Kern County Obituaries

Graydon "Rosy" Aldred

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Graydon "Rosy" Aldred, long time North Edwards resident, passed away on 
December 19, 1998. Rosy was born July 29, 1915 in Ceylon, Saskatchewan. 
He attended school there then his family moved to Pasadena, CA. While 
living in Pasadena, he met and married Beulah Raun in 1940.

In 1943, Rosy joined the U.S. Army where he served from 1943-1946. He served 
in the South Pacific during his enlistment. Rosy was assigned to Combat 
Infantry. He received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, 
Philippines Liberation Ribbon-with 2 bronze stars, the Good Conduct Medal and 
the Purple Heart.

Rosy and Beulah came to Edwards Air Force Base in 1951, and the Aldreds moved 
to Aerial Acres in 1964. He worked on the base, then on the Rocket Site. He 
retired from civil service in 1980.

The Aerial Acres Water Company was one of the many projects he worked with to 
make sure the Aerial Acres residents had good water available to them.

Rosy is survived by his wife, Beulah and a brother, Elwood Aldred. Memorial 
services were held on January 2, 1999 at the Calvary Chapel, North Edwards.

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