Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Briggs, Thomas B. October 29 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Thomas B. Briggs
Sept. 21, 1930 Oct. 29, 2004

Services will be held at St. Francis Church, 900 H Street, on Wednesday, 
November 3, at 10:00 a.m. for Thomas B. Briggs, 74, who passed away October 
29, 2004, at Shafter Health-Care after three years of health problems. 
Interment will follow in Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Park, 2739 Panama Ln. & 
Hwy. 99. Father Craig Harrison will officiate. 

Thomas was born in Montebello, CA and came to Bakersfield as a young child and 
lived here the rest of his life. He attended St. Francis School, K.C.U.H. 
(B.H.S.), and Bakersfield College. Thomas served two years in the U.S. Army 
during the Korean Conflict. He and his brother were Hancock Distributors and 
operated service stations in Bakersfield and Shafter area, also a car wash on 
Niles and Baker Streets. Tom was a member of the Rosedale Hwy. Lions Club 
since the early 1960s. He served as President for 2 years and was a member of 
the American Legion Post #26. He served on the Rosedale School Board from 1967 
to 1975. Tom was an honorary life member of the Rosedale P.T.A.

Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Margaret Briggs. Tom 
leaves behind his wife, Marilyn; sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Diana 
Briggs of Lake Forest, CA and Joe and Mary Ann Briggs of Bakersfield; daughter 
and son-in-law, Jennifer and Dave Campau of Bakersfield; grandchildren, 
Matthew Briggs of Lake Forest, CA, Michael Briggs of Seton-Hall University, S. 
Orange, NJ, Cody Campau, Casey and Kim Briggs of Bakersfield; brother, C.J. 
(Jack) Briggs of Santa Maria, CA; sister, Marie Buffalow of San Mateo, CA; 
good friend, Dick Wetzel and four legged hunting buddy Bud.

The family thanks, Salena, Mary, Kathy and Diana of Optimal Hospice and 
Shafter Health-Care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Optimal 
Hospice, P.O. Box 80538, Bakersfield, CA 93380 or the American Diabetes 
Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311.

He Has Just Gone Fishing.

No visitation is scheduled.

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary

Funeral Directors 


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