© Tammie Chada

Earl Gene Duggan

© The Bakersfield Californian

28 December 2004

Submitted by: Sandi Carter

Earl Gene Duggan
10/22/1938 12/26/2004

Funeral services will be conducted by Peters Funeral Home for Earl Gene Duggan, age 66, on Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at Rosedale Pentecostal Church of God, at 1:00 p.m., with Pastor Mark Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Shafter Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at Peters Funeral Home today from 2 to 8 p.m.

Earl was born in Lindsay, Oklahoma, to Clyde and Alice Duggan, on October 22, 1938. The family moved to Kern County in 1939, and Earl attended the local schools, and Shafter High School. He married Vickie Cardwell on Nov. 11, 1956, in Shafter and spent the first few years of the marriage serving his country in the U.S. Navy. Earl worked for many years as a welder and retired from Turner Crane Services after many years of employment. He enjoyed fishing and was a motorcycle enthusiast, and passed his love of motorcycles on to his children. He also enjoyed golfing and spent as much time on the golf course as possible.

Earl is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Vickie; his son, Jerry and wife, Sally; daughter, Ranae and husband, Scott Russell all of Bakersfield; twin brother, Murl and wife, Mary, brother, Pete and wife, Kay; sister, Helen and husband, L.D. Jackson; 5 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Earl was a wonderful person and enjoyed his family and friends wholeheartedly, he will be greatly missed.

The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Denis Maddox for the excellent medical attention he provided.

Peters Funeral Home - Shafter

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