Obituaries

ABREGO -- Abel Abrego, 73, of Cutler died Dec. 31. He was a farm laborer. Rosary: 6 p.m. today, St. Mary's Church. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Mass: 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

ACIERTO -- Agrifina A. Acierto, 84, of Porterville died Thursday. She was a laborer. Rosary: 6 p.m. Thursday, Myers Chapel. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday, St. Anne's Church.

AUSTIN -- Gwendolyn Austin, 79, of Tulare died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel.

ALLEN -- James Bruce Allen, 74, of Fresno died Dec. 28. He was a water well driller. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

ALNONZO-REYES -- Regelio Alnonzo-Reyes, 44, of Farmersville, died Dec. 25. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Evans Miller Guinn Exeter Chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel.

BEATY -- Richard Lee Beaty, 45, of Tulare died Saturday. He was an auto detailer. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Miller's Tulare Funeral Home. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

CERDA -- Jesus DeLeon Cerda, 86, of Fresno died Monday. He was a farm laborer for 45 years. Rosary: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Lisle Funeral Home. Visitation: Noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mass: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sacred Heart Church.

ADAMS -- Arretta Adams, 90, of Clovis died Friday. She was an author and homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Monday, Clovis First Assembly of God. Graveside: 2 p.m. Monday, Floral Memorial Park in Selma. Arrangements: Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

AKERS -- James Aaron Akers, 74, of Fresno died Dec. 23. He was a communications technician for 30 years. Private cremation. Arrangements: Evergreen Cremation Service of California.

ALDRIDGE -- Alford Donald Aldridge, 77, of Madera died Thursday. He was a Deputy Superintendent for Kerman Unified School district for 41 years. Graveside: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Belmont Memorial Park Cemetery. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Fresno First Baptist Churc

BRISTOW -- Robert Bristow, 81, of Reedley died Friday. He was a teacher at Reedley College. Memorial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Christ Lutheran Church in Reedley. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley. Remembrances: Reedley College Financia

CABLE -- Kevin Roy Cable, 49, of Oakhurst died Wednesday. He was a cabinet maker. Services are pending. Remembrances: Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20090-6280. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California in Fres

CHRISTENSEN -- Violet M. Christensen, 99, of Fresno died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Private family services. Remembrances: Arthritis Association of Central San Joaquin Valley, 2140 San Joaquin St., Fresno, CA 93721; or to the donor's favorite chari

ANDERSON-WASHINGTON -- Eric Anderson-Washington, infant, of Armona died Saturday. He was the son of Christina Anderson and Eric Washington. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, People's Funeral Chapel in Hanford. Graveside: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Hanford Dis

ALLISON -- Nellie Allison, 98, of Selma died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Page Funeral Chapel. Services: 2 p.m. Jan. 2, Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin, N.C.

BONNAR -- Lee Bonnar, 80, of Porterville died Dec. 14. She was a teacher. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sunday, Myers Chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday, St. Anne's Church.

DABNEY -- Edward Dabney, 59, of Fresno died Tuesday. He was a retired warehouseman for Eli Lily Pharmaceutical Co. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, at the chapel.

ASKEW -- Alvin "Jerry" Gerald Askew, 72, of Chowchilla died Friday. He was a farmer. Memorial: 10 a.m. Monday, El Nido Missionary Baptist Church. Remembrances: El Nido Missionary Baptist Camp Fund, P.O. Box 149, El Nido, CA 95317. Arrangements:

ALLRED -- John Allred, 79, of Fowler died Saturday. He was a plastering contractor. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Wallin's Fowler Funeral Home. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Fowler Presbyterian Church. Remembrances: Donor's favorite charity.

ALFORD -- Helen Margaret Alford, 97, of Visalia died Saturday. Services: 10 a.m. today, First Presbyterian Church in Woodlake. In lieu of flowers: Memorial Fund of the Presbyterian Church of Woodlake, P.O. Box 627, Woodlake, CA 93286. Arrangements: Miller

Former Tulare Mayor William "Bill" Cooke died Saturday at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto. He was 79.

ALBANESE -- Aline A. Albanese, 89, of Clovis died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Private services. Remembrances: Saint Agnes Hospice, 1303 E. Herndon Ave., Fresno, CA 93720. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

BAGLEY -- Patrick D. Bagley, 42, of Visalia died Friday. He was a medical services chief executive officer. No services. Memorial visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.

BROWN -- Lucie W. Brown, 80, of Three Rivers died Tuesday. She was an executive assistant. Private services. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.