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Spurlin obituaries: California

An index of 25 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in California, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

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This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
David Spurlin23 Dec 18468 Jan 1907Los GatosCivil War veteran (G.A.R.); native of IllinoisSan Francisco Call (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[1]; San Jose Mercury-News (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[2]; Los Gatos News (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[3]; Eugene Daily Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers)[4]; Find a Grave[5]
Emily A. Spurlin22 Apr 184118 Sept 1908Rosedaleformer Fillmore residentVentura Weekly Democrat (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[6]; Ventura Daily Post (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[7]; Find a Grave[8]
Mrs. F. Ann Spurlin—17 Oct 1922San Francisconative of North CarolinaThe Beatrice Daily Express (Chronicling America, Library of Congress)[9]; San Francisco Call (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[10]
Goldie Edith Spurlin—31 Aug 1930OaklandOakland residentMartinez News-Gazette (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[11]; Martinez News-Gazette (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[12]; Martinez News-Gazette (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[13]; Oakland Tribune (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[14]
DeKalb Spurlin15 Apr 18798 Dec 1938Torrancepioneer Torrance realtor and builder; civic leader; native of NebraskaSan Pedro News-Pilot (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[15]; San Pedro News-Pilot (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[16]; Find a Grave[17]
Mary (Spurlin) Colley6 Dec 18514 June 1941Redlandsnative of Kentucky; Redlands resident 22 yearsSan Bernardino Sun (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[18]; Find a Grave[19]
John Richard Spurlin6 Apr 187110 Sept 1946Sacramentoretired contractor and builder; native of GeorgiaSacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[20]; Find a Grave[21]
Thomas Spurlin18 Nov 186225 Nov 1947Visaliaretired rancher; native of GeorgiaVisalia Times-Delta (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[22]; Visalia Times-Delta (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[23]; Tulare Advance-Register (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[24]; Visalia Times-Delta (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[25]; Find a Grave[26]
William Hamilton Spurlin12 Sept 189321 Nov 1948West Sacramentoretired sheet metal worker; World War I veteran; native of TexasSacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[27]; Sacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[28]; Find a Grave[29]
Sarah Emeline (Parks) Spurlin16 Jan 18747 Mar 1949Santa Cruznative of Texas; Church of the Nazarene memberSanta Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[30]; Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[31]; Find a Grave[32]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Naoma S. (Spurlin) Rowley20 Oct 18979 Jan 1954Feltonnative of TexasSanta Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[33]; Find a Grave[34]
Albert Spurlin—1957former MGM assistant director; native of KentuckyEvening Vanguard (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[35]
Isaac Jackson Spurlin24 Nov 18724 Jan 1957Santa Cruzretired Church of the Nazarene elder and pastor; native of TexasSanta Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[36]; Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[37]; Find a Grave[38]
Susie K. (Brown) Spurlin188122 July 1958North Sacramentonative of ArkansasSacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[39]; Find a Grave[40]
David Andrew Spurlin26 Aug 18728 Oct 1958Redlandsnative of Kentucky; Redlands resident 37 yearsSan Bernardino Sun (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[41]; Find a Grave[42]
Bertha S. (Starkey) Spurlin187516 Sept 1959Los Angelesformer art teacher in Batavia, Ill.; Wheaton College graduateSanta Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[43]; Find a Grave[44]
Gano Garnell Spurlin29 Apr 187921 Dec 1959Spanish-American War veteranSanta Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[45]; Find a Grave[46]
Peggy Lee Spurlin4 Oct 19515 Nov 1982buried at Rose Hills, WhittierRose Hills Memorial Park (Dignity Memorial)[47]
