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Marney, William Robert "Billy Bob"
Billy Bob Marney, 73, passed away on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2007. He died at home in Laughlin, Nevada. He was the second of four children born to William L. and Alta Pauline (Sprouse) Marney in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. The family moved to Arvin, CA, in 1936 during the Depression years and finally settled in Bakersfield. He attended Bakersfield High School. He enlisted in the Army as a tank retriever mechanic with the First Calvary and was stationed in Korea. He worked in the California oilfields in production and equipment sales. He found his niche in Las Vegas in security and became a floor manager. He was employed at the Stardust Las Vegas for many years. He then moved to Laughlin, Nevada and worked at the Colorado Bell and Riverside Casinos before retiring. His greatest pleasure was to fish and hunt the beautiful mountains of Utah. Billy Bob was raised a 32nd degree Mason Libertas Security Lodge 466, Al Malaikah Shriner and was a member of the Bakersfield Scottish Rite. He was preceded in death by his parents and wives, Peggy and Helen. He is survived by his two sisters, Pat Stotler and Neva Johnson; brother, Ronald Marney; daughters, Jackie Bass, Claudette Hulsey, Lisa Wiswell and Dannette Marchant; grandchildren, Crystal Shahan, Aimee Garcia, Christopher Garcia, Derick Blankenship, Jeramy Brown, Janae Hulsey and Juli Hulsey; great- grandchildren, Tae, Lane, Alexis, Reagan, and Aidan; and many nieces and nephews along with a host of friends and a special friend, Peggy Clark. Billy Bob was always a pleasure to be around and we shall all miss him. Viewing will be Sunday, January 6th, from 1-5 p.m. Graveside services are Monday, January 7th, 10:00 a.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield. Graveside services will be officiated by Masonic Blue Lodge Caledonia 486. William Robert Marney "Billy Bob" Jan. 31, 1934 - Dec. 31, 2007
Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 1/4/2008 - 1/6/2008.

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Dannette Marchant
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Single

Lisa Wiswell
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Home Health Care Provider at Work from home and works at Bartender at The Chateau Lounge
Went to Bakersfield High School from 1976 to 1980
Lives in Bakersfield, California
From Bakersfield, California

Claudette Brown-Marney Hulsey
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Stylist at Plunder Design
Lives in Bakersfield, California
From Bakersfield, California
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Janae Hulsey, Daughter

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Birth	31 Jan 1934	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Census (family)-shared	16 Apr 1940	(William Lewis Marney and Alta Pauline Sprouse) Kern County, California
Marriage	17 Oct 1959	Clark County, Nevada - Edna Mae "Amachi" Brown
Residence	8 Nov 1996	Laughlin, Clark County, Nevada
Residence	1 Jan 1998	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
Death	31 Dec 2007	Laughlin, Clark County, Nevada
Obituary	4 Jan 2008	Bakersfield, Kern County, California

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Living

Spouse

Edna Mae "Amachi" Brown (1935 - 2017)

Father	William Lewis Marney (1910 - 1983)
Mother	Alta Pauline Sprouse (1913 - 1999)
Sibling	Patsy Josephine Marney (1931 - 2016)
Sibling	Neva Joyce Marney (1936 - 2014)
Sibling	Living

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