Georgia Opal Conner
November 28, 1936 - September 7, 2019
Georgia was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, November 28th, 1936, to her parents Arthur Chase and Wilhelmina Grace Albright. They soon moved to the warmer climates of southern California. She graduated from Downey High School and met her husband of 35 years Charles C. Conner Jr. They had two children Tamara Stephens (Kelly) and Charles C. Conner III (Shannon). Georgia graduated Long Beach State, with a teaching degree. Most of her tenure was at Van Wig Elementary in La Puente where she taught 1st and 2nd grades. She always said any older than that, and the students would be towering over her. After 20 years of teaching, she and Chuck retired at 45 and were able to travel the world. Her favorite past time was curling up on the couch and reading a good book or all the daily newspapers. She enjoyed gardening, mostly roses. After being widowed for a while, she married Charles Bernard. She passed away Sept 7th, 2019. She leaves behind two sisters Dottie Baca (Ted) and Penny Tamashiro (Steve) and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held at Salser and Dillard Creighton Chapel, 1588 Lincoln Street, Kingsburg, California, Thursday, September 26, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. A Graveside Service will be held at the Redbanks Cemetery 11548 E. Shaw Ave., Clovis, California, Thursday, September 26, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. A Memorial Tribute may be offered by logging into www.salseranddillard.com.
Georgia was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, November 28th, 1936, to her parents Arthur Chase and Wilhelmina Grace Albright. They soon moved to the warmer climates of southern California. She graduated from Downey High School and met her husband... View Obituary & Service Information