George Ottley Fraser LTC Chaplain AR, Ret.
March 23, 1940 - April 15, 2012
After finishing his industrial management degree from Denver University, George Ottley Fraser enlisted in the Army immediately following his marriage. In the Army, he was involved with Military Intelligence for three years, from 1963-66. Following that, he pursued a career in the private sector (GS9) in the field of Counter Intelligence with the DIA, working as a Criminal Investigator (CID) until 1970, when a reduction in force and his growing work in the local church community allowed him to resign from Government service. With a growing family, George went on to work with The Travelers Insurance Co. of Bakersfield until 1971, when he decided to go full-time into ministry service. He founded Titus Task Force International and began what is arguably the largest and most successful church mentoring program in the world. He received his master's in Missions Theology from Fuller Seminary and was ordained in 1979. Through Titus Task Force, he worked with 37 churches and deployed over 70 trained couples, both foreign and domestic, as "Titus Interventionists." Besides his internships, he worked with a number of organizations, including "Brother Andrew International," where George was directly involved in the physical smuggling of over 1 million Bibles into Red China in the early '80s (Operation Pearl). George also found time to become involved in local government and community services when he became President of the Bakersfield City Elementary School District '74-'79, and had been working with Point Man Ministries as a counselor for the Vietnam Veterans Support Group since 1988. In the early '90s, George became reacquainted with the Military and joined the CSMR as an Army Chaplain until 2006, when he was forced to retire due to health concerns. This opened another door for him to become involved as Chaplain to the Kern County Sheriff's Dept., Hoffmann Hospice, and Victim Relief Ministry. George did not know the meaning of retirement, by constantly mentoring and fulfilling his Chaplain duties up until the time he himself entered hospice care. From the hospice, he continued to counsel, hold Bible studies, and do final edits on his book, which was finally published. "Titus Task Force" Operations Manual is his opus to a life dedicated not just to mentoring and consoling, but also rebuilding and strengthening the church, and the members within it. George will be missed, but he did not miss leaving a mark on many of our lives. George is survived by his wife of 50 years, Celia Dell Fraser; children, Craig Fraser, Robin Cierley, and April Haigh; and six grandchildren, all of Bakersfield; and sister, Jane Peet of Burbank. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Park, followed by a service at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th Street.
For condolences, please go to www.greenlawnmortuaryandcemetery.com. Greenlawn Mortuary www.bakersfield.com/obits
Published in Bakersfield Californian on April 18, 2012
March 23, 1940 - April 15, 2012
After finishing his industrial management degree from Denver University, George Ottley Fraser enlisted in the Army immediately following his marriage. In the Army, he was involved with Military Intelligence for three years, from 1963-66. Following that, he pursued a career in the private sector (GS9) in the field of Counter Intelligence with the DIA, working as a Criminal Investigator (CID) until 1970, when a reduction in force and his growing work in the local church community allowed him to resign from Government service. With a growing family, George went on to work with The Travelers Insurance Co. of Bakersfield until 1971, when he decided to go full-time into ministry service. He founded Titus Task Force International and began what is arguably the largest and most successful church mentoring program in the world. He received his master's in Missions Theology from Fuller Seminary and was ordained in 1979. Through Titus Task Force, he worked with 37 churches and deployed over 70 trained couples, both foreign and domestic, as "Titus Interventionists." Besides his internships, he worked with a number of organizations, including "Brother Andrew International," where George was directly involved in the physical smuggling of over 1 million Bibles into Red China in the early '80s (Operation Pearl). George also found time to become involved in local government and community services when he became President of the Bakersfield City Elementary School District '74-'79, and had been working with Point Man Ministries as a counselor for the Vietnam Veterans Support Group since 1988. In the early '90s, George became reacquainted with the Military and joined the CSMR as an Army Chaplain until 2006, when he was forced to retire due to health concerns. This opened another door for him to become involved as Chaplain to the Kern County Sheriff's Dept., Hoffmann Hospice, and Victim Relief Ministry. George did not know the meaning of retirement, by constantly mentoring and fulfilling his Chaplain duties up until the time he himself entered hospice care. From the hospice, he continued to counsel, hold Bible studies, and do final edits on his book, which was finally published. "Titus Task Force" Operations Manual is his opus to a life dedicated not just to mentoring and consoling, but also rebuilding and strengthening the church, and the members within it. George will be missed, but he did not miss leaving a mark on many of our lives. George is survived by his wife of 50 years, Celia Dell Fraser; children, Craig Fraser, Robin Cierley, and April Haigh; and six grandchildren, all of Bakersfield; and sister, Jane Peet of Burbank. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Park, followed by a service at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th Street.
For condolences, please go to www.greenlawnmortuaryandcemetery.com. Greenlawn Mortuary www.bakersfield.com/obits
Published in Bakersfield Californian on April 18, 2012
George Ottley Fraser LTC Chaplain AR, Ret.
