Obituaries for Friday, July 10

BRAZ — Joe P. Braz, 90, of Hanford died July 1. He was a heavy equipment operator for city of Hanford. Rosary and Mass: 9:30 a.m. July 10 at St. Brigid Catholic Church. Remembrance: St. Rose-Thomas McCarthy Catholic School, 1000 N. Harris St., Hanford, CA 93230. Arrangements: Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service.

BURKS — Kirkus W. Burks Jr., 65, of Fresno died July 4. He was an owner and operator of Kirkus-Garcia Inc. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. July 10 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 11 at Family Community Church. Remembrance: Susan G. Komen Cancer Society Central Valley - The Bald and the Beautiful Team, PMB 551, 5730 N. First St., Suite 105, Fresno, CA 93710.

CEDILLO — Edward J. Cedillo, 84, of Fresno died July 7. He was a florist. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. July 16 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 16 at the chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. July 17 at The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church.

EMERSON — Delphia Verna Emerson, 99, of Porterville died July 7. She was a dry cleaning presser. Graveside: 2:30 p.m. July 13 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

EVANS — Kenneth Ray Evans, 82, of Visalia died July 6. He was a district manager of Southern California Gas Company. Memorial: 2 p.m. July 26 at The Heart of the Valley Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

GOMEZ — Joe E. Gomez, 82, of Sanger died July 3. He was a presser. Chapel Service: 10 a.m. July 14 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

HALL — Thelma Louise Hall, 96, of Porterville died July 7. She was a retail clerk. Memorial: 10 a.m. July 14 at Myers Chapel.

JIMENEZ — Miguel Perez Jimenez, 63, of Dinuba died July 6. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 13 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 14 at the funeral chapel.

POLLAN — Elbert Francis Pollan, 87, of Fresno died July 9. He was a retired welder for Exxon Mobile. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. July 13 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Private service.

SINGH — Surta Singh, 82, of Selma died July 6. He was a farmer. Service: 11 a.m. July 11 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

TEJEDA — Estrella Tonel Tejeda, 82, of Fresno died July 7. She was a retired district supervisor for the Philippine Department of Education. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 11 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 12 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 12 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. July 13 at St. Mary Queen of Apostles Catholic Church.

TRACY — Lloyd Eugene Tracy, 90, of Clovis died July 7. He was an athletic equipment manager. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

WAKEFIELD — Velma L. Wakefield, 67, of Sanger died July 7. She was a gas station owner. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

WILSON — David Eugene Wilson, 50, of Visalia died July 5. He was a construction foreman. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 10 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. No services will be held.

YANCY — Margaret Yancy, 74, of Madera died July 2. She was a retired certified nursing assistant. Memorial: 2 p.m. July 11 at Jay Chapel.

This story was originally published July 9, 2015 at 6:58 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, July 10."