Kern County Obituaries

Billie Joe Conner

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
http://calarchives4u.com/

These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit 
or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations 
desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain 
the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of 
the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to 
their own work.

Source Unknown; Date Unknown

January 22, 1931-December 12, 2004
Funeral services were held o Wednesday, December 15th at the Wood Family Funeral 
Service Chapel for Billie Joe Conner, 73, who passed away on December 1, 2004 in 
Lancaster, California.
B.J. was born on January 22, 1931 in Diboll, Texas to Hubbard and Naomi Conner. 
He married the love of his life, Fern Cothren on August 21, 1950 in Lufkin, Texas.
He was employed as an instrumentation mechanic from 1959 to 1995, many of those 
years working at U.S Borax in Boron.
B.J. and his wife loved traveling all over the United States seeing the sites. He 
had a fascination for bears, resulting in several trips to the Sequoias to try 
and catch a glimpse of the elusive animal. He loved old time country music, Bob 
Wills and Hank Williams being some of his favorites. He loved to dance the 
Western Swing with his wife. B.J. was known as a “good man,” devoted to his wife 
and children.
B.J. is survived by his wife of 54 years, Fern Conner, of Boron; sons, James 
Hancock, of Lufkin, Texas, Charles Thomas and his wife Dorothy, of Boron, 
California and Monroe Conner, of Tehachapi; grandchildren, Deborah Lynn, William, 
James and Krystal; great-grandchildren, Caylee and Catherine and many dear friends.
Dr. Marvin Slifer officiated at the service. Interment followed at Tehachapi 
Public Cemetery, Eastside. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations 
be made to the American Diabetes Association, 601 Chester Ave., Bakersfield, 
CA 93301. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements.