Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Murray) Simmons , Dora Mae February 9, 2005
**********************************************************
Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm
**********************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
K T bluewolf@onemain.com February 11, 2005, 8:00 pm

The Bakersfield Californian 
Dora Mae Simmons
Aug. 25, 1920 Feb. 9, 2005

Graveside services will be held at Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Park, 2739 
Panama Ln., Saturday, February 12, at 9:30 a.m. A memorial service will follow 
at 10:30 a.m. at Daybreak Baptist Church (Panama Baptist Church), 5446 Taft 
Hwy. Dr. Larry Dotson will officiate. 

Dora Mae Simmons was born on August 25, 1920 to Walter and Naomi Murray in 
Butler, Oklahoma. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 9, 
2005 surrounded by her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Walt; and numerous brothers and 
sisters.

In the later 1930s Dora came to Bakesfield where she met, and later married, 
Walton. They were married for almost 53 years until his death in 1994.

Dora was a devoted housewife, homemaker, mother, granny and great-grandma. She 
loved to knit, crochet and make quilts for her loved ones. She was an 
excellent cook and always had homemade cookies and the worlds greatest caramel 
corn for the grandkids. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, canning and taking 
walks with her dogs. She was an active and faithful member of her church, 
where for many years she taught Sunday school. She loved the Lord and was a 
Psalms 31 woman of God.

Dora leaves behind her son, Walton, Jr. and his wife, Janet and their 
children, Leah and Cameron; her son, Richard and his wife, Debra; 
grandchildren, Dan and David Towery, David, Heather and Jack Dickson, Joshua 
and their mother, Sharon. Her pride and joy was her only great-grandson, 
Gabriel Dickson. Also mourning her passing are her sister, Rhoda Pete Beaver 
and husband, Bud; and their children, Rhonda, Debbie, Ralph and Peggy; 
sisters, Dorothy Brown, Betty and Elsie Simmons and her brother, Jess Murray. 
Dora was loved by all who knew her and will be deeply missed.

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary

Funeral Directors 


Additional Comments:
Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob5440murraysi.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/

File size: 2.6 Kb