Funeral services for Oct. 11, 2012
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
Helena Alesana Almanza, infant, Bakersfield, Oct. 5. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Guadalupe Calderon, 89, Bakersfield, Oct. 9. Basham Funeral Care.
Mauricio Carbajal, 94, Lamont, Oct. 8 in Bakersfield. Basham Funeral Care.
Miss Raylene Victoria Chavez, infant, Oct. 8. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Carmencita DeLeon, 58, Bakersfield, Oct. 9. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Shannon Denton, 59, Bakersfield, Oct. 9. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Curtis Bryan Howell, 45, Bakersfield, Oct. 5. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Amanda Renee Nelson, 33, California City, Oct. 8 in Los Angeles. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Victorina Quintanilla, 79, Bakersfield, Oct. 8. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Angelina Monica De La Rosa, 8, Bakersfield, Oct. 9 in Los Angeles. Basham Funeral Care.
Dorothy Aroura Woods, 84, Tehachapi, Oct. 9. Neptune Society Cremation.
George Youngblood, 57, San Diego, Oct. 8. Bakersfield Funeral Home.
Services scheduled
Mary Patricia Bell, 84, Bakersfield, Oct. 7. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Oct. 17, Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Robert Joseph Binder, 69, Bakersfield, Oct. 5. Service 2 p.m. Oct. 13, Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Pauline Juliett Davenport, 92, Bakersfield, Oct. 1. Visitation 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 12, Church of the Living God; service 1 p.m. Oct. 12, Church of the Living God; interment at Union Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Andres Fregoso Diaz, 82, Bakersfield, Oct. 9. Visitation noon Oct. 11 at residence 1205 Antonia Way; Mass 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12, St. Francis Catholic Church; interment to follow at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Henrietta M. Murphy, 87, Tehachapi, Oct. 8. Service 10 a.m. Oct. 15, Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Margarito Flores Palafox, 68, Bakersfield, Oct. 8. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Oct. 17, Basham Funeral Care; prayer service 9:30 a.m. Oct. 18, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Julia Cathrine Scannell, 74, Kernville, Oct. 8. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at 6048 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella; burial 1 p.m. Oct. 12, Kern River Valley Cemetery, Wofford Heights. Lake Isabella Cremation & Funeral Society.
James D. Tatman, 51, Bakersfield. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 15, Greenlawn Mortuary; graveside service 10 a.m. Oct. 16, Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
George Harry Webster, 78, Bakersfield, Sept. 17. Graveside service 2 p.m. Oct. 12, Greenlawn Cemetery. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
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