Funeral services for Jan. 15, 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.
Services pending
Ray Gilbert Aguirre Jr., 41, Wasco, Jan. 14 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Frances Benton, 94, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Mish Funeral Home.
Jill Bowden, 44, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Carol Ann Busby, 66, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Nathaniel Greenberry, 76, San Jose, Jan. 6. Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service.
Donald Jay Griffin, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Esther Herdt, 91, Bakersfield, Jan. 9. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Alexander Herrera, 68, Bakersfield, Jan. 11. Basham Funeral Care.
Francis Marr, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Ruben Medrano, 81, Bakersfield, Jan. 14. Basham Funeral Care.
L. Dale Mills, 84, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Mission Family Mortuary.
Adeline Pauline Roberts, 92, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Basham Funeral Care.
Joanne Gail Schrock, 71, Bakersfield, Jan. 14. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Anna Lois Suniga, 82, Bakersfield, Jan. 9. Basham Funeral Care.
James Kent Taylor, 51, Inyokern; Jan. 7. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Michael Frank Vinson, 60, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Services scheduled
Maria Vasquez Bermudez, 84, Delano, Jan. 9 in Bakersfield. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 16, Delano Mortuary; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 17, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; interment at North Kern District Cemetery. Delano Mortuary.
Dorothy Mae Derry, 68, Maricopa, Jan. 9. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 16, Basham Funeral Care. Basham Funeral Care.
Charles Martinez, 49, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 16, Mish Funeral Home Chapel; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 17, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Mish Funeral Home.
Ronald Lloyd Montague, 79, Wofford Heights, Jan. 2. Military Honors 2 p.m. Jan. 17, Bakersfield National Cemetery, Arvin. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Edward Murphy, 59, Bakersfield, Jan. 11. Military honors 10 a.m. Jan. 18, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Charles Andrew Sims, 75, Lake Isabella, Jan. 10. Visitation 2 p.m. with service 3 p.m. Jan. 17, Sierra Valley Mortuary Chapel, Lake Isabella; graveside service 9:15 a.m. Jan. 18, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
William Charles Tichenor Jr., 69, Bakersfield, Jan. 8. Military honors 12:30 p.m. Jan. 17, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.






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