Obituaries for Wednesday, Dec. 16

AMOS — Nannie Amos, 94, of Los Angeles, formerly of Tulare, died Dec. 7. She was an LVN. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Tulare.

BARNES-LANOTTE — Sherre Lynn Barnes-Lanotte, 63, of Fresno died Dec. 11. She was a retired educator for special education. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BENTO — Frank Souza Bento Sr., 95, of Lemoore died Dec. 13. He was a milk truck driver. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at the funeral chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at Lemoore Cemetery. Remembrance: Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

BLACK — Joy Ann Black, 83, of Fresno died Dec. 10. She was a bookkeeper. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 19 at College Church of Christ. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.

CASTILLO-AMMI — Cecelia Castillo-Ammi, 41, of Three Rivers died Dec. 4. She was a supervisor. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 19 at Living Christ Church in Tulare. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

CERVANTES AHUMADA — Alicia Cervantes Ahumada, 80, of Fresno died Dec. 7. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Services to be held at a later date.

CORTEZ — Juan Cortez, 93, of Caruthers died Dec. 15. He was a retired foreman for DeFreitas Farms. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 17 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 18 at Our Lady of the Assumption. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

CULLUM — Lisa M. Cullum, 43, of Fresno died Dec. 14. She was a warranty claims manager. Private service. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

DeBENEDETTO — Frank J. DeBenedetto, 86, of Fresno died Dec. 10. He was an operating engineer for 50 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at the funeral home.

DILLON — Cleora Nielsen Dillon, 94, of Clovis died Dec. 12. She was a farmer. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at Floral Memorial Park in Selma. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

FROST — Sophie Louise Frost, 98, of Fresno died Dec. 9. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 9 a.m. Dec. 18 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

GALVAN — Nicki R. Galvan, 43, of Clovis died Dec. 10. She was a certified nurse’s assistant for four years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 19 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

GARCIA URIAS — Hector Garcia Urias, 56, of Fresno died Dec. 7. He was a pastor. Visitation: 2 to 9 p.m. Dec. 18 at Mendota Pentecostal Church of God in Mendota. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at the church. Committal: 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations.

GILL — Amanjit Kaur Gill, 30, of Fresno died Dec. 6. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 16 at Shant Bhavan Funeral Home in Fowler.

HERNANDEZ — Gabriel Oliva Hernandez, 21, of Visalia died Dec. 12. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at Holy Family Catholic Church.

HOGLEN — Lupie Hoglen, 45, of Fresno died Dec. 12. She was a co-owner and business manager of Conquest Pest Control. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 18 at Truth Tabernacle Church. Service: Noon Dec. 18 at the church. Remembrance: The Life Church, 1985 Peacock Blvd., Oceanside, CA 92057. Arrangements: Jay Chapel in Madera.

HUNSICKER — Sharon Lee Hunsicker, 78, of Fresno died Dec. 7. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 17 at Palm Memorial Worden Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at the chapel.

INOUYE — Kazuye Evelyn Inouye, 92, of Fresno died Nov. 30. She was a homemaker. Service: 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

ISLAS — Emily C. Islas, 78, of Fresno died Dec. 13. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors.

JACKSON — Truitt Earl Jackson, 82, of Lindsay died Dec. 14. He was a retail clerk. Graveside: 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Lindsay-Strathmore Cemetery. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

MARCH — Robert Raymond March, 68, of Fresno died Dec. 11. He was an instructor at Fresno City College for 30 years. Services were held. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

McGINNIS — Harold McGinnis, 93, of Madera died Dec. 12. He was a retired line assigner for Pacific Bell Telephone Coy. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 17 at Jay Chapel. Mass: 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Remembrances: Madera County Historical Society, P.O. Box 150, Madera, CA 93639 or Madera Council Knights of Columbus, 401 W. Fifth St., Madera, CA 93637.

MORRISON — A. Marie Morrison, 93, of Clovis died Dec. 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at Bethel Christian Center. Remembrances: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711 or American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

MYERS — Frances Marie Myers, 88, of Clovis died Dec. 13. She was a secretary. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 22 at Clovis Cemetery District. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

NOMURA — Matsuko Mary Nomura, 94, of Kingsburg died Dec. 14. She was a homemaker. Service: 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at Kingsburg Buddhist Church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

OROSCO — Daniel Joseph Orosco, 52, of Visalia died Dec. 8. He was a dialysis technician. Memorial: 12:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

OTTE — Walter Louise Otte, 66, of Fresno died Dec. 7. He was a maintenance supervisor. Services were held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

PETTIT — Delbert Lee Pettit, 61, of Tulare died Dec. 13. He was a truck driver. Memorial: 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at New Life Harvest Church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

PHILLIPS — Larry Thomas Phillips, 70, of Fowler died Dec. 8. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 19 at Presbyterian Church of Fowler.

POTTER — Romelia Potter, 81, of Madera died Dec. 14. She was a retail sales clerk for 40 years. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 17 through Dec. 21 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Services were held.

REED — Lillian M. Reed, 93, of Fresno died Dec. 12. She was a waitress. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

REGENNITTER — Dzidra E. Regennitter, 77, of Lemoore died Dec. 14. She was a business owner. No services will be held. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

SCHLUETER — Catherine Schlueter, 100, of Fresno died Dec. 11. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711 or donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

SCROGGINS — Afton Eileen Scroggins, 76, of Madera died Dec. 12. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 17 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Madera Second Ward. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

SEELY — Scott Tracy Seely, 59, of Sanger died Dec. 5. He was a truck driver and logger. No services will be held. Arrangements: Evergreen Cremation Service of California.

SILVA — Romeo Silva, 42, of Hanford died Dec. 4. He was a maintenance mechanic for 24 years. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at the funeral home. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Dec. 18 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

SMITH — Sherry D. Smith, 48, of Fresno died Nov. 25. She was an in-home care provider. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 17 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 18 at the chapel.

SOGHOMONIAN — Betty Jo Soghomonian, 85, of Fresno died Dec. 11. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2420 S. Willow Ave. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Clovis.

SULLIVAN — Sarah Belle Sullivan, 83, of Fresno died Dec. 5. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at the chapel.

TAJIRI — Naomi Inai Tajiri, 89, of Fresno died Dec. 7. She was a homemaker for 64 years. Memorial: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 27 at United Japanese Christian Church in Clovis. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

WARREN — Robbie Lee Warren, 58, of Porterville died Dec. 13. He was an automotive installer. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

WINTER — James G. Winter, 74, of Fresno died Dec. 12. He was a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Air Force. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at The Well Community Church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

WOODS — Kenneth D. Woods, 65, of Clovis died Dec. 13. He was a California Highway Patrolman for 27 years. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 17 at Lisle Calaveras Chapel. Remembrance: CHP 11-99 Foundation, 2244 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 93831. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

This story was originally published December 15, 2015 at 4:50 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Dec. 16."