Death Notices

Obituaries for Friday, Nov. 6

BUNDERSON – Peggy Bunderson, 89, of Clovis died Nov. 4. She was a retired secretary for the Internal Revenue Service. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

BYRD – Colleen Renee Byrd, 58, of Hanford died Oct. 18. She was a nurse. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

CASTELLANOZ – Lucio Castellanoz, 55, of Tulare died Oct. 29. He was a deputy sheriff for 13 years. Visitation: Noon to 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church.

DAVIS – Kari Monet Davis, 53, of Visalia died Oct. 31. She was a licensed vocational nurse for 25 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

DODSON – Ernest James Dodson, 78, of Visalia died Oct. 30. He was a mechanical sheet metal worker for 33 years. Visitation: Noon to 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel in Tulare. Graveside: 10 a.m. Nov. 9 at North Tulare Cemetery.

FLACK – Purl Middleton Flack, 80, of Clovis died Oct. 22. He was a retail salesman. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Fresno.

GENTRY – Wilma Maxine Gentry, 72, of Coalinga died Nov. 3. She was a secretary. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at Palm Memorial Coalinga Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Nov. 13 at Coalinga-Huron Cemetery.

LARA – Gilbert Lara, 59, of Fresno died Oct. 26. He was a meat cutter. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Guadalupe Chapel. Arrangements: Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.

LUPIAN – Alfonso Lupian, 87, of Sanger died Nov. 2. He was a maintenance man. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 8 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Wake: 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the funeral home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Sanger Cemetery.

NYLANDER – Barbara Marie Nylander, 94, of Fresno died Nov. 1. She was a secretary for a local distillery. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

SANCHEZ RIVERA – Leopoldo Sanchez Rivera, 90, of Fresno died Nov. 3. He was an irrigation installer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler.

SIMPSON – LaShanda Lashay Simpson, 34, of Tulare died Oct. 24. She was a hairstylist. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 10 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Living Christ Church.

STEWART – Olive G. Stewart, 98, of Fresno died Oct. 25. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

This story was originally published November 6, 2015 at 3:54 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, Nov. 6."

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