Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Essary , Harper  July 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Essary, Harper     
1911 - 2005 
 
Harper Essary 
Services: Fri., July 22, 3:00 p.m. 

Funeral Service will he held at Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Chapel, 2739 
Panama Ln., Friday, July 22 at 3:00 p.m. Reverend Carole Price will officiate. 
Harper Essary was born June 8, 1911 in Snyder, Texas to O.C. and Nellie 
Essary. He was the fourth child in a family of nine children. He grew up in 
Texas and New Mexico. He married Matymae Johnson on Jan. 1, 1936. They were 
married for 68 years until her death on August 7, 2004. They moved to 
Bakersfield in 1965. Harper is survived by his daughter, Doyce Stewart and 
husband, Ivan; two grandchildren, Linda Heyart and husband, Nick; Bob Stewart 
and wife, Lynette; his great-grandchildren, Tyson and Ben Stewart, Bryn Sapien 
and Jamie King and 9 great-great-grandchildren, Jonathon, Skylar, T.J., 
Ashley, Damien, Dominick, Donte, Taesha, and Kailey. He is also survived by 
his sister, Jewel Roark; brother, Bud Essary and numerous nieces and nephews. 
He was nicknamed Gramps or Big G after his great-grandchildren were born. He 
retired as a lather in 1975. He kept busy gardening, making salsa from his 
home-grown tomatoes, onions and peppers, growing oranges and lemons and he won 
ribbons at the Country Fair for his giant banana squash. He was a diehard 
Dodger fan and enjoyed watching football and basketball on TV as well. He will 
be greatly missed by all of his family, friends and wonderful neighbors. No 
visitation was scheduled. 

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Funeral Directors 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 7/21/2005.  


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