All Obituaries

William Allen “Wild Bill” Cash, born August 17,1958 in Taft, California went home to our Lord and Savior June 04,2020 at his home in Taft. Bill attended Taft City schools. After graduating from TUHS, he began his welding career. He was self-employed and contracted to various oilfield companies. His reputation and expertise were widely known in oilfield construction. When he left the oilfields, he continued to work with his hands. He was very creative. He made hearts and crosses...

Bobby Joe Hampton 1938-2020 April 5, 1938 - May 13, 2020 Bobby Joe Hampton, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at the age of 82 at his Westside Waste Management company in Taft, California. Bobby Joe was born in San Bernardino County Hospital on April 5, 1938.  He was the only child of Martha Bell Mounce and Robert Franklin Hampton.  His father died when Bobby was 6 months old and he moved to Taft to live with his Grandmother, Kate Jane...

DOROTHY ELLEN GARDNER February 25, 1924 to May 11, 2020   Dorothy Ellen Gardner was born February 25, 1924 in Huntington Beach to Claude and Theresa Moore. She graduated from Taft Union High School in 1942 and went to work at McClellan Field during World War II, where she met the love of her life Charles Edward Gardner Sr.  They were married in 1943 and remained married until his death in 2003.  In 1947, Dorothy and Charles moved back to Taft and shortly after welcomed...

Donna Kay Studdard 1952-2020   Donna Kay Studdard was born on January 19, 1952 in Paul’s Valley Oklahoma to JD and Georgia Studdard. She passed away April 7, 2020 in Taft, California. She was preceded in death by her parents JD Studdard and Georgia Baxtor, her husband Harvey Ray Wallace, her brother Johnny Studdard, her sister Gayla Jameson. She is survived by her Daughters Tammy Segura, Lisa Segura, and Jennifer Wallace, siblings Linda Underwood, Sheila Allen, Jimmy...

  Helen Caroline Long 1944 - 2020   Caroline Long was born on March 1st, 1944 to Dorothy and Carl Ransom in Bakersfield, California. She passed away at her home in Taft on March 2, 2020. Caroline grew up in Bakersfield where she attended BHS and later moved to Taft in 1975. She was married to her husband LeeRoy Long for 45 years and raised her family.   She was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Dorothy, her husband LeeRoy Long, Steven Carl Long, three Brothers...

Ray Anthony York Sr. 1933-2020 Riders Up – as the last call for the final race is made, Ray York walks out for the last time to make his final ride. Ray left this earth on February 22nd and will say Good-bye to his family and friends at Erickson & Brown on Saturday March 7th at 1:00 pm. Ray had a wonderful racing career that spanned 7 decades. He had many prestigious wins including the Kentucky Derby in 1954 aboard Determine. He is survived by his longtime friend and travel...

Debra Lynn Phillips-Olexa was born May 9, 1955 in Key West, FL to William and Mary Alice Phillips (Brown) and passed away on February 13, 2020 in Maricopa, CA. Debra was a devoted wife and mother, her family always came first. She devoted her life to raising a happy and healthy family. She will be dearly missed by all those whose lives she touched. Debra was preceded in death by her parents Reverend William Phillips and Mary Alice Sontag, her brother William Robert Phillips, and son Matthew...

    Warren Kenneth Schuyler Jr.  1955-2020   Warren Kenneth Schuyler Jr.  was born on March 15, 1955 to Chieko Kinoshita and Warren Kenneth Schuyler Sr. in New Orleans, Louisiana. He passed away on February 4, 2020 in Taft, California.  He was preceded in death by his father Warren K. Schuyler, Sr. He is survived by his wife Desirée Schuyler, children Lisa (Cody) and Kenny (Jessica), grandchildren Kayla Le Clair, Dakota Orsburn and Kenya...

The Footprints Prayer One night I had a dream… I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; One belonged to me, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before us, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the...

Robert Douglas Phillips, born January 11, 1944, passed away at his home January 31, 2020. There will be a Private Family Service in accordance with his final wishes.