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Death notices honor local leaders and residents in Porterville area
Memorial services were held at the Masonic Lodge in Porterville for former Shafter Press editor and Porterville mayor William Redfield Rodgers aged 88 born August 17 1910. Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery followed, with service led by Pastor Steve Fast. Also noted are obituaries and memorials for Bob Unruh and others connected to Shafter Kern County and Wasco communities, detailing surviving family members and memorial contributions.
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Masonic Lodge
Porterville
Shafter Press
William “Bill” Redfield Rodgers
Bill Busch
Peace Cemetery
Bill
Shafter
First Congre Church
Rotary Club
American Legion Post 20
Steve Fast
Shafter Memorial Park
Bob
Bakersfield
Jake
Emma Unruh
Eleanor Eliewer Unruh
Kern Union High School
Pacific Bible Institute
Fresno
Rosedale
Rosedale Bible Church
Minter Air Museum
VFW
Dave Gerbrand
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Ouo Bryant
Billy Anders
Steve Jones
Stan Jones
Stace Jones
Jeremy Jones
Cory Jones
Ruby
Mule Shoe
Texas
Jesse
Bessie Anders
Kern County
Otto Bryant
Otto
Steven Jones
Cindy
Brenda
Bullhead City
Arizona
Cindy Bryant
Thelma
Barbara Lorene Chancellor
Christine Holt
Don
Kentucky
Irene Anders
Portales
New Mexico
Louise Anders Moore
Peters Funeral Home
Donald Eugene Brooks
Wasco
Sunland
Audrey Viray
Mandee Byrd
Anthony
Missy
Dima Clark
Doug
Nevada
Stacie
Samantha