: [email protected] >X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.3 required=5.0 > tests=APPROVED_BY,AWL > version=2.55 >X-Spam-Level: >X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) > > >Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:07:36 -0800 > >From: William Brown <[email protected]> > >>The Bancroft Library is pleased to present a series of seven lectures of >>California history, first recorded before a live audience in its Edward H. >>Heller Reading Room on the University of California, Berkeley campus and >>broadcast on KQED FM. These one-hour lectures include a 10-minute question >>and answer period with the audience, moderated by Dr. Charles Faulhaber, >>Director of The Bancroft Library. In announcing the broadcasts on KQED FM, >>Ms. Jo Anne Wallace, Vice President and General Manager of KQED Public >>Radio stated, "We are delighted to be joining with an esteemed institution >>like The Bancroft Library to demonstrate that history can be exciting. We >>believe our KQED listeners will find these talks both extremely >>interesting and highly educational." Dr. Faulhaber added, "We hope the >>programs will stimulate interest in and support of The Bancroft Library, >>which contains indispensable resources for understanding the history of >>California and western North America. These programs will help us develop >>the public's understanding of the depth of resources at Bancroft. We hope >>this will be the first in a long series of interesting and informative >>Bancroft programs with KQED Public Radio." >> >>Listen to lectures: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/audiolectures.html >> >>The California Mission as Symbol and Myth, by James J. Rawls >>Like America Only More So: The Origins and Power of California's Image, by >>J.S. Holliday >>Heaven on the Half-shell: Mark Twain in California, by Robert Hirst >>California's Greatest Thirst: A Glance at the Contentious History of >>California's Water, by James J. Rawls >>An Entrepreneurial Genius: Henry J. Kaiser, by J.S. Holliday >>Kick out the Southern Pacific, by James J. Rawls >>A Library for California: A History of The Bancroft Library, by J.S. Holliday >> >>The Bancroft Library is indebted to the Friends of The Bancroft Library, >>particularly Allan Littman, for his tireless efforts to organize and >>present these lectures. > >William E. Brown, Jr. >Associate Director, Development and Outreach >University Library and The Bancroft Library >University of California, Berkeley >Berkeley CA 94720-6000 > >[email protected] >[Tel] 510-642-8173 >[Fax] 510-642-7589 Carol De Priest <mailto:[email protected]> Honest Intellectual Inquiry <http://www.dakotacom.net/~depriest> Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ----Gandhi

My name should be on that list also. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol De Priest" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 3:46 Subject: Fwd: African Americans in California Web Site, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley > Along with Carolyn's link to Slavery in California > (<http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/>) should be this one: > > >X-Sent-Via: DakotaCom.NET > >Delivered-To: [email protected] > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) > >Importance: Normal > >X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out002.verizon.net from > > [4.60.63.209] at Wed, 11 Feb 2004 22:37:16 -0600 > >Approved-By: "Denise S. Spooner" <[email protected]> > >Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:37:39 -0800 > >Reply-To: H-California <[email protected]> > >Sender: H-NET List on California Studies <[email protected]> > >From: "Denise S. Spooner" <[email protected]> > >Subject: African Americans in California Web Site, The Bancroft Library, > > UC Berkeley > >To: [email protected] > >X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.2 required=5.0 > > tests=APPROVED_BY,AWL,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS,MSGID_GOOD_EXCHANGE > > version=2.55 > >X-Spam-Level: > >X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) > > > >From: William Brown [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:23 AM > > > >The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, in > >partnership with Wells Fargo, is > > pleased to launch a new web page, African Americans in California > > http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/africanamerican/ > > > >Library holdings include the papers of many notable writers such as Langston > >Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Ted Joans. The book collection includes > >essentially all important contemporary black American writers. The Library > >places particular emphasis on works produced by blacks of the American > >West. > > > >The Bancroft Library also serves as the repository for several local African > >American organizations such as the NAACP West Coast Region, the Records > >of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the