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Juanita Tootle Alexander
28 Mar 1925 – 8 Mar 2024
| Birth | 28 Mar 1925 |
| Death | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Cemetery | Hillcrest Memorial Park Bakersfield , Kern County , California , USA |
| Added by | Joe on 22 Mar 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/268505808 |
Bio
Juanita Alexander Obituary JUANITA TOOTLE ALEXANDER March 28, 1925 March 8, 2024 Bakersfield Juanita Tootle Alexander was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, to Charley and Fannie Tootle, the sixth of nine children. She went home March 8, 2024, just shy of her 99th birthday. Always proud of her Cherokee heritage, Juanita grew up in Oklahoma before moving to Arvin, California, as a young woman. There she met her husband, Victor Alexander, a handsome fireman, to whom she was a devoted wife for 51 years before his passing. Together they raised two talented children, John and Cheryl. Juanita was a dedicated and supportive mother who attended games and concerts, served as a Scout leader and room mother, and stressed the importance of education. Juanita enjoyed many activities. She was an AVID reader. She was an accomplished quilter and seamstress, as well as being talented at embroidery and crochet. African violets were her specialty, but she could grow anything. She was an athlete who was a league bowler for years before taking up golf in her 50s. As a member of the Kern River Women's Golf Club, she competed in many So-Cal tournaments, winning the Kern County Women's Senior Amateur multiple times. She cherished Oklahoma vacations to visit family and particularly enjoyed casino-hopping with her sisters Pat and Sadie. Juanita is survived by her children John and Cheryl Alexander; daughter-in-law Kay; granddaughters Victoria Trichell (John), Elizabeth Bell (Gavin), and Kathryn Karlen; great grandchildren Elyse, Koen, Ian, John, Drake, and Joey; and one sister, Sadie, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She dearly missed her family who had gone before her, including much-loved great-grandson Declan. Throughout her life Juanita had been blessed to have a close relationship with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was always surrounded by love and laughter. She will be greatly missed. A graveside service will be held on March 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
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- Aaron Tootle 1916–1975
- Marion Tootle 1916–1984
- Charles Dobbin Tootle Jr 1919–1945
- Cleo Tootle 1921–1937
- Arvil Tootle 1924–2011
- Sadie Tootle Jackson 1928–2024
- Governor Tootle 1930–1998
- Patricia "Pat" Tootle Wood 1936–2023
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