Funeral services for Nov. 22, 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.
No services
Roger Paul Burton, 89, Bakersfield, Nov. 19. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Roy W. Heale, 85, Tehachapi, Nov. 16. Neptune Society Cremation.
Services pending
Andres Martinez Aguilar, 19, Lamont, Nov. 15. Basham Funeral Care.
Robert Nieto Barbosa, 81, Bakersfield, Nov. 19. Basham Funeral Care.
Romain P. Clerou M.D., 98, Bakersfield, Nov. 13. Mission Family Mortuary.
Maria de Jesus Alcala de Contreras, 59, McFarland, Nov. 20 in Bakersfield. Delano Mortuary.
Donald Diebel, 90, Bakersfield, Nov. 21. Mission Family Mortuary.
Greg J. Dircks, 57, Bakersfield, Nov. 19 in Providence, R.I. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Teresa Margaret Evans, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 21. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft.
Dave Higgins, 82, San Luis Obispo, Nov. 19. Wheeler-Smith Mortuary and Crematory, San Luis Obispo.
Frank Miller, 73, Bakersfield, Nov. 21. Basham Funeral Care.
Dorothy Mott, 96, Taft, Nov. 19 in Bakersfield. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft.
Betty J. Overlease, 89, Bakersfield, Nov. 21. Mission Family Mortuary.
Shirley Ann Payne, 37, Bakersfield, Nov. 21. Basham Funeral Care.
Rodney Wayne Perry, 61, Bakersfield, Nov. 19. Mission Family Mortuary.
Maria Del Refujio Santoyo "Tia Cuca," 88, Delano, Nov. 21. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Ida L. Waddle, 68, Bakersfield, Nov. 20. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Services scheduled
James (Bob) Barber, 70, Kernville, Nov. 20. Visitation 5 p.m. Nov. 27, Lake Isabella Cremation & Funeral Society, Lake Isabella; burial 11 a.m. Nov. 28, Kern River Cemetery. Lake Isabella Cremation & Funeral Society.
Aline E. Brown, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 18. Visitation 9 a.m. Nov. 27, Greenlawn Southwest Chapel; graveside service 10 a.m. Nov. 27, Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Michael Lynn Dallas Sr., 45, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Visitation 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with meditation 7 p.m. Nov. 23, The Chapel of Rucker's Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Nov. 24, St. Peter Restoration Community Christian Ministries; interment at Union Cemetery. Rucker's Mortuary.
Shirley A. Gutierrez, 44, Bakersfield, Nov. 12. Service 9 a.m. Nov. 26, St. Francis Church. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Caleb Hannink, 15, Bakersfield, Nov. 15. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 23, Peters Funeral Home; graveside service 9:30 a.m. Nov. 24, Shafter Memorial Park; memorial service 11 a.m. Nov. 24, Valley Baptist Church. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Wilburn "Gene" Howze, 76, Bakersfield, Nov. 17 in Barstow. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Dec. 1, Shafter Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Phylis Rebecca Klinefelter, 64, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Memorial service 11 a.m. Nov. 24, Mill Creek Christian Church. Basham Funeral Care.
Victor Richarte Moya, 68, Lake Isabella, Nov. 2. Memorial service 1 p.m. Nov. 23, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Thomas Vyn Reese M.D., 88, Bakersfield, Nov. 19. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 29, Greenlawn Memorial Chapel; service 10 a.m. Nov. 30, Greenlawn Memorial Chapel. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Dennis Leroy Spencer, 86, Bear Valley Springs, Nov. 17. Memorial service 1 p.m. Nov. 30, Bear Valley Church. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Nydia Torres, 82, Lake Isabella, Nov. 20. Visitation 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23, Lake Isabella Cremation & Funeral Society, Lake Isabella. Lake Isabella Cremation & Funeral Society, Lake Isabella.






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