Ova Darrel Needham Jr.

OVA DARREL NEEDHAM JR WAS BORN ON MARCH 27, 1947 TO OVA AND LOIS NEEDHAM. DARREL WAS SO FULL OF LIFE THAT HE PICKED UP THE NICKNAME "SONNY" HE HAD SUCH A LOVE FOR LIFE AND HIS FAMILY. HIS WIFE JANET OF 35 YEARS WAS THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE. HE TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN MAKING SURE THAT SHE WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND ALWAYS KNOWING THAT HE LOVED HER. DARREL AND JANET HAD TWO SONS, JEFF AND MATTHEW (SKEETER). HIS BOYS WERE HIS GREATEST TREASURES. WHEN HE WOULD TALK ABOUT HIS BOYS YOU COULD ALWAYS SEE THE PRIDE OF A FATHER IN HIM. HE LOVED HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW BRENDA AS HIS OWN DAUGHTER. HE HAD 5 GRANDCHILDREN WHO HE ADORED AND ENJOYED SPOILING. HE HAS 4 BROTHERS AND 3 SISTERS AND COUNTLESS NIECES AND NEPHEWS. DARREL WAS ALL ABOUT FAMILY AND TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN THEM AND WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR THEM. HE HAD A PASSION FOR DRAG RACING, OLD CARS AND FAST BOATS. HE DEVELOPED THIS LOVE FOR SPEED AT THE AGE OF 14 AND SPENT YEARS ENJOYING AND SHARING IT WITH HIS FAMILY. HE WORKED AS A FARMER, GINNER AND FOR THE LAST 28 YEARS HE PROVIDED FOR HIS FAMILY AS A BIG RIG TRUCK DRIVER FOR SAXTON TRUCKING IN FOWLER, DARREL WAS CALLED HOME ON JANUARY 9, 2012 AT HIS HOME IN VISALIA.

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VIEWING WILL BE SUNDAY JANUARY 15, 2012 FROM 2PM - 4PM AND SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY JANUARY 16, 2012 AT 10:00 AM AT THE VISALIA CHURCH OF GOD LOCATED AT 1020 W. GROVE IN VISALIA, CA