Mobile Home Fire Victims Identified

Sonora, CA -- The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department announced Wednesday that the cause of the fire that took the lives of two women and destroyed a doublewide mobile home at the end of Chicken Ranch Rd. in Jamestown was likely caused by a short in the wiring underneath a sofa.

The coroner's office has yet to positively identify the victims, but according to the Modesto Bee, relatives have identified the deceased as 57 year old Goldie Kerr, a retired secretary for the Stanislaus County Public Defender's Office, and her mother, 83 year old Nobie Partain.

Kerr's grandson, 16 year old Cody, escaped the blaze first reported at approximately 6:30am Tuesday.

A forensic autopsy is scheduled for today.

Written by bill.johnson@mlode.com

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