Death Notices

Obituaries for Friday, Jan. 26

BELL — Gail Carol Bell, 78, of Fresno died Jan. 21. She was a general manager for a tax return company for 15 years. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 27 at Trinity Southern Baptist Church. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

CANO CRUZ — Jose Cano Cruz, 83, of Sanger died Jan. 20. He was a recycling handler. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. Wake: 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at the funeral home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at Sanger Cemetery. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.

CASTANETO — Jules Binarao Castaneto, 63, of Fresno died Jan. 17. He was a healthcare kitchen crew worker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 1060 F St. in Reedley. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 28 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at the church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley.

DAVIDSON — Robert L. Davidson, 74, of Fresno died Jan. 21. He was a school administrator. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at the funeral home. Remembrances: Fresno Elk’s Lodge, 5351 N. Diana St., Fresno, CA 93710 or donor’s favorite veterans group.

DEAL — Mary Sue Deal, 83, of Tulare died Jan. 21. She was a caretaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

GARY — Prentiss DuBois Gary Jr., 43, of Las Vegas, formerly of Madera died Jan. 19. He was a welder. Memorial: Noon Feb. 4 at Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

GRIFFEY — Harold Dean Griffey, 84, of Fresno died Jan. 20. He was a maintenance manager for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at Mountain View Cemetery.

HALL — Barbara Lee Hall, 84, of Fresno died Jan. 17. She was a co-owner of Hall’s Furniture. Private service. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

HUNTER — Frank Douglas Hunter, 80, of Pixley died Jan. 24. He was an airplane mechanic. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

JOYA — Eva Joya, 99, of Cutler died Jan. 20. She was a fruit packer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 28 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

KLOY — Nirmaljit Singh Kloy, 59, of Fowler died Jan. 13. He was a truck driver. Service: 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at Shant Bhavan Punjabi Funeral Home.

MCDANIELS — Telitha Elizabeth McDaniels, 77, of Fresno died Jan. 8. She was a demo warehouse worker for WDS Company. Graveside: 1 p.m. Jan. 27 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MORRISON — Dianna Y. Morrison, 56, of Fresno died Jan. 16. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at the funeral home.

PONTE — Cathy Elaine Ponte, 69, of Kerman died Jan. 23. She was a vice president and executive administrative assistant for Central Valley Community Bank. Rosary: 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kerman. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 30 at the church. Remembrances: Valley Children’s Hospital, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93638 or American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

RIOJAS — Eleno Perez Riojas, 93, of Clovis died Jan. 21. He was a farm laborer. Rosary: 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Healdsburg. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at the church.

SILVA GARCIA — Javier Silva Garcia, 62, of Fresno died Jan. 19. He worked on plating on aluminum for 25 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the funeral home.

TACKETT — Willie Irene Tackett, 99, of Porterville died Jan. 21. She was a seamstress. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Myers Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 1 at the funeral home.

TIWANA — Parmjeet Kaur Tiwana, 36, of Fresno died Jan. 14. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 27 at Shant Bhavan Punjabi Funeral Home in Fowler.

TYREE — John Hayes Tyree, 83, of Porterville died Jan. 22. He was a laborer. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Porterville Funeral & Cremation Center.

WASHINGTON — Charles E. Washington II, 47, of Fresno died Jan. 18. He was a construction worker. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at AME Howard Chapel in Hanford. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

WIEST — Irene A. Wiest, 93, of Kingsburg died Jan. 16. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

This story was originally published January 25, 2018 at 3:22 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, Jan. 26."

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