Obituaries for Sunday, July 23

ANDREWS — Bert Leon Andrews, 75, of Fresno died July 7. He was a high school English teacher. Vigil: 6 p.m. July 31 at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center. Memorial: 10 a.m. Aug. 1 at the church. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

ANGLE — Betty Lou Angle, 85, of Clovis died June 11. She was a service industry secretary. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

ARGAIN — Pete Argain, 97, of Fresno died July 18. He was a retired owner and operator of Argain Auto Supply for 30 years. Private service. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BALL — Donnie Dell Ball, 86, of Laton died July 14. She was a homemaker for 66 years. Graveside: 9 a.m. July 27 at Floral Memorial Park in Selma. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

BEST — James Robert Best, 85, of Dinuba died July 17. He was self-employed. No services will be held. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

CANTON — Patricia Ellen Canton, 72, of Fresno died July 10. She was a retired elementary school teacher for Fresno Unified School District for 30 years. Rosary: 10 a.m. July 25 at St. John’s Cathedral. Mass: 10:30 a.m. July 25 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

CLARK — Bernard Stephen Clark, 85, of Fresno died July 17. He was a steel rule die maker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

CONTE — Jacqueline L. Conte, 76, of Coarsegold died July 9. She was a homemaker. Graveside: Noon July 28 at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Arrangements: Whitehurst Sullivan Burns and Blair Funeral Home.

COONCE — Marlene Coonce, 73, of Fresno died July 19. She was a retired data entry clerk for the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office for 20 years. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. July 25 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

DAVIS — Travon Davis, 10, of Fresno died July 7. He was a student and the son of Shetia Davis. Memorial: 10 a.m. July 28 at Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc.

GILSTRAP — Clemmie Jean Gilstrap, 91, of Fresno died July 16. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at Lisle Funeral Home. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at the funeral home.

HAAG — Helen S. Haag, 84, of Fresno died Aug. 2. She was a retired secretary. Memorial: 1 p.m. July 28 at Neptune Society of Central California.

HAUGH — Bonna Mae Haugh, 75, of Fresno died July 12. She was an accountant. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. July 30 at the Haugh residence. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

HINOJOSA — Oscar Hinojosa, 54, of Reedley died July 15. He was a maintenance mechanic. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. July 28 at First Baptist Church in Orosi. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

JACOBIE — Gerald Douglas Jacobie, 70, of Clovis died July 17. He was a buyer for Pactiv, a packing product manufacturing company. Private service. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

KREFT — Jean Mary Kreft, 91, of Fresno died July 19. She was a pharmacist. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 27 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

MAHAFFEY — Harldine Mahaffey, 80, of Fresno died July 17. She was a housekeeping manager. Private service. Remembrance: Animal Rescue of Fresno, 4545 E. Dakota Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

NELSON — Warren Arthur Nelson, 90, of Fresno died July 17. He was a retired Air Force chaplain. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5 at Hope Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

NORMAN — Evelyn Lillian Norman, 97, of Fresno died July 18. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 26 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Graveside: 2 p.m. July 26 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrances: St. Agnes Hospice, 6729 N. Willow Ave., Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93710 or Aseracare Hospice Fresno Foundation, 650 W. Alluvial Ave., Fresno, CA 93711.

OCHELTREE — Jerold L. Ocheltree, 87, of Ahwahnee died July 14. He was a retired farmer. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at Stephens and Bean Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 5 at the funeral home. Remembrances: Fresno Rescue Mission, 310 G St., Fresno, CA 93706 or Tree of Life Cafe & Bakery, 2139 Kern St., Fresno, CA 93721.

OKAZAKI — Beth Kimiyo Okazaki, 69, of Selma died July 18. She was an owner of a surfboard company. Memorial: 1:30 p.m. July 29 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

PEASE — Lois Pease, 87, of Caruthers died July 20. She was a homemaker for 71 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 25 at Washington Colony Cemetery District. Remembrance: Nancy Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

PIARULLI — Marguerite Hale Piarulli, 94, of Fresno died July 18. She was a Drug Fair pharmacy office clerk. Private service. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

SANTORI — Robert Lee Santori, 79, of Fresno died July 17. He was a retired retail clerk. Services pending. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SMETHERS — John David Smethers, 62, of Fresno died June 26. He was a security officer. Private service. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

THORNE — Mary Vernon Stokes Thorne, 99, of Fresno died July 13. She was a retired foster mother for the Riverside County Department of Child Services for 15 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TIMMONS — Betty Lee Timmons, 90, of Clovis died July 18. She was a bottler for Roma Winery. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 29 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

UYEOKA — Aiko Uyeoka, 97, of Sacramento, formerly of Fresno, died July 10. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 19 at United Japanese Christian Church. Arrangements: LIsle Funeral Home.

VELASQUEZ — Jose de Jesus Pichardo Velasquez, 68, of Fresno died July 18. He was a retired landscaper for Manchester Center. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. July 25 at St. Jude’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 25 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 26 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

WITTEN — Mike Witten, 69, of Dinuba died July 15. He was an electrical engineer. Celebration of Life: 6 p.m. July 24 at Living Word Fellowship. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

ZION-BROWN — Marian Ruth Zion-Brown, 86, of Meadow Vista, formerly of Fresno, died July 19. She was an administrative assistant. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 25 at Boice Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: 11:30 a.m. July 26 at First Baptist Church of Clovis.

ZSIBA — Mary Alice Zsiba, 81, of Fresno died July 17. She was a home caregiver. Private service. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

This story was originally published July 22, 2017 at 3:31 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, July 23."