Individual Details
Bertha May Sluder
(22 May 1889 - 26 Dec 1977)
The Bakersfield Californian, Monday, December 26, 1977, Page 40: Birtha Kirkpatrick, 140 E. Tulare St., Shafter, died Dec. 26. Mish Funeral Home--Wasco.
Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California, Friday, December 30, 1977, Page 32, Cols. 7 & 8: Kirkpatrick, Bertha M.---Graveside services were held yesterday in Casco Memorial park for Bertha M. Kirkpatrick, 88, 1601 3rd St., Wasco, who died Dec. 26 in a Wasco hospital. The Rev. John Abernathy, a former minister of the Wasco Christian Church, officiated. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was a native of Illinois who lived in Wasco more than 30 years. She received her education in Illinois schools. When she came to California she settled in Pond in 1932. Survivors include a son, Lewis, and a daughter, Hestell McKimmey, both of Wasco; four brothers, Ed, Tyle, Cliff and LeRoy Sluder, all of Texas; a sister, Mert Herdon of Texas; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mish Funeral Home-Wasco.
Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California, Friday, December 30, 1977, Page 32, Cols. 7 & 8: Kirkpatrick, Bertha M.---Graveside services were held yesterday in Casco Memorial park for Bertha M. Kirkpatrick, 88, 1601 3rd St., Wasco, who died Dec. 26 in a Wasco hospital. The Rev. John Abernathy, a former minister of the Wasco Christian Church, officiated. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was a native of Illinois who lived in Wasco more than 30 years. She received her education in Illinois schools. When she came to California she settled in Pond in 1932. Survivors include a son, Lewis, and a daughter, Hestell McKimmey, both of Wasco; four brothers, Ed, Tyle, Cliff and LeRoy Sluder, all of Texas; a sister, Mert Herdon of Texas; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mish Funeral Home-Wasco.
Events
| Birth | 22 May 1889 | Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 31 Dec 1908 | Graham, Young Co., Texas - Baxter Lee Kirkpatrick | | ||
| Death | 26 Dec 1977 | Wasco, Kern Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Wasco Memorial Park, Wasco, Kern Co., California | |
Families
| Spouse | Baxter Lee Kirkpatrick (1890 - 1967) |
| Child | Lewis Andrew Kirkpatrick (1910 - 1993) |
| Child | Mary "Hestell" Kirkpatrick (1918 - 2009) |
Endnotes
1. E-Mail from Cheryl Kirkpatrick (n.p: 4 Aug 1998, n.d).
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. E-Mail from Cheryl Kirkpatrick (n.p: 4 Aug 1998, n.d).
4. Social Security Death Index.
5. Find A Grave.