ABUNDEZ, LUIS -- Services for Luis Abundez, 35, of Fresno were held under the direction of Farewell Funeral Service. Mr. Abundez, a manager for Stein Mart, died Monday.
(Published June 1, 2001)
ADAMS, GUY WOLFORD -- Arrangements for Guy Wolford Adams, 88, of Fresno are under the direction of Evergreen Cremation Service. Mr. Adams, a retired mechanic, died Sunday.
(Published June 1, 2001)
ARNOLD, ADRIAN 'A.D.' DALE -- Graveside services for Adrian "A.D." Dale Arnold, 82, of Corcoran will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Corcoran Cemetery. Mr. Arnold, a retired cotton ginner for J.G. Boswell Co., died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Bledsoe Funeral Home.
(Published June 1, 2001)
BACON, MARGARET GROW -- Memorial services for Margaret Grow Bacon, 87, of Visalia will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at First Congregational Church of Tulare. Mrs. Bacon, a retired teacher and former employee for the Tulare County Planning Department, died May 20. Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 211 N. Encina St., Visalia, CA 93291, or by telephone to (559) 734-1391. Arrangements are under the direction of Heritage Funeral Services.
(Published June 1, 2001)
BAKER, JAMES WILLIAM -- Services for James William Baker, 65, of Chowchilla will be at 1 p.m. today at Chowchilla District Memorial Hospital. Mr. Baker, a bookkeeper, died Tuesday. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Worden Funeral Service. Remembrances may be sent to Chowchilla District Memorial Hospital Foundation, 1104 Ventura St., Chowchilla, CA 93610.
(Published June 1, 2001)
BOND, MARIA LORETTA -- Vigil services for Maria Loretta Bond, 74, of Fresno will be at 8 p.m. Sunday, and Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Mrs. Bond, an educator at St. Anthony, died Tuesday. Remembrances may be sent to St. Anthony of Padua Church, 7770 N. Maroa Ave., Fresno, CA 93704 and Temple Beth Haverim, 5126 Clareton Drive, Agoura Hills, CA 91301. Arrangements are under the direction of Jay Chapel.
(Published June 1, 2001)
CAVAZOS, JOVITA -- A rosary for Jovita Cavazos, 73, of Madera will be recited at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Funeral Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joachim's Catholic Church. Mrs. Cavazos, a homemaker for 37 years, died Thursday. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
(Published June 1, 2001)
ELDRED, CATHERINE D. --Memorial services for Catherine D. Eldred, 75, of Fresno will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lisle Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Eldred, a registered nurse for 40 years, died Wednesday. Remembrances may be sent to Saint Agnes Hospice, 1303 E. Herndon Ave., Fresno, CA 93720.
(Published June 1, 2001)
ELLIS, ORVAL 'ACE' -- Services for Orval "Ace" Ellis, 72, of Visalia will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Miller Memorial Chapel. Mr. Ellis, a retired lieutenant for the California Highway Patrol, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.
(Published June 1, 2001)
EWING, MYRTLE -- Graveside services for Myrtle Ewing, 81, of Oregon, formerly of Sanger, will be at 10 a.m. today at Sanger Cemetery. Mrs. Ewing, a homemaker, died Monday. Remembrances may be sent to Guide for Dogs for the Blind, P.O. Box 3950, San Rafael, CA 94912-3950, or Saint Agnes Hospice, P.O. Box 27350, Fresno, CA 93729-9804. Arrangements are under the direction of Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.
(Published June 1, 2001)
FINLEY, ELEANOR FLORENCE -- Arrangements for Eleanor Florence Finley, 85, of Cayucos, formerly of Fresno, are under the direction of Chapel of the Light. Mrs. Finley, a secretary at the California Fig Institute for 41 years before retiring died Tuesday.
(Published June 1, 2001)
FORREST, THEODORE R. JR., -- Memorial services for Theo-dore R. Forrest, Jr., 51, of Fresno will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Northwest Church. Mr. Forrest, a partner in the law firm Forrest Henderson Sloan & Davis, died Saturday. Remembrances may be sent to San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, 1550 E. Shaw Ave., Suite 114, Fresno, CA 93710, or telephone (559) 248-8480. Arrangements are under the direction of Farewell Funeral Service.
(Published June 1, 2001)
HUSSAR, PAULINE -- Graveside services for Pauline Hussar, 81, of Fresno will be at 11 a.m. today at Mountain View Cemetery. Miss Hussar died Friday. Arrangements are under the direction of Heritage Funeral Services.
(Published June 1, 2001)
KETCHIE, WILHELMINA MAE -- Mass will be celebrated for Wilhelmina Mae Ketchie, 81, of
Coarsegold at noon today at Our Lady of the Sierra in Oakhurst. Mrs. Ketchie, a homemaker, died Saturday. Arrangements are under the direction of Sierra Funeral Home.
(Published June 1, 2001)
KINCHELOE, BERNICE ANITA -- Graveside services for Bernice Anita Kincheloe, 90, of Fresno will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Clovis District Cemetery. Mrs. Kincheloe, a retired schoolteacher for Clovis Unified School District, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Boice Funeral Home. Remembrances may be sent to American Heart Association, 1495 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711, or First Covenant Church, 2727 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703.
