Hi, Need information on John L. Rhoads. The 1920 Census found him in San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA. He is believed to have died between 1920 and Sept 1935. He was the child of Andrew Jackson Rhoads and Mary McDonald. He was divorced from Ella M. Bean who died in Sept 1935. This couple had a child, Carl Mayo Rhoads 1887-1960. Help on where to look will be appreciated. Liz Myers Los Alamitos, CA

Here is all that I found for the following person: GRIDER JULIETTE Born: 06/10/1902 F OKLAHOMA Father: FINCHBACK Died: KERN 10/01/1994 Age: 92 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, October 4, 1994 DEATHS: Juliette Grider, 92, Bakersfield, Oct. 1. Mish Funeral Home Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

I'm sorry to report that there was no obituary notice located for the following person in either the Bakersfield Californian or the Kern Valley Sun: Pauline (Lena) Watkins Born 1-17-1917 in Kansas died Nov 6, 1988. In LA Co. Last known in Bodfish Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: EMERALD JEANNETTE DAVID born: 03/29/1907 FEMALE RE died: KERN 12/30/1994 age: 87 requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, December 31, 1994 Jeannette D. Emerald Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, at the Shafter Molokan Church for Jeannette D. Emerald, age 87 of Shafter, who passed away Dec. 30 in Shafter. Interment will follow at the Shafter Memorial Park. Mrs. Emerald was born March 29, 1907 in Russia to Mr. and Mrs. David Valoff. She moved to Los Angeles with her family at age 1 and it was there that she received her education. In April of 1941 Jeannette was married to Walter Emerald of Shafter and it was then that she moved to Shafter and joined the local Molokan Church. Mrs. Emerald was a homemaker and was preceded in death by Walter in 1985. She leaves to mourn her passing 2 daughters, Sonya Brady and husband Jerry of Shafter, Nadine Krebs and husband Karl of Selma; four sisters, Anita Preston, Vera Shubin, Kathryn Kafimov and Mary Pavloff, all of Los Angeles; granddaughters, Robin Day and Deborah Branson and 3 great grandchildren. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: VALOV MARY C 01/01/1901 FEMALE RE father: CHERNABAEFF died: KERN 03/30/1990 age: 89 requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, April 4, 1990 Mary C. Valov 1901-1990 Funeral services were held Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Russian Christian Molokan Church of Shafter, for Mary C. Valov, 89, who died March 30th in a Bakersfield convalescent hospital after a long illness. Pastor William Nazaroff officiated and burial was in the Shafter Cemetery. Mrs. Valov was a native of Russia and had lived in this community since 1931. She had been a homemaker most of her life. She was along time member of the Russian Christian Molokan Church. She is survived by her children, John Valov of Tulare, Sam Valov of Rosedale, Bill Valov of Los Angeles, Vera Bowling of Gardena, Eleanor Brinsfield, and Betty Slivkoff both of Bakersfield and Nancy March of Downey; sisters, Tanya Lidoff and Nadja Sakaroff both of Los Angeles, Vera Eagles of Fresno, Anna Galkin of Bakersfield and Luba Galkin of Huntington Beach; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Rev. Fred A. Valov. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Kern Hospice. Mish Funeral Home. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: EMERALD WALTER A born: 09/11/1906 MALE CA died: KERN 10/08/1985 549261345 age: 79 requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Thursday, October 10, 1985 Emerald, Walter A. - Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the Russian Molokan Church of Walter A. Emerald, 79, of Shafter, who died October 8 in Bakersfield. Rev. Bill Nazaroff will officiate at the services and interment will follow in the Shafter Memorial Park. He was a native of Los Angeles and moved to Kern County in the early 1930's. He was a member of the Shafter Molokan Church. Survivors include his wife, Jeannette Valov Emerald of Shafter; two daughters, Sonya Brady of Shafter and Nadine Krebs of Sylmar; five sisters, Charlotte Steele of Long Beach, Vera Blair of Long Beach, Helen Riley of Palm Springs, June Shubin of Garden Grove and Elizabeth Vereschagen of Los Angeles Mish Funeral Home - Shafter in charge of all arrangements. