Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Stokes Jr. , Essa August 16, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Stokes Jr., Essa     
 
Essa Stokes Jr. 
Services: Mon., Aug. 22, 10:00 a.m. 

Viewing and visitation will start Sunday, August 21, 2005, from 1:00 p.m. to 
7:00 p.m., with an hour of meditation to be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 
in the Chapel of Ruckers Mortuary for Essa Stokes Jr., 62, who passed away 
August 16, 2005. A celebration of his life will be held Monday, August 22, 
2005, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Peter Restoration Community Christian Ministries, 
510 E. Brundage Ln. Pastor Oscar Anthony is officiating with interment to 
follow at Union Cemetery. Essa Stokes, Jr. was born to the parents of Essa Sr. 
and Alma Stokes in Greenville, Mississippi on August 17, 1943. He accepted 
Christ at an early age under the pastorage of Reverend A.H. Robinson. He 
attended elementary and junior high school in Greenville, Mississippi. The 
family relocated to Bakersfield, California in 1960 where he attended and 
graduated from South High School. Soon after that he established a bakery shop 
called Royal Pastries. Stokes joined St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church in 
1968 under the direction of the late Dr. Lee Anthony where he served as a 
deacon. In 1972, he began working for Tenneco West as a forklift driver. 
Stokes began attending classes at Bakersfield College where he earned his 
Associates of Arts degree in Business Management. Soon after that he became a 
supervisor over the distribution department of Tenneco West. Once the company 
was sold he began working for the Nestle Ice Cream Company for many years 
where he received many awards of recognition for job performance. Essa Stokes 
Jr. will be deeply and sincerely missed by all who knew and loved him. 

Ruckers Mortuary Family Owned & Operated 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 8/21/2005.  


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