March 23, 1940 - April 15, 2012
After finishing his industrial management degree from Denver University, George Ottley Fraser enlisted in the Army immediately following his marriage. In the Army, he was involved with Military Intelligence for three years, from 1963-66. Following that, he pursued a career in the private sector (GS9) in the field of Counter Intelligence with the DIA, working as a Criminal Investigator (CID) until 1970, when a reduction in force and his growing work in the local church community allowed him to resign from Government service. With a growing family, George went on to work with The Travelers Insurance Co. of Bakersfield until 1971, when he decided to go full-time into ministry service. He founded Titus Task Force International and began what is arguably the largest and most successful church mentoring program in the world. He received his master's in Missions Theology from Fuller Seminary and was ordained in 1979. Through Titus Task Force, he worked with 37 churches and deployed over 70 trained couples, both foreign and domestic, as "Titus Interventionists." Besides his internships, he worked with a number of organizations, including "Brother Andrew International," where George was directly involved in the physical smuggling of over 1 million Bibles into Red China in the early '80s (Operation Pearl). George also found time to become involved in local government and community services when he became President of the Bakersfield City Elementary School District '74-'79, and had been working with Point Man Ministries as a counselor for the Vietnam Veterans Support Group since 1988. In the early '90s, George became reacquainted with the Military and joined the CSMR as an Army Chaplain until 2006, when he was forced to retire due to health concerns. This opened another door for him to become involved as Chaplain to the Kern County Sheriff's Dept., Hoffmann Hospice, and Victim Relief Ministry. George did not know the meaning of retirement, by constantly mentoring and fulfilling his Chaplain duties up until the time he himself entered hospice care. From the hospice, he continued to counsel, hold Bible studies, and do final edits on his book, which was finally published. "Titus Task Force" Operations Manual is his opus to a life dedicated not just to mentoring and consoling, but also rebuilding and strengthening the church, and the members within it. George will be missed, but he did not miss leaving a mark on many of our lives. George is survived by his wife of 50 years, Celia Dell Fraser; children, Craig Fraser, Robin Cierley, and April Haigh; and six grandchildren, all of Bakersfield; and sister, Jane Peet of Burbank. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Park, followed by a service at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th Street.
For condolences, please go to www.greenlawnmortuaryandcemetery.com. Greenlawn Mortuary www.bakersfield.com/obits
Published in Bakersfield Californian on April 18, 2012
March 23, 1940 - April 15, 2012
After finishing his industrial management degree from Denver University, George Ottley Fraser enlisted in the Army immediately following his marriage. In the Army, he was involved with Military Intelligence for three years, from 1963-66. Following that, he pursued a career in the private sector (GS9) in the field of Counter Intelligence with the DIA, working as a Criminal Investigator (CID) until 1970, when a reduction in force and his growing work in the local church community allowed him to resign from Government service. With a growing family, George went on to work with The Travelers Insurance Co. of Bakersfield until 1971, when he decided to go full-time into ministry service. He founded Titus Task Force International and began what is arguably the largest and most successful church mentoring program in the world. He received his master's in Missions Theology from Fuller Seminary and was ordained in 1979. Through Titus Task Force, he worked with 37 churches and deployed over 70 trained couples, both foreign and domestic, as "Titus Interventionists." Besides his internships, he worked with a number of organizations, including "Brother Andrew International," where George was directly involved in the physical smuggling of over 1 million Bibles into Red China in the early '80s (Operation Pearl). George also found time to become involved in local government and community services when he became President of the Bakersfield City Elementary School District '74-'79, and had been working with Point Man Ministries as a counselor for the Vietnam Veterans Support Group since 1988. In the early '90s, George became reacquainted with the Military and joined the CSMR as an Army Chaplain until 2006, when he was forced to retire due to health concerns. This opened another door for him to become involved as Chaplain to the Kern County Sheriff's Dept., Hoffmann Hospice, and Victim Relief Ministry. George did not know the meaning of retirement, by constantly mentoring and fulfilling his Chaplain duties up until the time he himself entered hospice care. From the hospice, he continued to counsel, hold Bible studies, and do final edits on his book, which was finally published. "Titus Task Force" Operations Manual is his opus to a life dedicated not just to mentoring and consoling, but also rebuilding and strengthening the church, and the members within it. George will be missed, but he did not miss leaving a mark on many of our lives. George is survived by his wife of 50 years, Celia Dell Fraser; children, Craig Fraser, Robin Cierley, and April Haigh; and six grandchildren, all of Bakersfield; and sister, Jane Peet of Burbank. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Park, followed by a service at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th Street.
For condolences, please go to www.greenlawnmortuaryandcemetery.com. Greenlawn Mortuary www.bakersfield.com/obits
Published in Bakersfield Californian on April 18, 2012
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