Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Conell , Lonnie Leo  June 10, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian
Conell, Lonnie Leo     
1920 - 2005 
 
Lonnie Leo Conell 
March 28, 1920 - June 10, 2005 

A graveside service will be held in Greenlawn Cemetery, 3700 River Blvd., 
Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at 1:00 p.m., for Lonnie Leo Conell, 85, who passed 
away in Bakersfield on June 10, 2005. Chaplain Gary Bashor and the Kern County 
Veterans Association will officiate. Lonnie Leo Conell was born on March 28, 
1920 to his parents, Jess and Ida Conell of Okemah, OK. He was a veteran of 
WWII and served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theatre as an 
Amphibious Tank Driver until the Japanese defeat in 1945. After WWII, Lonnie 
moved to California and worked drilling oil wells. He eventually worked his 
way up to become a drilling superintendent of oil wells around the world for 
over forty years. He and his wife, Cindy and family lived in the Bakersfield, 
Springville, and Porterville area for the last 60 years. He was preceded in 
death by his parents, Jess and Ida Conell of Okemah, OK; his sister Frances 
Garner of Okemah, OK; his wife Lucinda (Cindy) and his daughter Marilyn (Sue) 
Haney of Bakersfield. He is survived by his sister, Evelyn Kennada of Okemah, 
OK; by sons, Lonnie Ray of Luther, OK, Lonnie (Sprout) Conell of Springville, 
CA; his daughters, Joyce Stewart of Spade, TX and Barbara (Corky) Shepherd of 
Bakersfield. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 8 great- grandchildren 
and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Father/Grandfather Lonnie will always be 
loved and missed by his surviving family members. 

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/14/2005.  


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