Obituaries for Thursday, Jan. 21

BREWSTER — Anita Josephine Brewster, 97, of Fresno died Jan. 10. She was an executive secretary for Kingsburg Cotton Oil for 20 years. Rosary and a Mass of Christian burial: 11 a.m. Jan. 22 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

BROWN — John Wayne Brown, 77, of Fresno died Jan. 18. He was a tax collector for the Fresno County tax department for 28 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

BRUCE — Frank Richard Bruce, 87, of Clovis died Jan. 15. He was a police officer. Visitation: noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 24 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 25 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

BURTON — Vena Laura Burton, 88, of Porterville died Jan. 16. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

COX — Alma Lee Cox, 88, of Kerman died Jan. 18. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 23 at Pentecostal Tabernacle. Remembrance: Pentecostal Tabernacle, 14319 W. Kearney Blvd., Kerman, CA 93630. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

DE LA ROSA — Ramona De La Rosa, 59, of Fresno died Jan. 15. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 26 at Central Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church.

FREIBERG — Betty Jean Freiberg, 92, of Fresno died Jan. 12. She was a manager of a retail store. Memorial: 1 p.m. Jan. 23 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrance: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 3233 N. West Ave., Fresno, CA 93705.

JONES — Inabel Blanche Jones, 90, of Fresno died Jan. 19. She was a retired financial secretary for Fresno Unified School District. Graveside: 1 p.m. Jan. 23 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrances: National Psoriasis Foundation, 6600 SW 92nd Ave., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97223, www.psoriasis.org; Salvation Army, 1914 Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93721; Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076, www.dav.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

KINKADE — Charlene Lavon Kinkade, 78, of Madera died Jan. 14. She was a Walmart greeter for 10 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 22 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Memorial: 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 22 at VFW Hall Post 1981. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

McKEAN — Charles Edward McKean, 93, of Riverdale died Jan. 16. He was a storekeeper. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at Wallin’s Riverdale Funeral Home.

MEJIA — Grace Maria Mejia, 72, of Fresno died Dec. 22. She was a nurses assistant for 20 years. Memorial: 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

OLIVER — Aylen Ann Oliver, infant, of Fresno died Jan. 14. She was the daughter of Julie Shiroyama and Stephen Oliver. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 22 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 6 p.m. Jan. 22 at the funeral chapel.

PANICCIA — William D. Paniccia, 94, of Fresno died Jan. 15. He was a grocery food salesman. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at Lisle Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 22 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

PITTMAN — Raymond Henderson Pittman, 63, of Lindsay died Jan. 16. He was an aero mechanic. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

REASON — Mattie Lean Reason, 73, of Fresno died Jan. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 21 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 22 at the chapel.

SANFORD — Gary Glen Sanford, 65, of Tulare died Jan. 9. He was an elementary school teacher for 20 years. Celebration of Life: 4 p.m. Jan. 22 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel.

WEEMS — Arlene J. Weems, 81, of Fresno died Jan. 16. She was retired from Pacific Bell Telephone. Visitation: Noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 24 at Stephens & Bean Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at the funeral home.

WILSON — Matthew Haley Wilson, 57, of Fresno died Jan. 17. He was a copy machine technician. Mass: 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Shrine of St. Therese. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711, hindshospice.org. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

This story was originally published January 20, 2016 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, Jan. 21."