Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Olinger , Ray Alfred  September 4, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Olinger, Ray Alfred     
1927 - 2005 
 
Ray Alfred Olinger 
Feb. 23, 1927 - Sept. 4, 2005 
Services: Thurs., Sept. 8, 9:30 a.m. 

Viewing will be Wednesday, September 7th, from 5 to 9 p.m., with graveside 
services on Thursday, September 8th, at 9:30 a.m., at Greenlawn Southwest. Ray 
Alfred Olinger was born in Madison County, Arkansas to share-cropping farmers, 
and passed away in Bakersfield, CA. In 1945, at the age of 18, Ray enlisted in 
the Army and was sent to the Pacific Theater. He was in the first wave of 
troops to occupy Japan. He was discharged, but 2 years later Ray re-enlisted 
in the Army and served another 20 years. Korea and Vietnam made him a 3 war 
veteran. In 1953, while stationed in England, Ray met and then married Annie 
Brookes. The pair traveled the world living the Army life, and raised four 
children. In 1969, at the rank of E-7, Ray retired from the Army and moved his 
family to Bakersfield. Retiring as a Mess Sergeant, Ray worked in industrial 
kitchens and restaurants in Bakersfield for 26 years before retiring. Ray is 
preceded in death by his wife, Annie; parents, John and Laura; and brothers, 
Orville, Frank and Doyle. He is survived by his children, Sally-Ann Broussard 
and husband, Joe, John Olinger and wife, Tammy, Catherine Olinger, and Joady 
Garza; grandchildren, Christina Cardona and husband, Jose, Jennifer Olinger, 
Joey and Tommy Broussard, Anthony Garza, and Johnny Olinger and wife, Amanda; 
great-grandchildren, Myree and Mason Bowden, Charlie Kendrick and Johnny 
Olinger; and Rays two sisters, Mae McKee and Zelma Taylor. Ray is also 
survived by Annies family in England, which he always regarded as his own; 
sisters-in-law, Louie Board and husband, David, Joan Moran and husband, Ollie; 
and many nieces and nephews in Britain and Australia as well as America. 
Despite his gruff exterior, the focus of Rays retirement was his 
grandchildren. He will be remembered most by them for the childhood road trips 
to the parks, mountains, and beaches of California. Rays family would like to 
extend a special Thank You to Hoffmann Hospice and to the Comprehensive Blood 
and Cancer Center for their care and kindness. 

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Funeral Directors 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/7/2005.  


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