NELSON ELMER C born: 05/19/1897 M NEBRASKA died: KERN 10/18/1975 age: 78 yrs The Bakersfield Californian, Sunday, Oct. 19, 1975 Pg. 51 NELSON, Elmer C. - Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. in the Union Cemetery for Elmer C. Nelson, 78, of 108 1/2 Circle Drive, who died Oct. 18. Burial will follow. Mr. Nelson, a native of Omaha, Nebr. had lived in Bakersfield the past six years. He is survived by the widow, Elsie Nelson of Taft; 2 sons, Charles Nelson of Oildale and Clayton of Taft; a brother, Oscar Nelson of Rolling Heights, 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Mish Funeral Home - Oildale. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

NELSON ELSIE HELENE born: 03/25/1897 F MINNESOTA father: LAW died: KERN 08/12/1990 520-07-1539 The Bakersfield Californian, August 14, 1990 NELSON, Elsie Helene - Cryptside services will be held in Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Park, 2739 Panama Ln. & Frwy 99, Wednesday, August 15, at 11:00 a.m. for Elsie Helene Nelson, 93, who passed away August 12, 1990, in Bakersfield. Mrs. Nelson was born March 25, 1897, in Marshall, Minnesota and had resided in Kern County for 50 years. She was a cook for Topppers Restaurant in Taft for 26 years. She was a member of the Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union. Survivors include her sons & daughters-in-law, Charles J. & Beverly Nelson of Bakersfield and Clayton S. & Barbara Nelson of Las Vegas; eight grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Stephen and Donald Nelson, Gary Johnson and Larry Bingham. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Funeral Directors Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

DAVIDIAN PAULINE BERTHA born: 02/20/1905 F OKLAHOMA father: SINNER died: KERN 11/29/1945 age: 40 yrs The Bakersfield Californian, Saturday, December 1, 1945 DAVIDIAN, Pauline B. - Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline B. Davidian, 40, who died Thursday at a local hospital will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church with Elder R. R. Breitigan officiating. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Surviving Mrs. Davidian are her husband Joshua Davidian, Wasco; son, Robert Davidian, Wasco; daughter, Charlene, Wasco; mother Mrs. Kathryn Sinner, Wasco; sister, Mrs. Mollie Riffel, Oklahoma; Mrs. Theresa Wagner and Mrs. Katie Hammond, Wasco; brother's David Sinner, Oklahoma, Pete and John Sinner, Dinuba; Dick Sinner, Porterville; Henry Sinner, Bakersfield. Pallbearers are C. E. & M. M. Fenderson, J. V. Huffman, Clyde Moses, Mitchell Fear and Al Roth. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

SINNER CATHERINE born: 10/16/1859 F REST (OTHER) father: WEBBER died: KERN 12/09/1945 age: 86 yrs The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, December 11, 1945 SINNER, Mrs. Catherine - Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Sinner, 86, widow of the late Peter Sinner will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Delano Mortuary with I. C. Schneider, minister of Bakersfield Seventh-day Adventist, officiating. Interment will be in Delano Cemetery in the family plot. Mrs. Sinner, a native of Russian died Sunday at Delano hospital after a brief illness. She had lived in Delano district for 30 years. She is survived by five sons, David of Blackwell, Oklahoma; Peter and John of Dinuba, Richard of Porterville and Henry of Bakersfield.; three daughters, Mrs. Mollie Riffle of Enid, Oklahoma, Mrs. Theresa Wagner of Pond and Mrs. Katie Hamlen of Wasco; and a large group of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had been for many year a member of the Delano Seventh-day Adventist Church. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

