Funeral services for Nov. 7, 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.
No services
Jodi Reed, 53, Bakersfield, Nov. 2. Basham Funeral Care.
William Polard Willoughby, 47, Bakersfield, Nov. 2. Mish Funeral Home.
Services pending
Armeda Larene Blankenship, 63, Bear Valley Springs, Nov. 6 in Bakersfield. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Diane Charlotte Burgess, 65, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Laura Christian, 47, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Tony A. Compagnoni, 94, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Nancy Cozzone, 53, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Phillip Michael Cushnyr, 58, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Basham Funeral Care.
Percy Michael Flowers, 76, Bakersfield, Nov. 2. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Elsie Mae Hart, 89, Wasco, Nov. 4. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Alfonso H. Jimenez, 52, Delano, Nov. 5 in Bakersfield. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Gerald Winston Johnston, 72, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Basham Funeral Care.
Robert Leslie Lintz, 69, Tehachapi, Nov. 1. Neptune Society Cremation.
Donald Loewen, 79, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Joaquin Nuno Jr., 55, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Rucker's Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Pauline A. Belter, 90, Bakersfield, Oct. 31. Private services. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Yvette Marie Bernatene, 65, Layton, Utah, Oct. 28. Service 10:30 a.m. Nov. 10, Christ the King Catholic Church, Bakersfield. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Andrew Dailey, 96, Bakersfield, Nov. 1. Service 1 p.m. Nov. 7, St. John Missionary Baptist Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Services.
Lou E. Gillis, 94, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 8, Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors; graveside service 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Union Cemetery. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Marcella Diane Gupton, 58, Bakersfield, Oct. 24. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8, Church of Christ Christian Ministries, service noon Nov. 9, Mt. Sinai Outreach Center; interment at Union Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Carlos Maese, 50, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 10, Basham-Anspach Funeral Care; chapel service 11 a.m. Nov. 11, Basham-Anspach Funeral Care. Basham-Anspach Funeral Care.
Roy "Mike" Spears, 59, Oildale, Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 9, Kern River Family Mortuary Chapel. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.






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