Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Bristol) Walt, Virginia  September 23 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Virginia Walt
3/13/1909 9/23/2004

Virginia Walt passed away on September 23, 2004, at the age of 95. She was 
born the first daughter of Ray and Kate Bristol on March 13, 1909 in Antioch, 
CA. She graduated from KCUHS (BHS), BC, and San Jose State College. In 1935 
she married her high school sweetheart, Robb Walt. They lived in Bakersfield 
their entire 63 years of marriage. They both taught school, Robb at BHS and 
Bakersfield Junior College and Virginia at Fruitvale and Roosevelt. She 
finished her teaching career as a resource teacher for the Bakersfield City 
Schools until her retirement in the 1970s. 

Virginia was known as a woman of simple elegance, with a great appreciation of 
beauty, color and design especially that exhibited through Gods creation. The 
first few years of her marriage she had an art store with her good friend, 
Lucille Hollinger. They sold weavings and ceramics made in a shop by the Walt 
home in Casa Loma. Virginia also loved to garden. She taught flower arranging, 
judged flower shows and provided beautiful arrangements for the First 
Christian Church for many years. Virginia was very involved with her church 
and bible studies and loved the Lord. After retiring, she spent many hours 
painting at her studio with Betty Hay. Throughout her life, Virginia shared 
her talents with her students, her family and her church. She never lost her 
elegance, her gracious ways of dealing with those around her, her love for her 
family or her love for the Lord.

She is survived by her children, Robb and Judy, their spouses, Becky and 
Connor Jameson and her one sister, Jackie Christenson. She has 4 grandchildren 
and many loving nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park on Friday, October 
15th at 2 p.m. in Bakersfield and a memorial service will be held at San 
Joaquin Gardens in Fresno on Saturday, October 16th at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations to honor Virginia may be sent to: First 
Christian Church, 1660 S Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301. 


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