Obit: RAULSTON, Lonnie Ray
Author: Don Stowell Date: 26 Jul 2004 12:17 PM GMT

Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Tehachapi News or Southeastern Kern Weekender
Tehachapi, Kern, CA
Published: July 21-27, 2004

Lonnie Ray Raulston
Nov. 18 1925 - July 16, 2004
A graveside funeral service will be held Thursday, July 22 at 11:00 a.m. at the Tehachapi Public Cemetery Westside for Lonnie Ray Raulston, 78, who passed away in Tehachapi on July 16, 2004.
Born in Texas, Lonnie and his wife Judy lived in the Arvin area before moving to Tehachapi in 1959. Lonnie was employed at Monolith Cement Plant as a Pack House Foreman for 19 years. He then went to work as a custodian for the Tehachapi Unified School District, retiring after 15 years of service. Lonnie was an avid Nascar race fan and a member of the ‘Kelcy's Early Morning Coffee Club'.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Chuck and Vickie Raulston; daughter, Janell Slattery; and daughter and son-in-law, Shalona and Steve Pendley, all of Bakersfield; grandchildren, Travis, Stephanie Marie, Marissa, Kristyn, Rachael, and Stephanie Nicole; sister, Velma Harris, of Mariposa; brother Alton Raulston of Clovis, and many other loving family members and friends. He was predeceased by his wife, Judy Raulston in 1998.
Chaplain Ed Holton of Hoffman Hospice will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to the American Lung Association of Kern County or Hoffman Hospice, Lancaster. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements.

Volume 105 - No. 14

1930 US Census
Name: Lonie R Raulston
[Lonnie Ray Raulston]
[Lorrie R Raulston]
Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Precinct 6, Grayson, Texas, USA
Map of Home: View Map
House Number: april 16
Dwelling Number: 120
Family Number: 123
Lives on Farm: Yes
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Members:
Name Age
William D Raulston 49
Mary Raulston 41
John W Raulston 17
Jewel Raulston 15
Wayne Raulston 13
Kenneth Raulston 11
Velma Raulston 8
Zelma Raulston 8
Lonie R Raulston 4
Alvon Raulston 0

1940 US Census
Name: Lonnie Ray Raulston
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Yuma, Arizona
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Grayson, Texas
Residence in 1935: Rural, Grayson, Texas
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 2B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Delbert William Raulston 59
Mary T Raulston 51
Lonnie Ray Raulston 14
Alton Raulston 10

WWII Draft Registration
Name: Lonnie Ray Raulston
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Sadler, Texas, USA
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1925
Residence Place: Gadsden, Yuma, Arizona, USA
Registration Date: 1943
Employer: C C Newberry Ranch
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: W D Raulston
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Lonnie Ray Raulston Self (Head)

US Veterans' Gravesites
Name: Lonnie Ray Raulston
Service Info.: HA1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1925
Death Date: 16 Jul 2004
Cemetery: Tehachapi Public Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Westside Tehachapi, CA 93561

Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Lonnie Ray Raulston
[Lonnie R Raulston]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1925
Birth Place: Sadler Grays, Texas
Death Date: 16 Jul 2004
Father: William D Raulston
Mother: Mary T Hackworth
Notes: Nov 1941: Name listed as LONNIE RAY RAULSTON; 26 Aug 2004: Name listed as LONNIE R RAULSTON