Kern County Obituaries

Dwight G. Plymire

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Dec. 19, 1911  May 23, 2004
Rev. Dwight G. Plymire, 92, of Bakersfield, 
passed away Sunday, May 23, at Parkview Julian 
Convalescent Hospital. 
Dwight served for many years as a pastor in the 
Church of the Nazarene in Ohio, Arizona and 
most recently in Apple Valley. He was a church 
builder and started a new congregation in 
Brawley, where he did much of the actual 
construction of the sanctuary. Prior to that he 
constructed a church basement under the church 
he pastored in Tipp City, Ohio duing World War 
II when there was a real shortage of 
construction workers. In his later years, he also 
served as a bus driver for Apple Valley High 
School and was loved by the students.
Dwight is survived by a sister, Pauline Way of 
Delaware, Ohio; two daughters, Rachel 
Buckmaster of Yakima, Wash. and Ruth Watson 
of Locust Grove, Va.; son, Phillip Plymire of 
Tehachapi; sons-in-law, Roy Buckmaster and 
Emerson Watson; daughter-in-law, Judy 
Plymire; six grandchildren and 14 great-
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his 
wife, Karis Lucille Plymire and two brothers, Carl 
and Andrew Plymire.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on 
Saturday, June 5, at Tehachapi Church of the 
Nazarene.
Wood Family Funeral Service handled the 
cremation arrangements. 

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