Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Charlton , Elmer Alvin December 9, 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 December 27, 2005, 6:31 pm The Bakersfield Californian Charlton, Elmer Alvin 1922 - 2005 Elmer Alvin Charlton Jan. 8, 1922 - Dec. 9, 2005 Visitation for Elmer A. Charlton will be held at Basham Funeral Care (3312 Niles Street) on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the Basham Funeral Care chapel on Wednesday morning, December 14, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Elmer A. Charlton was born on January 8, 1922 in Minco, Oklahoma and he passed away on December 9, 2005. He was one of six children born to William and Cecil Charlton. They moved to Lamont, California when Elmer was a young man. Joining the Navy in 1941, he served two patrols during WWII as a Torpedo Man aboard the USS Sailfish Submarine. Returning home to Lamont, he met and married Imagene B. Lightle. They were married 50 years until her death in 1998. Elmer was a Boilermaker, working in water storage construction for 30 years. After retiring, Elmer and Jean (Imagene) traveled almost all over the United States. He is survived by his son, David E. Charlton; daughter, Gail E. Duncan; grandson, Brent D. Charlton; granddaughters, Katy J. Duncan, Keli R. Duncan and Kendra C. Duncan. The family wishes to thank everyone at Valley Convalescent Hospital for the compassionate care given to our father these past 10 months. He was loved by all that knew him and he will be deeply missed. For additional service or floral delivery information, contact Basham Funeral Care at 873-8200. Basham Funeral Care Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 12/13/2005. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased No other information available from submitter. Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/bakersfield/LegacyHome.asp File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/c/charlton1270gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb