You asked for an obituary for: MCALLISTER            JOE             WILLIAM         Born:07/31/1902             M             OKLAHOMA Died: Kern            02/09/1980      Ss # 550-14-5542 77 yrs <A HREF="mailto:Cindymfree@aol.com">Cindymfree@aol.com</A> Bakersfield Californian, Tuesday, February 12, 1980 McAllister, Joe M. - Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday in Agee Funeral Chapel for Joe M. McAllister, 77, formerly of Shafter who died February 9 in a Bakersfield hospital. The Reverend I. H. Terry will officiate and interment will follow in Shafter Memorial Park. Mr. McAllister, a heavy equipment opera--------[a thick line runs through the middle of the film and obliterates about 1" of the copy here]--------Howard of Oregon and Bertha of Okla.; 17 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Knowing that he had been a Shafter resident, I then checked the Shafter paper of that time to see if, by any chance, they had run on obit on their old-time resident. Here is theirs: Shafter Press, Wednesday, February 13, 1980 Joe McAllister Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Agee Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. for Joe McAllister, 77, who died in a Bakersfield hospital. The Reverend I.H. Terry officiated and interment followed in the Shafter Memorial Park. Mr. McAllister was born in Indian Territory, Okla., and was a long-time resident of Shafter before moving to Bakersfield. He was employed by Jack Shafter as a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Untied Pentecostal Church. He is survived by three daughters, Ruby Fickling of Texas, Mary and Juanita Muncy both of Bakersfield; one brother, Short McAllister of Oregon; three sisters, Mary Gregg of Texas, Lottie Howard of Oregon, Bertha of Okla., 17 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were James Dansby, Ronald Dansby, Harold Dansby, Robert Dansby, Levi Muncy, Jr., & David Muncy. Honorary pallbearers were Edwin Kratz, Roy Jones, Gene Powell, Arthur Dansby. Agee Funeral Home. Found in the Bakersfield Californian, Saturday, Feb. 16, 1980 LOVING MEMORY - of Joe W. McAllister. God took our father when we were very young, He then gave us another one. Joe loved and cared for us through our years of growing up to be teenagers and then young married people. He is gone now, but in our hearts he will live on, for truly he was our father. Mary Alice Studdard & Dennis Wayne Shafer. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer