Kern County Obituaries

Irving Snyder

Submitted by Billie Snyder 22 Jan 2008

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Bakersfield Californian 4/7/2002 - 4/8/2002

Irving Snyder 
July 5, 1929 April 3, 2002 
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, April 8, 2002, at Blue 
Mountain Cemetery in Woody for Irving Snyder who passed away at Bakersfield 
Memorial Hospital from complications following heart surgery. Son of Gilbert 
and Ila Mae Moore Snyder, he lived the greater portion of his life on or near
his pioneer grandfathers (Henry Moore) homestead in Woody. Shortly after 
graduating from Kern High School in 1947, he began working for Regan Forge & 
Engineer Co. (later Hughes Offshore Drilling) as a machinist and continued 
that line of work most of his life. Irving held a commercial pilots license 
and flew many search and rescue missions as a member of the local Civil Air Patrol. 
He was an avid photographer, loved golfing, fishing and hunting. He served on 
the Blake School Board, the Blue Mountain Cemetery Board and was a key participant 
in getting the Woody Community Hall built. But first and foremost, he loved 
living and working on his ranch in Woody. Irving was preceded in death by his 
daughter, Lorrie. He is survived by his wife Billie; son Russell; brothers and 
families David Snyder and Corky Crawford; sisters and families: Joan Kambick, 
Donna Halverson and Delight Lewis in addition to many other family and extended 
family members and friends. 
Visitation will be held Sunday, 1-5 p.m. at Mish Funeral Home, Oildale.