Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Maxwell) Straw, Lucille Villa March 21, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Lucille Villa Straw
5/18/1921 - 2/21/2005

Born May 18, 1921 in Long, Oklahoma, to Pleasant and W.A. Lum Maxwell. She 
moved to Arvin in 1935 and remained a resident for 69 years. She attended 
Bakersfield High School and then married Toy E. Straw in 1937. They remained 
married for 52 years until his death in 1990. They had one child, their 
daughter, Betty. 

On January 1, 2004, Lucille moved to Eagle River, Alaska to live with her 
daughter and grandson. She died on February 21, 2005, at home with her family 
by her side from complications resulting from Alzheimers Disease.

Lucille was a dedicated homemaker and expert seamstress. She enjoyed crafts of 
all sorts as well as family activities and traveling. She will always be 
remembered as a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-
grandmother.

Her husband, Toy, parents, Pleasant and Lum Maxwell, and sister, Wanda 
Jackson, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Betty J. 
Straw-Amos of Alaska; her granddaughter and her husband, Kelly and Barry of 
California; grandson, Casey of Alaska and her great-grandsons, Jason, Brian 
and Kevin of CA.

Graveside services were held for her on February 24, 2005, at the South Kern 
District Cemetery in Arvin The service was officiated by Lucilles cousin, Bill 
Davies.

Services Entrusted To:

Arvin Funeral Home 


Additional Comments:
Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.
*Posted in the 20 March 2005 edition.

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