Richard A Larson dies. funeral set in Shafter
Richard August Larson 74 died in a Bakersfield hospital. Funeral services will be held at 16 a.m. at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter. Larson, born August 5, 1919 in Concordia Kansas, served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and later farmed in the Shafter area. Survived by Eloy his wife of 51 years, two sons Mark and Scott, four grandchildren, and a sister. pallbearers named. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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Peters
Shafter
Richard August Larson
Bakersfield
Minter Field
Eloy Bergen
Clovis
N.M
Larson
Ploesti
England
Eighth Air Force
Berlin
Standard Oil Company
Ike Peters
John
Bryant Farms
Pond
Mission
Kern County
Grand Jury
Benton
James
Fern
Eva
Eloy
Mark
Tanya Larson
Las Vegas
Nev
Scott Larson
Redmond
Wash
Sean Hansen
Melissa Larson
Zachary Larson
Natalie Larson
Jean Miller
Chickasha
Oklo
Elmer Anderson
Walter Bergen
Jack Colvard
Robert Diltz
Joe Kirk
Charles Mitchell
Jack Stepp
Carlos White
American Cancer Society
Dessie Ione Sharp Memorial Services Held in Shafter
Dessie Ione Sharp 67 of Wasco died May 30 in Bakersfield. Services were June 2 at Shafter Church of Christ with Pastor David Morris, interment at Shafter Memorial Park. She was born September 4 1926 in Ada Oklahoma, married Vic Sharp, and ran motels in Shafter and Wasco. Surviving relatives include daughters Denise and Sharon, brothers Floyd and Cecil, and grandchildren Michael and Thomas Hulsey.
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Shafter Church of Christ
Dessie Ione Sharp
Wasco
Bakersfield
David Morris
Shafter Memorial Park
Sharp
Ada
Okla
Ossie
Fredda Mae Byrd
Shafter
Dessie
Shafter High School
Vic Sharp
Vic
Brinsfield Rites Held for Carl W Brinsfield in Shafter
Graveside services were conducted Friday for Carl Wendell Brinsfield 32 of Shafter who died May 31 in Bakersfield. The Wasco Free Will Baptist Church pastor officiated with burial at Shafter Memorial Park. Brinsfield, born October 14 1961 in Bakersfield, was a mechanic who worked with family at Shafter Transmission Osborne Aviation and Bran non Enterprises Inc. He is survived by his wife Joyce of Maricopa his mother Jennell Emery of Butte County his sons Matthew and Jacob Brinsfield his brothers Steve and Jeff Hulbert and their wives Sissy Renee and his sisters Lori and Melanie Brinsfield and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Carl Wendell Brinsfield
Shafter
Bakersfield
Danny Scott
Wasco Free Will Baptist Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Brinsfield
Carl L. Brinsfield
Jennell Short
Richland
Highland High School
Shafter Transmission
Joyce
Maricopa
Jennell Emery
Butte County
Matthew
Jacob Brinsfield
Wasco
Steve Brinsfield
Sissy
Mike Hulbert
Renee
Jeff Hulbert
Lori Brinsfield
Rosedale
Melanie Brinsfield
Alice Kliewer, Shafter Resident, Dies at 79
Funeral services held Monday at the Shafter Church of the Nazarene for Alice Kliewer who died June 2 after a long illness in Shafter Convalescent Hospital. A native of Hillsboro Kansas, she lived in Shafter since 1936 and was a charter church member. Survived by children Virginia Taylor Sam Kliewer Roberta Street seven grandchildren and a brother Harry Witze. Burial in Shafter Memorial Park Cemetery beside husband Abe Kliewer.
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Shafter Church of the Nazarene
Alice Kliewer
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
Charles Miller
Shafter Memorial Park
Abe Kliewer
Kliewer
Hillsboro
Kansas
Virginia Taylor
Shafter
Sam Kliewer
Bakersfield
Roberta Street
Duarte
Building Boom Boosts Kern County April Permits
The Kern County April permit values rose sharply from $25.6 million in 1993 to about $41.9 million this year led by Shafter and Delano. Bakersfield and Rosamond areas posted strong gains with single family home construction driving much of the activity. Year to date figures show slower growth overall despite regional spikes.
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Shafter
Hernstedt Farms
Police Department
Kern County
Kern
Taft
Tehachapi
Delano
McFarland
Wasco
Bakersfield
Mojave
Rosamond
North Edwards
Boron
California
Court clerk honored at Supreme Court ceremonies
Vicki Despain-Ketchie, clerk for Northern Municipal Court with Delano and Shafter branches, was named a fellow of the Institute of Court Management at a ceremony led by former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. The 26th class completed the Court Executive Development Program, a multi-year plan requiring five ICM courses, a three week seminar, an independent court study, and a final report. Despain-Ketchie is a Tipton resident and has served four years as clerk administrator for North Kern Municipal Court.
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United States Supreme Court
Vicki Despain-Ketchie
Northern Municipal Court
Delano
Shafter
Institute of Court Management
ICM
National Center For State Courts
NCSC
Warren E. Burger
Ingo Keilitz
Institute For Court Management
John H. Pickering
Esquire
National Center
Larry L. Sipes
Kerry Connally
Despain-Ketchie
Tipton
North Kern
Pixley
Tulare-Pixley
William A. Richmond
Tulare County
Kern County
Holiday Ford Lincoln Mercury Earns DAAQ Award
Daniel Smith of Shafter receives Ford Motor Company’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Quality for superior sales and service. The 1993 1994 awards banquet was held May 20 1994 at the Stouffer Esmeralda Resort Indian Wells. The dealer, in business since 1991, is one of a select national group noted for customer satisfaction and market penetration.
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Daniel Smith
Shafter
Ford Motor Company
Stouffer Esmeralda
Indian Wells
Holiday
Ford
Lincoln Mercury
Jeff Friedrecht
John Oakland
Kern County
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Roy Patrick
Osborne Aviation
Brannon Enterprises, Inc
Harry Witze
Marysville
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Harold Taylor
Natasha Kliewer
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Bradley Street
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