Kern County Obituaries

Paul Edward Batesel

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 18 Oct 1951

Auto Collision Causes Two Deaths Sat.
A head-on collision six miles west of Mojave last Saturday night brought 
death to Paul E. Batesel, 71 L Street, Mojave and Sgt. Clovis M. Davis, 
3077th Exp. Group, EAFB and injuries to Sgt. and Mrs. Wayne Lindeman, 72 
L Street, Mojave. Taken to the Mojave Hospital by O'Donnell's ambulance, 
Batesel was pronounced dead on arrival. Sgt. Davis was removed to the 
Edwards Dispensary where he passed away at 3 a. m. Mrs. Lindeman was very 
critically injured, and after receiving treatment here and at the Edwards 
hospital, she was flown to the Naval Hospital at Oceanside for more specialized 
care.
 
Military funeral services for Paul Edward Batesel, 25, were held at the 
O'Donnell Chapel and' Mojave cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. under the 
auspices of the American Legion Post 358 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 
3711. A firing squad: from Edwards Air Force Base participated in the graveside 
ceremonies.

Paul Batesel was born in Hot Springs, Ark., and is survived by his wife, 
Claudine, daughter, Sherry Ann, 4, and infant son, Paul Edward, Jr., born 
October 9, and also by his mother, Mrs. Ella Batesel, of EI Centro, two brothers 
and two sisters. He was employed as a dispatcher at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Rev. James Barber of the First Baptist Church officiated and Frances Bowlin was 
vocalist and musician.