August Junior Carlson (Jay)
Aug. 18, 1924, to June 8, 2014
 
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – August Junior Carlson – also known as Jay – was born to August Jalmer Carlson, and Audrey Green Marshall in Storrs, Utah.

His siblings were Dorlene, Ida, Jimmy, Lillian, Cal, Arlene and Bill, all of whom preceded him in leaving this earthly life.
 
He spent his early life in Carbon County, Utah. When he was 16, the family boarded a train and moved to Portola, Calif., where his father began working for the Western Pacific RR. Jay went to school there, and joined his father working for the railroad.

After World War II broke out, he joined the Marines to his parents' dismay, serving honorably in the Pacific from April 1943 to January 1946.
 
Following the war, he returned to Portola and began working for the railroad, with a short time spent attending Lassen College.

It was there that he met and eventually married Sally Cook, the love of his life. They were married in
Illinois in November of 1947. They had one son, AJ Carlson III and spent the ensuing 19 years in Herlong, an Army base in northeastern California, working for the railroad in conjunction with the U.S. Military.

He and Sally later moved to Stockton, where he was a supervisor for the railroad. After several years there they moved to Elko, Nev.

Following more than 35 years with the railroad, he retired and they moved to Nice in Lake County.

 
Jay was well liked, and spent much time in service to and with others.

As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints he was an involved and devout Christian, and his life personified that.

During his later years he joined the VFW, and was a member of the Lake County Military Funeral Honors Team in the Clear Lake area.

Even last week he spent hours in front of a local store selling buddy poppies for one of those organizations.
 
He is survived by his son AJ (Anna Lee), three grandsons, six great-grandchildren and many who are proud to have been a friend and acquaintance to Jay.

You are already missed.   

Funeral services will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lakeport on Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m. Visitation begins at 9 a.m.

Jay will be laid to rest at Upper lake Cemetery.

For further information call Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary (FD-1336) at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .