Bobby Joe Hales

PASSED 4/21/2/13

BORN ON 1/8/1936

IN BELZONI MISSISSIPPI

MOTHER NAME IS WILLIE GRAY WEST PASSED AWAY

FATHER NAME IS WILLIE B. HALES PASSED AWAY

MARRIED 11/10/1957 TO ROSIE CHILDS PASSED AWAY ON 8/20/2012

MOVED TO VISALIA, CALIFORNIA IN 1960

WAS THE FIRST CERTIFIED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIGIDAIRE REPAIR MAN

BUSINESS OWNER OF BOB’S APPLIANCE REPAIR,

EXETER COIN OP LAUNDROMAT AND OVAL LAUNDROMAT AND HAD HIS OWN APPLIANCE RENTAL BUSINESS. SOLD ALL BUSINESS IN 1985 AND MY PARENTS STARTED TRUCK DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!! RETIRED IN 1998.

2 DAUGHTERS JOANNIE HALES, ROBYN HALES PASSED AWAY 11/30/99

2 GRANDCHILDREN, J.R. SCAMBLER, BRITTANY GALL

1 GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER TRINITY SCAMBLER

1 BROTHER WILLIE HALES OF SAN JOSE CA, 4 SISTERS YVONNE DAVIS OF IDAHO, DALE ANN MORRISON OF IDAHO,

MERNA LAYTON OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND CYNTHIA HALES OF SAN JOSE CA.

MANY NIECES N NEPHEWS

SERVED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD IN THE 1960’S

LOVED FISHING, COLLECTING TOOLS N PIDDLING AROUND IN HIS SHOP, ENJOYED TRAVELING ALL OVER USA N CANADA N MEXICO, LAUGHING AND JOKING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, LOVED GOING TO THE CASNIO, ENJOYED PLAYING DOMINOS WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS!

ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE VISALIA GLEAMERS.

VERY LOVING AND GIVING, LOVED BY MANY. WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS! PASSED AWAY WITH DAUGHTER HOLDING HIS HAND.

NO SERVICES SCHEDULED WILL BE AT A LATER DATE.

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