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He was preceded in death by his adopted father, General Owens of San Jose, Calif., and his stepdaughter, Jacqulyn Marie Bond.
Johnny Ray is survived by his adopted mother, Bessie M. Bell; stepfather, Rick Mayo; sister, Marla Shaffer; niece, Meka Y. Collins and nephew, Edward C. Collins; wife of 20 years, Jenise Faye Owens; his son, Malcolm Marques Owens; and stepdaughters, Crystal Lynn Bond and his baby girl Samantha Faye Bond.
He was grandpa to seven beautiful grandchildren, Christopher James Ray Bond and is his first grandson who was named after him. Although, he didn’t get to meet his six grandchildren – Serenity, William, Brenda, Nariah, Dejinya and Logic – he kept a special place for them in his heart.
Johnny graduated from Lower Lake High School where is loved by many classmates. He was very involved with local NAACP activities over the years and had a real passion for creative dancing where he taught break dance courses at a local Dance Studio in Clearlake Highlands for several years.
Johnny loved to help people and had a heart of gold, he was loved by so many in the Clearlake community, he had a passion for fishing with his step father and working in the family’s auto detailing business.
A celebration of life Johnny Ray Owens being planned for a later date.
In his memory, donations can be sent to the Lake County California NAACP, P.O. Box 4609, Clearlake, CA 95422.
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Jerome (J.P.) Sutton
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Jerome (J.P.) Sutton died peacefully on Sept. 6, 2018.
He was born on Nov. 23, 1929 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was the youngest of six children born to Hardy and Ellen Sutton.
He was a veteran who served in the Air Force. He married Hazel and they had four children.
He worked in the logging industry for many years and eventually ended up working for the County of Lake road crew in Upper Lake.
He was an avid golfer, a retired pilot and ran a small engine repair service until his blindness. He had many hobbies which included motorcycles, fishing and gold panning.
Jerome is preceded in death by his wife of 50-plus years, Hazel; his son, Jeffrey Sutton; and granddaughter, Nicole Sleeper.
He leaves his three remaining children, daughters, Pam (Ken) Sleeper and Cynthia Clark, and son, Wayne Sutton. He also leaves nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
A potluck celebration of life will be held on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Bachelor Valley Grange Hall in Upper Lake.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit: www.chapelofthelakes.com.
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Louis R. Konijn
Dec. 14, 1948 - Aug. 09, 2018
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Louis left us to be with the Lord on Aug. 9, 2018.
Louis completed his schooling, had three children and worked at the Santa Clara Courthouse for 20 years.
He met Purita in 2006 and they married in 2008.
Louis fully embraced the Catholic Church in 2016. He was an inspiration to many.
A Rosary service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Lakeport.
A memorial Mass will follow at 9 a.m., with Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery along with reception at St. Mary Immaculate Hall.