Obituaries for Thursday, Sept. 24

ARTENIAN — Florence Artenian, 92, of Fresno died Sept. 21. She was a retired professional musician for the Fresno Philharmonic. Service: 1 p.m. Monday at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrance: California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

BONAPARTE — Donna Sosa Bonaparte, 56, of Firebaugh died Sept. 17. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. Thursdayat the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Fridayat the church. Arrangements: Fierro Family Funeral Home in Dos Palos.

CARROLL — Gail Carroll, 77, of Fresno died Sept. 17. She was the owner of a housekeeping service for 35 years. Memorial: 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Carroll residence. Remembrance: Central California SPCA, 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

CHILDERS — James Levi Childers, 73, of Tulare died Sept. 20. He was a computer technician. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

COHEN — Kenneth Cohen, 70, of Tulare died Sept. 18. He was a welder. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

CRISSWELL — David Marion Crisswell, 49, of Exeter died Sept. 17. He was a painting contractor. Memorial: 6 p.m. Friday at Church of God. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.

DEGRATE — Mardia Faye DeGrate, 61, of Fresno died Sept. 19. She was a cashier. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at the chapel.

DICKEY — Edna Delores Dickey, 87, of Porterville died Sept. 20. She was an electronics laborer. Graveside: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Bakersfield. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

EUBANKS — Phyllis Jacqueline Eubanks, 72, of Visalia died Sept. 17. She was a bookkeeper. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

GARZA — Isauro Garza, 47, of Avenal died Sept. 21. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Valley Mortuary. Rosary: 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mass: 2 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

GOMEZ — Agapito Sandoval Gomez, 71, of Fresno died Sept. 17. He was an operations manager. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Thursday at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

GRIGSBY — Jeri Lynn Grigsby, 56, of Clovis died Sept. 12. She was a retail office manager. Memorial: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kneeland residence, 4433 E. Copper Ave. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

MCLEMORE — Daniel McLemore, 65, of Fresno died Sept. 19. He was a professional driver. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

PARKER — Richard C. Parker, 87, of Exeter died Sept. 22. He was a school administrator. Memorial: 2 p.m. Saturday at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.

PEREZ MENDOZA — Cesar Uriel Perez Mendoza, 14, of Selma died Sept. 12. He was a student and the son of Reyna De Perez and Carlos Perez Guzman. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Arrangements: Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home Fowler.

REYNOSO — Jesse Reynoso III, 30, of Fresno died Sept. 16. He was a student. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mass: 2 p.m. Friday at St. John’s Cathedral.

SANCHEZ — Joseph Anthony Sanchez, 61, of Hanford died Sept. 19. He was a farmer for 25 years. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Arrangements: Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service.

STEVENS — Sara Rachel Stevens, 26, of Porterville died Sept. 14. She was a nurse. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

SWEET — Sarah Sweet, 59, of Squaw Valley died Sept. 19. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Friday at Dunlap Cemetery. Remembrance: Valley Children’s Hospital, Attn: Foundation, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley.

TURNER — Melinda Gail Turner, 44, of Clovis died Sept. 19. She was a customer service representative. Memorial: 2 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

VALENZUELA — Roseanna Valenzuela, 42, of Selma died Sept. 10. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 1 p.m. Thursday at Floral Memorial Park. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

WONG — Theodore “Teddy” Wong, 89, of Porterville died Sept. 17. He was a grocery business owner. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Myers Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Porterville Church of the Nazarene.

This story was originally published September 23, 2015 at 5:33 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, Sept. 24."