Obituaries for Saturday, March 19

BROWN — Gary Eugene Brown, 77, of Visalia died March 16. He was a retired police chief. Memorial: 1 p.m. March 23 at Visalia Calvary Chapel. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

DOUGHTY — Martilla Doughty, 69, of Visalia died March 15. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

EVANS — Viva “Vera” Evans, 91, of Madera died March 12. She was an owner and operator of Country Fair Cafe in Fresno. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. March 20 at Jay Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 21 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: Bristol Hospice, 374 E. Yosemite Ave., Merced, CA 95340.

FACIO — Virginia Facio, 85, of Porterville died March 15. She was a food service cook. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. March 23 at Myers Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. March 23 at the funeral home.

GAYTAN — Margarita Gaytan, 62, of Dinuba died March 15. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

KEPKO — Barbara Joann Kepko, 83, of Porterville died March 17. She was a secretary. Graveside: 3 p.m. June 11 at Greenwood Cemetery in Pennsylvania. Arrangements: Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd.

MARTIN — Allen Martin, 84, of Exeter died March 15. He was a ceramic pottery manufacturer. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 21 at Smith Family Chapel.

NORRIS — David Norris, 59, of Fresno died March 6. He was a Calcot cotton gin laborer. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. March 21 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. March 22 at the funeral home.

OLIVAS — Steven Olivas, 55, of Fresno died March 11. He was a service technician. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 19 at Thomas Robinson Funeral Home in Selma.

OZBURN — Elizabeth Edith Ozburn, 78, of Fresno died March 16. She was a banker. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. March 20 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 21 at Fowler District Cemetery. Memorial: noon March 21 at Presbyterian Church of Fowler.

PHASOUK — Somchanh Phasouk, 61, of Fresno died March 17. Service: 1 p.m. March 21 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

VAUX — James Richard Vaux, 70, of Fresno died March 10. He was a marketing and sales associate for a vegetable seed business for 40 years. Visitation: 10 to 10:30 a.m. March 22 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. March 22 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. March 22 at the church. Remembrances: Fresno State Alumni Association, Sigma Chi Scholarship Fund, 2625 E. Matoian Way, SH124, Fresno, CA 93740; Fresno State Alumni Association, White Rose Scholarship Fund, 2625 E. Matoian Way, SH124, Fresno, CA 93740; Fresno State Alumni Association, 2625 E. Matoian Way, SH124, Fresno, CA 93740. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

WADE — Steven “Raddler” Charles Wade, 50, of Sanger died March 9. He was a plumber. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. March 21 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Graveside: Noon March 21 at Sanger Cemetery.

WILLIAMS — Eugene Williams, 92, of Fresno died March 16. He was retired from Social Security Administration. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 22 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Stephens and Bean Funeral Chapel.

This story was originally published March 18, 2016 at 4:06 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, March 19."