Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 27
BUTLER — Reginald Lee Butler, 38, of Fresno died Aug. 15. He was a car washer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Edward A. Cooper Cremation Society Inc.
CAGLIA — Debra Michelle Caglia, 61, of Fresno died Aug. 13. She was a floral designer. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 7 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Remembrance: Sierra Searchers #1305, 1024 S. Sunnyside Ave., Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.
CAVELLA — Ronald Eugene Cavella, 82, of Fresno died Aug. 18. He was a civil engineer for 60 years. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 27 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 11 a.m. Aug. 28 at the funeral home. Service: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 28 at the funeral home.
CHAN — Kathy C. Chan, 46, of Fresno died Aug. 21. She was a homemaker for 24 years. Christian Cambodian Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 28 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
CLARK — Debbie Denise Clark, 60, of Fresno died Aug. 19. She was a food preparer. Private service. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.
CLARK — Opal Mae Clark, 84, of Madera died Aug. 21. She was a retired food service worker for Madera Unified School District. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 1 at Jay Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Sept. 1 at the funeral home.
CLIFF — Sandra Farris Cliff, 52, of Clovis died Aug. 21. She was a teacher at Edison Computech and Bullard High for 25 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 31 at North Park Church. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.
COOK — Jazmine C. Cook, 28, of Fresno died Aug. 18. She was a file clerk for the Treasury Department. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 31 at Celebration Church.
COOPER — Saphire Diane Cooper, 21, of Auberry died Aug. 20. She was a waitress. Memorial: 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at Clovis Pentecostal Church of God. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.
HARRIS — Martha Lucille Harris, 96, of Fresno died Aug. 22. She was a prep cook. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Service: 2 p.m. Aug. 29 at Calvary Fellowship Church in Sanger.
HERNANDEZ — Estevan “Beatle” Hernandez, 63, of Fresno died Aug. 19. He was a retired business owner for 30 years. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 28 at The Fresno Citadel, 1914 Fulton St. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 29 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
HERNANDEZ — Dionicia Hernandez, 71, of Caruthers died Aug. 7. She was a care provider. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 29 at St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church.
HUGHES — Priscilla Ann Hughes, 94, of Madera died Aug. 22. She was an Avon sales representative for 45 years. Services to be held at a later date. Remembrances: Madera Chapter of the Eastern Star, 123 S. B St., Madera, CA 93638 or The American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.
LANGWELL — Mava Jo Langwell, 74, of North Fork died Aug. 18. She was a retired postal employee. Services to be held at a later date. Remembrance: Optimal Hospice Care, 6780 N. West Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711, www.optimalhospicefoundation.com. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.
LENHOF — Mathias Dennis Lenhof, 61, of Fresno died Aug. 22. He was a motorcycle mechanic. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. Sept. 1 at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.
MARTIN — Billy Joe Martin, 76, of Sanger died Aug. 24. He was a retired plant supervisor. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
MARTIN — Lee Mack Martin Jr., 60, of Fresno died Aug. 11. He was a driver. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Sept. 7 at the funeral home.
MORENO — Manuel Cruz Moreno, 96, of Kingsburg died Aug. 22. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 30 at the church.
NIELSEN — Muriel Sue Nielsen, 80, of Kingsburg died Aug. 23. She was a teacher. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 1 at Visalia Public Cemetery District. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.
NOBLE — Virginia Gayle Noble, 79, of Fresno died Aug. 24. She was a secretary. No services will be held. Arrangements: Edward A. Cooper Cremation Society Inc.
PUTNAM — Brian Seth Putnam, 41, of Fresno died Aug. 6. Graveside: 2:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
SOTO — Jesus Carmona Soto, 98, of Malaga died Aug. 24. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Christ the King. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 31 at the church. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.
TENISON — Patricia Marie Tenison, 61, of Fresno died Aug. 23. She was a medical administrator. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 30 at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center. Graveside: 11 a.m. Aug. 31 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Edward A. Cooper Cremation Society Inc.
TORRES-CRAIG — Lupe Torres-Craig, 63, of Fresno died July 26. She was a registered nurse. Memorial Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 9 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Remembrance: Poverello House, 412 F St., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
VANOYAN — Garabet “Charlie” Vanoyan, 78, of Fresno died Aug. 22. He was the retired owner of Charlie’s Plumbing. Service: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 29 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
VINES — Dorothy Blanche Vines, 84, of Riverdale died Aug. 22. She was a homemaker for 66 years. Private service. Remembrance: The Alzheimer’s Association, alz.org. Arrangements: People’s Funeral Chapel in Hanford.
WOODALL — Charles Donald Woodall, 78, of Clovis died Aug. 21. He was a plumber. Visitation: Noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 28 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 29 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.
WRIGHT — Almeta Wright, 101, of Fresno died Aug. 22. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Aug. 30 at Mt. View Cemetery.
This story was originally published August 26, 2017 at 3:28 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 27."