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::Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery--Bakersfield CA

Champ, Barbara Lemon    

Barbara Lemon Champ August 13, 1922 - September 7, 2007 Barbara Lemon 
Champ journeyed home to our Heavenly Father to join her family and 
lifetime friends. Barbara was born in Ada, Oklahoma, on August 13, 
1922 and passed away on Friday, September 7, 2007. Barbara attended 
school in Holdenville, Oklahoma and met her first husband, Andrew 
Thomas Lemon and was married twenty-five years before A.T. went to be 
with the Lord in 1963. Barbara and A.T. had two children, son, Don 
Lemon, and daughter, Barbara-Joyce Martino Williams. The family moved 
to Bakersfield California in 1948. A. T. was "Tool Pusher" and worked 
in the oil fields. During Barbara's younger days she enjoyed camping, 
fishing, cooking, golf arts and crafts and hanging out with her 
family and friends. She was consistently working on a project and 
loved big family picnics and holiday gatherings. Barbara met and 
married L.F. "Bud" Champ in 1968. Bud had two sons, Gary Champ and 
Don Champ. Bud and Barbara enjoyed 16 years together and loved doting 
on their blended family. Barbara worked and retired as Assistant 
Dietician at Memorial Hospital after 25 years of service. Bud worked 
for Montgomery Wards and managed the Jewelry Department and retired 
after 30 years of service. He also owned and operated Champ's Jewelry 
Store on North Chester. Together they operated a Montgomery Wards 
outlet store in Shafter, California. Their cabin at Greenhorn 
Mountain was their " mountain getaway" and they took great pride in 
remodeling and improving the cabin. Many fond and happy memories are 
held in all our minds of the "mountain man and woman." Bud preceded 
his wife in death on November 5, 1984. Barbara is survived by her 
son, Don Lemon and his wife , Shirley; daughter, Barbara-Joyce 
Martino Williams and her husband, Jim; stepson, Gary Champ and his 
wife, Teri; stepson, Don Champ and his wife, Tita; her grandchildren, 
Dan Lemon and wife, Kathy; Tim Lemon and wife, Sue; Kelley Lopez and 
husband, Paul; Stephanie Steele; Jody Martino and wife, Sue; Tommy 
Martino; Wade Williams; John Williams and wife, Debbie; Jim Williams, 
Jr. and wife, Kelli; Erica Champ Walters and husband, Curt; and David 
Parker Champ; great- grandchildren, Matthew Lemon, Sydney Lemon, 
Jacob Lemon, Taylor Lemon, Sydney Steele, Gabby Bellue, Brook 
Martino, Joshua Martino, Joseph Martino, Tyler Martino, Andrew 
Martino, Mari Williams, Tonya Williams, Steven Williams, Zach 
Williams, and Grant Williams; siblings, William Vandigriff and wife, 
Jo; R.L. Vandigriff, and wife, Anita; Jack Vandigriff and wife, 
Lorraine; and Sue Ingram and husband, Bud; nieces, nephews, and 
cousins too numerous to mention. Two husbands, one sister, two 
brothers, one son-in-law, and one grandson preceded Barbara in death. 
Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:00 
a.m., at Greenlawn Memorial Park , 3700 River Blvd. In lieu of 
flowers, you might wish to make a donation to the American Cancer 
Society, 1523 California Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93304. 
Greenlawn Mortuary

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/11/2007.
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