Obituaries for Tuesday, Jan. 6
ALONSO — Maria De La Luz Alonso, 74, of Porterville died Feb. 3. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 p.m. Feb. 15 to 6 a.m. Feb. 16 at the Alonso residence: 203 E. Lincoln St. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at the residence. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 16 at St. Anne’s Church. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
ARNOLD — Robert David Arnold, 71, of Kingsburg died Feb. 2. He was a pro shop salesman for the Kings River Golf and Country Club. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.
BETTI — James Earl Betti, 73, of Fresno died Feb. 1. He was a salesman for Angelica Linen. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
BUTTS — Leola Mae Butts, 89, of Tulare died Jan. 30. She was a nurse for 30 years. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at the funeral home.
CARR — Ruth Eileen Carr, 87, of Hanford died Jan. 26. She was a social services adviser. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 17 at People’s Funeral Chapel.
COLEY — Calvin Joe Coley, 79, of Fresno died Feb. 3. He was a retired owner of EZ Haul Ready Mix Inc. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at The Falls Event Center. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
DIAZ — Rosa Diaz, 89, of Fresno died Jan. 17. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 8 at St Alponsus Church.
HAMMACK GARCIA — Dara Joan Hammack Garcia, 55, of Fresno died Jan. 29. She was a receptionist. Memorial: 9 a.m. Feb. 9 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at the funeral home.
HUTTON — Wanda M. Hutton, 88, of Kingsburg died Feb. 2. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 12 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.
IMHOFF — Charlotte Virginia Imhoff, 93, of Fresno died Jan. 30. She was an owner of an insurance agency for 30 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 8 at The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church. Remembrances: Poverello House, 412 F St., Fresno, CA 93706 or Fresno Rescue Mission, 310 G St., Fresno, CA 93706.
KIESPERT — Clyde Haskell Kiespert, 83, of Fresno died Jan. 31. He was a clerk for Santa Fe Railroad. Graveside: 2:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
LEYBA — Charlotte P. Leyba, 89, of Porterville died Feb. 1. She was a certified nurse’s assistant. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 13 at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
MEMMOTT — Ray Albert Memmott, 87, of Fresno died Jan. 30. He was a machinist. Memorial: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at residence: 1534 E. Roberts Ave. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Care.
MIGUEL — Fred Frank Miguel Jr., 75, of Auberry died Jan. 31. He was a retired postal worker. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 10 at Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall, 31421 Lodge Road. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
RAMOS CONTRERAS — Christopher Ramos Contreras, 2, of Cutler died Feb. 1. He was the son of Angelica Contreras and Luis Ramos. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the church. Mass: 1 p.m. Feb. 9 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.
REVELES — Maria J. Reveles, 85, of Exeter died Jan. 31. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Evans Miller Guinn Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 9 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
SALAZAR — Alfredo R. Salazar, 83, of Exeter died Feb. 2. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at Evans Miller Guinn Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 8 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
SANCHEZ — Jose P. Hernandez Sanchez, 81, of Firebaugh died Jan. 31. He was a farm laborer for 30 years. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 7 at Smith Manor Grace Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 8 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Graveside: Noon Feb. 8 at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Fresno.
SANDOVAL — Chris Sandoval, 93, of Strathmore died Feb. 1. He was an agricultural laborer for 40 years. Visitation: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Sacred Heart Church in Lindsay. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at the church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.
SINGH — Karnail Singh, 89, of Kerman died Jan. 29. He was a farmer. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 7 at Shant Bhavan Punjabi Funeral Home in Fowler.
SISEMORE — James Alvin Sisemore Jr., 73, of Sanger died Feb. 1. He was a warehouse supervisor. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 7 at Sanger Cemetery.
SOLEM — John Joseph Solem, 80, of Clovis died Feb. 1. He was a retired used car manager for Dan Day Pontiac and Fresno Lincoln Mercury. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 8 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
STEWART — Darrell Stewart, 68, of Fresno died Jan. 25. He was a carpenter. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.
SUTHER — Shirley F. Suther, 82, of Clovis died Feb. 1. She was a teacher. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.
TRUJILLO — Steve Garcia Trujillo, 62, of Parlier died Jan. 31. He was a field worker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 9 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.
This story was originally published February 5, 2018 at 3:30 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, Jan. 6."