Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Tays, Bob April 1, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Bob Tays
June 26, 1932 - April 1, 2005

Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 11 a.m. 
in the West Side District Cemetery for lifelong area resident, Bob Tays, 72. 
Reverend Trent Meadors, pastor of the First Assembly of God, and Reverend 
Shane Kellogg will officiate. 

Mr. Tays was born in Biola on June 26, 1932, and passed away in Bakersfield on 
April 1, 2005. He attended schools in Taft and graduated from Taft Union High 
School and Taft College. Mr. Tays proudly served our country as a member of 
the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He served the people of Kern County 
as a deputy sheriff for 28 years. After retiring from the Sheriffs Department, 
he owned a vacuum truck company. He finally retired from Elk Hills Security. 
Bob was a member of the Boy Scouts since the age of 12. He was a member of the 
Order of the Arrow and received the Boy Scouts high honor, The Silver Beaver. 
He was very proud that seven of his boy scouts became ministers. Bob taught 
Indian lore for many years. He had a great love and respect for Indians and 
Indian culture. He was a lifelong member of the First Assembly of God Church 
and served many times as deacon and church treasurer, and taught Sunday 
School, sang in the choir, operated the sound system, and designed and built 
scenery for church dramas and choir productions. Bob never met a stranger and 
was always ready to lend a helping hand. Bob was truly a man who believed that 
no man was an island. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Pearl Tays; his brother, 
Thomas Tays; his sister, Shirley Cash; and his father and mother-in-law, Ray 
and Ella Mae Antrim. Bob is survived by his wife of 45 years, Virginia; his 
brothers, James of Anchorage, Alaska, George of Morro Bay, and Charles of 
Rumsey; his sister-in-law, Linda Brough of Taft; his brothers-in-law, Bob 
Antrim of Taft and Jim Antrim of Alta Sierra; along with numerous cousins, his 
seven nephews, four nieces, and a host of people who simply called him Uncle 
Bob or Tad. 

The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be 
made to the West Kern Oil Museum or your favorite charity. There are no 
visitation hours scheduled and the services are under the direction of the 
Erickson & Brown Funeral Home. 


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