John was born in Pennsylvania on April 16, 1929. He was raised and educated in Roanoak, Virginia. In 1958 he moved to Southern California where he met and married Barbara Ann Foote that same year in Los Angeles. They made their home in the Southern California area until 1997 when they moved to Hanford to be near their children. John was a painter by trade for over 60 years, retiring in 2009. He was a softball umpire, basketball referee and he enjoyed bowling and playing poker. John had a great sense of humor. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Jim and his son, James Benjamin Fletcher on May 9, 2002.
John is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara Fletcher of Hanford; three daughters, Barbara Smith and husband ,Geoffrey of Ventura, Vicki Stockton and husband Bob of Lemoore and Adrienne Long and husband, Mike of Hanford; seven granddaughters; six great granddaughters; two great grandsons with one great grandchild on the way and one great great granddaughter.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2 p.m. at 935 Murphy Drive in Lemoore, CA.
Condolences may be offered at www.peoplesfuneralchapel.com
Arrangements entrusted to People’s Funeral Chapel, 501 N. Douty St., Hanford, CA 93230 (559) 584-5591
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