Obituaries for Saturday, May 7

ASHTON – Irene F. Ashton, 98, of Madera died May 5. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 9 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

AYON – Eleberta Ayon, 85, of Porterville died May 27. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 11 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 11 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 12 at St. Anne’s Church.

BEGLEY – Wild Bill Begley, 94, of Fresno died April 27. He was an engineer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sunset Funeral Services.

BUCKNER – Lorena Mae Buckner, 88, of Selma died April 27. She was a chef. Services were held. Arrangements: Thomas Marcom Funeral Home.

CLARK – Charles “Jack” Clark, 85, of Fresno died May 4. He was the owner of an air conditioning company. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 9 at Lisle Funeral Home. Graveside: Noon May 10 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

GORDEN – Patricia Ann Gorden, 77, of Fresno died April 26. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10 a.m. May 21 at Pentecostal Church of God in Clovis. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

HANSEN – Jason Riley Hansen, 49, of Madera died May 2. He was a correctional officer for the state of California. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 10 at Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley. Services to be held later.

HARRIS – Kenneth Albert Harris II, 69, of Visalia died May 4. He was a teacher. Memorial: 3 p.m. May 10 at Visalia United Methodist Church. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

MENESES – Beatrice Suzi Meneses, 57, of Strathmore died May 3. She was a vocational school instructor. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd in Porterville.

O’BAR – Kenneth R. O’Bar Sr., 81, of Fresno died May 4. He was an operations manager for Pinkerton Security Co. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 9 at Northside Christian Church. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

PEREIRA – Joe D. Pereira, 81, of Riverdale died May 12. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. May 11 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 11 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. May 12 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Riverdale Funeral Home.

RAMOS – Tomas Damian Ramos, 70, of Sanger died May 2. He was an export procurement manager. Visitation: 9 to 9:45 a.m. May 9 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. Mass: 10 a.m. May 9 at the church. Remembrance: St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St., Sanger, CA 93657. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

STROUD – Paul David Stroud, 62, of Clovis died May 5. He was a carpenter. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

WOOD – Lela Faye Wood, 95, of Fresno died May 4. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 9 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m. May 10 at the funeral home.

This story was originally published May 6, 2016 at 3:37 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, May 7."