Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Purtle, Gertrude Mary June 27 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Gertrude Mary Purtle
Services: Fri., July 2, 10:00 a.m.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 2, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at Union 
Cemetery for Gertrude Mary Purtle, who passed away on June 27th. Pastor Will 
Winn will officiate at the service. Visitation will be held at Hopson-Anspach 
Family Mortuary on Thursday, July 1st , from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Gertrude was born in East Bakersfield on January 3, 1914 to Minnie and Frank 
Sparks. She lived in Bakersfield for most of her life. She attended primary 
and secondary schools and graduated from Kern County Union High School in 
1931. She held a variety of office management positions during her 
professional career spanning four decades. In 1940, she married Mason H. 
Purtle and was married for 41 years, raising three children with him.

Gertrude was very involved in charitable and civic work. She was active in the 
Order of the Eastern Star and loved her work there, serving as Worthy Matron 
of the Caledonia Chapter in 1995. She volunteered in many roles with First 
Christian Church, including as Chairman of the Deaconesses. She was president 
of both the North of the River Womans Club and the Womens Press Club of 
Bakersfield. She contributed her time regularly to the Kern County Braille 
Association.

Gertrude is survived by two daughters, Joanne Mullins and Laurie Berryhill, 
both of Bakersfield; son, Jeffrey Purtle of Greenville, South Carolina; son-in-
law, Dennis Mullins; daughter-in-law, Mary A. Purtle; three grandchildren and 
five great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to the Gertrude Purtle 
Memorial, First Christian Church, 1660 S Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301. 


Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary 


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Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.


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