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Sandy W. Oliver, 68, passed away Aug. 17, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Maura Dominguez Guerrero, 74, passed away Aug. 18, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Jona L. Feil, 86, passed away Aug. 15, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Phillip R. Glasco, 55, passed away Aug. 15, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Phillip Penner, 62, passed away Aug. 17, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Donald Dean Allen, 70, of Shafter, passed away Aug. 15. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Bertha Alicia...
Philip James Penner was born on April 22, 1957, to Mary Lou (Williams) and John Lee Penner in Bakersfield. Phil was a preemie who grew into a strapping young man who loved to play tennis and work on his father's farm. He graduated from Wasco High School in 1974, the same year he also soloed in a Grumman Yankee aircraft. Phil graduated with a bachelor of arts in Christian education from International College in Honolulu. For the next 24 years, Phil taught English in Fukuoka, Japan, and worked in...
Phillip Glasco was born in Bakersfield on July 22, 1964, to Herman and Dorothy (Powell) Glasco. Phillip was married to Robin Noreen Jones, and together they raised their two children. He attended school in Shafter and was an alumnus of Wasco High School. Phillip was an active member of the FFA steer competition and participated in the Kern County Fair. He was truck driver for many years and worked with Haliburton, KVS and Mashburn Oil Field Transport. Phillip was a loving son, brother and...
Frank Thiessen, 81, passed away Aug. 6, in Bakersfield. Memorial service to be held at Bakersfield Christian High School gymnasium on Saturday, Aug. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Heaven has received an angel who will now be our angel as long as I live. Here on earth she was a wife, mother, grandmother and a great woman full of love for humanity. Love for her children made her the perfect mother. Her dedication to her husband led her to make a perfect wife. She was the perfect grandmother for her grandchildren, loving and caring for them just like her children. She liked to help and serve God. She liked to live with her brothers in the church and served the sick. She was...
Maria Agasian, 92, of Shafter, passed away Aug. 4. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Nancy Ramirez Duarte, 46, of Shafter, passed away Aug. 9, 2019. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Michael Ray Sherman, 57, of Shafter, passed away Aug. 5, 2019. Chapel of the Hills, Auburn. Rosendo Carrasco, 90, of Shafter, passed away Aug. 9. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Benny McLeod was born in Wasco June 17, 1930, and lived there until his death on Aug. 2, 2019. His parents, Lemuel M. and Ona Lee McLeod, and brother Larry McLeod preceded him in death. Benny is survived by his wife, Betty; son Mike and wife Mellonie; daughter Donna; son Lemue;, four grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. Viewing will be Thursday, Aug. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Peters Funeral Home in Wasco. Services will be Friday, Aug. 9th at 9:30 a.m. at Wasco Cemetery....
Yolanda Magana de La Paz, 55, of Shafter, passed away July 31. Bashman & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter....
Yolanda Magana Jan. 23, 1964 - July 31, 2019 Heaven has received an angel who will now be our angel as long as I live. Here on earth she was a wife, mother, grandmother and a great woman full of love for humanity. Love for her children made her the perfect mother. Her dedication to her husband led her to make a perfect wife. She was the perfect grandmother for her grandchildren, loving and caring for them just like her children. She liked to help and serve God. She liked to live with her...
Jose De Jesus “Pepe” Flores Romo self-proclaimed cowboy, rodeo master, tequila enthusiast, hardworking man, died peacefully at home while holding his fiancés’ hand at the age of 62 on July 22, 2019, after a 9-month-long battle with cancer. He leaves behind five children and nine grandchildren. Pepe was born on March 17, 1957, in Jalpa, Zacatecas, Mexico to Jose Flores and Maria Guadalupe Romo. Pepe spent much of his adult life participating in rodeos and working at his shop, Pacific Coast Tires. His favorite pastime was working on his ranch...
Heriberto (Bert) Prendez Alvear, 77, passed away July 20, 2019, in Bakersfield. Bert was born in Palestina, Coahuila, Mexico on Aug. 6, 1941 to Tiburcio and Isabel Alvear and was one of eight children. He is survived by his loving wife, Lillian, of 42 years; his children, Michael (Lucy), Mathew (Maricela) and Michelle (Daniel); five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sisters Catalina Hernandez and Socorro Mendez; and numerous nieces, nephews and godchildren. Bert came to Shafter with his...
Wyman Ray Stark born to William Henry and Laura Rose (Thoene) Stark on April 6, 1935, and passed on July 24, 2019. Wyman worked for Camp & Mebane Cattle Co. for 15 years after he served in the Army and owned Foster Freeze/Generals Headquarters for 27 years. He was married to Leoda Sherrill Stark for 42 years before she passed. He has two children, Russell Stark and Denise McCaslin; four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. He has been married to Mary (Cartnal) Stark for 17 years, and...
Noel Wilson was born April 14, 1941, in Shafter at Strauss Maternity Home to James Virgel and Ruby Mae Wilson. He passed from his earthly home at Ocuya Creek Ranch into his heavenly home with his Savior on July 24, 2019. During his school years, he lived south of Shafter on the Wilson Farm with his brothers Jim and Tom, and sisters Linda and Wilma. Their mother passed away when they were young, leaving their father to raise them while teaching math at Shafter High School. Noel attended four...
