Kern County Obituaries

George Russell "Sonny" Cantrell 

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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George Russell "Sonny" Cantrell California City, California resident, George 
Russell "Sonny" Cantrell, passed away on October 4, 2003 at home from lung 
cancer. He was born on February 10, 1936 in Okemah, Oklahoma and had worked 
as a truck driver for Kemiron Pacific Co. in Mojave, California. George has 
left this world in the flesh, but his spirit will remain always in the hearts 
of his family and friends. "Sonny" was a loving and adoring husband, beloved 
father, "DAD," gracious and caring grandfather, and trusted friend. He was 
always ready to lend a helping hand by opening his home to those in need. 
Although Sonny did not attend church on a regular basis, his faith and love 
in God was strong. He showed his love for God by contributing to the 
Evangelistic Ministry of Reverend Guadalupe Herrera, and also donations and 
assisting with fund-raising projects for the Church of God of Prophecy. Sonny 
began his career in Truck driving in the 1950s and from the period of 1985-1998 
he received five awards for "Safe Driver" accomplishing over 3,500,000 miles of 
safe driving. Sonny also was a talented singer/musician and played several 
instruments such as lead, steel, bass and twelve string guitar. He loved 
country music and patterned his talents after artists like Chet Atkins, Hank 
Williams and Johnny Cash to mention a few. In his spare time, Sonny would 
entertain himself by playing video games with his friends and grandchildren. 
He loved a challenging game of chess and spent hours playing video games like 
PacMan, Super Mario Bros. and his favorite games Zelda and Super Metroid. 
Sonny's passion was to manicure his yard on weekends, which was a beautiful 
garden that brought his family so much pleasure. Sonny had so many wonderful 
attributes and we regret not being able to repay him and tell him how thankful 
we are for his generosities. We miss him dearly, but we know he is still watching 
over us. He was predeceased by his father Eddie T. Cantrell in 1966, mother 
Flossie A. Cantrell in 1994 and a son Edward E. Cantrell in 1960. Sonny is survived 
by his wife of 18 years, Angelica Cantrell of California City, son Audie Cantrell 
of Bakersfield, California, daughters, Sue Goodwin of Stockton, California, Vickie 
Lawrence of Tulare, California, stepdaughter Sylvia Herrera of California City; 
sisters, Evelyn Curtsinger of Corcoran, California, Mildred Wright of Visalia, 
California, Linda Yantis of Corcoran, and Faye Sardinna of Visalia. Viewing will 
be held on Friday, October 10, 2003 at from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Stickel Mortuary 
in Mojave. Memorial services will be held by Rev. Miguel Lopez on Saturday, October 
11 at 10 a.m. at Stickel Mortuary. Internment will take place at 11:30 at California 
City Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made for a 
memorial plaque for Mr. Cantrell at California City Memorial Park. Arrangements by 
Stickel Mortuary-Mojave.

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