SINNER PETER born: 10/25/1852 M REST (OTHER) died: KERN 08/04/1942 age: 89 yrs The Bakersfield Californian, Friday, August 7, 1942 Man Survived by 77 Descendants Leaving his wife, 9 children, 34 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren, Peter Sinner, 90, of Delano, passed away in a Bakersfield hospital Wednesday following a long illness. Born in Russia, Oct. 9, 1852, Mr. Sinner lived in the Delano area for many years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Sinner; children, David Sinner and Mrs. Mollie Riffle of Oklahoma, John Sinner of Dinuba, Richard of Porterville, Mrs. Pauline Davidian of northern California, Mrs. Theresa Wagner, Mrs. Katie Hamlin, Peter & Henry Sinner, all residents of Kern County. Elder Isaac Schneider of the Bakersfield Seventh-day Adventist Church will conduct funeral service from the chapel of Delano Mortuary at 2 p.m. Saturday. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

List members may wish to review the recently updated MELVYL® System at The University of California - Davis: Shields Library http://www.academic-genealogy.com/archive2.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [email protected] wrote: > Phil is correct about UC Davis. I believe that if you belong to any UC > Alumni group they let you have access to Shields. At least the UCD > Alumni program allows you to use other campus' libraries, I would > guess it works the other way, too. > Stephanie > > Phil Van Camp wrote: > >> You may want to check other libraries than your immediate local ones. I >> think L.A. City offers cards over the net. Also U.C. Davis Shields >> Library >> if you join the Alumni for about $35 a year. Shields is a >> particularly good >> deal as their card allows you access to most of the other U.C. campuses. >> There are probably more if we look around a bit. >> >> Phil [email protected] >> >> >> > > > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > Visit the NORCAL Lookup Library NORCAL Library > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html >

Listers, There is a new database online at Ancestry.com on the biographical history of Fresno, Tulare & Kern counties that has many biographies. From the description: "It contains a history of California from the earliest period to the nineteenth century, along with biographical sketches of some of these counties' most prominent men and many of their pioneers." On the Ancestry.com home page it is listed under the What's New? section. I am not certain whether this database is only available by subscription or not, but, I'll be glad to check for names if you cannot access it. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the marraige record you requested: Groom Last Name: PRICE THOMAS F Bride Last Name: HUNT FANNIE Date of Marriage: 10/30/1908 [email protected] GROOM: Thomas F. Price residence: Bakersfield, CA age: 31yrs, single, white, born in California occupation: teamster Father: William Price born: Missouri Mother: Susan Lawson born: Missouri First marriage BRIDE: Fannie Hunt residence: Bakersfield, CA age: 26 yrs, single, white, born in California occupation: housekeeper Father: Levi Hunt born: Missouri Mother: Frances Hames born: Chili, South America first marriage Date & place of marriage: 28 Oct 1908 in Bakersfield, CA Officiant: T. A. Patterson, minister of God, Bakersfield license issued: 26 Oct. 1908 in Kern County, CA Witnesses: Edward Hunt and M. W. Buffington, both from Bakersfield Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

MAY WILLIAM HOWARD born: 02/10/1873 M CALIFORNIA mother: deleted in compliance with CA law father; MAY died: KERN 06/07/1949 age: 76 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Wednesday, June 8, 1949 pg. 14 William May, "Mr. Bakersfield," Succumbs Here at Age of 76 "Mr. Bakersfield" - William Howard May, 76 - died Tuesday afternoon in Kern General Hospital. Mr. May, who was born in Kern County at Panama, February 10, 1783, was selected as Mr. Bakersfield by the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce in 1947 in connection with the celebration of the city's seventy-fifth anniversary in 1948. He was born three months before the city was incorporated. In 1899 he was a driller on the discovery Well, one of the county's first oil wells. In 1903 he drove a stage coach from Delonaga to Bakersfield. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in Payne and Son Chapel. Mrs. Beulah Hudson will officiate for the Christian Science services. Pallbearers will be W.H. Clendenen, Font Webster, Delbert Webster, Hod Freeat, M. A. Salls and Bert Green. Interment will be in Greenlawn. Mr. May lived at 1220 Oregon Street. After retiring as an oil driller, he was a groceryman. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Clara Lamb, 1220 Oregon Street; his son, William H. May, Zapals, Argentina; his sister, Mrs. Cora Bowen, Maricopa; two granddaughters, Mrs. Jerry E. Herndon, 420 Beech Street, and Mrs. Lee Tillery, 1220 Oregon Street; a grandson, Bill May, 1721 Flower Street, and three great-grandchildren. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

