Funeral services for January 20
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.
Services pending
James Wayne Burgess, 61, Bakersfield, Jan. 16. Hillcrest Mortuary.
Edgar D. Carter, 94, Shafter, Jan. 19. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Paul Erasmas Ellis, 88, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Basham Funeral Care.
Cerefino Moran Garcia, 88, Bakersfield, Jan. 19. Basham Funeral Care.
Guadalupe de Mejia Garcia, 80, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Basham Funeral Care.
Minnie Watkins Godson, 72, Bakersfield, Jan. 18 in Fresno. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Zelda M. Graves, 88, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Basham Funeral Care.
Margaret P. Hill, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 19. Basham Funeral Care.
Josefina Ignacio, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Margy L. Licastro, 84, Bakersfield, Jan. 16. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Raymond Thomas Parker, 73, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Basham Funeral Care.
Services scheduled
Linda S. Blize, 66, Maricopa, Jan. 15. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23, West Side District Cemetery, Taft. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft.
Betty G. Campbell, 82, Bakersfield, Jan. 17. Graveside service 11 a.m. Jan. 23, Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Edith C. Grimes, 101, Delano, Jan. 16. Service 11 a.m. Jan. 20, North Kern Christian Center, Delano; burial to follow at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
James Joseph McCaffrey, 80, Rosamond, Jan. 14. Visitation 9:30 a.m. with Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 20, St. Mary's of the Desert Catholic Church; interment 1:15 p.m. Jan. 23, Bakersfield National Cemetery, Arvin. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Michael Lee McDonald, 38, Bakersfield, Jan. 14. Graveside service 2 p.m. Jan. 23, Arvin Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Pamela Lee Osorio, 60, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Memorial service noon Jan. 21, Triple "C" Ranch. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Elisa M. Rios, 89, Lamont, Jan. 18. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 22, Hillcrest Chapel; service 10 a.m. Jan. 23, St. Augustin Church, Lamont. Hillcrest Mortuary.
Irma L. Soto, 49, Bakersfield, Jan. 14. Visitation 6 to 10 p.m. Jan. 22, Alma Funeral Home Chapel; service 10 a.m. Jan. 23, Liberty Christian Center; interment to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
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