SILVA/ SILVERIA Marriage BK H PG 554 SLO county book of marriages Bridegroom Jose Garcia SILVA, native of Azores Islands, aged 23 yrs, resident of Santa Maria, County of Santa Barbara race: white Bride Maria Brazil SILVERIA, native of Azores Islands, aged 26 yrs, resident of Santa Maria, County of Santa Barbara race: white witnesses: Frank THOMAS, resident of San Luis Obispo J. V. LOPEZ, resident of Santa Maria date of marriage: 2/2/1910 H. E. SMITH Justice of the Peace San Luis Obispo

Bridegroom: Joao Ignacio SILVA, native of Azores Islands, aged 25 yrs, resident of San Luis Obispo, California also known as John Ignacio SILVA race: white Bride: Lena PERRY, native of California, aged 18 yrs, resident of Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo county California also known as Elena PERRY race: white date of marriage: 5/25/1908 witnesses: Antone PERRY, resident of Guadalupe, County of Santa Barbara, California Mariana PERRY, resident of Guadalupe, County of Santa Barbara, California signed: Fr. M. LACK Catholic Priest Rector of Arroyo Grande etc. Mission

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Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: TERRY LEONARD J born: 02/10/1924 M OKLAHOMA mother: CLARK died: KERN 09/17/1994 age: 70 yrs requested by: _annahillcoat@msn.com_ (mailto:annahillcoat@msn.com) The Bakersfield Californian September 20, 1994 Leonard, J. TERRY No Service will be held Mr. Terry was born February 10, 1924 in Oklahoma. He passed away Sept. 17, 1994 at the age of 70, in Bakersfield CA. He was a licensed cosmetologist who owned several beauty shops in Bakersfield. For the last 20 years, he was a general contractor and owner of Kern Plumbing and Construction. He was awarded the 1993 City of Bakersfield Community Development award. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Irene Terry; children, sons Leonard J. Terry, Jr. of Canada; Reginald L. Terry of Oklahoma; Leonard Jack Terry, IV and William K. Terry, III of Bakersfield; thirteen grandchildren; and two great grandchildren;brother, Tommy Terry of Bakersfield; sisters, Marry Miller of Bakersfield and Margaret King of Caruthers. No services will be held at the family's request. Donations may be made in his memory to your favorite charity. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

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Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: POWELL DELMOND LYLE born: 08/10/1913 M CALIFORNIA mother: BELL died: KERN 08/18/1994 age: 81 yrs requested by: _lldriver@earthlink.net_ (mailto:lldriver@earthlink.net) The Bakersfield Californian August 21, 1994 D. L. "Denny" POWELL Services: Tuesday, Aug. 23 10 a.m. Chapel services for Delmond Lyle "Denny" Powell will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel at 9101 Kern Canyon Road. Officiating will be Past Master Loren Montgomery. Assisting will be Chaplain Ross Anderson of the Caldonia Lodge #486. "Denny" Powell was born Aug. 10, 1913 in Twin Rock above Laytonville, Mendocino county, California. He passed away in Bakersfield on Aug. 18, 1994. He attended school at Twin Rock until he was about 10 or 11 years of age. Then his family moved to San Jose, Calif. When he was 16 or 17 years old, he moved back to the ranch at Twin Rock. His brothers and he worked part time in the woods and operated equipment. When World War II came, he joined the Army with his brother John and served in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. After the war, he worked in and around Bakersfield and Santa Maria as a crane operator. He married Inez Rice on Aug. 1, 1946. They had two children, Darlene and Denise. In 1947, he joined Griffin Steel and supply and Griffin Steel Fabricators, and later became vice president. He also became owner of Powell Crane Services. In the two companies, he assisted in erecting hundred of buildings and structures from El Centro to Sacramento and San Francisco. He was an avid big game hunter and eagerly awaited the opening of each season. This did not hinder his extreme compassion for many humans in less fortunate circumstances than his own. An extremely honest person, he touched the lives of many people for the better. Survivors include his loving wife, Inez; daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Dr. Charles Salik, Denise and William McCarthy; a sister Ruth Rodaer of Sacramento and a brother, George Powell of Bakersfield. He will be loved and missed by his family and friends. