Funeral services for Sept. 4, 2012
By The Bakersfield Californian
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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
Kenneth Hughes, 65, Bakersfield, Sept. 2. Basham Funeral Care.
Jared Ra'shun Larell Roberts, 23, Bakersfield, Sept. 2. Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Services.
Services scheduled
John H. Hansen Sr., 94, Bakersfield, Sept. 2. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6, Hillcrest Mortuary. Funeral service 10 a.m. Sept. 7, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Edna Montgomery, 100, Bakersfield, Sept. 1. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 9, Hillcrest Mortuary, and 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 10, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Funeral service 11 a.m. Sept. 10, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
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