Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 2

AGUIRRE — Maria Dolores Aguirre, 69, of Fresno died July 30. She was a file clerk for 30 years. Visitation: 8 to 9:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at St. John’s Cathedral. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at the church.

ANDREE — Jim Roy Andree, 79, of Fresno died July 27. He was a retired master sergeant for the 144th Fighter Wing at the Fresno Air National Guard. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 6 at Fresno Christian Reform Church. Remembrance: Fresno Christian Reform Church, 1639 W. Shields Ave., Fresno, CA 93705. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

CONTRERAS — Francisco “Frankie” Contreras Sr., 51, of Fresno died July 29. He was a paver for Asphalt Design. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6 at Salvation Army Citadel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 7 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

COWAN — James Richard Cowan, 67, of Friant died July 23. He was a truck driver for 37 years. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 15 at The Little Church in the Pines in Bass Lake. Remembrance: The Little Church in the Pines, P.O. Box 110, Bass Lake, CA 93604. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

DAVIS — Susie Leona Davis, 101, of Fresno died July 18. She was a homemaker for 75 years. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 8 at Church of God of Prophecy in Clovis. Remembrances: Church of God of Prophecy, 201 Woodworth Ave., Clovis, CA 93612 or Manning Gardens, 2113 E. Manning Ave., Fresno, CA 93725. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

DILL — Tony Dill, 75, of Coalinga died July 28. He was a heavy equipment owner. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 15 at St Paul’s Catholic Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

GIOVANNONI — Rose Mary Giovannoni, 101, of Fresno died July 30. She was a homemaker. Services pending. Remembrance: John Saccheri Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o San Joaquin Memorial High School, 1406 N. Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93703. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

GONG — Gui An Gong, 90, of New York, formerly of Madera, died July 29. He was a food-manufacturer packaging worker. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 9 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Aug. 10 at the chapel.

HERNANDEZ — Margarita Hernandez, 85, of Madera died July 26. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Aug. 5 at St. Joachim Catholic Church.

LIPE — Lois Lipe, 95, of Coalinga died July 22. She was a cook for West Hills College for 20 years in Coalinga. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. Aug. 7 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Remembrance: Senior Citizen Center, 220 E. Forest Ave., Coalinga, CA 93210. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Coalinga Chapel.

LLOYD — Robert Lloyd, 82, of Hanford died July 25. He was an aircraft mechanic. Memorial: 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at residence: 11564 Dawn Lane in Hanford. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Home.

LOPEZ — Vera V. Lopez, 91, of Sanger died July 24. She was an owner. Visitation: 9:30 to 10 a.m. Aug. 7 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 7 at the funeral home.

LUKER — Donald E. Luker, 85, of Kingsburg died July 30. He was a postal employee. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 5 at Kingsburg Cemetery. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

McCOY — Ada McCoy, 84, of Fresno died July 22. She was a caregiver. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at the chapel.

MEYERS — Imogene Faye Meyers, 79, of Hanford died July 22. She was a supervisor at a processing plant. Memorial: 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at Nazarene Church in Laton. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MORENO — Gabriel C. Moreno, 73, of Sanger died July 26. He was self-employed. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. No services will be held.

MORSE — Gretchen Lucille Morse, 82, of Fresno died July 24. She was a homemaker. Private service. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

NIKSARIAN — Annabel D. Niksarian, 90, of Fresno died July 16. She was a secretary for various charitable organizations. Private service. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

PEREZ — Manuel Figueroa Perez, 89, of Dinuba died July 30. He was a rancher. Visitation: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

PHETCHUMPORN — Syfong Phetchumporn, 54, of Fresno died July 29. She was a homemaker for 35 years. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 5 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Laotian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at the funeral home.

RAMOS — Douglas John Ramos, 56, of Fresno died July 28. He was a transportation specialist for the Army. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 7 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

RICHARDSON — Robert Darrell Richardson, 54, of Corcoran died July 25. He was a meat cutter. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at the chapel.

SCOTT — Jack Preston Scott, 93, of Clovis died July 25. He was a retired truck driver for Universal Studios. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

SOTO — Sallie J. Soto, 97, of Kingsburg died July 24. She was a line worker for Del Monte Cannery. Visitation: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 7 at the church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

SPIVEY — Sandra Gail Spivey, 61, of Clovis died July 27. She was a bookkeeper. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 3 at the funeral chapel.

STROUD — Phillip Lee Stroud, 68, of Clovis died July 24. He was an upholsterer. Memorial: 10 a.m. Aug. 6 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

SUMNER — Jackie “Jack” Sumner, 68, of Fresno died July 28. He owned Ron and Larry’s club for many years. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside: Noon Aug. 4 at Belmont Memorial Park.

VANCE — Nancy Sue Vance, 65, of Fresno died July 27. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 9 a.m. Aug. 3 at Clovis Cemetery. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 3 at Valley Christian Center. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

VANDERBURGH — Mildred Joan Vanderburgh, 75, of North Fork died July 15. She was a cook for 40 years. Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. Aug. 16 at North Fork Town Hall. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

This story was originally published August 1, 2015 at 1:49 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 2."