Lisa Bottoms, 55, of Gainesville, Texas, passed away July 25, 2019, in Gainesville. Lisa was born Oct. 2, 1963, in Seagraves, Texas, to William Ralph and Willie Mae (Clark) Bottoms and attended high school in Wasco. She loved her family dearly, spending as much time as possible with her grandchildren. Survivors include: daughter Beth Mosman and husband Jason of Lindsay; stepson Bryan Allphin of Wilmington, Ohio; grandchildren: Preston Mosman and Jacob Allphin; sister Vicki Melcher and husband...
Barbara Carter, 81, of Shafter, passed away July 27, 2019. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Benny McLeod was born in Wasco June 17, 1930, and lived there until his death on Aug. 2, 2019. His parents, Lemuel M. and Ona Lee McLeod, and brother Larry McLeod preceded him in death. Benny is survived by his wife, Betty; son Mike and wife Mellonie; daughter Donna; son Lemue;, four grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. Viewing will be Thursday, Aug. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Peters Funeral Home in Wasco. Services will be Friday, Aug. 9th at 9:30 a.m. at Wasco Cemetery....
J.C. (Jay) Atkinson was born on Christmas Day in 1923 and passed peacefully into eternity on July 15, 2019. Jay was the 7th of 11 children born to Elijah and Maggie Atkinson of Parker, Okla. Jay was still living at home in Oklahoma when his father, a Free Will Baptist preacher and sharecropper, passed away at a young age. Jay quit high school to help take care of the family. In 1942, and the family moved to Wasco, where his older siblings were already living and working. He obtained his high...
Heriberto (Bert) Prendez Alvear, 77, passed away July 20, 2019, in Bakersfield. Bert was born in Palestina, Coahuila, Mexico on Aug. 6, 1941 to Tiburcio and Isabel Alvear and was one of eight children. He is survived by his loving wife, Lillian, of 42 years; his children, Michael (Lucy), Mathew (Maricela) and Michelle (Daniel); five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sisters Catalina Hernandez and Socorro Mendez; and numerous nieces, nephews and godchildren. Bert came to Shafter with his...
Letha Delane Bean was born on Nov. 15, 1945, in Maywood, Calif., to Dred Bean and Eva Tryon. She attended Western High School, which was a new high school at the time in Tulare. After she left school, she worked with other family members in the fields of Hollister, Eureka, Turlock, Tulare, Tipton, and Pixley harvesting all kinds of California crops. Letha met the first father of her children, Manual Johnny Berumen, through her sister’s boyfriend at the time, Bobby Berumen; Manual’s brother. With Manual, Letha had Johnny Berumen, and then Bre...
ose Flores, 62, of Shafter, passed away July 22 in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Wyman Ray Stark, 84, Shafter, passed away July 24. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter...
Wyman Ray Stark born to William Henry and Laura Rose (Thoene) Stark on April 6, 1935, and passed on July 24, 2019. Wyman worked for Camp & Mebane Cattle Co. for 15 years after he served in the Army and owned Foster Freeze/Generals Headquarters for 27 years. He was married to Leoda Sherrill Stark for 42 years before she passed. He has two children, Russell Stark and Denise McCaslin; four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. He has been married to Mary (Cartnal) Stark for 17 years, and...
Letha Delane Bean was born on Nov. 15, 1945, in Maywood, Calif., to Dred Bean and Eva Tryon. She attended Western High School, which was a new high school at the time in Tulare. After she left school, she worked with other family members in the fields of Hollister, Eureka, Turlock, Tulare, Tipton, and Pixley harvesting all kinds of California crops. Letha met the first father of her children, Manual Johnny Berumen, through her sister's boyfriend at the time, Bobby Berumen; Manual's brother....
Lisa Bottoms, 55, of Gainesville, Texas, passed away July 25, 2019, in Gainesville. Lisa was born Oct. 2, 1963, in Seagraves, Texas, to William Ralph and Willie Mae (Clark) Bottoms and attended high school in Wasco. She loved her family dearly, spending as much time as possible with her grandchildren. Survivors include: daughter Beth Mosman and husband Jason of Lindsay; stepson Bryan Allphin of Wilmington, Ohio; grandchildren: Preston Mosman and Jacob Allphin; sister Vicki Melcher and husband...
Jose De Jesus "Pepe" Flores, self-proclaimed cowboy, rodeo master, tequila enthusiast, hardworking man, died peacefully at home while holding his fiancés' hand at the age of 62 on July 22, 2019, after a 9-month-long battle with cancer. He leaves behind five children and nine grandchildren. Pepe was born on March 17, 1957, in Jalpa, Zacatecas, Mexico to Jose Flores and Maria Guadalupe Romo. Pepe spent much of his adult life participating in rodeos and working at his shop, Pacific Coast Tires....
Noel Wilson was born April 14, 1941, in Shafter at Strauss Maternity Home to James Virgel and Ruby Mae Wilson. He passed from his earthly home at Ocuya Creek Ranch into his heavenly home with his Savior on July 24, 2019. During his school years, he lived south of Shafter on the Wilson Farm with his brothers Jim and Tom, and sisters Linda and Wilma. Their mother passed away when they were young, leaving their father to raise them while teaching math at Shafter High School. Noel attended four...
