Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Clarke) Bryan, Charlene Elizabeth March 15, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com March 20, 2005, 4:10 pm The Bakersfield Californian Charlene Elizabeth Bryan Nov. 19, 1949 - Mar. 15, 2005 Charlene was born on November 19, 1949, in Cushing, Oklahoma to Charles and Elnora Clarke, and passed away on March 15, 2005, at the age of 55. She lived in Bakersfield with her mother and her two brothers, Phillip and Richard, since she was a little girl. She attended twelve years of school, graduating from Bakersfield High School, and eventually taking a job with the Bakersfield Californian as an advertisement artist. She remained an employee there for almost 20 years. Charlene is preceded in death by her mother, Elnora Clarke, her father, Charley Clarke, brother, Phillip Hagar and father-in-law, Joe Bryan. She is survived by her husband, Dave, her son, Justin Holman with wife and son, Mandy and Nathan, her brother, Richard Hagar with wife, Jan, her stepdaughters, Stephanie and Kristen with son, Brandon and daughter, Maggie, her stepsons, Anthony and Matthew with fiancé and daughter, Christine and Rilee. Charlene was known and loved by many as Widget and Little Bit for all the toughness she fit inside her 4' 11" frame, and a whole host of other names that portrayed her fun loving orneriness and hardheadedness. She was the proudest mother of a Marine that there ever was, referring to herself as M&M, Marine Mom. She is loved and missed by all that knew her. We Love You, Mom Viewing services will be held on Monday, March 21, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Kern River Family Mortuary, 1900 North Chester Avenue, with a graveside service to be held on Wednesday, March 23, at 2:00 p.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 9101 Kern Canyon Rd. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/clarkebr6609gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb