Funeral Homes in Visalia, CA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Brian Sites (actor), Robert B. Laughlin (scientist and professor), Cal Dooley (politician), Rich Amaral (baseball player), Tyler Zeller (basketball player), Ashley Galvan (dancer and actor), and Brian Turner (writer and poet).

Visalia (/vaɪˈseɪljə/ vy-SAYL-yə) is a city situated in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California, approximately 230 miles (370 km) southeast of San Francisco, 190 miles (310 km) north of Los Angeles, and 36 miles (58 km) west of Sequoia National Park. The population was 124,442 at the 2010 census.Visalia is the 5th largest city in the San Joaquin Valley after Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton and Modesto, the 44th most populous in California, and 198th in the United States.As the county seat of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic and governmental center to one of the most productive single agricultural counties in the country.Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks are located in the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, the highest mountain range in the contiguous United States.

Visalia Obituaries

It was revealed by San Diego Union-Tribune on July 14th, 2019 that Joan Laurel Fowler (Squier) passed away in Visalia, California.  Ms. Fowler was 93 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joan Laurel's life.

It was disclosed by San Diego Union-Tribune on December 16th, 2018 that Robert G Harrell died in Visalia, California.  Harrell was 91 years old and was born in Cambridge, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert G's life.

It was disclosed on November 22nd, 2018 that Margaret Ann Heater (Patton) died in Visalia, California.  Ms. Heater was 87 years old and was born in Princeton, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Margaret Ann's life.

It was noted on September 23rd, 2018 that Eunice Estelle Riso died in Visalia, California.  Riso was 86 years old and was born in Milford, CT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eunice Estelle's life.

It was noted by San Diego Union-Tribune on September 16th, 2018 that Kenneth Phelps Prue passed away in Visalia, California.  Prue was 96 years old and was born in Englewood, NJ.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kenneth Phelps's life.

It was disclosed by Chino Champion on April 14th, 2018 that Lewis W Aukeman passed on in Visalia, California.  Aukeman was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lewis W's life.

It was disclosed on January 16th, 2018 that Doug Harvey passed on in Visalia, California.  Harvey was 87 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Doug's life.

It was disclosed on November 9th, 2017 that Jerry Don Pruitt passed on in Visalia, California.  Pruitt was 72 years old and was born in Little Rock, AR.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jerry Don's life.

It was revealed on October 21st, 2017 that Robert M Horn passed on in Ashdown, Arkansas.  Horn was 69 years old and was born in Visalia, CA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert M's life.

It was revealed by San Diego Union-Tribune on August 10th, 2017 that Linda Mae Mudge perished in Visalia, California.  Mudge was 45 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Linda Mae's life.

History

Settled in 1852, it is the oldest permanent inland settlement between Stockton, CA and Los Angeles.

The Spanish were reluctant to settle in this area because of climate and the danger from the local native American population. Early Visalian history indicates that a school and a Methodist Church were established the same year and the following year a grist mill and a general store were built. In 1853, Visalia became the county seat of Tulare County, then an extensive County encompassing parts or all of Madera County, California Fresno County, California Kings County, California and Kern County, California Counties. An influx of European trappers, traders, explorers, miners and settlers affected the lifestyle of the native Yokuts since the Europeans brought a non hunter-gatherer culture as well as diseases the Yokuts had no resistance to. As of 2007, the city is estimated to have a population of 121,792 people and a Visalia Metropolitan Area area of 429,006.

The official website for the city of Visalia is http://www.visalia.city/.