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: OGBORN BERT born: 06/22/1934 MALE OK mother: FAUGHEN died: KERN 12/23/1996 age: 62 requested by: _patchitty@sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:patchitty@sbcglobal.net) The Bakersfield Californian December 27, 1996 Bert Ogborn Jr. Services: Fri., Dec. 27, 1:30 p.m. Graveside services will be held today (Friday), December 27th at 1:30 p.m. at North Kern Cemetery District, Delano, for Bert Ogborn Jr., 62, of McFarland, who passed away December 23, 1996. Mr. Ogborn was born June 22, 1934 in Chickasaw, Oklahoma, and had been a resident of Kern County for 25 years. He had been the owner of a plumbing business for 35 years. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife, Alice of McFarland; children, Keith of Taft, Cheryl of Missouri and Marla of Taft; grandchildren, Lacosta Kay and Christine Ogborn, Dana Leahan Sexton, Dawn Marie, Crystal Ann and Rebecca Lynn Holmquist; great grandson, Jayson Bert Ogborn; brothers, Henry of Utah, Welsey of Carson and John of Wasco; sisters, Ella Wilkinson of McFarland, Jeanetta of Porterville, Margaret and Stella of Wasco and Marie of Shafter. Pallbearers will be Monte, Farrell, Dwight and Ron Allsup, Daniel Serda, Ryan Pasley, Brian and Mike Jones and Brian Reaves. Delano Mortuary Funeral Directors. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: BOEN ALINE M born: 08/12/1926 F OKLAHOMA mother: MONDS father: SMITH died: LOS ANGELES(19) 12/04/1996 buried in Taft age: 70 yrs requested by: _dewberry@cswnet.com_ (mailto:dewberry@cswnet.com) The Bakersfield Californian December 6, 1996 Aline M. (Smith) Boen Services: Mon., Dec. 9, 1 p.m. Graveside services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial park, 2739 Panama Ln., Monday, December 9 at 1:00 p.m. for Aline M. (Smith) Boen. Aline M. (Smith) Boen entered this world August 12, 1926 and went to our Lord on December 4, 1996. Born in Oklahoma and came to Bakersfield in early 1936. Married Ray L Boen in 1943. she is survived by her husband, Ray; daughter, Linda Horrisberger; son, John Boen and wife, Martha all of Bakersfield; five grandsons, Scott Horrisberger and wife Laura of Tehachapi, Kevin Horrisberger and wife Annette of Bakersfield, Tim Auxier and wife Amy of Las Vegas, Bryin Boen and Chase Boen of Bakersfield; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Tootie Byrd and husband Robert, and Juanita dye all of Bakersfield; brother, Eddie Smith of Oregon; and numerous nieces and nephews. Forever loved and missed. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Funeral Directors Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: BOEN NETTIE MAY born: 09/14/1922 F OKLAHOMA mother: CARTER father: HORTON died: KERN 08/28/1989 age: 66 yrs requested by: _dewberry@cswnet.com_ (mailto:dewberry@cswnet.com) The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, Aug. 31, 1989 Nettie May BOEN 1922 - 1989 Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the New Life Center, 2001 So. K Street, Bakersfield for Rev. Nettie May Boen, who passed away August 28 after a long illness. Rev. Ray J. Smith, Rev. Kenny Forman and Rev. Norman Fortenberry will officiate with interment in Shafter Cemetery. Nettie was a native of Oklahoma and moved to Bakersfield in 1938. She was a minister for 25 years and last pastored the Christian Assembly Pentcostal Church of God before her death. Her family and her church were her life. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Everett L. Boen of Bakersfield; sons and daughters-in-law, Jimmy and Sharon Boen of Oildale, Jerry and Valerie Boen of Washington; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Rev. Kenneth Seale of San Jose, Sharon and Rev. Dale Howard of Bakersfield, Nelda and Calvin Combs of Bakersfield, Patricia and Rev. Roy Spinks of Sunnyvale, and Bonnie June and George Taylor of Bakersfield; her twin brother, Eddie Major Horton of Mississippi and Hillis Ray Horton of Wasco; sisters and brothers-in-law, Marie and Rev. Clifton Boen of Bakersfield, Virginia and Rev. Frank Thompson of Texas and Bonnie Thomas of Oklahoma; 19 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Loyal Ray Boen. Mish Funeral Home

