Death Notices

Obituaries for Monday, April 17

CERVANTES — Yolanda Cervantes, 69, of Porterville died April 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. April 20 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 20 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. April 21 at St. Anne’s Church.

LEON — Jesse Manuel Leon Jr., 27, of Sanger died April 12. He was a general laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. April 19 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. April 20 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.

PUCKETT — James E. Puckett, 86, of Fresno died April 5. He was a heavy equipment operator. Graveside: 2 p.m. April 21 at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Memorial: 2:30 p.m. April. 21 at Dinuba First Baptist Church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

RODRIGUEZ — Armando O. Rodriguez, 87, of Clovis died April 5. He was a Fresno Superior Court judge. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. April 19 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. April 19 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. April 20 at the church. Remembrances: Arte Americas, 1630 Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93721; Betty Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Central Valley Community Foundation, 5260 N. Palm Ave., Suite 122, Fresno, CA 93704; donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

TURNEY — Richard William Turney Jr., 48, of Fresno died April 9. He was a contractor. Memorial: 10 a.m. April 19 at Peoples Church, GL Johnson Chapel. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

This story was originally published April 16, 2017 at 3:06 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Monday, April 17."

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