Darrel "Gene" McFarland

Gene was born March 17th, 1941 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma where he lived until graduating from High School. He moved to Bakersfield in 1959 and began his career in the title business. That path ultimately led to a 10 year adventure throughout the country as a Petroleum Landman, securing oil and gas leases for leading corporations within the industry. In 1983 he returned to Bakersfield, and in early 2005, he and Melissa moved up to Lake Isabella; as he had longed to live away for many years where he could spend his free time hunting, fishing, and being surrounded by the river, lake and mountains he so dearly loved. He left us in the early morning hours of Sunday April 9th, as the sunlight began filling the house, surrounded by his wife and family. As the fishing derby at the lake, had already begun, on one of the most beautiful days in recent weeks, you could almost imagine him saying, "if they ask where I've gone, tell them I'm fishin'".... He is gone from our sight, but never from our hearts..... All that know him, know of whom he leaves behind, to watch over..and as he did in life, now he does from heaven. Darrel "Gene" McFarland Mar. 17, 1941 - April 9, 2006 Legacy.com