Gertrud M. Spurlin13 July 19379 Sept 1999Oceansidehomemaker; native of Heidelberg, GermanyNorth County Times (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[48]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Lewis Spurlin30 Apr 192311 Jan 2004Leisure World, Seal BeachLAPD officer 27 years; USMC veteran (WWII, Korea); Purple HeartLeisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[49]; Find a Grave[50]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Genevieve (Johnson) Spurlin16 Jan 191912 Dec 2011Sacramentofourth-generation Dixon native; Sacramento-area beautician 39 yearsHarry A. Nauman & Son (Dignity Memorial)[51]; Find a Grave[52]
Michael Lewis Spurlin2 Dec 19495 May 2012Leisure World, Seal BeachU.S. Army Vietnam veteran; Goodyear Airship Operations employee 30+ yearsLeisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[53]; Find a Grave[54]
Janet Olene (Oglesby) Spurlin25 July 19237 July 2012Leisure World, Seal BeachLos Angeles Unified School District administrative clerk; born Vandalia, Ill.Leisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[55]; Leisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection)[56]
Gary Gene Spurlin17 Nov 195231 Dec 2014Army Vietnam veteran; San Quentin, sheriff's department; hospital facilities directorLakewood Funeral Home & Memorial Park (Dignity Memorial)[57]; Turlock Journal[58]; Manteca Bulletin[59]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
David Shawn Spurlin7 Feb 196510 Nov 2025SacramentoThompson Oak Park Mortuary (via Tribute Archive)[60]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 793 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ San Francisco Call, 9 January 1907 (death notices) — San Francisco Call (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); death notice: died in San Francisco, described as of Los Gatos; printed age (60) conflicts with the Mercury birth date News
  2. ↑ San Jose Mercury-News, 11 January 1907 (Los Gatos news) — San Jose Mercury-News (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral report conducted by his G.A.R. post; says he died Tuesday in a San Francisco hospital; birth year partly illegible News
  3. ↑ Los Gatos News, 11 January 1907 — Los Gatos News (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); headline legible; body OCR illegible News
  4. ↑ Eugene Daily Guard, 9 April 1907, page 6 — Eugene Daily Guard (via Historic Oregon Newspapers); probate item on his Lane County estate; gives death in a San Francisco hospital, January 8, 1907 News
  5. ↑ David Spurlin (1846-1907) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: Civil War veteran (44th Iowa Infantry); born 23 Dec 1846, Illinois; died 8 Jan 1907, San Francisco; burial Los Gatos Memorial Park (GAR plot) Genealogy
  6. ↑ Ventura Weekly Democrat, 2 October 1908 — Ventura Weekly Democrat (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); brief item reprinted from the Fillmore Herald; died at Rosedale, Kern County News
  7. ↑ Ventura Daily Post, 27 September 1908 — Ventura Daily Post (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); same brief item News
  8. ↑ Emily Ann Boling Spurlin (1841-1908) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 22 Apr 1841, South Carolina; died 19 Sep 1908, California (aged 67; the newspaper item gives Sept. 18 and age 66); burial Union Cemetery, Bakersfield; widow of Andrew Jackson Spurlin Genealogy
  9. ↑ The Beatrice Daily Express (Beatrice, Neb.), November 11, 1922, image 8 — The Beatrice Daily Express (Chronicling America, Library of Congress); Crab Orchard, Neb., item; died recently at San Francisco; buried at Los Gatos, Calif. News
  10. ↑ San Francisco Call, 18 October 1922 (death and funeral notices) — San Francisco Call (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); death notice; indexed as Spurlin, F. Anna News
  11. ↑ Martinez News-Gazette, 2 September 1930, page 1 — Martinez News-Gazette (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); Martinez News-Gazette, Sept. 2, 1930: listed among deaths reported in Contra Costa County; gives age 45 and residence Oakland News
  12. ↑ Martinez News-Gazette, 6 September 1930, page 3 — Martinez News-Gazette (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); Martinez News-Gazette, Sept. 6, 1930: follow-up news item giving the date of death as Sunday, Aug. 31 News
  13. ↑ Martinez News-Gazette, 10 September 1930, page 2 — Martinez News-Gazette (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); Martinez News-Gazette, Sept. 10, 1930: follow-up news item giving the date of death as Aug. 31 News
