ARMENTA — Ricarda Deleon Armenta, 99, of Clovis died Dec. 12. She was a produce packer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Dec. 20 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

BELEW — Tom Belew Jr., 69, of Clovis died Dec. 10. He was a Baptist and Protestant minister. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 22 at Clovis Hills Community Church. Remembrance: Disaster Relief Fund c/o California Southern Baptist Convention, www.csbc.com/give. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

BRUCE — Evangeline “Angie” Bruce, 92, of Fresno died Dec. 13. She was a deputy clerk for U.S. District Court. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 27 at Farewell Funeral Service. Rosary: 9 a.m. Dec. 28 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Dec. 28 at the church.

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CARPENTER — William Glen Carpenter, 57, of Clovis died Dec. 8. He was a science teacher for Clovis Unified School District. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

CARROLL — Donald Neal Carroll, 91, of Fresno died Oct. 28. He was an aerospace administrator. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Dec. 23 at Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

EVERT — Paula Elayne Evert, 42, of Clovis died Dec. 10. She was an administrative assistant for Paul Evert RV. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

FORSYTHE — Robert Nathan Forsythe, 75, of Clovis died Dec. 14. He was a retired butcher for various grocers. Private service. Remembrances: Optimal Hospice Foundation, 6780 N. West Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711, www.optimalcares.com or Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256, www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

FORTNER — Bonita J. Fortner, 85, of Fresno died Nov. 16. She was a retired bank manager. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

GARRETT — Edna Earline Garrett, 94, of Fresno died Dec. 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Lisle Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 21 at Belmont Memorial Park.

LEMAY — Virginia Fine LeMay, 92, of Fresno died Dec. 7. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MARTIN — Margie L. Martin, 89, of Fresno died Nov. 29. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at Belmont Memorial Park. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at First Baptist Church of Fresno. Remembrance: First Baptist Church, 1400 E. Saginaw Way, Fresno, CA 93704. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

MITCHELL — Marianne Mitchell, 71, of Fresno died Dec. 9. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

MOLINA — Andres L. Molina, 77, of Sanger died Dec. 13. He was a maintenance mechanic. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 21 at St. Mary’s, Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 21 at the church. Funeral Mass Concluded: 9 a.m. Dec. 22 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

MORRIS — Billy Jean Morris, 78, of Fresno died Dec. 3. He was a handyman. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 21 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 22 at the funeral home.

NUNES — Edward Harold Nunes Sr., 89, of Lemoore died Dec. 12. He was a retired truck driver. Rosary: 12:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Mass: 1 p.m. Dec. 21 at the church. Remembrances: American Heart Association, Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 742030, Los Angeles, CA 90074; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101; DAV Charities of Central California, Inc. attention: Karen, 3163 E. McKinley Ave., Fresno, CA 93703. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

PEREZ — Santos Perez, 67, of Fresno died Dec. 7. She was a housekeeper for Horizon Health Care Nursing Home. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Lisle Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at St. Helen’s Church.

PINEDA — Gloria D. Pineda, 76, of Fresno died Dec. 13. She was a certified nursing assistant at Golden Cross Living Center for 18 years. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 19 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at St. Jude Catholic Church. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Dec. 20 at the church.

PRATT — James Harold Pratt, 71, of Sanger died Dec. 11. He was a mechanic. No services will be held. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

REYNOLDS — Barbara Reynolds, 76, of Fresno died Dec. 8. She was a secretary. Private service. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

SAROYAN — Marie Josephine Saroyan, 94, of Burbank, formerly of Sanger, died Dec. 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 8 to 9 a.m. Dec. 19 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 9 a.m. Dec. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St. in Sanger.

SCHERER — Bettye Lois Denton Scherer, 73, of Lemoore died Dec. 12. She was a child development instructor. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 20 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint Chapel, 800 Hanford-Armona Road. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 21 at Melrose Abbey Memorial Park in Anaheim. Remembrances: The American Red Cross, 230 NW Third Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 or Boy Scouts, scoutingfriends.org/donate.

STEER — Jeanne Coelho Steer, 86, of Fresno died Dec. 14. She was a retired transportation manager. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

STEGALL — Raleigh Allen Stegall, 90, of Hanford died Dec. 10. He was a retired electrical engineer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SWISHER — Bill Swisher, 69, of Fresno died Dec. 12. He was a mechanic. Services to be held at a later date. Remembrance: ACLU c/o Gift Processing Department, 125 Broad St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

TOPJIAN — Thomas Edward Topjian, 88, of Fresno died Dec. 8. He was a retired flooring contractor. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Service: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at the funeral home. Remembrance: Shriners Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817.

VALENZUELA — Vincent Chente Valenzuela, 41, of Clovis died Dec. 5. He was a team trainer at KFC for five years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at the funeral home.

WEAVER — Barbara Louise Weaver, 90, of Clovis died Dec. 11. She worked in sales for 60 years. Memorial: 1 p.m. Dec. 20 at New Hope Community Church. Arrangements: Farewell – Clovis Arrangement Center & Crematory.

YEPEZ — Martin Frank Yepez, 49, of Fresno died Nov. 30. He was a janitor. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at St. Peter’s Cemetery.