Kern County Obituaries Clarence J. Leird 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; 28 Oct 1951 Truck Kills Transient I Clarence J. Leird, 65, a transient was instantly killed when he ran in front of an empty cement truck at the Santa Fe crossing here in Mojave last Thursday night at approximately 10 p.m. Driver of the truck, Carlos Madero of Los Angeles, did not see the man ir time to avoid the accident. Graveside services will be held today (Thursday) at the Mojave cemetery with the Rev. J. L. Barber, Baptist minister, officiating. O'Donnell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Leird is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ella Smith, 210 Broadway, Eufalla, Oklahoma.