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Here is the obit you requested for the following person: HOLLINGSWORTH MAC DONALD born: 04/05/1936 M OKLAHOMA died; KERN 08/06/1995 age: 59 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, August 9, 1995 The Rev. Hollingsworth Cleric, 59 The Rev. Mac D. Hollingsworth was the kind of pastor who related well to regular folks who worshiped in his church, Faith Church of the Nazarene, as he did to the big shots. "He had all of those things that a minister should possess," said Peggy Whitaker, a secretary at the church. "He was a real approachable person and not someone who stood above someone else. The time he gave you was always generous and immediate." Hollingsworth, 59, died Sunday at the intersection of Panama Lane and Union Avenue. His car was broadsided by an alleged drunken driver as Hollingsworth and his wife, "Bunny," were driving on Panama Lane, Mrs. Hollingsworth rem ained in intensive care Tuesday at Kern Medical Center. Hollingsworth spent 29 years in the ministry, pastoring in several California cities, including Modesto, Fontana and Coalinga, as well as in Texas. He had pastored at Faith Nazarene for about three years. Hollingsworth did a lot more than preach, according to his oldest son, Randy Hollingsworth. "He just lived the life," the oldest of Hollingsworth's four sons said. "If you met the guy you would know he was assertive, but not aggressive." Long-time friend, Ted Rutherford said Hollingsworth was a man's man. The two met during their youth at East Bakersfield High School, where they played football. Hollingsworth was a quarterback. Rutherford said Hollingsworth's exploits on the football field won him notoriety as an extremely fierce competitor with a great sense of humor. The men went separate ways after graduating in 1955, but rekindled their friendship when Rutherford returned to Bakersfield a few years ago. Both loved flying and were members of the Kiwanis. Hollingsworth officiated Rutherford's wedding earlier this year. "I sure will miss him. He was a great counsel for me," Rutherford said. Hollingsworth was a native of Wayne, Okla. He was married for 25 years to Judy Lewis Hollingsworth. The couple had four sons. Judy Hollingsworth and son Donald preceded Hollingsworth in death. He served in the Army and founded Omega Hearing Aid Center four years ago. Hollingsworth also was a member of the Kern County HIV/AIDS Consortium. This month Hollingsworth and his wife Bunny Hollingsworth would have celebrated their 10th anniversary. He is survived by his wife, and sons Randy, Ron and Greg. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Olive Knolls Church of the Nazarene, 6201 Fruitvale Ave. The services will be officiated by Dr. Wil Spaite, district superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene. In lieu of flowers, the family request donation be made to a building fund at Faith Church of the Nazarene, 5301 S. H St., Bakersfield, 93304. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: Kimber Violet newspaper date: 6/23/2002 type of entry: obit [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, June 23, 2002 Violet Kimber April 19, 1912 - June 20, 2002 Private graveside services will be held Monday, June 24, 2002 at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 3700 River Blvd. for Violet Kimber, who passed away June 20, 2002 in Bakersfield. Violet was born April 19, 1912 to Charles and Dora Bankston in Mexia, Texas. She moved to Kernville and then to Bakersfield with her husband, Neil E. Kimber in the early 1940s. She resided in Bakersfield until her death at the age of 90. Violet was a homemaker most of her life, raising three children and nurturing a love of flowers. Violet is preceded in death by her husband, her parents and all six of her siblings. She leaves behind her children, Wallace Hopper and wife Linda; Shirley Hamilton and Linda Stevens; five granddaughters, Claudette Gates, Debra Pelham, Sandra Molen, Deanna Vietri, Melissa Ash and their spouses; two step-grandsons, Roger Besher and Sonny Bagnas and their spouses; 13 beloved great-grandchildren; a niece, Barbara Kromer; and brother-in-law, James Kimber and wife Barbara. Violet's family would like to