Kern County Obituaries

George Washington Arper

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 25 Jul 1940

Last Rites Held For G.W. Arper

The body of George Washington Arper, 84, native of California and a Mojave 
pioneer who contributed greatly toward the growth and welfare of this desert  
community, laid in state at the Mojave Funeral Chapel until last rites were 
conducted at the Mojave Community Church here at 2 p. m. last Sunday, July 21. 
Mr. Arper died in Kern General Hospital at 10:30 p. m., Wednesday previous 
following in illness lasting several weeks.

Native of Gilroy
Born in Gilroy, California, March 1, 1856, Mr. Arper came to Mojave in 1912 
from Oakland where he had been engaged in the oil business. He became justice 
of the peace the same year, a position which he held with the exception of 
one term until 1938, commuting to Mojave from his ranch 5 miles east of town 
with horse and buggy in early years. Mr. Arper later became engaged in the 
real estate business and as an insurance broker, promoting through his private 
and public offices the general interests of the community. The funeral chapel 
which had charge of the remains occupies the former AIper residence.

Was A Master Mason
A master Mason, Mr. Arper had been a member of the Live Oak Masonic Lodge 
No. 61 of Oakland for over 50 years and only last year had received his 
50-year button, an honor not attained by most men.
	
He was preceded in death five years ago by his wife, Emma Arper, who lies in 
the Mojave Cemetery. Surviving him are his brother, Clarence Arper, 7, of 
Santa Monica, and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Stafford, 50, of Bakersfield, and 
Mrs. Anne Quinn, 68, of Los Altos, California.

The Reverend W. J. Oldfield officiated at the church services, while Masonic 
rites were conducted at the grave in the local cemetery.