(Published June 1, 2001)
KING, JOSEPH BROWNING JR. -- Memorial services for Joseph Browning King Jr., 71, of Clovis will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Mr. King, a former machine repairman for the U.S. Navy, died Wednesday. Remembrances may be sent to Sierra Endangered Cat Haven, 38257 E. Kings Canyon Road, Dunlap, CA 93621. Arrangements are under the direction of the Creation Society of Central California.
(Published June 1, 2001)
LEWIS, GILBERT JR. -- Vigil services for Lewis Gilbert, 30, of Fresno will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Tink-ler Funeral Chapel and Crematory. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Cathedral. Mr. Lewis, a machinist for David and Sons, died Monday. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel.
(Published June 1, 2001)
MARSH, BESSIE LOUISE -- Services for Bessie Louise Marsh, 86, of Porterville will be from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at her home, 1550 W. Median Circle, Porterville. Mrs. Marsh, a tailoring instructor for Ventura College for 30 years, died Sunday. Remembrances may be sent to Bessie Marsh Memorial Fund, in care of Michelle Jett, University Medical Center, 445 S. Cedar Ave., Fresno, CA 93702. Arrangements are under the direction of the Neptune Society.
(Published June 1, 2001)
McKEE, JAKE -- Services for Jake McKee, 91, of Madera will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Jay Chapel. Mr. McKee, a construction inspector for the city of Madera, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. at the chapel. Remembrances may be sent to American Cancer Society, 425 N. Gateway, Suite C, Madera, CA 93638, or to the donor's favorite charity.
(Published June 1, 2001)
PASSLEY, IRENE -- Graveside services for Irene Passley, 86, of Riverdale will be at 10 a.m. today at Oak Grove Cemetery in Laton. Mrs. Passley, a former cook for Riverdale Joint Union School District, died Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home.
(Published June 1, 2001)
QUIROZ, RUBEN GUADALUPE -- Arrangements for Ruben Guadalupe Quiroz, 58, of Tulare are under the direction of Miller Memorial Chapel. Mr. Quiroz, a psychologist, died Thursday.
(Published June 1, 2001)
REDFERN, ELMER -- Services for Elmer Redfern, 86, of Fresno will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Northwest Church. Mr. Redfern, a truck driver for 42 years for Southern Pacific, died Tuesday. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Lisle Funeral Home.
(Published June 1, 2001)
STEARNS, THOMAS -- Memorial services for Thomas Stearns, 62, of Clovis will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Clovis District Cemetery. Mr. Stearns, a transmission supervisor for PG&E and a former mayor of Clovis, died Sunday. Remembrances may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, 55 Shaw Ave., Suite 116, Clovis, CA 93612, or to the Make a Wish Foundation, 3855 N. West Ave., Suite 11, Fresno, CA 93705.
(Published June 1, 2001)
VALENCIA, JUAN -- Vigil services for Juan Valencia, 53, of Porterville will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Myers Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Anne's Church. Mr. Valencia, an agricultural laborer, died Tuesday. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.
(Published June 1, 2001)
VAUGHN, PAUL W. -- Arrangements for Paul W. Vaughn, 44, of Fresno are under the direction of Affordable Cremation Service. Mr. Vaughn, a cashier for Guarantee Shoe Center, died Tuesday.
(Published June 1, 2001)
ANDRADE, ROBERTO GARCIA -- A rosary for Roberto Garcia Andrade, 45, of Firebaugh will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Mr. Andrade, an irrigation supervisor for Baker Farming Co., died Thursday. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements are with Funeraria La Paz in Fresno.
(Published June 2, 2001)
BRYAN, WILLIAM J. -- Memorial services for William J. Bryan, 74, of Clovis will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Southern Baptist Church. Mr. Bryan, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps before retiring after a 20-year tenure, died Thursday. Arrangements are with Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley.
(Published June 2, 2001)
BURNIAS, RUBEN C. -- Memorial services for Ruben C. Burnias, 53, of Tulare will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses. Mr. Burnias, a retired postmaster, died Thursday. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Goble-Miller Funeral Chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
COPELAND, AL -- Funeral services for Al Copeland, 79, of Tulare will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Mr. Copeland, a line foreman for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for 20 years, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
DeBENEDETTO, ISABEL MARIE -- Mass for Isabel Marie DeBenedetto, 85, of Fresno will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Mrs. DeBenedetto, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Remembrances may be sent to Valley Caregivers Resource Center, 5424 N. Palm, Suite 108, Fresno, CA 93704. Arrangements are with Whitehurst Chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
DUNN, RAYMOND -- Graveside services for Raymond Dunn, 81, of Chowchilla will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chowchilla Cemetery. Mr. Dunn, an employee of the San Joaquin Cotton Oil Division of Clayton-Anderson for 41 years, died Tuesday. Arrangements are by the Neptune Society of Fresno.
