Funeral services for Feb. 12
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
Lauren Benford, 61, Bakersfield, Feb. 10. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Frederick Warren Cierley, 74, Bakersfield, Feb. 10. Mish Funeral Home.
William Edward Hill, 75, Bakersfield, Feb. 10. Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary.
Billie L. Jones, 69, Maricopa, Feb. 9. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home.
Tomas A. Lajas, 38, Bakersfield, Feb. 9. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Jose Lopez, 56, Bakersfield, Feb. 11. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Leonard S. Smith, 84, McKittrick, Feb. 11. Mish Funeral Home.
Services scheduled
Dolly J. App, 76, Glennville, Jan. 23, in Bakersfield. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Feb. 12, Greenhorn Mountain Veterans Association Hall, Glennville. Kern River Family Mortuary.
Wilbert H. Kimbriel, 88, Bakersfield, Feb. 6. Memorial service 2 p.m. Feb. 14, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Kern River Family Mortuary.
Katherine "Kathy" Ann McKay, 58, Bakersfield, Feb. 9. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 14. Chapel service 2 p.m. Feb. 15, Greenlawn Memorial Chapel. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Michael Joseph Niemann III, 13, Bakersfield, Feb. 7. Graveside service 2 p.m. Feb. 16, Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Ralph Leon Ponce, 87, Delano, Jan. 25. Funeral service 5 p.m. Feb. 15, Kern River Family Mortuary. Graveside service 1:15 p.m. Feb. 16, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Kern River Family Mortuary.
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