Obituaries for Friday, July 3

ANDERSON — Thurman Lee Anderson, 92, of Porterville died June 29. He was a farmer. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 7 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

ARIAS LOPEZ — Joaquin Arias Lopez, 76, of Orange Cove died June 29. He was a laborer. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. July 7 at Cairns Funeral Home Chapel in Reedley. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. July 8 at St. Isidore the Farmer Church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 8 at the church.

AVILA — Russell Louis Avila, 66, of Clovis died June 27. He was a district sales manager. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. July 6 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. in Sanger. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 6 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. in Sanger. Mass: 10 a.m. July 7 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Arrangements: Sunset Funeral Services.

AVINA — Fernando Avina Sr., 63, of Sanger died June 28. He was a retired truck driver for Cherokee Trucking Inc. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 5 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Mass: 10 a.m. July 6 at St. Anthony Mary Claret Church. Service: 10 a.m. July 9 at Faith Chapel in Fresno.

BEENE — Tracey Carter Beene, 66, of Clovis died June 22. He was a general construction hod carrier for 30 years. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. July 10 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 202, Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

BLANCO — Estela Dominguez Blanco, 56, of Fresno died June 29. She was a teacher for West Park Elementary School District. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. July 6 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 6 at St. John’s Cathedral. Mass: 9 a.m. July 7 at the church.

BULBULIAN — Van Robert Bulbulian, 66, of Parlier died June 27. He was a farmer and antique dealer. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon July 6 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home in Fresno. No services will be held. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity.

CUMBIE — Kenneth Warren Cumbie, 76, of Clovis died June 28. He was a construction project manager. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

DIAZ — Daniel A. Diaz, 89, of Porterville died June 28. He was an agricultural laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 5 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 5 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. July 6 at St. Anne’s Church.

FILLMORE — Donald Clark Fillmore, 78, of Reedley died June 27. He was a retired history teacher for Reedley High School. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. July 11 at Dinuba First Baptist Church. Remembrances: Dinuba Baptist Church, 600 E. Nebraska Ave., Dinuba, CA 93618; Nancy Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711; Gideon’s International, 5029 E. Nevada Ave., Fresno, CA 93727, www.gideons.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

GASPAR — Honofre Gaspar, 62, of Orosi died June 27. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 5 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cutler. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 5 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 6 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

HENDERSON — Clifford J. Henderson, 76, of Dos Palos died June 27. He was a sanitation engineer. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 10 at Whitehurst Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 2 p.m. July 13 at Dos Palos Cemetery District. Service: 11 a.m. July 11 at The Rock Church of Dos Palos.

LEWIS — Norman Robert Lewis, 63, of Fresno died June 7. He was a Swisher International sales manager. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MILLWEE — Floy Mae Millwee, 87, of Porterville died June 28. She was a cook. Visitation: Noon to 1 p.m. July 8 at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 2 p.m. July 8 at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

RIVAS — Alfonso Vera Rivas, 59, of Seville died June 30. He was a farm laborer. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 7 at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

ROBERTS — Louise Mae Roberts, 95, of Fresno died June 28. She was a retired bookkeeper. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 6 at First Congregational Church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

SARKISIAN — Billie Sue Sarkisian, 81, of Fresno died June 30. She was a tax preparer. Service: 1:30 p.m. July 6 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrance: Golden Living Center Country View, 925 N. Cornelia Ave., Fresno, CA 93706.

SCHELIR — Sharon Jayne Schelir, 65, of Fresno died June 29. She was a real estate broker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SCHMAUS — Alois Martin Schmaus, 74, of Reedley died June 30. He was a truck driver. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

This story was originally published July 2, 2015 at 6:08 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, July 3."