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: BEGGS ONEDA PAULINE born: 04/19/1931 F OKLAHOMA mother: LEWIS father: BOEN died: KERN 03/01/1987 age: 55 yrs requested by: _dewberry@cswnet.com_ (mailto:dewberry@cswnet.com) The Bakersfield Californian March 4, 1987 BEGGS, O. Pauline - O. Pauline Beggs passed over to our Lord Jesus on Sunday, March 1st. She is survived by her husband, Don; daughter, Paulette McClure; grandchildren, Renee, Tiffany, and Patrick; sisters, Edith Mills and Ruth Taylor; brothers, Ferrell, Everett, Clifton, Jack, Raymond, Thelbert and Charles, all of the continuing Boen family; approximately 100 other assorted relatives, mostly of Bakersfield and Oklahoma also survive. Greenlawn Memorial Park, 3700 River Blvd., will be hosting Wednesday visitation and Thursday 11 a.m. graveside services. Greenlawn Mortuary, funeral Directors Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: REYNA JOSEFINA MARTINEZ born: 03/19/1918 F TEXAS mother: MARTINEZ father: PRIETO died: KERN 01/14/1986 age: 67 yrs requested by: _grandpamacias@sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:grandpamacias@sbcglobal.net) The Delano Record, Delano, CA Thursday, January 16, 1986 Pg. 2 Josefina M. Reyna Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Delano Mortuary Chapel of the Congregations for Josefina Martinez Reyna, 67 of Delano. Mrs. Reyna was born in Smeltertown, Texas on March 19, 1918 and had resided in Delano since 1952. She was a housewife. she died Jan. 14 at Delano Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Martin of Delano; four daughters, Nicholasa Corpus of Delano, Josafina Ramirez of Shafter, Micaela Reyna of Pixley and Aurora Perez of Bakersfield, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and a sister Maria Ybarra of Mexico. Rev. Andy Tenoso of the Filipino Assembly of God will officiate. Interment will follow in North Kern District Cemetery. The arrangements are being made by Delano Mortuary. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: BYRD BETTY born: 08/05/1925 F WASHINGTON mother: SCHENHER father: SNYDER died: KERN 08/06/1980 age: 55 yrs requested by: _Dgjr23@aol.com_ (mailto:Dgjr23@aol.com) The Bakersfield Californian, August 9, 1980 Pg. B14 BYRD, Betty - Graveside services Monday, 10 a.m. Hillcrest Cemetery. Mish Funeral Home - Oildale. There was no further obit located. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: YATES MARK ANTHONY born: 11/22/1958 M CALIFORNIA mother: ALLBRIGHT died: KERN 10/31/1981 age: 22 yrs requested by: _dewberry@cswnet.com_ (mailto:dewberry@cswnet.com) The Daily Midway Driller, Taft, California Tuesday, November 3, 1981 Pg. 2 Mark S. YATES Graveside services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the West Side Cemetery District for Mark Anthony Yates, 22, of 329 Moose, Tupman, who died this weekend in a Taft hospital. He was born Nov. 22, 1958 in Bakersfield to Orbin and Margaret Yates. His family lived in Tupman and he attended local schools there. He attended Taft Union High School for a time before a heart condition forced him to limit his travel and activities. After leaving high school, he became a partner in the family business, Yates Brothers Mechanical. On Feb. 17, 1975 he married the former Arva Coffee, of Tupman in Utah, and after a honeymoon there, they returned to Tupman to make their home. In addition to his wife Arva, he is survived by a son, Mark Chester Yates; a daughter, Sarah Jean Yates, all of Tupman; four brothers, Orbin H. Yates of Garden Grove, Orvin Chester Yates of Tupman, Gayle Yates of Porterville, and Gordon W. Yates of Anaheim; and several uncles and aunts. He was preceeded in death by his parents. Rev. Boyd Shepherd, former pastor of the church of God in Tupman, will officiate in the morning services. Friends who wish to pay their respects may call this evening at the Taft Funeral Home. I check the CA Birth Index for the children and found another one in addition to those listed in the obit. Apparently his wife was pregnant when he died. YATES SARA J born: 06/19/1976 mother: COFFEE FEMALE county: KERN YATES MARK CHESTER born: 04/23/1978 mother: COFFEE MALE county: KERN YATES MICHAEL LEE born: 03/09/1982 mother: COFFEE MALE county: KERN Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: YATES MARGARET FAYE born: 06/27/1920 F TEXAS died: KERN 03/08/1979 Taft? age: 58 yrs requested by: _dewberry@cswnet.com_ (mailto:dewberry@cswnet.com) The Daily Midway Driller, Taft, California Monday, March 12, 1979 Pg. 2 Yates Services Held Saturday Services will held Saturday at Westside Cemetery for Margaret Faye Yates, 329 Moose St., Tupman. She was born June 27, 1920 in Minniola, Texas and died mar. 8 in Bakersfield. Survivors are her husband Orbin, five children, Orbin H. of Garden Grove, Orvin of Tupman, Gayle Yates of Porterville, Gordon Yates, Anaheim; Mark Yates, Tupman; two brothers, George Allbright, Dallas, Tex. and Ed Allbright of Ark.; two sisters, Dori Jameison and Nevi Ware, also of Dallas; and 13 grandchildren. Services were performed by Taft Funeral Home. