Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Stinson , Ray Clack May 19, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Stinson, Ray Clack     
1919 - 2005 
 
Ray Clack Stinson 
June 2, 1919 - May 19, 2005 

Services: Tues., May 24, 9:30 a.m. 

Chapel services will be held Tuesday, May 24, 9:30 a.m., at Greenlawn 
Mortuary, 3700 River Blvd. Ray was born on June 2, 1919, in Amarillo, Texas, 
to Ben F. and Sarah Francis Clack Stinson. The family moved to Bakersfield in 
early 1920 where they lived in a house at 2412 San Emidio Street. Ray went to 
Wm Penn, Emerson and Kern County Union High School, graduating in 1936. He 
also attended Bakersfield Junior College. Ray began working for the 
Bakersfield Californian as a paper boy in 1934. He was promoted into the mail 
room, then the advertising department where he worked until going into the 
service in June 1942. He was stationed in Salt Lake at Fort Douglas and in 
January 1943, he went to Officers School in Starkville, Mississippi for the 
Transportation Corps. Upon graduation as a 2nd Lieutenant, he and Barbara 
Bradfield were married the same day, March 31, 1943. Barbara and Ray were 
together for six months in Charleston, S.C. where he graduated from amphibious 
school and then went to Vancouver, WA, then San Francisco and on September 30, 
1943, Ray left for service in the South Pacific. He was on Guadalcanal and he 
participated in the assault landing on Peleliu attached to the First Marine 
Division. On April 1, 1945, he landed with the First Division in Okinawa. Ray 
had been promoted to Captain. In January, 1945, Ray returned to work at the 
Bakersfield Californian Newspaper as a District Manager delivering papers in 
southwest Bakersfield. In 1972 the Californian converted from adult delivery 
to carrier boys and girls. He retired June 18, 1981. Ray then began working 
part-time for his brother, Ben, at Stinson Stationers on Baker Street. Ray was 
a member of Elks 226, a lifetime member of VFW Post 7216, American Legion 26, 
20-30 Club and the First Baptist Church. Ray was preceded in death by his 
wife, Barbara; his parents; sister, Elva Mae Campbell; brothers, Ben, Bob and 
Chuck; and granddaughter, Lorie Stinson. Ray is survived by his daughter, 
Patti Bulkeley and sons, John A. and David Stinson; granddaughters, Amanda 
Houston, Aubrey Stubblefield, Jaime Bulkeley; grandsons, Kevin Stinson, David 
Stinson II, Dustin Stinson and Kevin Bulkeley; sister-in-law, Perri Stinson 
and many other relatives and faithful friends. Ray was able to live in his own 
home until his death because of the loving care of his son, David, Raynessa 
Robinson, Susan Foss, Hoffmann Hospice and other family members. Pallbearers 
will be Ben Stinson, Russ Haley, Ron Bulkeley, David Stinson II, Kevin 
Stinson, Jason Houston and Dustin Stinson. In lieu of flowers, please make 
donations in Rays name to Hoffmann Hospice. 

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 5/21/2005 - 5/22/2005.  


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