thank friend and caregiver, Melissa Englen and her doctor, Dr. Frank Chang. Violet spent her last years living with her daughter, who strived to make their mom comfortable and who surrounded her with flowers. Besides a love for the outdoors and flowers, Violet was an avid reader and shopper. She spent many happy hours being wheeled down the aisles of Wal-Mart, buying whatever caught her fancy. Violet took great pleasure in sneaking dollar bills and candy to her great-grandchildren. Ma, grandma, great-grandma: As you embark on your next journey, we pray you find peace, an abundance of flowers and a Wal-Mart on every corner. You will be missed, but never forgotten. Visitation for family and friends is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m., Sunday, June 23, 2002 at Greenlawn. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: ERICKSON ANNE LOUISE born: 09/15/1935 FEMALE CA father: STAPP died: KERN 11/13/1999 age: 64 requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, November 16, 1999 Louise (Sandi) Erickson Sep 15, 1935 - Nov 13, 1999 She is survived by her husband of 41 years Bruce Erickson, her two sons and daughters-in-law, Ty and Terri Erickson and Kirk and Vicky Erickson, her grandchildren, Travis, Trista, Tracy, Teresa, Jason and Mary Grace Erickson. She is also survived by her brothers and sisters, John Stapp, Lloyd Stapp, Jane Stapp and Margaret Fergus. No Services. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BOWEN FRANK RUSSELL born: 06/28/1901 M CALIFORNIA mother: MAY died: KERN 09/29/1994 age: 93 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, October 2, 1994 Frank Russell Bowen Services: Mon., October 3, 1 p.m. Chapel Services will be held at Sam and Sons Mortuary, Arvin, CA on Monday, October 3, 1994 at 1 p.m. Russell was born June 28, 1901 and passed away September 29, 1994. He was a California native son. He retired from Mobil Oil Company after 45 years and served 25 years as a sheriff's Reserve Deputy. Russell was a member o the Eagles Aerie #93 F.O.E. for 70 years. He is survived by his wife, Essie Bowen; his daughters-in-law, Emilie Butterfield and Judy Bowen Manning; stepson, Robert Robison; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Russell was preceded in death by Winifred Bowen; sons, James Russell Bowen and C. Jack Butterfield. He will be greatly missed. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: COOMBS EMERY VOLENTINE born: 09/07/1901 M CANADA mother: deleted in compliance with CA law died: KERN 03/28/1984 age: 82 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, March 29, 1984 Coombs, Emery V. - Graveside Services will be held Friday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park for Emery V. Coombs, who died March 28, 1984 at age 82. He was born September 7, 1901 in Alberta Canada. He was a self employed farmer for 60 years. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Interment will be in Garden of Memories. Hillcrest Mortuary Funeral Directors. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: HEROD LESTER E born: 11/30/1890 M CALIFORNIA mother: deleted in compliance with CA law died: KERN 03/23/1968 age: 77 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, March 26, 1968 pg. 34 Herod, Lester Edward - Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Mortuary for Lester Edward Herod, 77, of 4522 Taft Hwy. who died Saturday at home. The Rev. J. Boyd Wolverton of the First Assembly of God Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mr. Herod was a native of Big Pine and had lived in Kern County 76 years. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the US Marine Corps. He had retired after working for the Western Gulf Oil Co. 21 years. Survivors include the widow Jean; a son, Harold of Bakersfield; and a brother, Roy of Hollywood. Pallbearers will be Norman White, Frank Morgantini, Harold Sutherland, Lester Stringfellow and Vern Cage. