All Obituaries

Jason Mobley December 10, 1973 – June 19, 2021   We regret to inform the passing of longtime resident, Jason J. Mobley. Jason was born on December 10th, 1973 in Taft, California and passed away on June 19th, 2021 in Lancaster, California. He will be dearly missed by all those who knew him and even more, those who loved him. He was raised by his loving grandparents Shirley and S.J. Mobley and grew up in Taft for most of his life. He then married his wife Janis Mobley and...

Carl Mallory Obituary   Carl Mallory passed away peacefully at his home in Taft on June 14, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen and Lee Mallory, his two brothers, Charles and Ed, his ex-wife Beth, and step-son Brian Noland.  He is survived by his brother Doug and his wife Carol, his sons, Baxter (and wife, Julie) and Aaron, his grandchildren AJ and Evan, as well as his step-children, Sean  Noland and April Gleed, his grandchildren Trinity, Collin, Lily,...

We regret to inform the passing of Taft resident, Lloyd Horton. Lloyd was born on November 11th, 1921 and passed away on June 13th, 2021. He will be greatly missed by all those who loved him.

Gary Fannon peacefully passed away June 2, 2021 from complications of metastatic small cell lung cancer with his wife, LaDonna, by his side at Adventist Health hospital in Bakersfield, CA. He battled using chemotherapy and radiation treatments over three years with one good year of remission. Gary was born September 02, 1955 in the hospital in Taft, CA. He is survived by his wife, LaDonna Kirkaldie Fannon and son, Jeffrey Fannon, at their family home in Dustin Acres, CA; sisters, Gail...

We regret to inform the passing of longtime resident Connie Sue Eller. Connie was born June 26th, 1959 in Bakersfield, California and passed away May 20th, 2021 in Taft, California. She loved helping people and that was demonstrated greatly in the way she chose to dedicate 25 years of her life, working in a hospital. She will be greatly missed by her husband, Leonard and her 5 children whom she loved. 

We regret to inform the passing of long time Taft resident, Gerlad Edward Myers. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Graveside service date and time will be listed below. 

Virva Elissa Hedlund, age 65, passed away on Monday March 1, 2021.  Virva was born in Kouvola Finland on March 11, 1955 and immigrated to the United States in 1977. Virva had lived in Taft since 1994 and recently retired from a 25-year career working for the California Department of Motor Vehicles.   Virva touched many lives with her generosity and passion for life. Close friends and family of Virva can testify to her sense of humor and empathy for others. Professionally,...

Margaret passed away peacefully in her Reedley home, in the caring hands of her sister and brother in law. Margaret was an active member of the Reedley First Southern Baptist Church and prior to moving from the Bakersfield area, in the Bakersfield Hillcrest Southern Baptist Church and Valley Baptist Church. Margaret joins her husband of 34 years Bob and, dearly loved parents Euel and Lavota Loving and sisters, Leitha and Gloria. Family and friends enjoyed Margaret's sense of humor and...

Angela Michelle Yates (1963 – 2021)   Celebrating the Life and Legacy of one amazing woman who touched so many! Above all, Angie was a strong Christian who knew, without a doubt, where her eternal home was.  She lived on purpose, loved family, and always had a way of making you laugh.  Her quick wit and unique humor were her trademarks.  No matter what kind of day you had, a quick phone call from Angie always lightened your day and made you smile.  She had...