Funeral services for Jan. 20, 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
Jimmy R. Bugni, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Florence T. Costanza, 96, Bakersfield, Jan. 16. Kern River Family Mortuary.
Joanne R. Curtiss, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 19. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Shirley Lundquist, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 19. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Cheri Lynn Payne, 60, Shafter, Jan. 18 in Bakersfield. Mish Funeral Home.
Robert Joseph Preston, 83, Lebec, CA, Jan. 19. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Mark Allen Wheeler, 49, Bakersfield, Jan. 11. Bakersfield Funeral Home.
Services scheduled
Viola Arechiga, 89, Bakersfield, Jan. 17. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24, Basham Funeral Care; wake 7 p.m. Jan. 24, Basham Funeral Care; graveside service 2 p.m. Jan. 25, Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Cluit Dyer Kite, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 16. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 23, Basham Funeral Care; graveside service 1 p.m. Jan. 24, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Sarhory Antonia Rico, 11, Bakersfield, Jan. 11. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 26, Basham Funeral Care; rosary 7 p.m. Jan. 26, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 25, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Basham Funeral Care.
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