Obituaries for Saturday, Sept. 26

BAZE — Carolyn Ann Baze, 68, of Porterville died Sept. 23. She was a secretary. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at Myers Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at Porterville Church of the Nazarene.

BENNETT — Linda Carol Bennett, 79, of Fresno died Sept. 23. She was a homemaker. Service: 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrance: Central California S.P.C.A., 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706.

BRADLEY — Charlotte Ann Bradley, 77, of Visalia died Sept. 22. She was a county clerk. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at Visalia District Cemetery Pavilion.

BURLEY — Joan Marie Burley, 68, of Clovis died Sept. 21. She worked in retail sales for 30 years. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Farewell Funeral Service. Mass: 11 a.m. Oct. 1 at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center. Arrangements: Farewell-Clovis Arrangement Center.

DESATOFF-BRETZ — Sarah Nicole Desatoff-Bretz, 37, of Fresno died Sept. 17. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. Sept. 28 at Reedley Cemetery District. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

ESTRADA — Paula M. Estrada, 29, of Firebaugh died Sept. 14. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 27 at residence: 1864 Cline St. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 28 at St. Joseph’s Church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

FOOTE — Dale Jay Foote, 89, of Sanger died Aug. 31. He was a traffic manager. Memorial: 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at Wonder Valley Ranch Resort. Arrangements: Sunset Funeral Services.

GUNN — William Madison Gunn, 78, of Dinuba died Sept. 18. He was a truck driver. Memorial: 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at National Guard Armory in Reedley. Graveside: 9 a.m. Sept. 29 at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

HARDEN — Mary R. Harden, 80, of Porterville died Sept. 25. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

JOHNSON — Rev. William B. Johnson, 89, of Fresno died Sept. 22. He was a retired Southern Baptist minister and school teacher. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 30 at Trinity Southern Baptist Church. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

KLASSEN — Abe Klassen, 89, of Fresno died Sept. 18. He was a farmer. Services were held. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

MEJIA — Ricardo Hernandez Mejia, 96, of Madera died Sept. 24. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at United Apostolic Church. Evening Service: 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at the church. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 29 at the church. Remembrance: United Apostolic Church, 13373 Road 29, Madera, CA 93638. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

PACE — Shirley Ann Pace, 77, of Visalia died Sept. 17. She was an antique business owner. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 1 p.m. Oct. 2 at Visalia District Cemetery.

PHIPPS — Robert Lee Phipps, 79, of Porterville died Sept. 21. He was a car salesman. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Oct. 2 at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

WHEELER — Rosemarie Wheeler, 71, of Clovis died Sept. 20. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 30 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

This story was originally published September 25, 2015 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, Sept. 26."