Funeral services for Jan. 9, 2013
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
Judith Annette Cottengim, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Services pending
Jean Ralph Anderson, 88, Bakersfield, Jan. 8. Mission Family Mortuary.
Charles Eli Brooks, 90, Bodfish, Jan. 5. Neptune Society Cremation.
Stella Pauline Evaro, 39, Bakersfield, Jan. 4 in Fresno. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Pedro Contreras Garcia, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Basham Funeral Care.
Beatrice E. George, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Mission Family Mortuary.
Jessie Elizabeth Gholson, 95, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Mission Family Mortuary.
Mary Gilman, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 5 in Los Angeles. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 12, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 11 a.m. Jan. 12, Our Lady of the Snows, Frazier Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Eugene Phillip Halpin, 88, Tehachapi, Jan. 6. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Marilyn M. Winfield Hicks, 61, Bakersfield, Jan. 5 in Stockton. Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Funeral Services.
Chester Lightle, 84, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Maria Guadalupe Reyes, 69, Bakersfield, Jan. 8. Basham Funeral Care.
Burton E. Walker, 59, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Tristan Paul West, 25, Bakersfield, Jan. 4 in Inglewood. Mission Family Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Peggy Clay, 64, Wasco, Dec. 24. Graveside service 11 a.m. Jan. 9, Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Jacqueline D. Core, 65, Bakersfield, Dec. 17. Graveside service 2 p.m. Jan. 9, Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Ervon Fredrick Delouth, 42, Bakersfield, Jan. 2. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 10, Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Carl Matthew McElroy, 66, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Jan. 10. Mission Family Mortuary Greatroom. Mission Family Mortuary.
Marilyn "Kuki" Carol Hickey, 66, Tehachapi, Dec. 14. Service noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 13, Tehachapi Park and Recreation. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Warren Doughlas Johnson, 91, Tehachapi, Jan. 6. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 9, Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel, Tehachapi; graveside service 10:45 a.m. Jan. 10, Bakersfield National Cemetery; memorial service 10 a.m. Jan. 11, First Baptist Church, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Colleen Loos, 82, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Jan. 12, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Lenora Gail Lutrel, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Visitation 9:30 a.m. with service 10 a.m. Jan. 11, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Emlyn "Sue" McBee, 89, Ramona, Jan. 7. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. with service 10 a.m. Jan. 12, Greenlawn Mortuary; interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Emma Medrano, 80, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with church service 1 p.m. Jan. 19, Bethany Ministries. Basham Funeral Care.
Eloisa Ortega, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Visitation 5 to 11 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Jan. 9, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 1 p.m. Jan. 10, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Sarah M. Shaffer, 98, Delano, Jan. 5. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with service 1 p.m. Jan. 11, Delano Mortuary; interment at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Delano Mortuary.
Marie Henrietta Stowe, 82, Shafter, Dec. 31. Visitation 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with meditation 7 p.m. Jan. 10, The Chapel of Rucker's Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Jan. 11, Apostolic Faith Temple Church, Wasco; interment at Shafter Cemetery. Rucker's Mortuary.
Jessie Jane Tanner, 104, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Chapel service 1 p.m. Jan. 11, Basham Funeral Care. Basham Funeral Care.
William M. Timmons, 66, Bakersfield, Dec. 25. Committal service 11:45 a.m. Jan. 11, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Jerry Dennis Vincent, 81, Bakersfield, Dec. 30. Graveside service with Military Honors 1:15 p.m. Jan. 11, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Barbara Ann Wilbanks, 65, Bakersfield, Dec. 31. Memorial service 11 a.m. Jan. 12, Faith Church of the Nazarene. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
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