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: LYNCH IRA C born: 08/06/1899 M MISSOURI died: KERN 08/16/1975 age: 76 yrs requested by: _praxlis@bellsouth.net_ (mailto:praxlis@bellsouth.net) The Bakersfield Californian, Monday, August 18, 1975 Pg. 30 LYNCH, Ira Clayton - Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mish Funeral Home, Oildale for Ira Layton Lynch, 76, 3617 River Boulevard, who died Aug. 16. Owen Collier, retired, will officiate and interment will follow in Union Cemetery. Mr. Lynch was a native of Missouri and had lived in Bakersfield 62 years. He was shoe cobbler for 10 years and owned a shoe repair shop. He is survived by 2 sons, Roy E. of Tracy and Ira C. of Bakersfield, a daughter, Stella Christine Petty of Bakersfield; 4 sisters, Alice Beard of Bakersfield, Ella Mace of Taft, Inez Cavinass and Lulu Johns of Sherryl, Mo., 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: RITTERSHAUS WILLIAM C born: 09/25/1897 M NEW JERSEY died: KERN 07/10/1974 age: 76 yrs requested by: _erittershaus@hotmail.com_ (mailto:erittershaus@hotmail.com) message board The Bakersfield Californian, Saturday, July 13, 1979 Pg. 16 RITTERSHAUS, William C. - Graveside services were held at Hillcrest memorial Park Friday at 3:30 p.m. for William Rittershaus, 76, who died July 10 in a Bakersfield convalescent hospital. The Rev. Ronald C. Bennett of the Messiah Lutheran Church officiated. Mr. Rittershaus was born in New Jersey and had resided in kern County for 10 years. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 26. Mr. Rittershaus is survived by his widow, Anna; a son, Charles W. of New York; a brother, Herman of Tucson, Ariz.; 2 sisters, Margaret Miller of Detroit, Mich., and Elsie Morgan of San Francisco; and 3 grandchildren. Hillcrest Mortuary. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: DODSON RICHARD ERNEST born: 05/04/1918 M CALIFORNIA died: KERN 12/30/1979 Tehachapi? age: 61 yrs requested by: _knvstone@charter.net_ (mailto:knvstone@charter.net) (mailto:knvstone@charter.net) The Bakersfield Californian, January 2, 1980 Pg. B6 DODSON, Richard E. - Services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of the J. W. Sams and Sons Funeral Home, Tehachapi for Mr. Richard E. Dodson, 61, of 508 E. 'F' St., Tehachapi who died December 30. The Reverend Robert Stevenson will officiate. Interment will be in the Tehachapi cemetery. Mr. Dodson was born in Bakersfield, he was a division chief of the Kern County Fire Department for 33 years, he retired in 1971. He was a member of the Board of Trustees for the Tehachapi School District from 1970 to 1976 serving as President the years of 1972 and 1873. He was secretary of the Kern County Fire Department Retired Employees Association. He was life member of CSFA. He was a member of the International Footprinters Chapter 8 of Bakersfield. He was a member of the Tehachapi High School Warriors Booster Club. Survivors include wife Beverly of Tehachapi; son, William R. of Tehachapi; daughters, Linda Dodson of Bakersfield, Judy Moss of Rosemead and Patricia Dodson of Bakersfield; brothers Robert Bollinger of Bakersfield, Walter Dodson of Sacramento, Max Dodson of Placerville; sisters, Barbara McInernie of Tehachapi, Doris Varta of Bakersfield, Pat Randall and Lora Gilmore of Sacramento; father P. A. Bollinger of Bakersfield. The family requests donation be made to the Tehachapi High School Athletic Fund in care of Gary Chilvis. Same paper, same day, page B2 R. E. Dodson Dies; Top State Fire Boss Richard E. Dodson, who retired as assistant county fire chief in 1971 and was of the state's leading fire bosses of forest and watershed blazes, has died. Services will be held in J.W. Sams and Sons Mortuary in Tehachapi at 10 a.m. Thursday. Dodson, who died in his home in Tehachapi Dec 30, was a member of the county Fire Department for 33 years and commanded the watershed and desert areas of East Kern. He was fire boss of the 1970 Rankin fire on Breckenridge Mountain in 1970, the largest fire in county history. He directed the campaign that saved thousands of acres of timber and television and communication repeaters and endangered by the Rankin Fire. Dodson was a consultant to other fire departments on fighting watershed fires through the use of backburning. Much of his reputation as a top rural firefighter was earned during the 1940s. Survivors include his wife, Beverley; a son, William Richard; three daughters, Patricia and Linda Dodson, and Judy Moss of Rosemead; his father, T. A. Bollinger, and seven brothers and sisters. