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Obituaries for Friday, March 1

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BABCOCK -- Stanley Babcock, 91, of Fresno died Sunday. He was a retired city plumbing inspector. Private service. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

BARAJAS -- Jose Guizar Barajas, 72, of Sanger died Friday. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home. Service: 9 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church.

BIGHAM -- Joe Bigham, 76, of Fresno died Sunday. He was a retired news correspondent. Memorial: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wesley United Methodist Church. Remembrance: Wesley Foundation, 1343 E. Barstow Ave., Fresno, CA 93710. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BISHOP -- Billie Mae Bishop, 91, of Madera died Tuesday. She was a retired waitress. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Jay Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Monday at Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711.

CALLOWAY -- Helen Calloway, 81, of Auberry died Sunday. She was a retired hotel maid for various hotels and motels. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home in Fresno.

CARPENTER -- Helen M. Carpenter, 85, of Clovis died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Saturday at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Fresno Rescue Mission, 310 G Street, Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

CORTEZ -- Noemy Cortez, 15, of Porterville died Monday. She was a high school student and the daughter of Celia and Salvador Cortez. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Myers Funeral Service & Crematory Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Monday at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church.

GAUTHIER -- Frances Gauthier, 85, of Fresno died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors.

GONZALES -- Josephine Gonzales, 72, of Fresno died Saturday. She was a retired clerical worker with the Fresno County Health Department. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

KNORR -- John Roy Knorr, 94, of Fresno died Wednesday. He was a real estate appraiser for 23 years. Private service. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

NELSON -- Marion D. Nelson, 87, of Fresno died Wednesday. She was a registered nurse. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: noon Monday at the funeral home. Remembrance: Donor's favorite charity.

PHIPPS -- Esther Phipps, 97, of Fresno died Thursday. Memorial: 3 p.m. Sunday at Yost & Webb Funeral Home Chapel.

PRUNEDA -- Saturnina Pruneda, 78, of Parlier died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Wallin's Parlier Funeral Home. Wake Service: 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

SARACHO -- Socorro Saracho, 49, of Porterville died Sunday. She was an agricultural laborer. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sunday at Myers Funeral Service & Crematory Chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at St. Anne's Church.

SCOTT -- Larry Edmond Scott, 67, of Fresno died Feb. 12. He was a community service officer for the Fresno Police Department. Memorial: 11 a.m. today at The Sunset Church of Christ in Madera. Remembrance: Central Valley Cycling Charitable Association (CVCCA), P.O. Box 3611, Pinedale, CA 93650. Arrangements: Benedict-Rettey Mortuary in Morro Bay.

SERMENO-DE GARCIA -- Catalina Sermeno-de Garcia, 66, of Madera died Feb. 20. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Smith Manor Grace Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joachim's Catholic Church.

SILVA -- Maria Veronica Silva, 55, of Fresno died Tuesday. She was a residential assistant. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christian Temple. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

THOMAS -- Edgar Thomas, Jr., 75, of Porterville died Monday. He was a field worker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at Myers Funeral Service & Crematory Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Woodville Cemetery.

VAN SICKLE -- Marguerite Virginia Van Sickle, 91, of Fresno died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

VERA -- Raymond Gabriel Vera, 63, of Visalia died Tuesday. He was a construction worker. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. Rosary: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church.

VIGLIONE -- Angeline Serafine Viglione, 89, of Fresno died Monday. She worked in sales at Sears for 25 years. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Farewell Funeral Service. Remembrance: St. Agnes Hospice, 6729 N. Willow Ave., Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93710.


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