Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Huffman , William Howard "Bill"  September 30, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Huffman, William Howard "Bill"     
1923 - 2005 
 
William (Bill) Howard Huffman 
Sept. 19, 1923 - Sept. 30, 2005 

Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. 
for Bill Huffman at Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Park, 2739 Panama Ln. Bill 
was born to his parents, Lynne Eugene Huffman and Edna Gertrude Perry in 
Anaheim, California on September 19, 1923. His parents moved from Anaheim and 
he was raised as a young boy in Bakersfield, California. He attended 
Bakersfield High School where he played trumpet in the band and graduated in 
1942. Following high school graduation, Bill was inducted into the United 
States Army and did his technical training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He served 
in World War II as a Technician, Fourth Grade in the 365th Field Artillery 
Battalion in both the European and Asiatic Theaters. On June 26, 1943, he 
married Bobbie Jean Brown and is succeeded by three children, Karen Carpenter, 
Chris Huffman and wife, Pamela Huffman, and Bart Huffman and wife, Laura 
Huffman; Seven grandchildren, Mark Carpenter, Leslie Cummings, Shersha Green, 
Rebecca Atigedewe, Patricia Lopez, Erin Huffman and Bryan Huffman and six 
great-grandchildren, succeeded Bill. He owned and operated his own cabinet 
shop (Bills Cabinet Shop) in Bakersfield for most of his working career and in 
the latter part of his career; he worked in maintenance for the Bakersfield 
City School District. He was active in many different hobbies and 
organizations. He belonged to the Kern County Boat and Ski Club and the 
Trailblazers Jeep Club. He was an avid golfer in his latter years and belonged 
to several of the local golf clubs in the area. Bill loved to fish and go 
camping at many of the surrounding lakes. We will all miss Bill and God be 
with him in his journey. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in his 
memory to the American Cancer Society. Visitation is for family only. 

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Funeral Directors 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 10/4/2005. 


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