Obituaries for Wednesday, July 8

ASHER — Gwenda Fay Asher, 69, of Fresno died June 30. She was a retail grocery cashier/clerk for 20 years. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. July 12 and 10 a.m. to noon July 13 at Boice Funeral Home in Clovis. Service: 1 p.m. July 13 at the funeral home.

BECK — Robert Allen Beck, 78, of Tulare died July 4. He was a city of Tulare police officer for 10 years. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. July 11 at Tulare First Baptist Church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

BETTENCOURT — Catherine Marie Bettencourt, 67, of Shaver Lake died June 24. She was a teacher. Mass: 11 a.m. July 11 at Nazareth House of Fresno. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

BRAAKSMA — Marjorie Strassburg Braaksma, 84, of Chowchilla died July 5. She was a farm owner. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. July 9 at Jay Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 10 at the chapel.

BUTTRAM — Drewie Claland Buttram, 94, of Fresno died July 3. He was a retired maintenance repairman at a cottonseed processing plant. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 9 at Palm Memorial Worden Chapel in Chowchilla. Service: 10 a.m. July 10 at the chapel.

CALDERON — Andrew Jesus Calderon Jr., 57, of Fresno died June 26. He was a laborer. Visitation: 4 to 6:30 p.m. July 8 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. July 8 at the chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. July 9 at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

CARTWRIGHT — Dawsey Ray Cartwright, 77, of Selma died July 4. He was a mechanic for Del Monte. Memorial: 9:30 a.m. July 11 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

EREMAN — Hubert Ereman, 75, of Sanger died June 30. He was a mason. Service: 5 p.m. July 12 at United Methodist Church in Los Banos. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 301 W. 18th St., Merced, CA 95340. Arrangements: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel in Los Banos.

FLORES-SANTAMARIA — David Jayden Flores-Santamaria, 13, of Fresno died June 27. He was a student at Heaton Elementary School and the son of Gloria Flores and Manuel Santamaria. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. July 8 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Mass: 9 a.m. July 9 at Sacred Heart Church.

FORD — Patricia June Ford, 86, of Fresno died July 2. She was a teacher. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

GARRETT — William Rodney Garrett, 34, of Fresno died July 3. He was an operating engineer heavy-equipment operator. Visitation: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 8 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 9 at Truth Tabernacle.

GREEN — Josephine Green, 81, of Lemoore died July 3. She was a floor clerk at the Palace. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 9 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Mass: 12:30 p.m. July 10 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Remembrance: St. Peter’s Catholic Church Building Fund, 870 N. Lemoore Ave., Lemoore, CA 93245.

GRIFFEN — Barbara “Griff” Griffen, 74, of Fresno died July 5. She was a banker. Services pending. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

HAMILTON — Gail West Hamilton, 60, of Lemoore died June 28. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 9 at Grangeville Cemetery in Armona. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

HANCE — Elaine Rae Hance, 78, of Fresno died July 2. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10 a.m. July 9 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

HERRICK — Bob Herrick, 92, of Madera died July 5. He was a retired assistant superintendent of Madera Unified School District. Graveside: 11 a.m. July 9 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

HOPKINS — Ellen May Hopkins, 86, of Merced died July 3. She was a bookkeeper. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. July 10 at Caruthers Church of the Nazarene. Service: 11 a.m. July 10 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.

JACOBIE — Lana Wright Jacobie, 64, of Fresno died June 30. She was a special education teacher’s aide for Fresno Unified School District. Service: 10 a.m. July 11 at Northside Church in Clovis. Arrangements: Kern River Family Mortuary in Bakersfield.

MAGGARD — David Michael Maggard Sr., 49, of Fresno died July 3. He was the owner and operator of Big Dave’s Billiards. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. July 11 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

MASON — Sherry Lynn Mason, 66, of Fresno died June 27. She was a bookkeeper for Valley Medical Center. Memorial: 2 p.m. July 10 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel.

MELGOZA — Ana Maria “Anita” Melgoza, 69, of Pinedale died July 6. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. July 9 at Lifepointe Worship Center. Service: 6 p.m. July 9 at the church. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 10 at Mt. View Cemetery. Arrangements: Abbey Funeraria.

MONTOYA — Candido Montoya Jr., 64, of Fresno died July 4. He was a musician. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. July 9 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Service: 4 p.m. July 10 at the funeral chapel.

OCHOA — Juan Manuel Ochoa, 37, of Parlier died July 2. He was a forklift operator. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. July 12 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 12 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. July 13 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

ORNELAS — Juanita Nunez Ornelas, 89, of Mendota died July 4. She was a homemaker for 73 years. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. July 13 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 13 at the church. Mass: 11:30 a.m. July 14 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

OWEN — Bill Owen, 69, of Fresno died July 5. He was a self-employed maintenance man. Private service. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

PALACIOS SILVA — Noel Palacios Silva, 66, of Parlier died June 18. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 8 at Reade and Sons Chapel. No services will be held.

PARKER — Joyce Faye Parker, 75, of Fresno died June 22. She was an executive assistant to the president of Fresno State. Memorial: 1 p.m. July 11 at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Jefferson, Texas.

PEREZ HERNANDEZ — Jose Perez Hernandez, 62, of Reedley died June 25. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 9 at St. Anthony’s of Padua, 1060 F St. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 9 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

PETERSON — Bonnie L. Peterson, 82, of Auberry died July 6. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 13 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 14 at Tollhouse Cemetery. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite B-6, Fresno, CA 93711.

QUAID — Justin Ray Quaid, 27, of Clovis died June 27. He was a California Conservation Corps laborer. Private service. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

RODRIGUEZ — James Andrew Rodriguez, 18, of Selma died July 4. He was a student at Selma High. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. July 9 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 9 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. July 10 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

RUDOLPH — Kristy Lynn Rudolph, 55, of Exeter died July 5. She was a tax collector. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. July 8 at Smith Family Chapel. Service: 9 a.m. July 9 at Faith Tabernacle Church. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 110 W. Main St., Suite C, Visalia, CA 93291.

STAFFORD — Herschel Cedric Stafford, 90, of Terra Bella died July 6. He was an electrician. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. July 10 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Service: 10 a.m. July 10 at the chapel.

STEVENS — Donald George Stevens, 82, of Sanger died July 5. He was a janitor. No services will be held. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

STROMBECK — Patrick Lee Strombeck, 74, of Fresno died July 4. He was a janitor. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

STUART — Mark Drayton Stuart, 63, of Porterville died June 12. He was a painting contractor. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 11 at Holiday Inn in Porterville. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

THOMAS — Versa L. Thomas, 80, of Fresno died July 4. She was a cook for a day care center for nine years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 13 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. July 14 at the funeral home. Remembrance: Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California, P.O. Box 3438, Fresno, CA 93650.

TRIPP — Patricia Ann Tripp, 69, of Fresno died July 4. She was a retired baker for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 4 to 4:30 p.m. July 11 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1149 E. Alluvial Ave. Service: 4:30 p.m. July 11 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

WYATT — Bobby E. Wyatt, 82, of Reedley died June 14. He was a painter. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 13 at Christ Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

This story was originally published July 7, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, July 8."