Kern County Obituaries Jack Brown Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Source Unknown; 08 Jun 1939 Jack Brown, 13, who resided at the Eagle Mining camp with his parents, was suddenly taken ill last Thursday. Local physicians diagnosed the case as. typhoid fever changing their diagnosis to pneumonia and finally ordered the boy to the Kern County hospital at Bakersfield where he died Saturday. The complication was such that an autopsy was ordered performed. The funeral was held Wednesday at which the Elementary School band acted as escort. Source Unknown; 08 Jun 1939 A correction In our last issue we incorrectly stated that local doctors had made a diagnosis in the case of Jack Brown, who passed away at the Kern County hospital. The diagnosis was not made until the: boy reached the hospital.