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Walter Alexander Tompkins

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Walter Alexander Tompkins

Birth
San Bernardino County, California, USA
Death
18 Aug 1978 (aged 74)
Highland, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA Add to Map
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WALTER A TOMPKINS, HIGHLAND

Walter A. Tompkins, 74, a lifetime resident of San Bernardino, died there Friday.

Before retiring he was a traffic signal technician over 29 years for the City of San Bernardino. He was a member of the San Bernardino City Employees Association and the Retired Public Employees Association of California. He was also a 52 - year member of the Native Sons of the Golden West, a past master of the San Bernardino Masonic Lodge No. 348 and the Big Bear Masonic Lodge No. 617, a charter member of the San Bernardino Scottish Rite, a past president of Big Bear Lake Shrine Club, a member of the Big Bear Sportsman Club and the Big Bear Elks Lodge No. 1787, the Al Malaikah Shrine Temple, and a past parton of the Big Bear Chapter No. 485 Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline; a brother, Albert of San Bernardino, and three sisters, Lily McKray of Devore, Elizabeth Poland of San Fernando and Lucille Follett of Yucaipa.

Masonic Services are scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday in Bobbitt Memorial Chapel, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.

Taken from a newspaper obituary Aug 20, 1978
WALTER A TOMPKINS, HIGHLAND

Walter A. Tompkins, 74, a lifetime resident of San Bernardino, died there Friday.

Before retiring he was a traffic signal technician over 29 years for the City of San Bernardino. He was a member of the San Bernardino City Employees Association and the Retired Public Employees Association of California. He was also a 52 - year member of the Native Sons of the Golden West, a past master of the San Bernardino Masonic Lodge No. 348 and the Big Bear Masonic Lodge No. 617, a charter member of the San Bernardino Scottish Rite, a past president of Big Bear Lake Shrine Club, a member of the Big Bear Sportsman Club and the Big Bear Elks Lodge No. 1787, the Al Malaikah Shrine Temple, and a past parton of the Big Bear Chapter No. 485 Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline; a brother, Albert of San Bernardino, and three sisters, Lily McKray of Devore, Elizabeth Poland of San Fernando and Lucille Follett of Yucaipa.

Masonic Services are scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday in Bobbitt Memorial Chapel, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.

Taken from a newspaper obituary Aug 20, 1978


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