Wayne Erwin, class of 1962 left a message on Facebook that his brother Leonard passed away on the 29th of January. Leonard was married Lori Rector, class of 1960.
Leonard’s twin brother, Louis, passed away October 16, 2023.
Chuck had been living in New Harmony, Utah, but moved to Washington, Utah a few years ago due to failing health. Washington is a neighboring city to St George Utah. Chuck’s sister, Anne, passed away in April of 2022 and his brother, Don, passed away in 1998.
A viewing was held November 21, 2023 in Washington, Utah.
JAMES SAMUEL (SAM) STEWART
August 10, 1937 – April 4, 2022
CAROLYN ANN (ANNE) STEWART
June 11, 1940 – April 21, 2022
Anne was born to Harvey and Wilma Brill in Boonesville, Mississippi
Sam and Anne were married for 61 years and both passed away in Bakersfield, California.
Sam was a disc jockey at KUDU and KBIS radio station for many years, then owned and operated Abbey Carpet in Bakersfield for more than 40 years. Anne worked at Three-Way Chevrolet then at Tenneco West as an executive secretary before she and Sam opened Abbey Carpet.
They were preceded in death by their son James S. Grunigen and Anne’s brother Don Brill, and are survived by their daughter Julie Brabham of Aberdeen, Washington and their son Samuel Scott Stewart of Bakersfield, granddaughters, Kerry Fitzgerald of Pilot Rock, Oregon and Eva Stewart, of Bakersfield, as well as Sams sister Barbara Stocks and Annes brother Chuck Brill.
There will be a joint memorial service on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 11am at Basham Funeral Care at 3312 Niles St, Bakersfield. All are welcome. Dodgers attire encouraged.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bakersfield SPCA.
www.bakersfield.com/obits
Published by Bakersfield Californian on May 8, 2022.
Louis “Lou” Keith Erwin, age 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 16, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a wonderful father, son, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and will be greatly missed. Louis is preceded in death by his parents; Harry Yeager Erwin and Margaret Virginia Stevens. He is survived by his sons; Davis P. Erwin and Myles K. Erwin (Amy), his brothers; Leonard Erwin [Class of 1958] (Lorrie), and Wayne Erwin [Class of 1962] (Glenda), his grandchildren; Christian Erwin (Haley), Caitlyn Erwin, Nadia Morrow, Matthew Erwin, and Noah Erwin, as well as his great-grandchild; Oakley. He is also survived by many extended friends and family to cherish and honor his memory.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/louis-erwin-obituary?id=53366763
Thomas Oliver Myers (1939-2021)
Tom Myers was born, February 3, 1939 in the coal mining town of Nevins, Indiana to Leroy and Evelyn Myers.
I’m not sure when the Myers boys came to Trona but my guess is it was around 1952. Their father, Leroy “Roy’ Myers (1916-2000), was living in bunkhouse #4 until he remarried in 1951 and then he moved to 10 Alameda Street with his new wife, Hulda, where they lived until at least 1962. All three of the brothers were involved in athletics in high school.
Tom’s oldest brother, Jack graduated from Trona High School in 1953. He was born in 1935 and passed away in 2003 in Big Springs, TX. The next oldest, Bill was called Gene when he went to Trona High and graduated in 1955. He was born in 1937 and passed away February 19, 2021 in Rio Vista, CA. Bill is buried in the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.
Evelyn Myers married Eston Herdman. Eston died in 1974. Evelyn died in 2001. Evelyn is burred in Carson City, Nevada. Her obituary says she was a nurse.
Tom passed away on January 10, 2021 in Springfield, Oregon
Sending my deepest condolences to his family.
Pete Teel (1940-2021) passed away Kern General Hospital in Bakersfield on October 10, 2021. He had a couple of episodes of Sepsis from a kidney infection. Pete was living in Trona at the time of his death. He was the father of six daughters, grandfather of seventeen grandchildren and great-grandfather of seven greatgrandchildren. His wife, Clora, and daughter, Celeste, are still living in Trona.
Pete was the son of Clayton and Lydia “Sue” Teel. Sue Teel drove the school bus from Argus to the school each day. The Teel family lived in Argus near the foot the mountains in a house that Clayton Sr. built. I used to visit Pete’s brother, Mike, quite a bit when I was in elementary school. The Teel family moved right after Pete graduated. Michael Teel passed away in April of 2021.
Pete Teel’s Interment Ceremony
My condolences to Pete and Mike’s families.
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Richard Gonzalez (1939-2021) died on about October 14, 2021. He was the son of Al and Maria Gonzalaz and brother of Al Jr. (1936-1991) (class of 1955), Gilbert (class of 1956), Albert (class of 1960), Michael (class of 1963), Charles (class of 1964), Mavi (class of 1966) and perhaps other siblings that I never knew.
I remember Richard from algebra class, my envy of his photography skills and his marriage to one of the cutest girls in the class of 1961. Richard was the yearbook photographer when he was in high school and continued to perform that function as a paid professional photographer after he graduated. Hid father Al, was a photographer for AP&CC. Both Richard’s parents passed away in 2009.
I would like to express my deepest sympathies to his family.
As I learn more I will update this post.
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Saturday, September 18, 2021, Nancy V. (Dunn) Bailey passed away peacefully to be with her Lord in Heaven.
Nancy Bailey, daughter of Clinton and Princess Dunn, was born in Victorville, California on August 28,1940. She lived in Westend, California since birth until graduating from Trona High School in 1958 and then married Dan Bailey who passed away in 2018.
Nancy is survived by her son Mark Bailey of Newport, California; daughter Michelle Skeen of San Francisco, California; four grandchildren and her brother, Roy Dunn of Redlands, California a member of the Trona High School class of 1960.
Nancy had been residing, for several years,in an assisted living facility, in Anaheim Calif before passing.
She will be missed by her family, friends and former classmates.
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We have recently learned of the passing of James Duffel. We have no further information at this time.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family in this time of sorrow.
Lois (Crandall) Davis, class of 1958, passed away on January 3, 2012. Lois was Harvey Crandall’s sister. Harvey was in the class of 1957. He passed away in 2010. Lois lived in Sylmar with her husband Rook Davis. She is survived by her husband; her sons, Glen and Randy Davis, and her sister-in-law Mary Crandall of Trona.