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Julia Fay Linfesty

Bakersfield, California

1928 - 2013

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Julia Fay Linfesty April 13, 1928 - 0ctober 19, 2013 Julia was born in Kentucky to Herbert and Macon Perkins. She moved with her family as an infant to Shandon, California. Later, the family moved to Buttonwillow where she attended school with her younger sister Sally. After her father died when...

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I was so sorry to hear about the passing of your dear mom. I knew your mom from the Wilson Library. She was the President of the Friends of Wilson Library. I called on her a lot when I needed the Friends group to fund our various programs. She was always willing to help our little library with any needs we had. She was such a warm, genuine and delightful person. I loved the picture you posted of her; I recognized those beautiful eyes and warm smile immediately! I will always remember...

Mrs linfesty was my teacher at McKee elementary. I was part of her special education class for three years. We were like the "Sweat Hogs" but she was much more than "Mr Carter". She was so patience with all of us and taught us some many thing. She played games with us and would have us bake. I didn't understand why we would bake in class until 10 years later. I was measuring at a job site and disagreed with a fellow employee on how precise we should be. That's when it hit me. My attention to...

I miss my Aunt Julia each and every day. Rest in Peace my dear.

I was enrolled at Beardsley Elementary School and was in Mrs. Linfesty's fifth grade class. I didn't like her and had a very rough time. Imagine my agony when I found that she was my teacher the next year for sixth grade! I don't know when my feelings changed, but at some point I realized that she was my favorite teacher of all time. I remember that she would read Tom Sawyer to us after lunch and I loved it. Alice and I were chosen as the top students and our reward was to go to her...

Dear Paul: So sorry to hear about the loss of your dear mother. Sympathy is your pain in our hearts.