Our family has lost our La Reyna ‘Granny’ of Smith RiverOur beloved Mother and Grandmother has gone home to be with the Lord.Jessie Perez Vera was born September 16, 1940 to Ramon & Aurelia Perez in Stockton, CA. Jessie grew up in Stockton, where her father worked as a foreman at a peach orchard.She then moved to Klamath, CA in 1959 with her parents, where they operated a Mexican Restaurant called “La Paloma”. When the 1964 flood struck the old townsite, it destroyed the restaurant. Her parents relocated to Alaska but Jessie stayed in Klamath. While in Klamath, she met her future husband, Humberto H. Vera. They married in 1961 and before Humberto’s passing in 2008, they celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Jessie and Humberto had four children, Yolanda, Humberto Jr., Raymond, and Susan.Jessie worked various jobs in the Del Norte County area in the bulb fields, pulling plywood for Hambros/Standard Veneer, and shaking crab with one of her best friends, Carol Joyce Steele, at Eureka Fisheries.She found her true calling as a mom and homemaker as Humberto worked for the Simonsin Mill. She loved to sew, making blankets and scarves. She became the consummate seamstress, even making dresses and vests for the grandkids. She was always looking for the perfect hat to add to her collection. She loved to collect angel figurines and dolls.In Jessie’s later years, she was affectionately known as ‘Granny’. She would even introduce herself to someone new by saying, “just call me Granny!”Granny loved to party! She was always the best dressed with the best hair, but was not afraid to roll up her sleeves and help wherever she was needed. Granny loved all kinds of music but not just to listen- she had to dance! At many family events, Granny seemed to be on the dance floor for every song, dancing the night away.She will truly be missed, for her love and her kindness. She always welcomed everyone, making sure you were having a good time and had enough to eat.Jessie passed away on August 13, 2021 and is preceded in death by her parents Ramon & Aurelia Perez, Baby Brother Ventura, and her husband Humberto H. Vera. She is survived by her children Yolanda Romero (Ernesto), Humberto Vera Jr. (Tamila Meyer), Raymond Vera, Susan Rutledge (John), Ten Grand-Children and Five Great-Grand-Children, and numerous other relatives and friends.Viewing Saturday August 28 from 12-4pm at Weir’s Mortuary.A formal service will be held in September.September 16, 1940 - August 13, 2021PerezJessieVeraFarewell, Granny googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });