Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Collup, William Crockett November 28, 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, 2:09 am

The Bakersfield Californian 
Collup, William Crockett     
1936 - 2005 
 
William Crockett Collup (aka Bill, WC, and Papa) 
Dec. 16, 1936 - Nov. 28, 2005 

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, December 5, 2005 at 
RiverLakes Community Church at 4301 Calloway Drive. No visitation, private 
internment. Bill was born in Bakersfield, California on December 16, 1936, to 
Ruby Virginia and David Crockett Collup. He attended Standard Elementary and 
Bakersfield High School. He met and married Mary Ellen Grider, the love of his 
life, in 1954 while working at the Fox Theater. Bill is survived by his wife, 
Mary of 51 years; and son, Steve and his wife, Athena; and grandsons, Sam, 
Seth and Levi; son, Clay and Evelyn; and granddaughters, Lauren and Cassandra; 
and son, Jared; and grandsons, Brandon and Justin; sisters, Pat Park of Fresno 
and Dixie Schroeder and husband, John of Bakersfield; and numerous nieces and 
nephews who he cherished. Bill also loved the Lord who he accepted as his 
personal savior in 1972 while watching a Billy Graham Crusade on TV! One of 
Bill's proudest achievements was his Marine Corp service from 1954 to 1958. 
His life work began in 1962 with the Kern County Fire Department. He retired 
as a Captain in 1991. Bill was a beloved father figure to more than just his 
own three sons and grandchildren. He loved his annual fishing trips to Alaska, 
camping trips with the family, the Rendezvous' with the Bakersfield Muzzle 
Loaders, and the reunions with the Marines who served with him on the USS 
Boxer. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Optimal 
Hospice Care at 4800 Stockdale Highway or RiverLakes Community Church Building-
on-Faith fund, 4301 Calloway Drive, Bakersfield. 

Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 12/1/2005 - 12/2/2005.  


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/collup1171gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/

File size: 2.6 Kb