Funeral services for Sept. 11
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.
No services
Gerald D. McPhetridge, 87, Bakersfield, Sept. 7. Bakersfield Funeral Home.
Cathy Diana Smith, 61, Bakersfield, Sept. 4. Basham Funeral Care.
Services pending
Delbert Raymond Bowen, 77, Bakersfield, Sept. 9. Basham Funeral Care.
Barbara Jeane Brattain, 87, Lake Isabella, Sept. 9. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Evan "K.C. Adams" Bridwell, 59, Bakersfield, Sept. 8. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Francisca Calaustro, 93, Bakersfield, Sept. 9. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Henry Molina Catillo "Mono," 80, Bakersfield, Sept. 8. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Claudia Frey, 69, Bakersfield, Sept. 9. Basham Funeral Care.
Silvestre Trujillo Garcia, 56, Delano, Sept. 7. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Maria Mercedes Martinez, 65, Lamont, Sept. 8 in Los Angeles. Basham Funeral Care.
Glenda McAbee, 78, Bakersfield, Sept. 10. Basham Funeral Care.
Evelyn Miller, 89, Bakersfield, Sept. 8. Basham Funeral Care.
Wesley Powell, 69, Bakersfield, Sept. 9. Basham Funeral Care.
Quani Larnell Pulley, 4, Bakersfield, Sept. 2. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Thyron D. "Red" Rhoades, 86, Bakersfield, Sept. 9. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Paul Albanus Roberts, Jr., 53, Bakersfield, Sept. 8. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Wesley Sigler, 68, Bakersfield, Sept. 6. Mish Funeral Home.
Pauline Elizabeth Thomas, 96, Canoga Park, Aug. 29. Rucker's Mortuary.
Nella Torres, 52, Bakersfield, Sept. 7. Basham Funeral Care.
Trinidad Vitela, 48, Bakersfield, Sept. 10. Mission Family Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Daniel Ray Amador, 53, Shafter, Sept. 6. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Sept. 13, Mission Family Mortuary Greatroom; Mass noon Sept. 14, St. Therese Catholic Church; burial to follow at Shafter Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Beatrice "Bea" Salamanca Chavez, 70, Delano, Sept. 8. Visitation 8 a.m. with service 9 a.m. Sept. 13, Delano Mortuary; interment at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Delano Mortuary.
Michael David Eiland, 32, Taft, Sept. 2 in Bakersfield. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13, West Side Memorial Services, Sunset Chapel, Taft; graveside service 10:30 a.m. Sept. 14, West Side District Cemetery, Taft. West Side Memorial Services.
Joslowl Elwell, 20, Bakersfield, Aug. 31. Memorial service 1 p.m. Sept. 17, Basham Funeral Care Chapel. Basham Funeral Care.
William James Houck, 92, Bakersfield, July 9. Graveside service 9:15 a.m. Sept. 14, Bakersfield National Cemetery, Arvin. Neptune Society.
Maria Elena Prado, 58, Lost Hills, Sept. 8 in Bakersfield. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. with rosary and Mass 6 p.m. Sept. 13, St. John's Catholic Church; interment at Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Joe Carmona Rivas, 60, McFarland, Sept. 5 in Bakersfield. Visitation 5 p.m. Sept. 13, McFarland Family Funeral Home; service 10 a.m. Sept. 14, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, McFarland. McFarland Family Funeral Home.
Andrew Gilbert Sanchez, Jr., 62, Bakersfield, Sept. 5. Graveside service 10 a.m. Sept. 12, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mish Funeral Home.
Patricia Ellen Tillman, 88, Bakersfield, July 29. Graveside service noon Sept. 15, Union Cemetery; reception to follow at residence, 4702 Polo Wood St. Basham Funeral Care.






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