OK Obits

The Bakersfield Californian
24 February 2005
Submitted by: Sandi Carter

Barbara Ruth Rowland

October 16, 1936 ~ February 18, 2005

Barbara passed away peacefully February 18, 2005, in Arvin, CA at age 69. She was born in Gans, OK, October 16, 1936. She moved to Arvin in 1954 with her mother and siblings. Barbara returned to Oklahoma and Texas before making Arvin her permanent home in 1978.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Faye Hicks and nephew Derek Toler.

 Barbara is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Howard; her only son Howard Jr.; three grandchildren Jessica, Jared, and Cole; brother Bob Wortheam of Sallisaw, OK.; sister Peg Edgemond and husband Clyde of Sallisaw OK.; brother James Hicks and wife Sandra of Arvin, CA; sister Marilyn Toler and husband Tommy of Cooksen, OK.; sister-in-law Lucille England of California; brother-in-law Don Rowland and wife Ann of Lake Isabella, CA; brother-in-law Tommy Rowland and wife Janice of Las Vegas, NV; nieces Debbie Hood of OK., Tonya Zeibol of MN, and Susan Williams of CO; nephews Craig and Drew Edgemond of OK.

She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.

Barbara was a devoted member of the Arvin First Southern Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., February 26, 2005 at Arvin First Southern Baptist Church, 763 Laurel St., Arvin, CA.

The family gives special thanks to Optimal Hospice for their loving care.

|OK Obits|  |Oklahoma Cemeteries Home|

This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma Cemeteries

The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.