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: REESE OLAN HUBERT Born: 07/14/1914 M OKLAHOMA Mother: PINCHBACK Died: KERN 12/19/1992 Age: 78 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, December 20, 1992 Olan H. Reese Service 2 p.m., Dec. 22 Services will be held at Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara for Olan H. Reese, 78, who went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 19, 1992. Mr. Reese was born in Marlowe, Okla. on July 14, 1914, a son of Henry and Bertha Reese. He married Darlene Ballew in 1936 and they came to California in 1938 and farmed in Chowchilla. They moved to Bakersfield in 1961. Mr. Reese was last employed with McCaslin Trucking. He is survived by Darlene, his wife of 56 years; mother, Bertha of Bakersfield; brother Fred of San Diego; sister Agnes of Oklahoma; his three sons and their wives, John and Arlene, Fred and Karleen of Bakersfield, Olan Ray and Cherry of Squaw Valley, and five grandsons. Visitation is scheduled dec. 21 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BYRD EPO Born: 02/26/1923 M OKLAHOMA Died: KERN 11/03/1993 Age: 70 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, November 4, 1993 EPO BYRD Services: Friday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m. Graveside services will be held in the Shafter Memorial Park for Epo Byrd, 70, of Bakersfield, who passed away Nov. 3 in Bakersfield. Mr. Byrd had been a truck driver for Granite Const. Survivors include his wife, Dora; one son, Gary Byrd and wife Melissa of Keene; two brothers, Floyd of Wasco, Cecil of Shafter; one sister, Dessie Sharp of Wasco; granddaughter, Tiffany Byrd. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: REESE BERTHA LEE Born: 12/09/1895 F OKLAHOMA Father: FINCHBACK Died: KERN 05/17/1996 Age; 100 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, May 21, 1996 Bertha Reese Services: Wed. May 22, 2:00 p.m. Funeral services for Bertha Reese will be held Wednesday, May 22nd at 2:00 p.m. at Mish Funeral Home, Oildale. At the age of 100 Bertha went home to be with The Lord. She is survived by daughter Agnes Johnson and husband George of Perry, Oklahoma; son Fred and wife Virginia of Ramona, CA and daughter-in-law Darlene Reese of Bakersfield. She was predeceased by one son, Olan and by her husband Hubert Reese. She also leaves many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She loved life and lover her Lord. she was never one to complain. Her favorite saying was "Isn't this a great life!" Her favorite scripture was John 11:26 "....everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die." Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BYRD FLOYD Born: 09/18/1918 MALE OK Mother: RUSSELL Died: KERN 03/08/1998 Age: 79 requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, March 10, 1998 Floyd Byrd Sept. 18, 1918-Mar. 8, 1998 Graveside funeral services will be conducted by Peters Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 11, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at Shafter Memorial Park for Floyd Byrd, 79, of Wasco who passed away March 8, 1998 in Bakersfield, CA. His dear friend, Dallas Gilstrap will officiate the service assisted by Pastor Richard Fentimen of the Wasco Church of Christ. Visitation will be held at the Wasco Peters Funral Home from 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday. Floyd had been a resident of Wasco for the past 68 years and was employed by Pacific Gas and Electric for 27 years before retiring 14 years ago. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Beulah Ann Byrd of Wasco; daughter, Carol Wiseman and husband Steve of Palmdale; son, Stephen James and wife Lois of Toulon, Illinois; four grandchildren, Michelle, Michael, Melissa and Mark; five great-grandchildren and many other family and friends. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: SHARP DESSIE IONE Born: 09/04/1926 F OKLAHOMA Father: BYRD Died: KERN 05/30/1994 Age: 67 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Shafter Press, Wednesday, June 8, 1994 DESSIE IONE SHARP Memorial services were held Thursday, June 2 at the Shafter Church of Christ for Dessie Ione Sharp, age 67, of Wasco, who passed away May 30 in Bakersfield. Pastor David Morris officiated and interment followed in Shafter Memorial Park. Sharp was born in Ada, Okla., on Sept. 4, 1926 to Ossie and Fredda Mae Byrd. In 1938 the family moved to Shafter where Dessie attended school and graduated from Shafter High School with the class of 1944. She married Vic Sharp of Shafter in 1944 and in 1961 they moved from Shafter to Wasco where she and Vic owned and operated Cinderella Motel and Restaurant for 15 years until their retirement in 1980. Prior to this they had also managed the Eden Rock Motel and Coffee Shop for 10 years. She was very active in the Church of Christ and was a Sunday school teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband Vic who passed away March 24, 1988. Her surviving family include her daughter Denise Hulsey and her husband Terry of Visalia, daughter Sharon Sharp also of Visalia; brothers Floyd Byrd of Wasco and Cecil Byrd of Shafter and her grandchildren, Michael Hulsey and Thomas Hulsey, both of Visalia. