Kimberly Anne Yamaguchi Jolley

Kim was born to Donald LeRoy & Jane Frances Sharp Jolley on December 21, 1960 in Kodiak, Alaska. Kim left this world to be with her husband in the next on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at her home in Armona, California. Kim married the love of her life ; Ross Mikio Yamaguchi in 1980 and they built a life together with their four children. Kim worked as the #1 Supreme Ruler of the World spanning nearly 3 decades. While she wasn’t working on world domination, she was known for her selfless ability to make everyone feel better by filling their day with laughter, jokes and a healthy dose of sarcasm. Kim spent the last happiest years of her life in Hanford, California where she mastered the skills and crafts that her favorite hobbies demanded; including but not limited to: taking care of her family, cooking, people watching, laughing at ugly people and slapping Dad.

Kim was preceded in death by her parents; Donald and Jane Jolley and her beloved husband of 25 years.

Kim is survived by her brother; Dennis Wayne Jolley, and her loving children; Kristen Davis of Hanford, California, Ryan Yamaguchi, Nicole Yamaguchi and Kenji Yamaguchi all of Armona, California. She will be missed by her precious grandchildren; Elena Vasquez, Angel Vasquez, Keilani Yamaguchi and Abigail Davis-Vasquez. She also leaves behind her friend and companion her Pit Puppy; Sugar!

A Million Times

You never said I‘m leaving

you never said good-bye

You were gone before I knew it

And only Dad knew why

A million times we’ve needed you,

A million times we’ve cried.

If love alone could’ve saved you,

You never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly,

In death we love you still.

In our hearts you hold a place,

No one else will ever fill.

It broke our hearts to lose you,

But you didn’t go alone.

Part of us went with you,

The day Dad took you home.

It is not with sadness that we remember and write this, but with laughter and hearts filled with memories and the certainty that Mom is now at her rightful place, at Dad’s side at “The Big NASCAR Race in the Sky” where the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Dale, Sr. are handing out plates of BBQ and free bags of weed.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, August 6, 2012 at the Yamaguchi Residence; 11138 Cornelia Street, Armona, CA 93202 559-816-3204 or 559-380-8695.