(Published June 2, 2001)
GARCIA, LUZ L. -- A rosary for Luz L. Garcia, 86, of Tulare will be recited at 6 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rita's Catholic Church. Ms. Garcia, a homemaker, died Friday. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
GILL, DANIEL WAYNE -- Memorial services for Daniel Wayne Gill, 40, of Exeter will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Exeter Church of Christ. Mr. Gill, a painting contractor, died Thursday. Remembrances may be sent to Gill Children's College Fund, Bank of the Sierra, 1103 W. Visalia Road, Exeter, CA 93221. Arrangements are with Smith Family Chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
HARRIS-PARRISH, ANGELA MARIE -- Funeral services for Angela Marie Harris-Parrish, 27, of Fresno will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Harris-Parrish, a homemaker, died May 25. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
(Published June 2, 2001)
HEGUY, PIERRE -- A rosary and Mass for Pierre Heguy, 78, of Los Banos will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Mr. Heguy, a cowboy and foreman for Erreca Cattle Co. for 35 years, died Friday. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements are by Whitehurst Funeral Chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
LEE, RANDY J. --Graveside services for Randy J. Lee, 47, of Dinuba will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Mr. Lee died May 25. Arrangements are with Dopkins Funeral Chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
McKEE, JAKE -- Funeral services for Jake McKee, 91, of Madera will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Jay Chapel. Mr. McKee, a construction inspector for the city of Madera, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Remembrances may be sent to American Cancer Society, 425 N. Gateway, Suite C, Madera, CA 93638; or to the donor's favorite charity.
(Published June 2, 2001)
PULLEN, BONNIE NADINE -- Graveside services for Bonnie Nadine Pullen, 68, of Visalia will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Visalia Cemetery. Mrs. Pullen, a teacher's aide, died Wednesday. Arrangements are by Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.
(Published June 2, 2001)
RIDDLESPRIGER-SLADE, OLEAN -- Funeral services for Olean Riddlespriger-Slade, 79, of Fresno will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Mrs. Riddlespriger-Slade, a licensed vocational nurse, died Thursday. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
SANTOS, ISABEL DOROTHY -- Private services for Isabel Dorothy Santos, 90, of Oakhurst will be under the direction of Jay Chapel. Mrs. Santos, a retired owner and operator of Mr. Gas in Madera, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today and from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
SCHWIN, JEFFREY VERNE -- Funeral services for Jeffrey Verne Schwin, 47, of Porterville will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Whitehurst Loyd Chapel. Mr. Schwin, a real estate agent and broker for Ennis Corp., died Wednesday. Remembrances may be sent to Big Brothers-Big Sisters, 2348 S. Indiana, Porterville, CA 93257.
(Published June 2, 2001)
SEARS, FRANK WAYNE -- Funeral services for Frank Wayne Sears, 60, of Corcoran will be under the direction of Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service. Mr. Sears, a carpenter, died May 21.
(Published June 2, 2001)
SESSIONS, TAYLOR KENNETH, JR. -- Funeral services for Taylor Kenneth Sessions Jr., 68, of Three Rivers will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 601 N. B St. in Exeter. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Leavitts Chapel of Flowers in Ogden, Utah. Mr. Sessions, a retired manager for Pacific Bell, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Remembrances in lieu of flowers may be sent to LDS Missionary Fund, c/o the Exeter Ward, 206 Hampton Court, Exeter, CA 93221. Arrangements are by Evans Miller Exeter Chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
STEARNS, THOMAS -- Memorial services for Thomas Stearns, 62, of Clovis will be at 11 a.m. today at Clovis Rodeo Grounds. Mr. Stearns, a transmission supervisor for Pacific Gas & Electric and a former mayor of Clovis, died Sunday. Remembrances may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, 55 Shaw Ave., Suite 116, Clovis, CA 93612; or to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 3855 N. West Ave., Suite 110, Fresno, CA 93705.
(Published June 2, 2001)
TRUJILLO, JOE R., SR. -- A rosary and Mass for Joe R. Trujillo Sr., 82, of Tulare will be said at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Mr. Trujillo, a retired farmworker, died Thursday. Arrangements are with Miller's Tulare Funeral Home.
(Published June 2, 2001)
VALADEZ, JUANA -- A rosary for Juana Valadez, 88, of Woodlake will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Memorial Chapel in Woodlake. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Mrs. Valadez, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 pm. Tuesday at the chapel.
(Published June 2, 2001)
WEAVER, RAYMOND VERNON -- Memorial services for Raymond Vernon Weaver, 82, of Bullhead City, Ariz., formerly of Dinuba, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Creighton Memorial Chapel in Kingsburg. Mr. Weaver, a retired mechanic and auto-parts salesman, died Tuesday.
(Published June 2, 2001)
XIONG, PA NHIA -- Funeral services for Pa Nhia Xiong, 17, of Fresno will be from 7 a.m. Sunday through 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cooley Community Chapel. Pa, an 11th-grade student at Sunnyside High School and the daughter of Ge Xiong and May Yia Yang Xiong, died May 11. Visitation will be at the time of the services.
(Published June 2, 2001)
