STOCKTON, Calif. — Hundreds of bikers and motorcycle riders are at the Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday to pay respects to Hells Angels founding member Ralph “Sonny” Barger.

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The Modesto native is credited with creating the first Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels in 1957. Thousands turned out for the six-hour funeral service for Ralph “Sonny” Barger, 83.

Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger, left, talks with customers at a Hells Angels booth at the Weirs Beach Drive-in in Laconia, N.H., in 2001. Barger will be memorialized Saturday in Stockton.

Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger, left, talks with customers at a Hells Angels booth at the Weirs Beach Drive-in in Laconia, N.H., in 2001. Barger will be memorialized Saturday in Stockton.

Barger was a founding member of the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels, started in 1957. Barger was well-known as the public face of the club, which has chapters across the world and is ...

STOCKTON, Calif. (KTXL) — Thousands of people are expected to ride into Stockton this weekend for Sonny Barger’s funeral, one of the founding members of the Hells Angels Oakland Chapter.

Thousands of bikers and motorcycle riders are expected to be at the 99 Speedway in Stockton on Saturday for the funeral of Hells Angels founding member Ralph “Sonny” Barger.

STOCKTON, Calif. — A weekend event in Stockton is aiming to remember and celebrate the life of one of the founding members of the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle club. On Saturday a funeral ...

Hells Angels founder Ralph “Sonny” Barger and his wife Sharon are shown after his release on $100,000 bond in San Francisco, Aug. 1, 1980.

STOCKTON, Calif. (KTXL) — Thousands of people are expected to ride into Stockton this weekend for Sonny Barger’s funeral service, one of the founding members of the Hells Angels Oakland Chapter.

Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger, left, talks with customers at a Hells Angels booth at the Weirs Beach Drive-in in Laconia, N.H., in 2001. Barger will be memorialized Saturday in Stockton.