Georgia Gale Chaparro, born January 25, 1955, passed away peacefully and painlessly on July 10, 2025, at the age of 70 with her husband Jose at her side. She and her husband were residents of Clovis, California since 1990. Georgia was born in Mishawaka, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband of almost 41 years, Jose Chaparro, of Clovis, California; her son, James Harris of Montgomery, Alabama; and her granddaughters, Leea Harris and Arabella Grace Harris. Her surviving siblings include her sisters, Patricia Hunter of Oakland, Tennessee and Linda Johnston of Sacramento, CA. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Berta Johnson (John Johnson,) as well as her brothers-in-law, Crispin Chaparro (Sari Chaparro) Catalino Chaparro and Timothy Johnston.
Georgia was predeceased by her father, George Hunter, and her mother, Fern Hunter. Her sister, Rebecca Hunter, and her nephews, Nathan Kwong, Joshua Smith, and Christopher Chaparro, have also passed. Her father-in-law, Joaquin Chaparro, and her mother-in-law, Guadalupe Chaparro, predeceased her. Her aunts, Ann Hovey, Helen Hunter and Margaret Hunter, as well as her uncle, Herbert Hunter, have passed as well.
She is also survived by various nieces and nephews.
At the age of five, Georgia attended a church service with her parents. The pastor shared a clear message of the salvation gospel of Jesus Christ and His death on a cross, His burial and resurrection. The pastor invited any in the congregation who recognized their need to be born again for salvation to walk toward the altar. Georgia started to do so, and told her parents that she wanted to be saved and wanted to invite Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior. She placed her trust in His finished work on the cross, believing as well in His resurrection from the dead, as explained in Romans 10:9 and 13: "...that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved... for “whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
She contracted multiple sclerosis in 1994 and started a very difficult life journey. By the next 18 years, her disease had progressed to the point of significantly debilitating her. Before the ensuing severe progression of the illness, she completed a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Social Work degree at California State University, Fresno with the eventual goal of becoming licensed in California as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She did this, recognizing that she may likely be in need of a career change. She was a dedicated student.
She was able to work only a few years before the disability prevented her from continuing. She and her husband lived in Clovis, California where he works as an expert witness from his dedicated home office. This enabled him to be close to her whenever she might need help and did all his testimony work by telephone from his office at home. It was a great blessing that he could do his work close to Georgia at home with minimal travel.
Georgia was greatly loved by many. Those who knew and loved her miss her greatly. And, she continued to trust in the Lord throughout her medical ordeal. She told her husband several times that she was not worried or afraid, as she knew she would eventually be in God’s loving care.
