Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Golden , Mae Belle (Adkisson)   March 19, 2006
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The Bakersfield Californian
Golden, Mae Belle (Adkisson)    
 
Mae Belle (Adkisson) Golden 
April 16, 1925 - Mar. 19, 2006 

Born to William Walker Adkisson and Anna Elizabeth (Goertz) Adkisson in 
Maricopa, CA. Survived by her husband of 62 years Edward L. Golden; Sister: 
Betty Ann Callaway; Children: William Lee Golden, his wife Sharon, Bonnie 
Golden Bowles, her husband Ray, and Debbie Golden; Cousin: Paul Adkisson; 
Niece: Penny Ripley, her husband Glenn; Grandchildren: Marci and Julie Golden, 
Ryan, wife Lucy and Katie Samarripas; Great granddaughter: Kaylynn Golden. 
Born at home April 16, 1925, in Maricopa, California. She graduated from Kern 
County Union High School in 1943 when young people went directly into the 
workforce while the men were gone fighting WWII. After graduation, she went to 
work at the Lockheed sub-assembly plant here in Bakersfield building B-17's. 
She met Ed Golden on a blind date in April, 1943. They were married in the 
First Methodist Church, Little Chapel of Sacred Memories in Bakersfield on 
November 21, 1943. War and Navy assignments caused them to wait 6 years to 
have their first child, William Lee Golden. Two years later came Bonnie Louise 
Golden whose middle name honors Mae's friend Louise, who arranged the blind 
date where she met Ed. Debbie Ann Golden was born in 1954, making the family 
complete. In 1959, Ed was transferred to Pearl Harbor, before Hawaii had 
become a state. That two-year long assignment was where Mae discovered and 
cultivated her lifelong love and passion for all things Hawaiian. Ed retired 
later after serving in the Navy for 20 years. Mae immersed herself in being 
room mother, active PTA member, church member and auxiliary member (pink lady) 
for Memorial Hospital for over 20 years and "MOM" to all of the friends of 
Bill, Bonnie and Debbie plus exchange students. Ed's second career as a school 
teacher allowed for extended camping trips every summer. Mae always looked 
forward to summers and camping for the entire month of August, hosting 
campfires and feeding hordes of hungry boyfriends, girlfriends and scout 
leaders from Camp Kern on the weekends. To everyone she was "Mom" or "Mrs. G." 
Her other love was hosting foreign exchange students. Several foreign exchange 
students lived in our home for up to a year at a time and attended high school 
while learning what it was like to live in a real American family. Mae and Ed 
were always thrilled to hear from their "children" all around the world. Being 
a grandmother, traveling in their motor home and taking occasional trips to 
Hawaii were the pleasures of Mae's "retirement years". She became a Lakers fan 
several years ago just so "she could have a meaningful conversation with her 
grandson Ryan." When she realized her physical health was failing in her later 
years, she intentionally kept her mind sharp with crossword puzzles and 
cryptograms. Mae's own words sum up her life best: "We have had such a full 
life of family, friends, young people and love!" And our feelings about her 
are summed up in her granddaughter Katie's words of farewell: "Thank you 
Grandma for loving us all!" God has definitely blessed us all, MOM! Memorial 
Service scheduled for Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:30 a.m. First United 
Methodist Church, 4600 Stockdale Hwy. In lieu of flowers, donations may be 
made to the American Cancer Society. 

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Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 3/23/2006. 


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