Obituaries for Wednesday, July 22
ARMENTA — Charles G. Armenta, 77, of Fresno died July 20. He was a civil engineer for Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC for 35 years. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 23 at Lisle Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 23 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. July 24 at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Madera.
BARTLETT — Diane Marie Bartlett, 86, of Coarsegold died July 18. She was a business owner. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
BIGGS — Brent Lee Biggs, 63, of Memphis, TN, formerly of Fresno, died July 1. He was a commodities broker. Services were held. Arrangements: High Point Funeral Home in Memphis, TN.
BOPP — Albert Bopp, 88, of Kerman died July 18. He was a farmer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. July 22 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 1:30 p.m. July 23 at the chapel. Remembrances: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711, or Bethany Lutheran Church, 5022 N. Madera Ave., Kerman, CA 93630.
BRITT — Brandy L. Britt, 43, of Sanger died July 19. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 22 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Graveside: 2 p.m. July 23 at Sanger Cemetery.
CAMPOS-RAYGOSA — Ramon Campos-Raygosa Sr., 75, of Farmersville died July 19. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 25 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 25 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. July 27 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Visalia.
CARMONA — Robert Ernest Carmona, 65, of Reedley died July 10. He was a welder. Mass: 10 a.m. July 22 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.
CARRELL — Luther Dale Carrell, 78, of Sanger died July 20. He was a miner. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 25 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
CHARETTE — William Michael Charette, 51, of Clovis died July 17. He was a retired parole agent. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 24 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Memorial: 4 p.m. July 25 at Sonrise Baptist Church.
DAGGS — Ronald Harold Daggs, 71, of Kerman died July 18. He was a farmer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. July 22 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. July 23 at St. John’s Cathedral. Mass: 10:30 a.m. July 23 at the church.
DAVIS — Arlena Davis, 67, of Fresno died July 11. She was a tax examiner for IRS. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 24 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 25 at the chapel.
DOYLE — Goldie Doyle, 90, of Clovis died July 16. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 1 p.m. July 24 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
ESCAMILLA — Richard Anthony Escamilla, 35, of Kerman died July 19. He was a line crew member for Sebastian Telephone Co. Visitation: 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. July 24 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. July 24 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 24 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
GUIDO — Miguel Guido, 54, of Woodlake died July 16. He was a cement worker. Service: 1 p.m. July 27 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
HARRY — Ernestine Harry, 92, of Fresno died July 12. She was a salesperson for J.C. Penney. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. July 24 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. July 25 at the chapel.
HOUSE — Willie House, 84, of Palmdale, formerly of Fresno, died July 17. He was a general contractor. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. July 22 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. July 23 at Bethesda Apostolic Church.
KILNER — Eileen Virginia Kilner, 97, of Fresno died July 19. She was a retired teacher. Private service. Remembrances: Millbrook Presbyterian Church, 3620 N. Millbrook Ave., Fresno, CA 93726 or California Retired Teachers Association-Fresno, 3930 E. Saginaw Way, Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
LETT-HENDRIX — Katherine Lett-Hendrix, 80, of Arizona, formerly of Fresno, died July 15. She was a data processor. Visitation: Noon to 5 p.m. July 23 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 24 at the chapel.
LOPES — Olivia I. Lopes, 89, of Lemoore died July 16. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. July 25 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. July 25 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 25 at the church. Remembrance: St. Peter’s Catholic Church Building Fund, 870 N. Lemoore Ave., Lemoore, CA 93245. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.
McLAUGHLIN — Donald Wayne McLaughlin, 72, of Dinuba died July 16. He was a construction foreman for PG&E. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 25 at Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.
MOORE — John Moore, 86, of Porterville died July 21. He was a farmer. Graveside: 11 a.m. July 23 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
MURPHY — Johnel Murphy, 55, of Fresno died July 20. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 25 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 27 at the chapel.
NEWSOME — Jason Leroy Newsome, 41, of Fresno died July 17. He was a web designer for California State University, Fresno. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. July 25 at Clovis Hills Community Church. Remembrance: Clovis Hills Community Church, Youth Ministries, 10590 N. Willow Ave., Clovis, CA 93619. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
ORTEGON — Aurelio Joseph Ortegon, 57, of Strathmore died July 18. He was a janitor. Mass: 9 a.m. July 23 at St. Anne’s Church in Porterville. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.
PLETT — Linda Marie Plett, 97, of San Jose, formerly of Reedley, died July 16. She was a fruit packer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.
PRADO CISNEROS — Edmundo Prado Cisneros, 81, of Fresno died July 18. He was a farm laborer for 50 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 23 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 23 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. July 24 at St. John’s Cathedral.
ROBY — Phyllis Jean Roby, 66, of Porterville died July 16. She was a phlebotomist. Private service. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
SALAS — Gilbert Salas, 84, of Porterville died July 17. He was a citrus rancher. Service: 11 a.m. July 23 at Charlie’s, 1531 N. Main St. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
SCOTT — Gerald Ernest Scott, 75, of Fresno died July 13. He was a mechanic. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
THOMAS — Janice Marie Thomas, 45, of Fresno died July 8. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. July 23 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. July 24 at the funeral chapel.
VESELY — Mike Vesely, 60, of Clovis died July 17. He was a maintenance director. Memorial: 10 a.m. July 24 at Boice Funeral Home.
WEEKS — Joan Weeks, 89, of Clovis died July 11. She was a journalist. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 25 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrances: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave. 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or The Sierra Club Commemorative/Memorials, 85 Second St. Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
YANG — Chia Yang, 68, of Fresno died July 10. She was a homemaker for many years. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. July 24 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Laotian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. July 25 at the funeral home.
ZAPATA — Willie Zapata, 63, of Fresno died July 12. He was an industrial foreman for Cal Pine Containers. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. July 23 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 23 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. July 24 at St. John’s Cathedral.
This story was originally published July 21, 2015 at 5:13 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, July 22."