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: PETERS JEWEL ALBERTA born: 05/24/1912 F OKLAHOMA mother: MARTIN father: GILREATH died: KERN 10/23/1993 age: 81 yrs requested by: _knvstone@charter.net_ (mailto:knvstone@charter.net) The Tehachapi News, Wednesday, November 3, 1993 Pg. 16 Jewel Alberta Peters Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 27 in the Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel for Jewel Alberta Peters, 81, who passed away in a care facility in Bakersfield on October 23. Mrs. Peters was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on May 24, 1912. She was married to Lee Peters in Drumwright, Oklahoma on February 14, 1928. Mrs. Peters was a resident of Kern County for 57 years. She was affiliated with the Apostolic Church. She was a homemaker for 65 years. Mrs. Peters was preceded in death by her husband, Lee on May 31, 1992 and by two children, Jesse Peters and Joy Austin. She is survived by her daughter, Wanda Hawn of Tehachapi; son: Ken Peters of Tehachapi and Don Peters of Atascadero; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren; sisters: Wilma McGehee and Billie Eason, both of Ravia, Oklahoma. Dr. Marvin Slifer of the Mountain Bible Church officiated at the service. Interment followed the funeral service at the Tehachapi Cemetery Eastside. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: BOLLINGER ELVIDA D born: 07/09/1901 F CALIFORNIA died: KERN 02/11/1974 age: 72 yrs requested by: _knvstone@charter.net_ (mailto:knvstone@charter.net) The Bakersfield Californian, Friday, September 29, 1972 Pg. 46 BOLLINGER, Elvida D. - Services will be held in Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel Wednesday at 3 p.m. for Elvida D. Bollinger, 72, who died Feb. 11 in a Bakersfield hospital. The rev. Kenneth Adams of First Methodist Church will officiate. Mrs. Bollinger had resided in Bakersfield 72 years. She is survived by the widower, Phillip, sons, Richard C. Dodson of Keene and Robert D. Bollinger of Bakersfield; daughters, Barbara McInerny and Doris E. Barta both of Bakersfield; 11 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Pallbearers will be Robert H. Williams, Lyall Washman, Bruce Bennett, Lonnie Hurst, Robert Terry and Thomas Dickenson. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Mortuary. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obituary you requested for the following person: SNYDER GERTRUDE M born: 01/12/1887 F INDIANA died: KERN 09/27/1972 age: 85 yrs requested by: _Dgjr23@aol.com_ (mailto:Dgjr23@aol.com) The Bakersfield Californian, Friday, September 29, 1972 Pg. 46 SNYDER, Gertrude M. - Recitation of the rosary will be held today at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church and requiem mass will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a.m. in the church for Gertrude Mary Snyder, 85, 1906 Fourth Street, who died Sept. 27 in a Bakersfield convalescent hospital. The Rev. Msgr. Patrick Leddy, pastor of St. Francis Catholic Church, will officiate, and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Snyder was born in Kindville, Ind. She came to Bakersfield in 1927 and had resided here since. She was a member of St Francis Church for many years and was active with the Altar Society of the church. Survivors include three sons, Robert J., and Herbert J., both of Bakersfield, and Richard J. of Irvine; a daughter, Mrs. Betty K. Byrd of Bakersfield; a brother, Billy Schenher of Indiana; four sisters, Mrs. Bertha Mortin, Mrs. Bernadette Failes and Mrs Ersua Willout, all of Indiana, and Mrs. Theresa Lemisch of Michigan; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Friends may call at the Agee Family Funeral Home, Shafter, until 5 p.m. Friday. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer