Kern County Obituaries

Arthur Bates Parkins

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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July 31, 1918 – March 13, 2005
Arthur Bates Parkins was born July 31, 1918 to Arthur Parkins and Orlinda Kroetzsch in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He married Rachel Emanuelson on Nov. 22, 1939, in Yuma, Ariz. 
Parkins served in the U.S. Army in 1944 and 1945 during World War II, receiving the Purple Heart. He 
later became a general manager and vice president in the building materials industry for 35 years.
He was a past resident of Tehachapi.
Arthur was a Rotarian, a Kern County grand jury foreman and a member of the Grand Jury Association.
He is survived by his wife, Rachel, now living in Indio; daughter,Vicki Doreen Campolimi of Arroyo Grande; 
sons, Arthur B. Parkins III of Cypress and Barry L. Parkins of La Quinta; nine grandchildren and eight 
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Alberta F. Parkins of Worrall, Ind. in 1991.
Services were held Wednesday, March 16, at Southwest Community Church in Indian Wells; burial was at 
San Gabriel Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 1939, Palm Desert, CA 92261.