  14. ↑ Oakland Tribune, 1 September 1930, page 17 — Oakland Tribune (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); Oakland Tribune, Sept. 1, 1930: news report of her death News
  15. ↑ Spurlin, Torrance Builder, Dies — San Pedro News-Pilot (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); died the previous afternoon at Torrance hospital; Torrance resident since 1916 News
  16. ↑ Obituary: DeKalb Spurlin — San Pedro News-Pilot (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral notice; native of York, Nebraska News
  17. ↑ George W DeKalb Spurlin (1879-1938) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 15 Apr 1879, Blairsville, Ga. (the funeral notice calls him a native of York, Neb.); died 8 Dec 1938, Torrance (aged 59; the newspaper gives 58); burial Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach Genealogy
  18. ↑ San Bernardino Sun, 8 June 1941 — San Bernardino Sun (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral item naming her Mrs. Mary Spurlin Colley; died while visiting Stone, Ky. News
  19. ↑ Mary Spurlin Colley (1851-1941) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 6 Dec 1851, Depoy, Muhlenberg County, Ky.; died 4 Jun 1941, Stone, Pike County, Ky. (aged 89); burial Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, Calif. Genealogy
  20. ↑ Sacramento Union, 12 September 1946 — Sacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); obituary item; died Tuesday in a local hospital; Sacramento resident eight years News
  21. ↑ John Richard Spurlin (1871-1946) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 6 Apr 1871, Union County, Ga.; died 10 Sep 1946, Sacramento (aged 75; the newspaper gives 76); burial Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery; son of Andrew Jackson and Emily Ann (Boling) Spurlin Genealogy
  22. ↑ Thomas Spurlin Dies — Visalia Times-Delta (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); news item; Visalia resident 31 years News
  23. ↑ Visalia Times-Delta, 28 November 1947 (funeral notices) — Visalia Times-Delta (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral notice: died in Visalia Nov. 25, 1947, aged 85; Brooks Memorial Chapel News
  24. ↑ Tulare Advance-Register, 29 November 1947 — Tulare Advance-Register (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); county deaths list News
  25. ↑ Rites Held This Morning For Thomas Spurlin — Visalia Times-Delta (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral report News
  26. ↑ Thomas Jefferson Jackson Spurlin (1862-1947) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 18 Nov 1862, Blairsville, Ga.; died 25 Nov 1947, Tulare County, Calif. (aged 85); burial Visalia Public Cemetery; son of Andrew Jackson and Emily Ann (Boling) Spurlin Genealogy
  27. ↑ Sacramento Union, 22 November 1948 — Sacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); obituary: died the day before publication in a local rest home News
  28. ↑ Sacramento Union, 23 November 1948 (death notices) — Sacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); death notice, aged 55; day of death garbled in OCR News
  29. ↑ William Hamilton Spurlin (1893-1948) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 12 Sep 1893, Killeen, Bell County, Texas; died 21 Nov 1948, Sacramento County (aged 55); burial Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento Genealogy
  30. ↑ Mrs. Sarah Spurlin Dies — Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); news item and death notice: died in Santa Cruz, March 7, 1949 News
  31. ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9 March 1949 (funerals) — Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral report News
  32. ↑ Sarah Emeline Parks Spurlin (1874-1949) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 16 Jan 1874, Texas; died 7 Mar 1949, Santa Cruz (aged 75); burial Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz Genealogy
  33. ↑ Naoma S. Rowley Dies In Hospital — Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); died the day before publication; maiden name inferred from Spurlin siblings in the item, consistent with 1948-49 Spurlin family notices News
  34. ↑ Naomi Statera Spurlin Rowley (1897-1954) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 20 Oct 1897, Texas; died 9 Jan 1954, Felton, Calif. (aged 56); burial Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz; memorial confirms Spurlin as her maiden name (daughter of Isaac Jackson Spurlin) Genealogy
  35. ↑ Evening Vanguard, 24 April 1957 — Evening Vanguard (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral notice; interment Forest Lawn; OCR columns jumbled, death date and residence not legible News
