Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Church, David Granville  January 3 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
David Granville Church
Aug. 4, 1938 Jan. 3, 2005

Services will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel, 9109 Kern Canyon 
Road, Bakersfield on Saturday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Lanny Lloyd of 
Stine Road Baptist Church of Bakersfield, CA will officiate, followed by 
interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. 

David Church, longtime resident of Bakersfield, passed away on January 3, at 
his home in Hart Flat near Keene, with his wife, Joann at his side, he was 66. 
Although diagnosed with pancreatic cancer over a year ago, he responded well 
to treatment and was able to enjoy his last year before taking a recent turn 
for the worse.

David was born in Palo Alto and moved to Bakersfield as a teenager with his 
parents, Clifford Carl Church and Doris Hull Church and older brother, Dennis. 
After high school he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Okinawa 
before returning to Bakersfield where he met his wife, Patricia and raised two 
sons, Michael and Brian.

David was a longtime pilot and spent many adventurous summers flying his 
family around the country in a series of small planes. He also spent many 
years under sports cars, on motorcycles, in his darkroom, greenhouse or wood 
shop, and up the mast of his sailboat. His biggest hobby seemed to be 
collecting hobbies, and he passed on his eclectic automotive, mechanical and 
electrical passions to his sons.

Davids last few years were some of his best retiring from Pacific Bell (AT&T) 
after 30 years, enjoying an extended honeymoon with Joann and building his 
dream house in the mountains above Bakersfield. He also enjoyed a great many 
hours on projects in his new shop with his good friend, Jim Leonard who was 
like a brother.

David is survived by his wife, Joann Church; son, Michael, daughter-in-law, 
Nancy and granddaughter, Elisabeth of Bakersfield; son, Brian, daughter-in-
law, Debbie; grandsons, Graydon and Hudson and granddaughter, Winslow of Del 
Mar, CA; and stepfamily, Wayne, Kyla, Alyssa, Justin and Jarrett Lee of 
Bakersfield.

Services will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel, 9101 Kern Canyon 
Road, Bakersfield on Saturday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Lanny Lloyd of 
Stine Road Baptist Church of Bakersfield, CA will officiate, followed by 
interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Flowers may be sent to Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, 9101 Kern Canyon 
Road, Bakersfield. Alternatively, donations can be made in Davids name to the 
CBCC Foundation for Community Wellness, 6501 Truxtun Ave., Suite 150, 
Bakersfield, California 93309. 


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