Black Scholar Journal. > > > >ith this web site, we plan to highlight African American resources in > >California. There are so many scholarly resources, in a wide variety of > >formats, and located in so many places that students, faculty, and other > >researchers can benefit from the creation of an "umbrella" web site that > >pulls these rich resources together to enhance their exposure and increase > >their usability. We envision this site to be more than a simple list of > >resources. We plan to create > >pertinent bibliographies, develop an historical narrative of African > >Americans in California, and create a visual, chronological story of the > >influence of African Americans in California. > > > >William E. Brown, Jr. > >Associate Director, Development and Outreach > >University Library and The Bancroft Library > >University of California, Berkeley > >Berkeley CA 94720-6000 > > > >[email protected] > >[Tel] 510-642-8173 > >[Fax] 510-642-7589 > > > Carol > > > > Carol De Priest > <mailto:[email protected]> > Honest Intellectual Inquiry > <http://www.dakotacom.net/~depriest> > > Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live > forever. ----Gandhi > > > ==== SOCAL Mailing List ==== > Please use relevant subject lines. > >

Along with Carolyn's link to Slavery in California (<http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/>) should be this one: >X-Sent-Via: DakotaCom.NET >Delivered-To: [email protected] >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) >Importance: Normal >X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out002.verizon.net from > [4.60.63.209] at Wed, 11 Feb 2004 22:37:16 -0600 >Approved-By: "Denise S. Spooner" <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:37:39 -0800 >Reply-To: H-California <[email protected]> >Sender: H-NET List on California Studies <[email protected]> >From: "Denise S. Spooner" <[email protected]> >Subject: African Americans in California Web Site, The Bancroft Library, > UC Berkeley >To: [email protected] >X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.2 required=5.0 > tests=APPROVED_BY,AWL,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS,MSGID_GOOD_EXCHANGE > version=2.55 >X-Spam-Level: >X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) > >From: William Brown [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:23 AM > >The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, in >partnership with Wells Fargo, is > pleased to launch a new web page, African Americans in California > http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/africanamerican/ > >Library holdings include the papers of many notable writers such as Langston >Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Ted Joans. The book collection includes >essentially all important contemporary black American writers. The Library >places particular emphasis on works produced by blacks of the American >West. > >The Bancroft Library also serves as the repository for several local African >American organizations such as the NAACP West Coast Region, the Records >of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the Black Scholar Journal. > >ith this web site, we plan to highlight African American resources in >California. There are so many scholarly resources, in a wide variety of >formats, and located in so many places that students, faculty, and other >researchers can benefit from the creation of an "umbrella" web site that >pulls these rich resources together to enhance their exposure and increase >their usability. We envision this site to be more than a simple list of >resources. We plan to create >pertinent bibliographies, develop an historical narrative of African >Americans in California, and create a visual, chronological story of the >influence of African Americans in California. > >William E. Brown, Jr. >Associate Director, Development and Outreach >University Library and The Bancroft Library >University of California, Berkeley >Berkeley CA 94720-6000 > >[email protected] >[Tel] 510-642-8173 >[Fax] 510-642-7589 Carol Carol De Priest <mailto:[email protected]> Honest Intellectual Inquiry <http://www.dakotacom.net/~depriest> Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ----Gandhi