  36. ↑ Isaac Jackson Spurlin, Retired Elder, Dies At 84 — Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); death notice and obituary News
  37. ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7 January 1957 (funerals) — Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); funeral report News
  38. ↑ Isaac Jackson Spurlin (1872-1957) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 24 Nov 1872, Texas; died 4 Jan 1957, Santa Cruz (aged 84); burial Oakwood Memorial Park Genealogy
  39. ↑ Sacramento Union, 24 July 1958 (death notices) — Sacramento Union (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); death notice; remains forwarded to Hot Springs, Ark. News
  40. ↑ Susie K. Brown Spurlin (1881-1958) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 1881 (a funeral-home marker gives 1880); died 1958; burial Spurlin Cemetery, Hot Springs, Ark. Genealogy
  41. ↑ San Bernardino Sun, 10 October 1958 (deaths) — San Bernardino Sun (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); death notice; died in Turlock, Calif.; day OCR-garbled News
  42. ↑ David Andrew Spurlin (1872-1958) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 26 Aug 1872, Depoy, Muhlenberg County, Ky.; died 8 Oct 1958, Turlock, Calif. (aged 86; the index age of 56 looks like an OCR misreading); burial Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands Genealogy
  43. ↑ Mrs. Gano Spurlin Rites Planned — Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); died the morning of publication at her Los Angeles home; native of Batavia, Ill. News
  44. ↑ Bertha S. Starkey Spurlin (1875-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 1875, Illinois; died 1959, Los Angeles (aged 83-84); burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale; wife of Gano Garrett Spurlin (m. 1917) Genealogy
  45. ↑ Gano S. Spurlin Rites Planned — Santa Cruz Sentinel (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); died Monday night (Dec. 21); residence not stated; burial Forest Lawn, Glendale News
  46. ↑ Gano Garrett Spurlin (1879-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 29 Apr 1879, Todd County, Ky.; died 21 Dec 1959, Santa Cruz County, Calif. (aged 80); burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale; memorial spells the middle name Garrett Genealogy
  47. ↑ Peggy Lee Spurlin Obituary - Whittier, CA — Rose Hills Memorial Park (Dignity Memorial); dates and grave location (Hillcrest Lawn) only; residence not stated Genealogy
  48. ↑ North County Times, 15 September 1999 (obituaries) — North County Times (via California Digital Newspaper Collection) News
  49. ↑ Obituaries (Spurlin, Lewis 1923-2004) — Leisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); resident of Leisure World Mutual 8; born Kinmundy, Ill. News
  50. ↑ Lewis Laverne Spurlin (1923-2004) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 30 Apr 1923; died 11 Jan 2004 (aged 80); burial Riverside National Cemetery; inscription 1st Lt., U.S. Marine Corps, World War II and Korea Genealogy
  51. ↑ Genevieve Spurlin Obituary - Sacramento, CA — Harry A. Nauman & Son (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  52. ↑ Genevieve Johnson Spurlin (1919-2011) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 16 Jan 1919, Dixon, Calif.; died 12 Dec 2011, Sacramento (aged 92); burial Dixon Cemetery Genealogy
  53. ↑ Leisure World Weekly, 17 May 2012 (obituaries) — Leisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); obituary header gives Mutual 8 and 1949-2012; exact death date not printed News
  54. ↑ Michael Lewis Spurlin (1949-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: veteran; born 2 Dec 1949; died 5 May 2012 (aged 62); burial Riverside National Cemetery Genealogy
  55. ↑ Leisure World Weekly, 26 July 2012 (obituaries) — Leisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); obituary; header gives Mutual 8 and 1923-2012 News
  56. ↑ Leisure World Weekly, 26 July 2012 (religion) — Leisure World Weekly (via California Digital Newspaper Collection); church notice of a memorial service; says she died July 7 News
  57. ↑ Gary Spurlin Obituary - Hughson, CA — Lakewood Funeral Home & Memorial Park (Dignity Memorial); residence at death not stated; born and raised in Turlock; services in Hughson, Jan. 2015 Genealogy
  58. ↑ Gary G. Spurlin — Turlock Journal News
  59. ↑ Gary G. Spurlin — Manteca Bulletin News
  60. ↑ David Spurlin Obituary / Sacramento, CA — Thompson Oak Park Mortuary (via Tribute Archive); service listing without obituary text; dates and full name from the page's structured data Genealogy

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