Obituaries for Wednesday, Aug. 12
BELL — Shellia Mae Bell, 68, of Exeter died Aug. 8. She was a pack supervisor. Memorial: 3 p.m. Aug. 14 at Evans Miller Guinn Exeter Chapel.
BLAGG — Thomas Doyle Blagg, 92, of Fresno died Aug. 2. He was a captain in the Fresno Fire Department. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 18 at Sunnyside Country Club. Remembrances: Trinity Community Church, 12168 N. Willow Ave., Clovis, CA 93619 or Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave., 5th floor, Norwalk, CT 06851. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
CASTELLON DE ARGUETA — Ana E. Castellon de Argueta, 61, of Tulare died July 25. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. Aug. 12 at North Tulare Cemetery. Service: 9 a.m. Aug. 12 at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 494 N. Blackstone St. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.
CORREA — Robert Correa, 68, of Visalia died Aug. 5. He was an insurance agent. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at the funeral chapel.
CUETO — Jose Alejandro Cueto, 95, of Porterville died Aug. 9. He was a custodian. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Aug. 12 at Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Aug. 12 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Aug. 13 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.
DeFENDIS — Peter Patrick DeFendis, 81, of Fresno died Aug. 5. He was an activities director for Bullard High School. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.
DeSOTO — Anita “Chris” DeSoto, 65, of Porterville died Aug. 9. She was a teacher. Visitation: 5 p.m. Aug. 14 to 9 a.m. Aug. 15 at the Tule River Reservation gymnasium. Native American Ceremony: 6 p.m. Aug. 14 and 10 a.m. Aug. 15 at the reservation. Arrangements: Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd in Porterville.
FLORES SAENZ — Heilen Vanessa Flores Saenz, 16, of Fresno died Aug. 5. She was a student and the daughter of Rita Saenz and Martin Flores. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12 at residence: 344 N. Poplar Ave. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 13 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.
GOULD — James W. Gould, 97, of Clovis died Aug. 7. He was a bus driver. Graveside: 11 a.m. Aug. 13 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
GUESS — Lorees Ann Guess, 62, of Fresno died Aug. 7. She was a computer systems engineer for Fresno County. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
HURLEY — Timothy Lee Hurley, 64, of Fresno died Aug. 9. He was a carpenter. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
KEOSHIAN — John Keoshian, 86, of Clovis died July 28. He was a restaurant designer. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.
KING — Kimberley Jean King, 51, of Dunlap died Aug. 9. She was a homemaker for 27 years. Private service. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
MILLARD — Mary Elizabeth Millard, 78, of Dinuba died Aug. 8. She was a floor lady. Viewing: 1 p.m. Aug. 13 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Memorial: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 14 at Dinuba First Baptist Church.
NOLAN — Lee Robert Nolan, 84, of Sanger died Aug. 9. He was a heavy equipment operator for 10 years. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 Gettysburg Ave. in Clovis. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
ROCHA — Sarae Raeleen Rosalinda Rocha, 4, of Porterville died Aug. 9. She was the daughter of Crystal Munoz and Rogelio Rocha. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at Myers Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at the chapel.
SANCHEZ — Margarita Sanchez, 62, of Fresno died Aug. 8. She was a food service worker for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13 at Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler. Rosary: 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Graveside: 11:15 a.m. Aug. 14 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.
WALSH — Kenneth Walsh, 90, of Fresno died Aug. 8. He was an engineer for 38 years. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Aug. 15 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Aug. 15 at the funeral home.
WILLIAMS — Toshea Shelai Williams, 43, of Los Angeles, formerly of Fresno, died July 23. She was a beautician. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 13 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: Noon Aug. 14 at the chapel.
WILLIAMS — Branden John Williams, 21, of Kerman died Aug. 7. He was a tractor driver. Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 14 at Stephens & Bean Chapel.
WINSTEAD — Mary Elsie Winstead, 66, of Clovis died Aug. 6. She worked in health care management for 30 years. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at Lisle Funeral Home. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 17 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.
YAMAMOTO — Yoshiko Yamamoto, 92, of Clovis died July 31. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 30 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.
YANG — Charlie Yang, 61, of Fresno died July 17. He was a farmer. Graveside: Noon Aug. 15 at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc.
This story was originally published August 11, 2015 at 6:09 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Aug. 12."