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: VALKOFF SARA ANDREW born: 02/25/1917 F MEXICO father: FILATOFF died: KERN 06/10/1994 age: 77 yrs Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, June 12, 1994 Sara Andrew Samarin Valkoff Services: Monday, June 13, 10 a.m. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 13 in the Shafter Russian Christian Molokan Church, for Sara Andrew Valkoff, 76, who died June 10, in her home after a long illness. Pastor William Nazaroff will officiate and burial will be in the Shafter Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Valkoff, the former Sara Samarin was a native of Guadalupe, Mexico and had lived in the Wasco-Shafter area for over 50 years. She is survived by her children, Paul P. and Jackie Samarin of Bakersfield, Harry P. and Sally Samarin, Andrew P. and Martha Samarin and Sarah P. and Steve Tolmasoff all of Wasco. Brother Andrew Filatoff, sisters and brothers-in-law Rachael and Alex Kotoff, Anna Shubin and Esther and Alex Prtnoff, including six grandchildren all of Los Angeles. Mish Funeral Home, Funeral Directors Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: Blanton Ruth Mae 5/2/2003 obit Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Friday, May 2, 2003 Ruth Mae Blanton 7/31/1910 - 4/29/2003 Funeral Services will be conducted by Peters Funeral Home on Saturday, May 3, 2003, in Bakersfield, at 11:00 a.m. at the Olive Knolls Church of the Nazarene, for longtime Wasco and Bakersfield resident Ruth Mae Blanton, who died April 29, following a lengthy illness. Interment will be at Shafter Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at Peters Funeral Home today, May 2, 2003, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Ruth was born July 31st, 1910, in Oklahoma Territory and was part of the dust bowl generation that moved to Kern County from Texas seeking a better life for her and her late husband, Emmett and 10 children, three of whom were born in California. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of forty-six years, Emmett Joseph Blanton. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and Judy lanton, Kelly and Yvonne Blanton, Joe and Mary Blanton, Melvin and Jan Blanton, Dwight and Jenifer Blanton, all of Bakersfield, Keith and Cathy Blanton of Bodfish, Johnny and Pat Blanton of Ridgecrest, Martin and Linda Blanton of Vacaville; daughters and sons-in-law, Dolly Kirschenmann and Marvin of Shafter, and Penny Shafer and Ross of Bakersfield. She also leaves 35 grandchildren (23 grandsons and 12 granddaughters) and 46 great-grandchildren (30 of whom are boys and 16 girls) and 12 great-great-grandchildren (4 boys and 8 girls). Thus, she leaves 103 direct descendants when including her 10 children. She also leaves special, loving friends, Mary and Armando Gutierrez and their children, Anita and Ricardo, Vivien and Robert, Armando, Jr. and Frances, all of Shafter. She is survived by her sister, Oleta Foster of Shafter and brother, Victor Smart and wife, Joyce, of Thousand Oaks, California. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three other sisters nd two brothers. As a mother and wife, she not only maintained the house, but spent many years picking cotton and harvesting other crops to help the family make ends meet. Her last years of work were spent as a special education teacher's aide in Wasco for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office. The hallmark of her life was her love for children, not only her own, but for all the neighborhood children who referred to her as Granny. It centered her service to the handicapped children, whom she loved and treated as her own. Like a busy bee, she darted from child to child, according to their needs. Granny was strict and expected her children to work hard to help the family, but always encouraged her children to grow as people, to be productive citizens and to care for others. She couldn't tolerate laziness in her children and expected each and every one of them to reflect well on the family. Ruth knew the value of hard work and instilled this work ethic in her children. Her life wasn't eay, but she seldom complained and saw all her children engage in careers, raise their families and give back to their communities. Her strong Christian faith sustained her throughout her rigorous life. Her faith inspired two of her sons to become ministers, one of whom, Martin, will officiate at her funeral services. Memorials may be made to Hoffmann Hospice of Bakersfield or to The Olive Knolls Church Scholarship Fund. Peters Funeral Home - Shafter Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BLANTON REVA LEE born: 05/29/1906 FEMALE TX father: HOPPER died: KERN 01/06/2000 age: 93 Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Sunday, January 9, 2000 Reba Lee Blanton May 29, 1906 - January 6, 2000 Services: Mon., Jan. 10, 1 p.m. Graveside funeral services will be conducted by Peters Funeral Home, Monday, January 10 at 1 p.m. at Shafter Memorial Park for Reva Lee Blanton, age 93, of Shafter who passed away January 6 in Bakersfield. Memorial Services will be held Monday Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. at the Olive Knolls Nazarene Church, 6201 Fruitvale Ave. Pastor Chuck Miller will officiate and be assisted by Pastor John Calhoun. Visitation will be held at Peters Funeral Home, Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to noon. Mrs. Blanton was born May 29, 1906, in Tom Bean, Texas to John and Minnie Hopper. She married Ewing Thomas Blanton Oct. 6, 1928 in Texas and they later moved tothe Sahfter/Wasco area in 1948. She graduated from Fay's Beauty School and retired after 15 years in cosmetology in 1971. She was a hard worker and did lots of sewing and quilting out of necessity. She was a member of the Shafter Nazarene Church for many years before transferring her membership to Olive Knolls in 1992. