San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Taft, Callie S. September 9 2004
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The Record  September 12, 2004
Stockton
Callie S. Taft 
Feb. 17, 1916 - Sept. 9, 2004



Callie S. Taft, 88, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2004, in Stockton, CA. 
Born February 17, 1916 in Danville, Arkansas, Mrs. Taft was a resident of 
Stockton for over 30 years. She was an avid golfer and a longtime member of 
Elkhorn Country Club. She was a past Captain of the ladies 18-hole group. Mrs. 
Taft was also a member of the Philomathean Club and affiliated with Sister 
Cities. She loved traveling and playing bridge and dominoes.
Mrs. Taft earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from East Central 
State College in Ada, Oklahoma. She also attended the University of New Mexico 
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1939, she began her teaching career at 
Centerview High School in Prague, Oklahoma, where she taught home economics and 
history. She was principal of the 7th and 8th grades at Ringgold School in 
Clarksville, Tennessee from 1943-1944. At Prague High School in Prague, OK, she 
taught Junior High and High School History from 1945-1946. She then spent ten 
years in the motel business in Tucumcari, New Mexico, where she was able to 
visit with and entertain people from all over the world. In 1958, after selling 
the motel business, she took a five-month around-the-world cruise, including 
two months touring Europe. She traveled extensively throughout her life. In 
1964, she returned to teaching history and physical education at Tracy High 
School.
Mrs. Taft is preceded in death by her husband, Perry H. Taft, who was Assistant 
City Attorney from 1973-1979. She is also preceded in death by two brothers and 
two sisters. She is survived by her nieces, Linda Longacor of Oakdale and 
Loretta Sazama of Stockton; step-children, Stephen Taft of Hayward, CA, Sarah 
Taft of Atlanta, GA and Sheila Barnes of Redding, CA; granddaughter, Kellyn 
Barnes; brother, Herbert Haston of OK; sister, Ruby Abel of AR, Rea Webb of 
Texas and 11 nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2004, 
at Park View Cemetery, 3661 E. French Camp Road, Manteca, CA. Park View Funeral 
Home, Manteca, is in charge of arrangements.


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