Graveside rites held for Susie Ellen Gouldsmith
Graveside services were conducted Friday at Shafter Memorial Park for Susie Ellen Gouldsmith 77 who died December 16 in a Bakersfield convalescent hospital. The Rev Lloyd Hastings officiated with interment following. A native of Canada she had lived in California 50 years and in the Shafter Bakersfield area two years. Survivors include two
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Susie Ellen DeWitte Gouldsmith
Bakersfield
Lloyd Hastings
Pentecostal Church of God
Gouldsmith
Canada
California
Shafter-Bakersfield
City budget letters clarify services and taxes in Arvin and Shafter
Richard A. Larson joins readers in comparing Arvin and Shafter services and taxes. He explains Wooner’s roles and pay, notes Arvin lacks water and fire services, and outlines local tax rates and funded vs. federally funded staff. He invites further questions from residents. The Richland School District thanks reporters and staff for coverage of school programs and wishes a Merry Christmas and a successful New Year.
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Wooner
Mountain Recreation District
Shafter
Richland
Mike Byrd
Morgan Pierce Alexander funeral rites held in Shafter
Pierce Alexander Morgan 84 of Shafter died Dec 11 in a Bakersfield hospital after a short illness. Services were held 2 pm Monday at Mish Funeral Home Shafter with Rev E B Graber officiating and burial in Shafter Memorial Park. He was a native of Cave Springs Georgia and lived in Shafter 20 years as a farm laborer. Survivors include four sons Willie F Sunnyvale Leon Red Shafter Melvin J Los Angeles Elmer P Bakersfield three daughters Ellen Welch Tehachapi Ethel Robison Venice Mary Barao Ceres two sisters Paralee Baker Broken Arrow OK Bonnie Musgrave Gannis AR twenty grandchildren and 200 great grandchildren. Pallbearers John Sloas Elvis Haskins Bill Banks Art Kadel Earl O'Brien Eddie Newfield.
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Pierce Alexander Morgan
Bakersfield
E.B. Graber
Shafter Memorial Park
Morgan
Cave Springs
DiGiorgio Farms
Full Gospel Revival Church
Willie F
Sunnyvale
Leon (Red
Melvin J
Los Angeles
Elmer P
Ellen Welch
Tehachapi
Ethel Robinson
Venice
Mary Barao
Ceres
Paralee Baker
Broken Arrow
Okla
Bonnie Musgrave
Gannis
Ark
John Sloas
Elvis Haskins
Bill Banks
Art Kadel
Earl O’brien
Eddie Newfield
Shafter youth thefts involve bicycles tools and checks
Three Shafter juveniles were jailed for stealing a $129 bicycle from 432 Shaw in December. A second bike valued at $89 and tools plus decorations worth $175 were also reported stolen from local homes. A .22 handgun and twenty checks were taken from a residence and cashed, with a $95 check linked to Lupe Arias. A Bakerfield man and a Shafter youth faced drug possession charges after marijuana-like substance was found in a car stopped on Nickel Street.
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Shafter
Wayne Keith Davis
Shaw
William Painter
Olson
Claude New
East Tulare
Ted Cummings
Bakerfeld
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Kern County
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Nestle
Reynolds
DELI
Kraft
Philadelphia
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Gfield Rolls
Springfield Fruit
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State Street Shafter
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Valley
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