Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 16

ARAUJO – Elisabeth R. Araujo, 81, of Clovis died Jan. 7. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 1 p.m. Jan. 23 at Christian Life Assembly of God in Fresno. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

CANTU – Concepcion Cantu, 81, of Ducor died Jan. 15. He was an agricultural laborer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Wake: 5 p.m. Jan. 19 at the chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at the chapel.

COX – Donna Gloria Cox, 68, of Fresno died Jan. 11. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations Fresno.

DIAZ – Raquel Diaz, 79, of Hanford died Jan. 14. She was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at the funeral home. Remembrance: American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

EDWARDS WHEELER – Sharon Ann Edwards Wheeler, 65, of Fresno died Jan. 10. She was a housewife. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 18 at Harvest of Harmony International Church.

GARFIELD – James Tyler Garfield, 18, of Porterville died Jan. 12. He was a student. Visitation: 5 p.m. Jan. 19 to 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Mission. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd.

HAYWARD – Barbara Lou Hayward, 85, of Fresno died Jan. 13. She was a corporate secretary for 30 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home in Clovis.

HICKMAN – Garnita Ann Hickman, 77, of Visalia died Jan. 14. She was a yearbook company proofreader. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

HULL – Lucene “Lou” Mary Hull, 102, of Fresno died Jan. 8. She was a homemaker. Graveside: Noon Jan. 16 at Hanford District Cemetery in Hanford. Remembrances: California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727 or donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

KIMBER – Pauline Kimber, 81, of Fresno died Jan. 7. She was a founder and editor of The California Advocate Newspaper. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Wake: 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at the chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 16 at St. Rest Baptist church.

MEDINA – Helen Ochoa Medina, 86, of Fresno died Jan. 11. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 20 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Wake Service: 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at the funeral home.

PIERCE – Carlton Wayne Pierce, 69, of Madera died Dec. 29. He was a produce truck driver. Private service. Arrangements: The Neptune Society of Central California.

ROGERS – Mark E. Rogers Jr., 36, of Fresno died Jan. 13. He was a maintenance worker. Private service. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

SANCHEZ – Severo Sanchez, 93, of Fresno died Jan. 8. He was a courier. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 21 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 22 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

SCHROEDER – John Edward Schroeder, 71, of Fresno died Jan. 9. He was a courier driver. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the funeral home. Graveside: 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills.

TANNER – Kinsey H. Tanner, 88, of Visalia died Jan. 12. He was a teacher. Private service. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

UGGLA – Arlene Marie Uggla, 81, of Fresno died Jan. 15. She was a business owner of the Kids Closet. Private service. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

WALL – Ina Faye Wall, 76, of Porterville died Jan. 11. She was a manufacturing inspector. Service: 3 p.m. Jan. 20 at New Beginning Assembly of God. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

WARD – John R. Ward, 87, of Fresno died Jan. 13. He was a maintenance supervisor at VA Medical Center for 26 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home in Clovis.

This story was originally published January 15, 2016 at 5:07 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 16."