Obituaries for Wednesday, Aug. 19

BAKER — Catherine J. Baker, 95, of Clovis died Aug. 15. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Hospice of donor’s choice. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

BROWN — Sylvia Brown, 66, of Fresno died Aug. 13. She was a data entry operator for Fresno County. Memorial: 1 p.m. Aug. 21 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel.

CARAVANTES HERNANDEZ — Alejandro Caravantes Hernandez, 71, of Fowler died Aug. 14. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon Aug. 20 at St. Lucy’s Church. Rosary: Noon Aug. 20 at the church. Mass: 1 p.m. Aug. 20 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

CARPENTER — Maxine A. Carpenter, 72, of Fresno died Aug. 16. She was a retired teacher. Memorial: 1 p.m. Aug. 22 at Saint Columba Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

CHAMICHIAN — Eunice Violet Chamichian, 91, of Fresno died Aug. 13. She was a special education teacher and founder of and teacher at the Lori Ann Infant Program. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 22 at Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at First Armenian Presbyterian Church. Remembrance: Armenian Ministry Association of America, 31 W. Century Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

COWELL — Geneva May Cowell, 91, of North Fork died Aug. 13. She was a caregiver. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Fresno.

COY — Perry W. Coy Sr., 91, of Clovis died Aug. 15. He was a machinist. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

DAY — Orland E. Day, 85, of Fresno died Aug. 17. He was a truck driver. Private service. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

DUARTE — Esmeralda Guadalupe Duarte, 19, of Fresno died Aug. 13. She was a student. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 19 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church.

FOX — Marjorie Terry Fox, 73, of Elderwood died July 31. She was a teacher. Services were held. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.

FRENCH — Gene French, 92, of Fresno died Aug. 13. He was a Pacific Bell telephone installer for 33 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 22 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrances: Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 3438, Fresno, CA 93650 or Wounded Warriors, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

FUENTES — Michael Fuentes Sr., 54, of Madera died Aug. 16. He was a cement contractor. Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 21 at Valley West Christian Center. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

HENRY — Clifford Henry, 93, of Fresno died Aug. 13. He was a custodian for the U.S. Postal Service. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at King Solomon Baptist Church. Remembrance: King Solomon Baptist Church, 1111 E. Samson Ave., Fresno, CA 93706.

HUME — Cindy Emma Hume, 81, of Fresno died Aug. 13. She was a secretary for Dow Chemical. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 20 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at Belmont Memorial Park.

IVORY — Ronald Ivory, 52, of Fresno died Aug. 16. He was a chef for Hilton Hotel. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 22 at St. Rest Baptist church.

MURILLO — Jennie R. Murillo, 67, of Visalia died Aug. 12. She was a retail manager. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

O’NEAL — Beverlie O’Neal, 90, of Fresno died Aug. 8. She was an Internal Revenue Service clerk. Private service. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

ORTIZ — John Rocha Ortiz, 56, of Fresno died Aug. 11. He was a groundskeeper. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at Fresno First Baptist Church. Prayer Service: 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at the church. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at the church. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

PLASCENCIA CADENA — Jose Plascencia Cadena, 62, of Tulare died Aug. 8. He was a landscaper. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 21 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

RODRIGUEZ — Jose Juan Rodriguez, 30, of Porterville died Aug. 17. He was a health-care lead clerk. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at Myers Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 21 at St. Anne’s Church.

SOLIZ — Deloris Diane Soliz, 56, of Tulare died Aug. 8. She was a home caregiver for 10 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at New Life Harvest Church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

SOSA — Octaviano Sosa, 94, of Mendota died Aug. 17. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon Aug. 20 at Open Bible Church of Firebaugh. Service: Noon Aug. 20 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel of Dos Palos.

SOUZA — Sarmite M. Souza, 68, of Fresno died Aug. 15. She was a Valley Children’s Hospital patient representative. No services will be held. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

SPRAGUE — Robert Clayton Sprague, 69, of Porterville died Aug. 16. He was a disabled employment organization manager. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

STUCKER — Al Stucker, 85, of Springville died Aug. 17. He was an engineering operations scheduler. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

WARNER — Darlene Warner, 83, of Fresno died Aug. 14. She was a homemaker. Service: 3 p.m. Aug. 22 at Farewell Funeral Service. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 24 at Clovis Cemetery.

This story was originally published August 18, 2015 at 4:38 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Aug. 19."