Funeral services for Dec. 13, 2012
By The Bakersfield Californian
TO OUR READERS
The Californian provides free death listings using information supplied by local mortuaries. The in-depth notices that follow are paid obituaries and remembrances. These listings must be purchased by 2 p.m. To place an Obituary or In Loving Memory, call 395-7302. Full obituaries are posted at Bakersfield.com at 9 p.m. on the day before publication.
Services pending
Pedro Barboza, 86, Bakersfield, Dec. 11. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Lena Bell Barron, 83, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Bakersfield Funeral Home.
Steve Allen Coleman, 58, Bakersfield, Dec. 10. Rucker's Mortuary.
Roger Mark Davis, 53, Bakersfield, Dec. 29. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Stephen Dennis McNutt, 64, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Mission Family Mortuary.
Edelmira A. Orozco, 60, Delano, Dec. 12. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Katherine Shultz, 90, Shafter, Dec. 12. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Charles Edward Werner, 79, Bakersfield, Dec. 11. Mission Family Mortuary.
Jonathan Wright, 25, Tehachapi, Dec. 7 in Sacramento. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
John Steven Yankovich, 49, Bakersfield, Dec. 12. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Services scheduled
Andres Martinez Aguilar, 19, Lamont, Nov. 15. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with wake service 6 p.m. Dec. 13, Harmon Baptist Church, Lamont. Basham Funeral Care.
Sergio Millan Ayon, 47, Delano, Dec. 9. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 14, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Delano; Mass 8 a.m. Dec. 15, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; burial to follow at North Kern District Cemetery. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Laura Collen Bartlett, 47, Tehachapi, Dec. 6. Memorial service 11 a.m. Dec. 15, Apostolic Church, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Betty "Bea" Burdette, 78, Bakersfield, Dec. 7. Memorial service 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 16 at residence. Bakersfield Funeral Home.
Carlos Caballero, 87, Bakersfield, Dec. 5. Visitation 10 a.m. with chapel service noon Dec. 14, Basham Funeral Care. Basham Funeral Care.
Roger Mark Davis, 53, Bakersfield, Nov. 29. Memorial service 1 p.m. Dec. 17, Kern River Family Mortuary Chapel. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Shirley Arlene Jenkins, 78, Bakersfield, Dec. 3. Graveside service 2 p.m. Dec. 13, Shafter Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Michael Raymond Kresha, 71, Bakersfield, Dec. 6. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Dec. 13, Greenlawn Southwest Celebration of Life; service 9 a.m. Dec. 14, Greenlawn Southwest Celebration of Life; interment at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Genevieve E. Murphy, 94, Lake Isabella, Dec. 9. Service noon Dec. 15, St. Jude Catholic Church, Wofford Heights; graveside service to follow at Kern River Valley Cemetery. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Marie Myers, 94, Bakersfield, Dec. 10. Memorial service 11 a.m. Dec. 17, First Presbyterian Church. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Rosslyn Gail Payne, 56, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 14, Rising Star Baptist Church; service 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15, St. John Missionary Baptist Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Maria Perez, 84, Bakersfield, Dec. 3. Visitation 8:30 a.m. with rosary 9:45 a.m. and Mass 10 a.m. Dec. 13, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Alba Luz Steele, 51, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13, Alma Funeral Home Chapel; service 11 a.m. Dec. 14, New Beginnings Christian Church; interment to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Millie Marie Thompson, 80, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Private visitation; graveside service 2 p.m. Dec. 14, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Terrance Devon Venus, 19, Bakersfield, Dec. 4. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13, Rising Star Baptist Church; service 11 a.m. Dec. 14, Rising Star Baptist Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.






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