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ewing Thomas Blanton in 1990; son, Thomas Lee Blanton in 1941; and great-granddaughter, Devon Missert, in August 1999. She is survived by her son, Jim Blanton and wife, Linda of Bakersfield; daughter, Anna Louise Blanton of Shafter; sisters, Mildred Williams and Zelma Marlow, both of Texas; three grandchildren, Deanna Missert and husband Thomas of New Hampshire, Jeffrey Ewing Blanton and wife, Christine of Bakersfield and Jayme Blanton of Alhambra, four great grandchildren, Timothy Blanton, and Justin, Kaley and Britney Missert. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BLANTON EWING THOMAS born: 10/05/1905 M TEXAS died: KERN 06/09/1990 age: 84 yrs Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, June 11, 1990 BLANTON, Ewing Thomas - Services will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday in the Peters Funeral Chapel, Shafter, for Ewing Thomas Blanton, 84, who passed away June 9, in Shafter. Interment will follow in Shafter Memorial Park. Mr. Blanton was born Oct. 5, 1905 in Whitewright, Texas. He married Reva Lee Hopper Oct 6, 1928, and moved his family to Kern County in 1948. Mr. Blanton spent his life farming and retired in 1972. He was an active member of the Shafter First Church of the Nazarene and found much satisfaction in maintaining the grounds as long as he was able. Survivors include his dearly loved wife of 61 years, Reva Lee Blanton; daughter, Louise of Shafter; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Linda of Anaheim; three grandchildren, Deanna, Jeff and Jayme; twin brother, Iring of Texas; brother, Clarence of Kansas; sisters, Orpha Walt and Bertha Ward, both of Texas. He lived a life of quietly shared love and left a long legacy of compassion and caring learned at Jesus's feet. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: Gertrude (Trudee) Huber Wible born 10/19/1913 in Ohio died 6/15/1988 in Kern County Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Saturday, June 18, 1988 WIBLE, Trudee - Resident of Jack Ranch at Posey, CA for 39 yrs., Trudee Wible died Wed., June 15 at age 74. Mrs. Wible was the widow of Earl Wible whose family was pioneers in Bakersfield. Mrs. Wible served in the Marine Corps during WW II. She is survived by her sister, Ethel Stewart of Sacramento; 3 nieces and 1 nephew, 5 grandnephews and 1 grandniece. Well known for her gardens at Jack Ranch, memorials may be made to the Wildflower Assn., Austin, TX. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

There was only a notice of Services Scheduled for the following person: Richard Imoe – Died: April 27, 2003 in Wasco Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, April 28, 2003 SERVICES SCHEDULED: Richard Imoe, 80, Shafter, April 27. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. April 28 and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., April 29, Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Graveside services 11 a.m. April 30, Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the only obit that was located for the following person: Audrey M. Beckett, maiden name Purvis Born August 30, 1924 Died October 22, 1998 in Bakersfield, Kern County Buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park Requested by: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) The Bakersfield Californian, October 24, 1998 DEATHS: Audrey Beckett, 74, Bakersfield, October 22. Greenlawn Family Mortuary. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the only obit located for the following person: VANKLAVEREN THEODORE MARINEUS born: 06/26/1899 M REST (OTHER) died: KERN 06/01/1994 age: 94 yrs Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, June 3, 1994 DEATHS: Theodore Marineus VanKlaveren, 94, Wofford Heights, June 1. Valley Mortuary Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the only notice or obit that appeared in the paper for the following person: STANLEY HURSCHEL born: 04/12/1909 M NEBRASKA mother: HENDERSON died: KERN 01/04/1985 age: 75 yrs Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, January 9, 1985 DEATHS: Hurschel Stanley, 75, Jan. 4 in Bakersfield. Neptune Society of Bakersfield. