All Obituaries

Denise Dyer 1965 – 2023    Denise Ann Dyer was born on April 17, 1965, in Los Angeles, CA, where she was adopted by John Dyer and Letty D'Angelo and passed away on May 20, 2023, in Taft, CA.  She worked for the office of Roger N. Lampkin as a secretary for over 20 years and went on to start her own business of landscaping and property management, which she operated for many years. She had a heart of gold and a smile that could light up a room. She is preceded in...

Santo Celestino Gonzalez February 5, 2002 – May 15, 2023 Santo Celestino Gonzalez was born in Montrose, Colorado. He was the son of Concepcion Gonzalez and Alejandro Celestino and the youngest sibling of eight children: Obdulia, Jilberto, Avelina, Alex, Lidia, Perla, and Elian, and an uncle to eight nieces and nephews: Denice, Cezar, Alyna, Delilah, Cecelia, Adan, Esmée, and Alejandro. Santo then moved to California and resided in Taft for seven years where he graduated from...

In loving memory of Delores Jean "Ince" Horn born in Waukomis, Oklahoma on August 19, 1939. Mrs. Horn passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Saturday May 13, 2023. Delores was preceded in death by her loving husband Thurman "Pete" Horn her father Belvin Ince, mother Allie "Glass" Ince, brothers Cecil, Bill, Richard, Merwin "Pete," Jerry, Clifford, and sister Ima Jean Ince. Mrs. Horn cherished and embraced every moment with family. Mrs....

September 23, 1939 - May 8, 2023 Beloved Son, Husband, Father, and Grandfather A celebration of life will be held at Erickson And Brown Funeral home on Sunday May 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm for Richard Francis Hoffmann who passed away in his home on May 8, 2023. He was 83  years old Richard Was Born September  23, 1939  to John Joseph Hoffmann and Mary Tinkham in  College Point  New York and entered into the beautiful kingdom of heaven on May 8, 2023 in Taft ca. He is...

We sadly regret to inform the passing of Margaret Jane Thompson. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Lucinda Lynn “Cindy” Shaffer was born August 30, 1959 in Taft, California and passed away peacefully in her home in Bakersfield, California on April 26, 2023 at the age of 63. Cindy was a member of the Taft Union High School class of 1977. She graduated from Lyle’s Beauty College and became a licensed cosmetologist in 1978. After working in a few local beauty shops for several years, she decided to open her own business, Cindy’s Hair Affair in 1988 and owned and...

Walter Leroy Knox entered eternal rest April 3, 2023 at the home he built in Taft, CA He was born March 4, 1931 at his small homestead on the hill in Mckittrick, CA, and began helping his parents, Ila Rose and Roy James Knox around the ranch, milking cows, mending fences, and tending to the farm animals as a young boy. He rode horses, his Cushman scooter, and flew planes at a very young age, and continued his love of flying, owning a Cessna 140 aircraft, and later flying various planes over...

Lamentamos informar el fallecimiento de Ana Daisy Rodriguez. Ella será extrañada por todos los que la conocieron y la amaron.   Velorio Abril 27, 2023      5-8pm Rivers of Living Water Apostolic Ministries 5703 Nathaniel Way Bakersfield, CA 93313 Servicio Abril 28, 2023   10am Rivers of Living Water Apostolic Ministries Sepelio Union Cemetery 12pm 730 E Potomac Ave Bakersfield, CA 93307

We sadly regret to inform the passing of Jimmy Adonai Ramirez. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Graveside services will be held in the West Side District Cemetery in Taft Ca. on Friday, March 3rd at 1:00 pm for Gary Lee Stanfill, 86. Gary was born to the late Rube and Cecil Stanfill in Popular Bluff, Missouri on December 24, 1936, and passed away in Bakersfield Ca. on February 16, 2023. Gary lived in Missouri until 1943, where he was diagnosed with rheumatic fever. His parents made the decision to move to California for his health. Gary met his late wife, Evie Bartel in...