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: NAZAROFF MORRIS born: 02/18/1980 MALE CA died: KERN 10/05/1985 age: 5 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Shafter Press, Wednesday, October 16, 1985 Morris Nazaroff Graveside services were held Wednesday, October 9 in Shafter Memorial Park for Morris Nazaroff, Jr., age 5, who died October 5 as the result of an auto accident near Shafter. Msgr. John Delaney of St. Theresa's Church officiated and interment followed. Morris, Jr., was born in Bakersfield and had lived in Shafter all his life. Survivors include his father Morris Nazaroff, Sr. and his mother Lydia Samarripas, both of Shafter; one brother, Adrian of Shafter; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Nazaroff of Oceanside and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Samarripas of Shafter. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: REESE HENRY HUBERT Born: 06/28/1892 M TEXAS Died: KERN 03/19/1978. Age: 85 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, March 21, 1978 Reese, Henry Hubert - Services will be held today in Greenlawn Memorial Park at 3 p.m. for Henry Hubert Reese, 85, 1322 1/2 Niles Street, who died March 19. The Rev. Paul Fitch will officiate. Reese, a native of Texas, resided in Kern County 15 years. He had engaged in farming for many years. Survivors include his wife, Bertha; a daughter Agnes Redant of Oklahoma; two sons, Olan of Bakersfield and Fred of Virginia; a brother, Alfred of Taft; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren & 4 great-great-grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be Olan Reese, John Reese, Fred Reese, James Reese, Tim Reese, Roger Redant and David Pair. Greenlawn Mortuary. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BYRD EARL H Born: 12/12/1931 M OKLAHOMA Died: KERN 04/14/1975 Age: 43 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Wednesday, April 16, 1975 Byrd, Earl Herman - Services were held today in the Agee Funeral Chapel for Earl Herman Byrd, 43, 440 Cross Street, Shafter, who died April 14. Gene Clark, minister of the Church of Christ in Wasco, officiated. Interment followed in Shafter Memorial Park. Mr. Byrd, a native of Okla., has resided in Shafter 35 years. He was a shipping and receiving clerk fro Calbiochem of Wasco and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include the widow Betty; two sons, Kenneth of Bakersfield and Anthony of Shafter; daughter, Linda Ballengee of Shafter; three brothers, Floyd of Wasco, Cecil and Epo of Shafter; sister Dessie Sharp of Wasco. Pallbearers were Ronnie Clement, Virgil Chappell, Hershel Riddle, Levi Linn, Robert Miller, and Bill Usery. Honorary Pallbearers were Robert Coward and Earl Monday. Agee Funeral Home - Shafter Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: GRAY OWEN W born: 10/14/1894 M ARKANSAS died: KERN 12/16/1970 age: 76 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Sunday, December 20, 1970 Gray, Owen W. - Services will be conducted at the Church of Christ, 1421 Lincoln St., Monday at 10 a.m. for Owen W. Gray, 76, of 229 Lincoln St., who died December 16th in a Bakersfield hospital. Alton Little, pastor of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Mr. Gray was born in Arkansas and had resided in Bakersfield for the past 2 1/2 years. Survivors include the widow, Hope; two sons, Clifford and Doyle, both of Wilmington. Pallbearers will be Jack Thompson, R. B. Thompson, Elbe Hamilton, Lewis Hanna, Jess Speegle, and Cleo Prickett. Interment will be in the Green Hills Memorial Park, San Pedro. Hillcrest mortuary. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requsted for the following person: MACOMBER HARKEY M born: 03/31/1885 M died; KERN 05/18/1969 age: 84 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, May 20, 1969 Macomber, Harkey Minard - Graveside services were held today at 3 p.m. in Hillcrest Cemetery for Harkey Minard Macomber, 84 of 210 Oildale Drive, who died May 18 in his home. R. Lowell Appleberry, pastor of Norris Rd. Church of Christ officiated and interment followed. Mr. Macomber was a native of Salinas, Kansas. He has lived in the community for the past 15 years. He worked for the Century Oil Co. before his retirement. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Long Beach. F&AM. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Marguerite O'Neil of Inglewood. Mish Funeral Home - Oildale. