Kern County
California
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Kern County
California
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Kern County
Index to Locations GreenlawnMemorial Park Bakersfield, Kern County, California
|  Walter William Stiern (1914-1988) — also known asWalter W. Stiern — of Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March 8,1914.Democrat.Veterinarian;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1959-86 (34th District 1959-66, 18th District1967-86); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1960.Died in Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,February21, 1988 (age73 years, 350days).Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
| Arthur A. Arvizu (1927-1997) — of Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born in Arvin,KernCounty, Calif.,February11, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;firefighter;president,Kern County Fire Fighters Union;chair ofKern County Democratic Party, 1964-66; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968,1972(alternate).Catholic.DiedDecember5, 1997 (age70 years, 297days).Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
UnionCemetery 730 East Potomac Avenue Bakersfield, Kern County, California See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Charles Averill Barlow (1858-1927) — also known asCharles A. Barlow — of San Luis Obispo,San LuisObispo County, Calif.; Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,March17, 1858.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1892-93;U.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1897-99; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1920.Died in Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,October3, 1927 (age69 years, 200days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
| Dwight Lyman Hulse (1908-1990) — also known asDwight L. Hulse — of Arcadia,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Missouri,March16, 1908.Mayorof Arcadia, Calif., 1955-56.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November4, 1990 (age82 years, 233days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
| Clarrise Haberfelde Reavis (c.1898-1989) — also known asClarrise Haberfelde Main — of Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born about 1898. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1932.Female.Died in1989(ageabout91 years).Interment at Union Cemetery.
Cesar ChavezNational Monument Keene, Kern County, California
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