Obituaries for Friday, Jan. 29

BLOUNT — Myrl Bee Blount, 69, of Clovis died Jan. 13. He was the owner of B & W Masonry for 50 years. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Remembrance: Vietnam Veterans of America, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Springs, MD 20910. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

CORTER — John Franklin Corter, 85, of Fresno died Jan. 23. He was a school teacher. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30 at Grangeville Cemetery in Armona. Remembrance: Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

GRISSOM — Lula Vaughn Grissom, 86, of Tulare died Jan. 27. She was a nurse. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 2 at North Tulare Cemetery. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

JOHNSON — Leta L. Johnson, 72, of Clovis died Jan. 18. She was an optometry assistant. Memorial: 9 a.m. Jan. 30 at Clovis District Cemetery. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

MCGREGOR — Chuck McGregor, 68, of Fresno died Jan. 21. He was a pharmacist. Memorial: 1 p.m. Jan. 30 at First Armenian Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Jay Chapel in Madera.

MORENO — George Moreno Jr., 62, of Fresno died Jan. 8. He was a forklift driver. Memorial: 2 p.m. Jan. 30 at Calvary Force Ministry. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

MUNGUIA — Zuara Esmeralda Munguia, 27, of Firebaugh died Jan. 24. She was a telephone customer service representative. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mendota. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

POMPA — Maria Eloisa Pompa, 66, of Ducor died Jan. 24. She was an agricultural laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 1 at Holy Cross Church in Porterville.

SANDOVAL — Esther Sandoval, 81, of Parlier died Jan. 25. She was an assistant floor lady. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 2 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

TURNER — Patricia Maynard Turner, 93, of Three Rivers died Jan. 22. She was an electronics inspector. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 1 at St. Anthony’s Retreat Center. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.

This story was originally published January 28, 2016 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, Jan. 29."