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requsted for the following person: FULFER LJ F born: 09/01/1915 M mother: KELLUM died: KERN 05/06/1967 age: 51 yrs SANNA [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, May 9, 1967 Fulfer, L. J. Franklin - services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the North Chester Church of Christ of L.J. Franklin Fulfer, 51, Bakersfield, who died Saturday. C. E. Franklin, minister of the North Chester Church of Christ will officiate. Interment will follow in Shafter District Cemetery. Mr. Fulfer was born Sept. 1, 1918 in Ft. Worth, Texas and had lived in this community since 1943. He was a foreman at the Kern County Industrial Farm and worked for Kern County 18 years. He was a member of the North Chester Church of Christ and was active in church affairs. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 224, the Kern County Employees Association, Kern County Federal Credit Union, and the Royal Neighbors of America at Ft. Worth. Survivors include his widow, Juanita G.; his stepmother Mrs. Stella Fulfer of Ft. Worth, Texas; a daughter, Edna Eisentrager of Fresno; three brothers, James and Doyle of Ft. Worth and Charles of Port Arthur, Texas; a sister, Julia Jacobs of Ft. Worth and a granddaughter. Pallbearers will be Ralph Beaman, Vernie Crismas, Clair Fuhrman, Brad Myers, Jim Webb and Floyd Wallace. Mish Funeral Home - Oildale. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requsted for the following person: FULFER MAGGIE B born: 03/04/1903 F OKLAHOMA died: KERN 10/25/1966 age: 63 yrs The Bakersfield Californian, Thursday, October 27, 1966 Fulfer, Maggie Belle - Services for Mrs. Maggie Belle Fulfer, 63, will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in the McFarland Funeral Home Chapel. Eugene Gullum of the Church of Christ of Shafter will officiate and interment will be in the Delano-McFarland District Cemetery. Mrs. Fulfer was born in Bennington, Okla. March 4, 1903 and had lived in the Pond area for 23 years. She died October 25 in a Bakers hospital. She is survived by her widower, Virgil; two sons, Edward of Oildale and Coy of Bakersfield; five daughters, Mrs. Lavada DeArmand and Mrs. Patricia Johnson, both of Crescent City, Mrs. Betty Martin of Lakewood, Calif., Mrs. Virginia Marler of Okla., and Mrs. Doris Gilbereath of Georgia; four brothers, Herman, Ray, Lee and Audie Avants; seven sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Winfrey, Mrs. Dorrie Daniels, Mrs. Pearl Gosnel, Mrs. Rosie DeArmand, Mrs. Goldie DeArmand, Mrs. Janie Rutherford and Mrs. Bernice Clark; 23 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requsted for the following person: BYRD FREDDA M Born: 11/07/1894 F Died; KERN 07/21/1963 Age: 68 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, July 23, 1963 Byrd, Fredda May - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ of Shafter for Fredda May Byrd, 68, 1081 Central Valley Highway, Shafter, who died in her home July 21. Brother Don Hind of the Church of Christ will officiate. Interment will follow in the Shafter Cemetery. Mrs. Byrd, a native of Tennessee, had lived in Shafter many years. Survivors include four sons, Floyd Byrd of Wasco, Earl Byrd of Shafter, Cecil Byrd of Shafter, and Epo Byrd of Madera; a daughter, Dessie Sharp of Shafter; two brothers, Luke Russell and Bob Russell of California; four sisters, Florence Tiner and Minnie Dennis of Oklahoma, Mary Compton and Lula Murrah of California and 9 grandchildren. The Armstrong Mortuary, Shafter is in charge of arrangements. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: GIL FRED S born: 09/30/1897 M CALIFORNIA died: KERN 05/08/1963 age: 65 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Friday, May 10, 1963 Gil, Fred Stephen - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Payne & Son Funeral Home for Fred Stephen Gil, 65, of 3611 Stockdale Highway, who died May 8 in a Bakersfield hospital. Bakersfield Aerie 93, FOE will officiate with James L. Ponton, Past Worthy President. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The deceased was a native Californian and had lived in Kern County 30 years. He was a member of Bakersfield Aerie 93 FOE and the United Commercial Travelers. He had been a real estate broker 22 years. Survivors include his widow Alice D. Gil; one daughter, Shirley E. Gil of Bakersfield; two brothers Arthur Gil of Wasco and Robert Gil of San Francisco; six sisters, Sue Rathbone of Honolulu, Marge Colgrove of Sacramento, Anita McWarter and Mary Louise Peckinpaugh, both of Fresno, Adeline Plummer of Bishop and Juanita McNulty of Fresno. Pallbearers will be Tim Gil, Ted Gil, Eric Gil, George McWarter, Bob Colgrove, and Don Plummer. Payne & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer