Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 9
BINGHAM — Robert Olaf Bingham, 75, of Fresno died Dec. 4. He was a truck driver. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.
DIVERS — Mary Divers, 83, of Clovis died Dec. 29. She was a waitress. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
GARCIA SANCHEZ — Oswaldo Garcia Sanchez, 31, of Fresno died Dec. 12. He was a gardener. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.
GOODLETT — Robert L. Goodlett, 88, of Porterville died Dec. 27. He was a landscaping laborer. Services were held. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
KEETON — Denise Arlene Keeton, 62, of Porterville died Jan. 5. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
KEIL — William Elmer Keil, 95, of Oakhurst died Dec. 6. He was a quality assurance representative for the U.S. government. Memorial: 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at Yosemite Gateway Restaurant of the Oakhurst Best Western. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
LENZ — Friedrich Lenz, 80, of Tulare died Jan. 1. He was a border patrol agent for 20 years. Memorial: 10 a.m. Jan. 11 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel.
LOPEZ DE BO BADILLA — Teresita Del Nino Jesus Lopez De Bobadilla, 67, of Tulare died Dec. 26. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 9 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church.
MEIER LUCIO — Sheri L. Meier Lucio, 46, of Ducor died Jan. 6. She was a certified nurse’s assistant. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 12 at Woodville Cemetery. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.
PERCY — Madeline Percy, 91, of Coarsegold died Jan. 6. She was a salesclerk. Visitation: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 12 at the funeral chapel.
POWELL — William Lee Powell Jr., 83, of Hanford died Jan. 6. He was the retired owner of Bill’s Texaco. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Jan. 12 at First United Methodist Church. Remembrance: Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 458517, Topeka, KS 66675. Arrangements: Bledsoe Family People’s Funeral Chapel.
SANDHU — Pritram Sandhu, 87, of Fresno died Jan. 3. She was a retired registered nurse. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 10 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Sikh Ceremonial Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 10 at the funeral home.
TINDALL — Judy Ann Tindall, 65, of Fresno died Jan. 2. She was a salesclerk at Gottschalks. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Clovis.
VELASQUEZ — Richard Baiza Velasquez, 85, of Reedley died Jan. 5. He was a special agent with the Department of Justice for 33 years. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 13 at Cairns Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at Reedley Cemetery Pavilion.
WELCH — Lucy Florence Welch, 93, of Lindsay died Jan. 4. She was a retail sales employee. Private service. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
WERTZ — Jack Russ Wertz Jr., 75, of Hanford died Dec. 25. He was an avionics technician. Services were held. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.
WHEAT — Elmer G. Wheat, 79, of Porterville died Jan. 7. He was a hardware store owner. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
YANG — May Ying Mary Yang, 69, of Fresno died Nov. 22. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 10 at Merced County Fairgrounds, Pavilion Building. Visitation: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Jan. 11 at the fairgrounds. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 11 at Winton Cemetery. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
This story was originally published January 8, 2016 at 4:44 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 9."