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Obituaries for Tuesday, Jan. 16

ARREOLA — Felipe Lopez Arreola, 56, of Selma died Dec. 17. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 16 at Thomas Marcom Funeral Home. Graveside: 1 p.m. Jan. 16 at Selma Cemetery District. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 16 at the funeral home.

BROWN — Carolyn A. Brown, 73, of Fresno died Jan. 11. She was a State of California executive secretary for 30 years. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 17 at Boice Funeral Home Chapel in Clovis. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 18 at the funeral home. Remembrance: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 5730 N. First St. No. 105, Fresno, CA 93710.

DARROUGH — Shirley Ann Darrough, 74, of Fresno died Jan. 9. She was an in home care provider. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 17 at Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at the chapel.

DOE — James “J D” Doe, 36, of Fresno died Jan. 18, 2017. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrances: Victims of Crime, 2233 Kern St., Fresno, CA 93721 or We Are Not Invisible Foundation, 713 E. Andrews Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

LEA — Shirley Ann Lea, 83, of Fresno died Dec. 28. She was a records officer for 38 years. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 19 at St. Paul’s Catholic Newman Center. Remembrances: Father Negro Scholarship Fund c/o St. Paul Newman Catholic Center, 1572 E. Barstow Ave., Fresno, CA 93710; Doherty Jansen Dance Scholarship c/o Fresno City College Foundation, 390 W. Fir Ave. Building B, Clovis, CA 93611. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

LLAMAS LARA — Jesus Llamas Lara, 54, of Madera died Jan. 7. He was a farm laborer for 35 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 16 at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

LOW — Ruth Margaret Low, 97, of Las Vegas, formerly of Fresno, died Jan. 7. She was a retired secretary at Bethel Lutheran Church. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Clovis District Cemetery. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

MARTINEZ — Mark Martinez, 44, of Sanger died Jan. 5. He was a forest firefighter. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 18 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2590 E. North Ave.. Rosary: 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2590 E. North Ave.. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

MINNIS — Traci Lynn Minnis, 53, of Fresno died Jan. 13. She was a Fresno Bee customer service representative. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

MUNOZ — Maria Del Refugio Munoz, 75, of Firebaugh died Jan. 4. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 16 at St Joseph Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the church. Service: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel.

PESTORICH — Natalie Pestorich, 92, of Fresno died Jan. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at St. Peters Serbian Orthodox Church. Remembrance: St. Peters Serbian Orthodox Church, 3502 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93726.

PICKETT — Joseph Edgar Pickett Jr., 73, of Fresno died Jan. 9. He was an owner of Picket & Sons Construction for 35 years. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at Farewell Funeral Service Palm Bluffs. Mass: 11 a.m. Jan. 18 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

RAMIREZ — Andrew Tanner Ramirez , 21, of Fresno died Jan. 8. He was a warehouse packer . Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the funeral home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 18 at Belmont Memorial Park.

ROSS — Emma Mae Ross, 88, of Fresno died Jan. 5. She was a housekeeper. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 18 at Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at the chapel.

SWINBURN — Vivian Burnice Swinburn, 65, of Madera died Jan. 8. She was a police officer. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 17 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Funeral Service, Inc..

WEST — Tasha Lynn West, 30, of Clovis died Jan. 9. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Boice Funeral Home Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Jan. 18 at The Well Church in Fresno.

This story was originally published January 15, 2018 at 3:26 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, Jan. 16."

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