San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Rackley, Vela March 4, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vickie Stone VctrStV4U@aol.com March 8, 2005, 3:07 pm Lodi News-Sentinel Mar 08, 2005 Vela Rackley Vela Mae Rackley, 88, of Galt, died March 4 at her residence following complications from pneumonia. She was born Vela Mae Stinnett on Nov. 21, 1916, in Pulaski, Ark. Mrs. Rackley lived in Santa Barbara for 10 years before relocating to Galt in 1970. She was a homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church of Galt for 30 years, where she was one of the founders of the Royal Oaks Visitation Ministry. She was also instrumental in the Love Meal Ministry. She is survived by her son, Tommy Crane; grandsons, Tommy Rackley, Garry Crisp, Michael Crane and Johnny Crane; granddaughters, Crystal Crisp and Tami Wood; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Scott Rackley; and daughter, Carolyn Crisp. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Galt First Baptist Church, 653 A. St., with Robert Patterson officiating. Committal will follow at the Galt Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Ben Salas Funeral Home. Ben Salas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/gob6203rackley.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb