Funeral services for Jan. 29, 2013
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
Virgil Allen Roome, 89, Bakersfield, Jan. 27. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Services pending
Steven Edward Adams, 23, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Mission Family Mortuary.
June Arnold, 80, Bakersfield, Jan. 27. Basham Funeral Care.
Barbara Lee Barnhart, 62, Bakersfield, Jan. 27. Basham Funeral Care.
Phyllis Goff, 86, Merced, Jan. 26. Mish Funeral Home.
Jay D. Hayes, 78, Bakersfield, Jan. 28. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Jerry Dale Hollis, 62, Caliente, Jan. 24 in Bakersfield. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Richard Anthony Kitsch, 82, Bakersfield, Jan. 26. Neptune Society Cremation.
Donna Mathews, 66, Bakersfield, Jan. 27. Mish Funeral Home.
Santos Nino, 102, Bakersfield, Jan. 27. Basham Funeral Care.
Ann F. Sanders, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 28. Greenlawn Mortuary.
John Sanders, 72, Bakersfield, Jan. 26. Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service.
Nicholas Wayne Smith, 35, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Anthony White, 56, Bakersfield, Jan. 28. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Douglas Worley Jr., 42, Bakersfield, Jan. 25. Mish Funeral Home.
Services scheduled
William Bartell, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 20. Memorial service 1 p.m. Jan. 31, DoubleTree Hotel. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
(Leroy) James Clawson, 74, Wofford Heights, Jan. 24. Service noon Feb. 7, Kern Valley Light House, Lake Isabella. Lake Isabella Cremation & Funeral Society.
Jesus Gomez, 89, Wasco, Jan. 27. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 30, Peters Funeral Home; rosary 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, St. John's Church; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 31, St. Johns Church; interment at Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Irene Braccamonte Gutierrez, 66, Wasco, Jan. 26. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Peters Funeral Home; Mass 10 a.m. Feb. 1, St. John's Church; interment at Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Diane G. Najera, 54, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with wake service 7 p.m. Feb. 4, Basham Funeral Care; chapel service 10 a.m. Feb. 5, Basham Funeral Care; interment at Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Oscar Sims, 84, Bakersfield, Jan. 25 in Shafter. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 30, Mission Family Mortuary Fireside Room; service 11 a.m. Jan. 31, Lamont Assembly of God; burial to follow with full military honors at Arvin Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Florentina B. Torrez, 68, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 31, Delano Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Feb. 1, Delano Mortuary; interment at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Delano Mortuary.
May Elizabeth Underwood, 91, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Graveside service 10 a.m. Jan. 31, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
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