Fortino V. Uribe, age 91 and a lifetime resident of Woodville, CA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 20th, 2021. Fortino was born on March 20th, 1930 in El Troncon in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is one of nine children born to Jertruris Uribe and Concepcion Villareal. After the passing of his father, at age 7, Fortino took on the family responsibilities and began working in farm labor for years before moving to the United States for a brief period. He arrived...

Annie Andrea Armstrong, passed away at the age of 73 on May 19, 2021 in Tulare, California. She was born in French Camp Stockton on July 26, 1946, she was raised in Porterville, California most of her life. Graduated from Porterville High School and received her A.A at Porterville College. Beginning a family early, but always maintaining a roof over our head, job, and school. She continued her education becoming a Psy Tech for the Porterville Developmental Center, and later became...

Maria Delia "Non" Cordova Born in Woodville, California on January 5th 1971 has sadly passed away Saturday, May 8th 2021 in Porterville California. Maria a.k.a. Non, a.k.a. Magooner was the first born of three daughters to Hector and Delia Cordova. She was a Graduate of Porterville High School in 1989, and then went to  Graduate with a Business Management Degree from San Joaquin Valley College. From a young age she was a scorekeeper for the Porterville Softball Association...

Teresa Renteria 12/27/1945- 5/04/2021 Teresa Renteria was born on December 27, 1945 to Santiago and Mercedes Fernandez. Our hearts are saddened to announce the passing of Teresa.  Teressa was a resident of Terra Bella, California for 54 years. She loved staying up to date with intriguing novellas and showing her grandchildren how much of an importance they were to her life. At her time of passing she was in the presence of her husband, daughters, and sons. On Tuesday May 4, 2021 at...

September 13, 1937 – May 1, 2020   Wayne L. Kamrath of Porterville passed away peacefully at home with his family on May 1, 2021, at age 83. Wayne was born in 1937 to Carl and Freda Kamrath in Rapid City, South Dakota. Wayne moved to Porterville with his family at the age of 5. Wayne graduated from Porterville High School, class of 1955. After 36 years of service, Wayne retired from the Porterville School District in 1994. Wayne will be remembered as a perfectionist, skilled...

 We are saddened to announce the passing of Angelica Villegas. She passed over from our lives to reunite with her son, Baby Sal, with her closest family surrounding her. A beautiful daughter born to Jesus and Maria Garcia on the 25th day of October in 1978, Angelica was determined to have a career as a short hand reporter and those plans became action after graduation from Porterville high school in 1997. She attended Sierra Valley Business College and throughout her time in...

Taylor Lance Warden was born on May 28th, 1990 to the proud and loving parents of Tim and Tammy Warden. He was a loving father, brother and son. He took pride in everything that he put his mind to. He was a man of many nicknames that included Itchy and Buck. If you knew him as child, you knew his drive and passion to be the best and excel in everything he set his mind to. I’m sure a few of his friends can share stories of an elementary school boy that could swing a whip better than any...

Nola Vay Turner (née Fields) was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. After a very full and faithful life, Nola passed away on March 15, 2021, three weeks before her 89th birthday. Nola was born to Olan and Sylvia Fields on April 5, 1932, in Meeker, Oklahoma, but spent her childhood and teenage years in Woodville, CA. After graduating from Tulare High School, Nola married Pete Turner on October 8, 1950. The two of them moved to the San Francisco...

Patricia Joy Caldwell Jones Sisk was born July 25, 1932 to Orval and Agnes Caldwell. Her journey in this life ended March 11, 2021 at the age of 88. In November 1950 Patricia married Stanley Roy Joy Jones. Together they had 4 children: John Murl, Katherine Eileen, Patricia Kay and Jana Dawn. In December of 1973, Patricia married Earnest Lee Sisk. Together, they had 1 child, Shane Ernest. Patricia worked as a veterinarian assistant for 11 years for Floyd A. Elliott, DVM and Cyril E. Watson,...

A memorial will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Porterville Funeral & Cremation Center for Mario S. Sanchez Jr., 65 who passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 in Porterville. Mr. Sanchez was born in Arizona but lived most of his life in the Porterville area. He graduated from Monache High School, after graduation he served four years in the Military for the United States Marines Corps. He went to Porterville College, studied to become an electrician and worked in the...