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: MARSH STELLA DEAL born: 10/28/1874 F CALIFORNIA mother: deleted in compliance with CA law father: FAIR died: KERN 10/21/1947 age: 72 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Wednesday, October 22, 1947 pg. 23 Marsh, Stella Deal - funeral service for Stella Deal Marsh, 72, who died at a local hospital Wednesday will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Greenlawn Chapel with the Rev. Dr. John Kenney officiating. Services will be private without flowers, and interment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park. A resident of Bakersfield for the past 35 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Dezari and Mrs. Aileen Phillips, both of Bakersfield; 2 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: HEROD MARY AMELIA born: 08/08/1868 F CALIFORNIA mother: deleted in compliance with CA law father: MAY died: KERN 09/28/1944 age: 76 yrs requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Friday, September 29, 1944 Final Rites Planned for Mary A. Herod Final rites for Mary A. Herod, 76, Kern County pioneer, who died September 28 at a local hospital will be held September 30 at 2 p.m. at Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara chapel, the Rev. John Buus of Panama Congregational Church officiating. Interment will be in the family plot of Union Cemetery. Mrs. Herod was born in Healdsburg, August 8, 1868, and lived in Bakersfield for 70 years. She and her husband James Herod who died June 25, 1943, were pioneer ranchers in the Panama District and conducted a dairy business for many years. Surviving Mrs. Herod are her sons, Lester E. Herod, Bakersfield; Roy M. Herod, merchant marine; 6 grandchildren of Bakersfield and 6 great grandchildren of Bakersfield; a brother, Will May, Bakersfield; a sister, Mrs. Cora Bowen, Maricopa. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: Amelia Hulda (ALEXANDER) MAY died 17 Oct 1920 Kern Co, CA (age 72) requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Monday, October 18, 1920 Pioneer of Panama District is Called Amelia Hulda May, pioneer of the County and very well known in the Panama District and in Bakersfield passed away yesterday afternoon. The deceased was the daughter of Charles Alexander, a pioneer of the state who came to Californian and located in what is now Sonoma County in the fifties. Mrs. May was born Sept. 18, 1849, in St. Clair County, Illinois and her early childhood was spent in Sonoma. In 1867, she married Frank P. May and in April 1872 she and her husband came to Kern County, locating in the Panama District where they engaged in general farming and stock raising. Six children were born to the union, three surviving. Mrs. May was a devoted Christian woman and was an active worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Bakersfield. She is survived by William H. May of Glendale, Arizona, Mrs. James Herod of Panama and Mrs. John Bowen of Maricopa. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Chapel of Payne-O'Meara. SAME PAPER, SAME DAY: Obituaries Mrs. Amelia May Mrs. Amelia May, aged 72, died at Panama yesterday after a long illness. She had lived in this vicinity 49 years and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. A. Herrod of Panama and Mrs. John Bowen of Maricopa, and a son, William May of Phoenix, Arizona who was present when she died. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Payne-O'Meara are in charge of the body. Sharon Kern Co Volunteer

Here is the obituary that you requested for the following person: Oscar L Hance d. 14 Feb 1972 in Bakersfield, Kern Ca requested by: [email protected] The Bakersfield Californian, Wednesday, February 16, 1972 Pg. 35 Hance, Oscar L. - Services will be held at Hillcrest Mortuary Thursday at 11 a.m. for Oscar L. Hance, 79, of 2020 F St., who died February 14 in a Bakersfield hospital. The Rev. Kenneth W. Adams, D. D., pastor of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Mr. Hance was born in Bonham, Texas and had resided in Bakersfield for the past 27 years. He was associated with the Steam Fitters Union. Mr. Hance is survived by two sons, Bill of Bakersfield and Ruel Lee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; a brother, Jewell Hance of Perryton, Texas; three sisters, Delpha George of Hobart, Oklahoma, Virgel Hance of Oklahoma and Mattie Gish of San Jose; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mark Hance, Ray Taylor, and Mike Gamble. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer