Obituaries for Saturday, Dec. 12

COCHRAN — Gilbert Cochran, 81, of Orosi died Dec. 8. He was a marketing manager. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at Myers Chapel in Porterville.

GOMEZ — Guadalupe Centeno Gomez, 93, of Fresno died Dec. 2. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Dec. 14 at St. John’s Cathedral.

GOULART — Jennie Marie Goulart, 89, of Fresno died Dec. 9. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 16 at the church. Remembrances: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 340 W. Fallbrook Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711 or donor’s favorite charity.

HOWARD — George Howard, 78, of Dos Palos died Dec. 9. He was a farmer for 40 years. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 14 at Fierro Family Funeral Home.

HUBBLE — Betty Jean Hubble, 76, of Fresno died Dec. 10. She was an owner for Lightning Janitorial. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Dec. 13 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MESSER — Lura Imogene Messer, 85, of Visalia died Dec. 8. She was a Pixley Unified School District teacher’s aide for 30 years. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at Woodland Drive Baptist Church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

PANNELL — John C. Pannell, 83, of Visalia died Dec. 10. He was a general contractor. Private service. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

PEREZ — Ana Maria Perez, 95, of Clovis died Dec. 6. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 12 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at the funeral home.

PIXLER — Alyce B. Pixler, 92, of Springville died Dec. 8. She was a real estate agent. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 16 at Myers Chapel in Porterville.

VIEIRA — Kenneth A. Vieira, 78, of Visalia died Dec. 4. He was a helicopter pilot. Memorial: 4 p.m. Jan. 3 at Visalia Elks Lodge. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.

This story was originally published December 11, 2015 at 4:10 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, Dec. 12."