Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Parmelee , Kenneth E. August 30, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Parmelee, Kenneth E.     
1925 - 2005 
 
Kenneth E. Parmelee 
March 6, 1925 - August 30, 2005 

Funeral Services for Kenneth E. Parmelee, 80, were held September 5, 2005, in 
Casper, WY. A former longtime resident of Bakersfield, Mr. Parmelee died 
August 30, 2005 at Wyoming Medical Center following a brief illness. He was 
born March 6, 1925 in Tulare, CA, the third son of Edith (Fletcher) and Harold 
Parmelee. He was raised and educated in Sanger, CA. At 17, he joined the 
Marines and spent 3 years in the South Pacific on several aircraft carriers. 
After WWII, he went to work for the Southern Pacific Railroad. He had a 42-
year career as a brakeman, conductor, and assistant terminal superintendent. 
On July 21, 1950, he married Rita Ryerson of Bakersfield, CA. They eloped to 
Reno, NV. Together they had five children. His interests included being an 
expert fly fisherman and hunter. He loved hiking and camping with his family 
in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After moving to Casper, he enjoyed restoring 
old GTO cars, riding horses, spending time and developing the property at 
South Pass with his son-in-law, Don Kincheloe. He earned his private pilot's 
license with an IFR and Commercial ratingand flew single engine planes from 
1978 through 1988. He retired to Casper, October 6, 1992. Survivors include 
his wife of 55 years, Rita; two sons, Michael (Janet) Parmelee of Bakersfield, 
CA and Steven (Lisa) Parmelee of Norco, CA; three daughters, Paula Kincheloe 
of Casper, WY, Rebecca (Donald) Kucharski of Bakersfield, CA, and Ruth (Jon) 
Spurgeon of Visalia, CA; fourteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two 
brothers, Harold (Esther) Parmelee of Grants Pass, OR, and Perry (Lois) 
Parmelee of Lakeview, OR. He was preceded in death by his parents, and three 
brothers; Warren, Harvey, Wallace. 


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Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/18/2005.  


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