Funeral services for Jan. 5
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.
No services
Cleo M. Harlander, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Edward L. Harlander, 81, Bakersfield, Jan. 1. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Harvey William Walter Jr., 47, Bakersfield, Dec. 23. Bakersfield Funeral Home.
Terry Lynn Wentworth, 60, Bakersfield, Dec. 30. Basham Funeral Care.
Services pending
Reuben Ford, 86, Bakersfield, Dec. 31. Neptune Society Cremation.
Judge Lewis E. King, 90, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Ronald C. Marshall, 51, Oildale, Jan. 3 in Bakersfield. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Eloisa Ortega, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Basham Funeral Care.
Telly Patin, 38, Bakersfield, Dec. 27. Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Services.
Paul Michael Petitti, 70, Las Vegas, Jan. 3 in Bakersfield. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Claudine Saulsbury, 86, Shafter, Jan. 3 in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Johnie Saulsbury, 86, Shafter, Jan. 3 in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Shirley Faye Souza, 78, Citrus Heights, Jan. 2 in Citrus Heights. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Grace Irene (Dennen) Thomas, 99, Bakersfield, Dec. 31. Neptune Society Cremation.
Ivy Vance Whitmore, 66, Bakersfield, Dec. 30. Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Services.
Services scheduled
Eugene D. Aylesworth, 92, Bakersfield, Dec. 25. Service 2 p.m. Jan. 8, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Lucio Benavides Sr., 70, Arvin, Dec. 30 in Bakersfield. Visitation and Mass were previously held. Arvin Funeral Home.
Selven Harrington, 87, Bakersfield, Dec. 31. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7, Hillcrest Mortuary; graveside service 11 a.m. Jan. 7, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Sarah Evelyn Humes, 96, Bakersfield, Dec. 29. Service 1 p.m. Jan. 7, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary
Carol Louise Kelso, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7, Arvin Funeral Home; graveside service noon Jan. 8, South Kern District Cemetery, Arvin. Arvin Funeral Home.
Thomas Robert Newcomb, 82, Bakersfield, Dec. 30. Service 2:30 p.m. Jan. 5, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Esther Irene Prescott, 99, Arvin, Dec. 31 in Arvin. Visitation 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 6, Arvin Funeral Home; graveside service 10 a.m. Jan. 7, South Kern District Cemetery, Arvin; memorial service 11 a.m. Jan. 7, Calvary Baptist Church, Arvin. Arvin Funeral Home.
Ernst Otto Thoene Jr., 77, Bakersfield, Jan. 2. Graveside service 10:45 a.m. Jan. 11, Bakersfield National Cemetery, Arvin. Basham Funeral Care.
Margaret Thompson, 96, Bakersfield, Dec. 30. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Jan. 8, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Robert Selent, 87, Bakersfield, Jan. 1. Memorial funeral service 10 a.m. Jan. 7. Mission Family Mortuary.
Jose Trevino Urieta, 39, Wasco, Dec. 25. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Jan. 6, Peters Funeral Home, Wasco; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 7, St. John's Catholic Church; interment at Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Asirie Williams, 77, Bakersfield, Dec. 23. Visitation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 5, Rucker's Mortuary Chapel; service 1 p.m. Jan. 5, Rucker's Mortuary Chapel; interment 10 a.m. Jan. 8, San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery. Rucker's Mortuary.
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