Obituaries for Tuesday, Dec. 5

ALFORD — Norma Ann Alford, 72, of Fresno died Dec. 30. She was a telecommunications operator for AT&T. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at the funeral home.

BLAYLOCK — Patricia Ann Blaylock, 73, of Springville died Nov. 28. She was a real estate developer. Services to be held. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

DOOLITTLE — Morse Doolittle, 73, of Fresno died Nov. 29. He was a grocery salesman for 50 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

ENSSLIN — Ted Ensslin, 90, of Porterville died Nov. 30. He was an insurance broker. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 11 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 837 E. Morton Ave. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

FERNANDEZ — Esther Fernandez, 65, of Fresno died Nov. 29. She was a retired school teacher after 38 years. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Lisle Funeral Home. Mass: 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at St. Agnes Mission Church in Pinedale.

LAWSON — Lorraine Evelyn Lawson, 87, of Fresno died Dec. 4. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 9 a.m. Dec. 8 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Golden Living Center, 3408 E. Shields Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

MARTIN — Deborah J. Martin, 62, of Visalia died Nov. 28. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at Hadley Marcom Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 1 p.m. Dec. 5 at Three Rivers Cemetery.

MATLEY — Richard Z. Matley, 66, of Clovis died Nov. 24. He was a warehouseman. Services were held. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

MAXWELL — Sue Maxwell, 85, of Porterville died Nov. 29. She was a psychiatric technician. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

MEDINA — Betty Medina, 76, of Fresno died Nov. 28. She was a bookkeeper. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at Washington Colony Cemetery. Arrangements: All Faiths Funeral Home in Fowler.

NICKERSON — Dorothy E. Nickerson, 90, of Dinuba died Nov. 30. She was a beautician. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 8 at Smith Mountain Cemetery.

O’NEAL — Michael O’Neal, 74, of Reedley died Nov. 26. He was an ag mechanic. Services to be held. Remembrance: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.

PITCHFORD — Thomas O. Pitchford, 90, of Dinuba died Dec. 2. He was an auto supply sales representative. Services to be held. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

POULTER — Brian Keith Poulter, 54, of Fresno died Dec. 1. He was a construction worker for four years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

RICHMOND — Jonthan L. Richmond, 54, of Madera died Nov. 29. He was a mechanic. Services to be held. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

ROBINSON — Jimmy Samuel Robinson Sr., 82, of Sanger died Nov. 30. He was a minister. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 8 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 8 at the funeral home.

SINGH — Joginder Singh, 94, of Orosi died Nov. 30. He was a farmer. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at Shant Bhavan Punjabi Funeral Home in Fowler.

URRUTIA — Alice Urrutia, 92, of Fresno died Nov. 30. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Private service. Remembrance: Graysful Living Home Care, 1552 E. Muncie Ave., Fresno, CA 93720.

VEGA — Leonard Alfred Vega, 67, of Cutler died Nov. 5. He was a forklift driver. Services were held. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

WARKENTIN — Anna Warkentin, 89, of Fresno died Dec. 2. She was a retired parts lead person for Buckner Sprinkler. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

This story was originally published December 4, 2017 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, Dec. 5."