LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Carley Allen Helton Jr. passed away suddenly on the evening of April 5, 2016.

To his family he was known as Dad, Grandpa and Uncle.

Born Feb. 6, 1951, in Grundy, Virginia, to Carley and Birchie (Dales) Helton, he was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Uvia Merrill Mead and Jackie Jones; stepson, Raymond Burns; and stepdaughter Amy Burns Nelson of Clearlake.

After living in the Bay Area from the age of 3 he and his wife moved to Lake County in 1995 to enjoy fishing and a slower pace of life. 

He worked in the auto body and paint business since he was 15 years old ane he retired in 2003. His passions were cars and his boat. 

He is survived by his wife, Laura Helton; daughter, Shannon Durbala (Tom); sisters, Melba Jones and Debra Ashe (Randy); brother, Richard Steven Helton (Juanita); stepson, Clint Burns (Tammy); stepdaughters, Christine Burns and Laura Norton; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews who he loved dearly. 

Many who knew him loved him and will miss him. God came down and said your pain is gone now and took him to Heaven. We will meet again, Sweetheart.

Services will be held on Saturday, April 16, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Young’s Street in Middletown at 1 p.m.

Services entrusted with Jones and Lewis Clear Lake Memorial Chapel in Lower Lake, telephone 707-994-6417.