Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Valdez , Mary Kathlene September 8, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian
Valdez, Mary Kathlene     
1936 - 2005 
 
Mary Kathlene Valdez 
June 19, 1936 - Sept. 8, 2005 

Services: Wed., Sept. 14, 10 a.m. Mary went to be with her Heavenly Father on 
September 8, 2005. She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on June 19, 1936. Mary 
also lived in Vicksburg, Mississippi before coming to Bakersfield, CA in 1951. 
Here she attended East Bakersfield High School, graduating in 1954. She 
married the love of her life Paul Valdez, on June 12 1955. They had three 
children. Mary was involved with the PTA all through her childrens years in 
school. She taught at Readyland Pre-School for 20 years and retired in 1996. 
Mary loved to travel and spend time at the beach. Gardening and sewing were 
among her other hobbies. A loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and 
friend, countless lives were touched by Marys caring and thoughtfulness. She 
will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her 
mother, Clara Lucinda Bassham, in 1987. Mary leaves behind her loving husband 
of 50 years, Paul Valdez; sisters, Fern Bartell of Visalia, CA and Nancy Baker 
and husband, Larry of Denver, CO; son, Perry Valdez and wife, Jayne; 
daughters, Serena Artiaga and husband, Reuben, Tami Ramirez and husband, Art; 
grandchildren, Reuben and wife, Tara, Veronica and Richard, Nikki, Carla, 
Kelly and Stephanie, Caitlin and Hannah; great-grandchildren, Kaleb, Kaylee, 
Brendon and Kiersten. A memorial service will be held at Greenlawn Memorial 
Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2005. In 
lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Houchin Blood Bank or the 
American Red Cross. Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/13/2005.  

 
Paul Pryor 
Sept. 19, 1912 - Sept. 7, 2005 

A memorial and celebration of Pauls life will be held on Thursday, September 
15, 2005, at the First Christian Church, 1023 North Chinowth St., Visalia, CA, 
at 1:00 p.m. Paul was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma. He moved with his parents and 
older brother to Bakersfield in 1924, living there all but two years of his 
life as a dairyman and farmer. He attended Norris and Beardsley Elementary 
Schools and Bakersfield High School. During those years he was active in FFA 
and was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Northwest Christian College in 
Eugene, Oregon in 1937. It was at college that he met and married his wife, 
Dorothy, and returned back to Bakersfield upon graduating to continue farming. 
After selling the farm, he became head of the maintenance and security at the 
Valley Plaza Mall while also working part-time doing refrigeration repair. 
Even after retirement, he was known as the fix-it man, laboring for hours in 
his shop making gifts and treasures for family and friends and doing repairs. 
He was a member and active participant in the Bakersfield First Christian 
Church nearly all of his life. He was loved by all generations of his family 
and would do anything for anyone in need. Quoting from a grandson; Grandpa was 
the most Christlike man I have ever known. His sense of humor, integrity, 
wisdom, and love for all people and animals will remain in all of our hearts 
forever. He is survived by wife of 68 years, Dorothy of Visalia; two 
daughters, Marcia Moore and husband, Keith of Visalia, Meredith Johnson of 
Morro Bay; son, Murray Pryor and wife, Pam of Bakersfield; son-in-law Roger 
Johnson and wife, Ann of Visalia; 13 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. 
Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice or Handclasp 
(Thailand mission Project) to First Christian Church, 1023 North Chinowth St., 
Visalia, CA 93291. 

Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/13/2005. 


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