Obituaries for Wednesday, Dec. 2

BASMAGIAN — George Basmagian, 84, of Fresno died Nov. 29. He was a retired accountant. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 3 at St. Paul Armenian Church. Remembrance: St. Paul Armenian Church, 3767 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

BRUHIN — Avdotya Bruhin, 93, of Clovis died Nov. 28. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2 at St. Peter Serbian Orthodox Church. Service: Noon Dec. 3 at the church. Remembrance: St. Peter Serbian Orthodox Church, 3502 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

BUCKLEY — Thomas Herbert Buckley, 72, of Madera died Nov. 29. He was a sales manager of livestock ag supplies. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2 at Jay Chapel. Service: 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at the chapel. Remembrance: Fresno State Bowling Club, 5280 N. Jackson Ave. - M/S SU 36, Fresno, CA 93740.

CAMPOS — Freddie Bandini Campos, 20, of Kerman died Nov. 23. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 6 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at St. John’s Cathedral.

CORREA — Vincent Correa, 66, of Madera died Nov. 14. He was a mechanic. Private service. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

COWAN — Carl V. Cowan, 64, of Clovis died Nov. 21. He was a machinist for 45 years. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell-Clovis Arrangement Center & Crematory.

DAVAJIAN — Edward Davajian, 95, of Fresno died Nov. 24. He was a retired chemist. No services will be held. Remembrance: California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

DURANT — Larry A. Durant, 52, of Fresno died Nov. 22. He was a self-employed businessman. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at Fresno Funeral Chapel. Service: Noon Dec. 3 at the funeral chapel. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

EKBERG — Royal Melbourne Ekberg, 85, of Reedley died Nov. 29. He was a truck driver. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 4 at Reedley Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

FARR — Rev. Noah Richard Farr Sr., 84, of Madera died Nov. 23. He was a retired pastor of Morning Star Baptist Church. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 4 at Jay Chapel.

GARCIA — Reyes Garcia, 38, of Madera died Dec. 18. He was a welder. Services were held. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

GARCIA — Alfonso Vera Garcia, 44, of Kerman died Nov. 27. He was a truck driver. Mass: 1 p.m. Dec. 4 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

GOYNE — Danny J. Goyne, 67, of Fresno died Nov. 21. He was a trailer repair mechanic. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

GRAVELLE — Wilma Faye Gravelle, 83, of Fresno died Nov. 29. She was a retired child care provider. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 3 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery in Madera. Remembrance: American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs, Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

HERNANDEZ — Marcello H. Hernandez, 83, of Fresno died Nov. 24. He was a salesman for 40 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the funeral home. Memorial Liturgy: 1 p.m. Dec. 4 at the funeral home.

HOOPER — Mary Joyce Hooper, 73, of Selma died Nov. 19. She was a data transcriber for the IRS. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 4 at Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home. Graveside: 1 p.m. Dec. 4 at Floral Memorial Park.

ITUARTE — Josephine Ituarte, 76, of Fresno died Nov. 22. She was a certified special needs caregiver. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Dec. 7 at the funeral home.

JENSEN — Oliver Gilbert Jensen, 90, of Fresno died Nov. 19. He was a farmer for 72 years. Celebration of Life: 9 a.m. Dec. 5 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

KLEIN — Darene Estelle Klein, 75, of Fresno died Nov. 30. She was a retired tax examiner for the Internal Revenue Service. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

LIVELY — Linda Mae Lively, 58, of Madera Ranchos died Nov. 24. She was a maintenance worker for eight years. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

MAPANAO — Dionisio Mangaong Mapanao, 89, of Clovis died Nov. 26. He was a retired bartender for 36 years. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at Boice Funeral Chapel. No services will be held. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

MARTINEZ — Arturo Martinez, 44, of Fresno died Nov. 6. He was a lead supervisor for seven years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church.

MARTINEZ — Pilar G. Martinez, 87, of Cutler died Nov. 29. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Dopkins Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 4 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church.

McDOUGAL — Thelma Lou McDougal, 102, of Chowchilla died Nov. 22. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 3 at Jay Chapel.

McELHANEY — Alfred Jerome McElhaney, 71, of Exeter died Nov. 28. He was a county weights and measures employee. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 9 a.m. Dec. 4 at Visalia District Cemetery.

MESA — Manuel Mesa, 83, of Hanford died Nov. 18. He was a laborer. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home. Rosary: 1 p.m. Dec. 4 at the funeral home.

RODRIGUEZ DE PEREZ — Juventina Rodriguez De Perez, 85, of Fresno died Nov. 20. She was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 4 at St. John’s Cathedral.

SANCHE TOVAR — Daniel Sanche Tovar, 83, of Madera died Nov. 26. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at the funeral home.

SAUCEDO — Juana Saucedo, 97, of Fresno died Nov. 24. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 4 at Reade and Sons Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 4 at the funeral chapel.

SETO — Nancy Fumi Seto, 70, of Fresno died Nov. 27. She was a technical assistant for Fresno Unified School District. Memorial: 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

SHELTON — Leslie Chase Shelton, 29, of Fruita, Colo., formerly of Fresno, died Nov. 27. He was a truck driver for Western Family Convenience Stores Inc. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Memorial: Noon Dec. 5 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1814 N. Echo Ave. Remembrances: Phoenix Society for Burn Victims, 1835 RW Berends Drive SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49519, www.phoenix-society.org or University of Utah Burn Trauma Unit, 50 N. Medical Drive, Salt Lake Ctiy, UT 84132, www.healthcare.utah.edu. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

SMITH — Edward Jennings Smith, 87, of Fresno died Nov. 29. He was a retired maintenance worker for Fresno County. Graveside: 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

STEPHENS — Klara May Stephens, 72, of Fresno died Nov. 28. She was a homemaker for 54 years. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Westwood Baptist Church. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at the church. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

SUNAMOTO — Donna Jean Sunamoto, 66, of Fresno died Nov. 19. She was a taxpayer advocate. Services were held. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley.

TAYLOR — Stephen Gerae Taylor Sr., 44, of Fresno died Nov. 21. He was a bus driver. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 5 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Memorial: 1:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Harvest Missionary Baptist Church, 5676 W. Belmont Ave.

THIND — Billie Jean Thind, 49, of Fresno died Nov. 25. She was a Spanish teacher for Fresno Unified School District for 22 years. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 4 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

THOMPSON — Ramona Ann Thompson, 87, of Fresno died Nov. 25. She was a residential health care provider for 25 years. No services will be held. Remembrance: Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center, 85 Temperance Ave., Clovis, CA 93611. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

VANN — Delores Elaine Vann, 68, of Madera died Nov. 25. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

WADDLE — Lynda Waddle, 74, of Exeter died Nov. 27. She was a nurse. Graveside: 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Exeter District Cemetery. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.

WILCOX — Anna Ellen Wilcox, 91, of Fresno died Nov. 4. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at The Nazareth House. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

WURSTER — Marvin Andrew Wurster, 80, of Fresno died Nov. 29. He was an IRS criminal investigator. Graveside: 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

This story was originally published December 1, 2015 at 5:03 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Dec. 2."