Obituaries for Sunday, Jan. 24
ANDERSEN — Mildred Marie Andersen, 87, of Fresno died Jan. 20. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 27 at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.
ASH — Robert William Ash, 76, of Coarsegold died Jan. 18. He was a U.S. Air Force photographer for 20 years. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Remembrance: Wounded Warriors, 4899 Belfort Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.
BAUN — Walter A. Baun, 85, of Fresno died Jan. 19. He was the owner of Redimix Rock and Sand. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Feb. 7 at Sunnyside Country Club. Remembrance: St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 6175 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
BEATTY — Karl Duane Beatty, 69, of Fresno died Jan. 16. He was a retired air traffic controller for the U.S. Air Force. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 1 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
BOPP — Grace Bopp, 93, of Fresno died Jan. 21. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
BROWN — Mary Ellen Brown, 90, of Mariposa died Jan. 21. She was a retired bookkeeper. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
CHISOM — Peter Maurice Chisom, 67, of Los Angeles, formerly of Fresno, died Dec. 9. He was a real estate agent. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 28 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Services Inc. Chapel in Fresno.
CURTIS — Gladys Pearl Curtis, 95, of Kingsburg died Jan. 22. She was a beautician. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. Jan. 26 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at Kingsburg Cemetery.
EATON — Sandra Ford Eaton, 76, of Fresno died Jan. 16. She was a retired program director. Memorial: 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at University Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
EKK — Joyce Lynn Ekk, 67, of Reedley died Jan. 20. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 27 at Reedley Cemetery Memorial Building. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.
ELLIS — Fern “Duster” Ellis, 84, of Fresno died Jan. 21. She was a retired owner of Fresno School of Clownology. Graveside: 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
FRYE — Kevin L. Frye, 45, of Clovis died Jan. 17. Memorial: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27 at Boice Funeral Home. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.
GARCIA — Abraham V. Garcia, 58, of Fresno died Jan. 16. He was a forklift driver. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 25 at Jubilee Apostolic Tabernacle Church. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 25 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.
HARRIS — Willie B. Harris, 102, of Fresno died Jan. 16. He was a janitor. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at Greater Macedonia Church of God In Christ.
HENSLEE — Marilyn J. Henslee, 84, of Prather died Jan. 19. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.
KUNCL — Linda Elizabeth Kuncl, 67, of Exeter died Jan. 20. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 12 at Visalia Country Club. Arrangements: Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.
MANZANO MATA — Manuel Manzano Mata, 26, of Fresno died Dec. 26. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at Reade and Sons Funeral Home. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the funeral home.
MANZANO ZUNIGA — Angel Margarito Manzano Zuniga, 72, of Tulare died Jan. 18. He was a farm laborer. Mass: 9 a.m. Jan. 26 at St. Mary’s Church in Visalia. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.
MARKS — Charles Edward Marks, 85, of Fresno died Jan. 19. He was a retired bakery driver. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
PANGRACE — David Wayne Pangrace, 58, of Madera died Jan. 5. He was a logger. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at Oakhurst Lutheran Church in Oakhurst. Remembrance: Hope House, 117 N. R St., Suite 103, Madera, CA 93637. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Sierra Chapel in Oakhurst.
PARKS — Wendell Ivan Parks, 87, of Fresno died Jan. 16. He was a civil engineer for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for 37 years. Private service. Remembrance: Fresno/Madera Youth for Christ Inc., P.O. Box 4117, Fresno, CA 93744. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
PICCOLO-CUMMINGS — Betty Jean Piccolo-Cummings, 87, of San Jose, formerly of Fresno, died Jan. 18. She was a secretary for 10 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 27 at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
PUMPHREY — Toni Pumphrey, 79, of Fresno died Dec. 30. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Remembrance: Ted C. Wills Community Center, 770 N. San Pablo Ave., Fresno, CA 93728. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.
ROBINSON — George E. Robinson, 92, of Dinuba died Jan. 19. He was a janitor. Memorial: 10 a.m. Feb. 1 at Creighton Memorial Chapel.
RUST — Jerry D. Rust, 75, of Fresno died Jan. 20. He was a pawnbroker for 40 years. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at Lisle Funeral Home. Remembrance: Stanford University Development, Cancer Research, P.O. Box 20466, Stanford, CA 94309.
RUYLE — James Francis Ruyle, 75, of Fresno died Jan. 9. He was a retired tree trimmer for the city of Fresno. Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Ruyle residence. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
SCOTT — Floyd C. Scott Jr., 88, of Fresno died Jan. 9. He was in the U.S. Navy for 24 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.
SEAMAN — Daisy Lucille Seaman, 89, of Selma died Jan. 16. She worked for Squaw Valley Library. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.
SMITH — Lotha “Smitty” A. Smith Jr., 90, of Fresno died Jan. 15. He was a retired building contractor. Service: 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at Jay Chapel in Madera.
STAVERS — Margaret Stavers, 75, of Fresno died Jan. 6. She was an office supply purchaser. Memorial: 10 a.m. Jan. 30 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home.
SUTTON — Don Roy Sutton, 71, of Fresno died Jan. 8. He was a maintenance worker for the city of Fresno. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.
TEVES — Florentino Teves, 64, of Visalia died Jan. 19. He was a medical technologist. Memorial: 1 p.m. Jan. 30 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.
This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Jan. 24."