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: CLARK FLORA ELIZABETH born: 05/11/1887 F ARKANSAS father: ROGERS died: KERN 11/03/1982 age: 95 yrs Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Saturday, November 6, 1982 Clark, Flora Elizabeth - Graveside services will be held Monday, November 8 at 11 a.m. at the Madera Cemetery in Madera, California for flora Elizabeth Clark, 95, who passed away November 3 in Bakersfield. Mrs. Clark is survived by four sons, Ira Clark of Perris, California, Marion Clark of Pioneer, California, J. B. Clark of Eudora, Arkansas and Charlie Clark of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; four daughters, Gladys Croom of Animas, New Mexico, Quanita Anderson of Long Beach, California, Mary Hilley of Bellflower, California, Oleta Scott of Bakersfield; two brothers, Elmer and John Rogers, both of Redding, California and 32 grandchildren. Officiating at services will be Pat Kendall of the Church of Christ in Madera, California. Visitaion will be Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Hillcrest Mortuary. Hillcrest Mortuary Directors Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BLANTON ROLAND C born: 10/09/1902 M TEXAS died: KERN 04/16/1976 age: 73 yrs Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Sunday, April 18, 1976 Blanton, Roland Chance - Services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Chapel tomorrow at 10 a.m. for Roland C. Blanton, 73, Rt.2, Box 419, who died April 16 in a Bakersfield hospital. The Rev. J. Paul Alexander will officiate and interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Blanton, a native of Texas resided in Kern County 31 years, was a cotton ginner and was last employed by Producer's Cotton & Oil for 31 years. He is survived by his widow Ruby Mae, Bakersfield; three sons, Roland J. Blanton, Los Osos, Thomas & Ray D. Blanton, both of Bakersfield; a daughter, Nell Hoover, Bakersfield; three brothers, Ewing Blanton, Shafter, Irving Blanton, Texas, and Clarence Blanton, Colorado; three sisters, Lucille May, Orpha Walt and Bertha Ward, all of Texas, 8 gandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Kenneth, Kelly, Joe, Johnny, Jimmy, & Melvin Blanton. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith, Martin, Dwight, Bennie and Ronnie Blanton. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BLANTON EMMETT J born: 01/26/1908 M TEXAS died: KERN 06/25/1975 age: 67 yrs Requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Thursday, June 26, 1975 Blanton, Emmett Joseph - Service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Wasco for Emmett Joseph Blanton, 67, 2302 Sunset, Wasco, who was fatally injured in an auto accident Wednesday. The Rev. Paul Orndoff of Church of Nazarene will officiate and interment will be in Wasco Memorial Park. A native of Texas, Mr. Blanton resided in the Wasco area 24 years. He last was employed as a mechanic by Jackson & Perkins nurseries and previously had been employed for many years by McConnel Farms. Survivors include the widow Ruth; eight sons, Kenneth, Kelly, Joe, Melvin & Dwight of Bakersfield, Johnny of Ridgecrest, Keith of Heber and Martin of Wilton; two daughters, Penny Blanton of Bakersfield and Dolly Kirschenmann of Shafter; four brothers Rland of Bakersfield, Ewing of Shafter, Irving of Texas and Clarence of Colorado; three sisters, Orpha Walt, Lucille May, and Bertha Ward, all of Texas; 26 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Tom, Junior, Ray & Jim Blanton, Bob Taylor & Rex Tudor. Jones funeral Home, Wasco. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: Thomas James Victor Saunders Born: 6 Mar 1902 Colorado Died: 23 Aug 1974 Mexico Interred: on 29 Aug 1974 – Union Cem. [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) The Bakersfield Californian, Wednesday, August 28, 1974 Pg.34 Saunders, Thomas James - Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 8 p.m. and requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9 a.m. both services in St. Francis Catholic church for Thomas James Saunders, 72, 2512 Sunset Ave., who died August 23 in a Guadalajara, Mexico hospital. Rev. A. Joseph Heffernan will officiate and interment will follow in Union Cemetery. Mr. Saunders, a native of Victor, Colorado had resided in California & Bakersfield since 1915. He attended schools in Colorado, Nevada, California & Guadalajara, Mexico. He retired from the Santa Fe railroad as a conductor after 52 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the United Transportation Union. Survivors include the widow Maude (Molly) Saunders, a sister Sara C. O'Hare, both of Bakersfield. Pallbearers will be his nephews Raymond Pascoe, Kevin Pascoe, Sean Pascoe, Mark Pascoe, Patrick Franey, and Gerard Franey. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara is in charge offuneral arrangements. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

The Questing Heirs Genealogical Society of the greater Long Beach area has regular meetings on the third Sunday of each month. The dates of January 18, 2004 and February 22, 2004 are scheduled for the beginning of the New Year. The public is invited to attend the free classes and meeting at Resurrection Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 1900 East Carson Street at Cherry Street in the Long Beach/Artesia area. The session starts with a beginner's and an intermediate class at 1:15 PM followed by a refreshment break and guest speaker. The family history books are located at the Long Beach Main Library at Pacific and Ocean Blvd. Further information is available by contacting Jeanette Jones at 562/421-5610. # # #