Kern County Obituaries

Paul F. Burghart

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Skeleton Found Near Mojave
The skeleton of a man was found Saturday by Robert Anderson, 17, of Willow 
Springs, in a clump of brush 150 feet off Highway 6, three miles north of Mojave.
The remaIns have been identified as those of Paul F. Burghart, 24 Jackson Place; 
Aurora, Illinois.
The inquest held here late Saturday, placed the time of death as approximately 
one year ago. Possibility of death due to lung hemhorage is being investigated by 
laboratory analysis, so the exact cause of death will remain as pending until 
results are received. 
The body was fully and heavily clothed with no signs of violence evident. 
Identification was first made by papers found nearby in a zippered bag and later 
positive identification was made by members of his family.
A sister, Miss Hazel K. Baughman, states Baughman left his home in Aurora, Ill., 
on January 7, 1951 by bus to go to Hollywood where he was last seen.
Investigation was made by the Kern County Sheriff's Department and the body was 
removed to the O'Donnell Funeral Home who are in charge of funeral arrangements. 
A Rosary service was held at 8 p.m. Tuesday night and Mass at 10 a.m. Wednesday 
morning at St. Mary�s of the Desert Church, Mojave. Burial followed in Mojave 
cemetery.