LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Harmon Joseph John Jr. passed away November 12, 2014 at the age of 51.

He was a loving person. If he was your friend, he was your friend till the end. He wasn't an emotional person, but love was unconditional.

Harmon is preceded in death by his mother, Joanne.

He is survived by his godmother, JoJo; father, Harmon Sr.; children, Tashina, Joanne, and Dimitri; grandson, Anthony; sisters, Alida, Anna, Cheryl and Michaela; brothers, Brian, Marcos, JJ, Alwood, Michael and Pud.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, and continue through 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the the Big Valley Gym with the procession to St. Mary's Cemetery following.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611.

We love you Brother Hunchie.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Judith Lee Hardle passed away Nov. 11, 2014, at the age of 70.

She was a very creative woman who loved outdoors, camping and gardening.

Judith is survived by husband, Dan; children, Patty Beigel, Lauri Higgens and Nicole Wind; sisters, Kathi Balbi and Peggi West-Sunderbruch; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Dianna Gomez.

A memorial service at Chapel of the Lakes will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Carol Elaine Wright, 72, made the journey to be with Jesus on Oct. 28, 2014. 

She was born to Pete and Bernice Alford in San Diego, Calif., on April 9, 1942. Her family moved to Kelseyville on Easter in 1949.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years, J.D.; her son, Charlie, his wife Jessica and their two children Logan and London of Chico; her daughter, Suzanne Emerson, her husband Chris, and their son Chase of Kelseyville; her siblings, Joan Turner of Kelseyville and Carl “Buster” Alford and his wife Linda of Grass Valley; and an abundance of other family members.

It was very important to Carol that her family stay close and continue to give to each other and their communities. 

She was a great example to us all by giving her time and support to her friends and family, her church, the schools and her community.

Our family invites you to join us in celebrating her life on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m. at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – R. Michael Schaus lost his battle with cancer on Nov. 6, 2014, at the age of 69.

Mike is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1963 to 1967 aboard the USS Coral Sea.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Karen; sons, Don and Dean; daughter, Cathy; grandsons, Anthony, Adam, and Gabriel; mother, Esther; sister, Kathy; and brothers, Marc and Scott.

Mike will be remembered for his wit, his laughter and his giving heart.

Gone too soon.

Private services will be held at Hartley Cemetery.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Lyn “Williedean” Donaldson passed away on Nov. 5, 2014, surrounded by her family.

Lyn was born on October 29, 1930, in Arkansas as the third child to Elva and Edgar Vinson.

As a young child, her family moved west to California where they settled in Lake County, Calif. It is Kelseyville where she grew up and met her future husband, Charles Edward Donaldson.

She was a 1949 graduate of Kelseyville High School. A short time after she graduated, she boarded a plane to fly across the country to marry Ed, who had joined the military out of high school. They married in September of 1950 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

A few short years later the couple found themselves back in California, where she attended American River College in Sacramento, until she and Ed started their family.

In 1955 they had their first child, Mark, followed by their second son, Ross, and then they had their daughter, Ann.

Eventually, they finally settled back in Kelseyville. Her greatest joy was being a wife and mother to her three children.

After raising the children, Lyn worked for many years for Konocti Growers and Steele Winery, from which she eventually retired.

Lyn is preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Elva Vinson; brother, Eddie Vinson; son, Ross Donaldson; and her beloved husband, Charles Edward Donaldson.
 
Lyn is survived by her son, Mark Donaldson and his wife Janice of Kelseyville; daughter, Ann Barron and her husband Troy of Elk Grove, Calif.; sister, Lois Chastain of Arizona; five granddaughters, Lyann, Mary, Erin, Marcy and Sydney; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Lyn will be remembered for her lifetime of grace, beauty, wisdom, laughter, inspiration and, most importantly, her unwavering, neverending, tireless, insurmountable, everlasting love shared with all she knew.

Lyn’s family wishes for friends of Lyn to join them for graveside services to be held at Kelseyville Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.

Anyone who would like to also celebrate Lyn’s life can join the family at 3555 Bell Hill Road, Kelseyville, immediately following the graveside services.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Billy Joe Jackson, age 65, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2014, in a Saint Helena hospital.

He was born in Smackover, Arkansas on Aug. 29, 1947.

He was the son of Wayne and Mildred Jackson of Malvern, Arkansas, the brother of Wayne Jackson of Middletown and Sharon Jackson of Davis, Calif.

He married Diana Lynn Jackson in Long Beach, Calif., 45 years ago.

Billy graduated from Long Beach Woodrow Wilson High School in 1967. He was drafted into the Army in 1969.

He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War with the 538th Engineer Company (LC).

Later, he worked as a rough neck, mechanic, welder, truck driver, rancher, cowboy and steam plant property manager.

His biggest joy has been his grandsons William and Jordan.

He is remembered for his gentle kindness, good old boy attitude, helpfulness and humorous story telling.

Billy is survived by his wife of 45 years, Diana Jackson of Middletown; daughters, Sadie Giordanengo of Middletown and Stacey Herner and her husband Chris of Tacoma, Wash.; son, Steven Jackson and his wife Summer of Monterey; grandsons, William Jackson and Jordan Giordanengo; brother, Wayne Jackson of Middletown; and sister, Sharon Jackson of Davis.

The family would like to thank the First Baptist Church of Middletown, Twin Pine Casino and Middletown Lion’s Club for their generosity and thoughtfulness.

Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Middletown Lion’s Club beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Military honors will be rendered by the United States Army under the auspices of the Lake County Funeral Honors Team.

Please share your memories of Billy by signing his on-line guestbook at www.jonesandlewis.com and www.legacy.com .