Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....[Atkin] Moyes, Emma Lee September 25, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com September 28, 2005, 11:09 pm The Bakersfield Californian Moyes, Emma Lee 1922 - 2005 Emma Lee Moyes Services: Fri., Sept. 30, 10 a.m. Emma Lee Moyes passed away September 25, 2005 due to respiratory failure. She was born November 14, 1922 to Levi D. Atkin and Grace H. Hemenway in St. George, Utah. Her family moved to Buttonwillow and later to Bakersfield during the depression. She married Elias Albert 'Bus' Moyes Jr., May 28, 1947. Lee excelled at cooking and sewing. She loved the beauty of nature. She enjoyed reading, photography and entertaining. She supported Bus in his church assignments and in his leadership positions in Kiwanis. She considered her children her greatest accomplishment. She worked as an Assistant Librarian at Fresno State Extension and transferred to the Library at Cal State University Bakersfield as one of the founding staff. She organized and supervised the Government Documents Section of the library. She enjoyed working with the students. She was soft spoken, a good listener and enjoyed talking to family and friends. She was sensitive to people who needed a friend and looked for the good in them. She is survived by her husband, Bus Moyes; her children, Dan Moyes and wife, Glenda of Bakersfield, Tom Moyes and wife, Martha of Santa Clarita, Julienne Gavenman and husband, Scott of Santa Paula; seven grandchildren, one great-grandson; her brother, L. Kay Atkin of Bakersfield and sister, Dauna L. Cook of American Fork, Utah. The funeral will be held Friday, September 30, 2005, 10:00 a.m., in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1903 Bernard St. Interment will be in the Taft Cemetery. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/28/2005. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/bakersfield/LegacyHome.asp File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/a/atkinmoy203gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb