Bobby Joe Johnson
1931-2003

Graveside services for Bobby Joe Johnson of North Fork, 
ID will be conducted from the Salmon Cemetery in Idaho 
on Friday, 
Feb. 28 at 11 a.m.

Jim McDonald and Francie Cranshaw will officiate.

Bobby died at the age of 71 Friday, Feb. 21, 2003 at 
his home in North Fork.  He was born March 26, 1931 in 
Benton, AR, the youngest of five children born to Fred 
and Lota Mae (Rowland) Johnson.

The family moved to Los Angeles when Bobby was six 
years old.  He attended school and graduated from 
Franklin High School in Highland Park with the Class 
of 1951.

Later in life Bobby proudly served his country as an 
enlisted man and as an officer for the Los Angeles 
County Sheriff's Office.

He enlisted in the Army in 1950 and served during the 
Korean conflict.  In September of 1953, he returned to 
Los Angeles and joined the Sheriff's Office in 1954.  
Bobby worked mainly with juveniles and achieved the 
rank of Deputy 3.  He retired in 1980.

He was united in marriage with Sharon Lorrene 
Shellabarger on Jan. 9, 1960 in Pasadena, and born to 
this union was a daughter, Shelly.

Following Bobby's retirement, they moved to Big Pine.  
He worked as a security officer in Bishop until 1992.  
Sharon and Bobby moved that year to North Fork, where 
he enjoyed life along the Salmon River.

Bobby was a member of the American Legion Lloyd Shaw 
Post No. 67 for the past several years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, 
James and Fred Johnson; and sister Theda Roundtree.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Sharon of North Fork; 
daughter and son-in-law Skip Brynelsen of Reno, NV; 
sister Lota Mae Richi and her husband, Zack, of Long 
Beach; sister-in-law, Donna DeMola and husband, Dan 
of Kent, WA; several nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends.

Memorials in Bobby's name can be made to: Hospice of 
the Salmon Valley, 506 Van Dreff, Salmon, ID  83467.

The Inyo Register
Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, February 27, 2003 - Page A-2

Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, June 19, 2004