Death Notices

Obituaries for Friday, March 18

ALCARAZ — Jose Garcia Alcaraz, 68, of Visalia died March 15. He was a dairy milker. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. March 23 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. March 23 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. March 24 at the funeral home.

COBB — Oissie Lee Cobb, 92, of Earlimart died March 10. She was a farm laborer. Service: 10 a.m. March 21 at Tulare Community Church in Tulare. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

ENLOE — Floyd Eugene Enloe, 81, of Selma died March 15. He was an engineer. No services will be held.

GOMEZ — Evangelina Soto Gomez, 86, of Tulare died March 9. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. March 18 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church. Service: 10 a.m. March 18 at the church. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

HERNANDEZ — Maria Lupe Hernandez, 60, of Kerman died March 2. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 19 at Fresno Funeral Chapel. No services will be held.

HYER — Elijah Timothy Hyer, 66, of Fresno died March 10. He was a maintenance worker. Service: 11 a.m. March 21 at Church of Living Water. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

KNUTSON — Leonard Ray Knutson, 81, of Porterville died March 15. He was a packing house salesman. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

LONG — Charles M. Long Sr., 95, of Reedley died March 15. He was a retired postmaster. Service: 10 a.m. March 18 at Reedley Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

MCCULLOUGH-PEARSON — Susan B. McCullough-Pearson, 87, of Madera died March 13. She was an LVN. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. March 21 at Valley West Christian Center. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

MCKEE — Ida Mae Mckee, 74, of Kingsburg died March 11. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 21 at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Arrangements: Dopkins Chapel.

NOBLE — Stanley Michael Noble, 70, of Porterville died March 16. He was a farmer. Private service. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

ORTIZ SOTELO — Gina Ortiz Sotelo, 42, of Fresno died Feb. 29. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

PROBERT — Diane Elene Probert, 75, of Sanger died March 6. She worked at Barr Pharmacy. Private service. Remembrance: Valley Children’s Hospital, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

SCOTT — Florence Scott, 91, of Friant died March 9. She was a meat wrapper. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SCOZZARI — Marie Ann Scozzari, 85, of Fresno died March 15. Graveside: 1 p.m. March 19 at San Fernando Mission Cemetery. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

SOTO — John Humberto Soto Jr., 18, of Tulare died March 15. He was a student. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 19 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m. March 19 at the funeral home.

STOKLE — Norman Stokle, 82, of Fresno died Feb. 24. He was a university professor. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. March 21 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

TARVIN — Stanley David Tarvin, 75, of Hanford died March 13. He was a newspaper typesetter. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: People’s Funeral Chapel.

VAUGHN — Ruth Elizabeth Vaughn, 85, of Porterville died March 16. She was a law enforcement dispatcher. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. March 21 at Myers Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. March 21 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1164 N. Newcomb St.

This story was originally published March 17, 2016 at 4:25 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, March 18."

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