Page 2 - Mid Valley Times 10-15-20 E-edition

Obituaries
Vitalina
Perez Flores
Vitalina Perez Flores, a resident of Dinuba, died on Oct. 2. She was 47.
Ms. Perez Flores was a homemaker.
Surviving fam- ily members include a spouse, Juan Jose Hernandez, a son, two daughters, a brother, and four sisters.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home in Dinuba. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, at St. Catherine’s Catho- lic Church in Dinuba.
Robert
Gonzalez Jr.
Robert Gonzalez Jr. of Dinuba died Oct. 5. He was 47.
Mr. Gonzalez worked as a caregiver.
He is survived by one daughter and one son.
Visitation services will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.
John Morelos
John Anthony More- los of Sanger died Sept. 27. He was 59.
Mr. Morelos worked as a construction work- er for MG Paving.
He is survived by his wife, Raquel Mo- relos of Sanger, one daughter, two broth- ers, one sister, one son- in-law and one grand- daughter.
Private services were held.
Thursday, October 15, 2020 | A2 | Mid Valley TiMes Remembering Chief Brown
Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home is han- dling funeral arrange- ments.
Mary Jane Nickel
Mary Jane (Reiswig) Nickel died Sept. 29 in Clovis. She was 93.
Mrs. Nickel was a longtime resident of rural Dinuba, and worked as a USDA meat inspector.
Graveside services were held Oct. 13 at Reedley Cemetery.
Jose M. Ortiz
Jose M. Ortiz of Di- nuba died on Oct.2. He was 96.
Mr. Ortiz worked as a farmworker.
He is survived by eight sons, two daugh- ters, a sister and many grandchildren.
Visitation will be heldfrom4to8p.m.on Thursday, Oct. 14.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Edward Price of Dinuba died Sept. 3. He was 78.
Mr. Price was a groundskeeper for Di- nuba Unified School District for 28 years.
He is survived by his wife Sylvia, six chil- dren, 14 grandchildren and seven great-grand- children.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Between 150 and 200 people sat and stood along G Street in front of the Reedley Police Department on Oct. 13 as they attended the funeral service for former Reedley Police Chief Forrest "Buddy" Brown Jr. Brown, who led the department from 1979 to 1995, died at his Reed- ley home on Oct. 3. G Street was briefly blocked off to handle the crowd paying tribute to Brown, who spent 23 years with the department.
ABOVE: A bagpiper led the Reedley Police Honor Unit that raised the flag in honor of Brown.
RIGHT: Photos, badges and other mementoes of Brown's career were on display at the funeral.
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Parlier, PD receives $32,500 state grant
Published every Thursday by Mid Valley Publishing 1130 “G” Street, Reedley, CA. 93654
(559) 638-2244
•••••••
Mid Valley Times Staff
Fred Hall
Jon Earnest
Rick Curiel
George M. Villagrana Juanita Adame
Dick Sheppard
Duby Treviño Clinton Antonio
Tom Montijo
Susie House
Janie Lucio
Paulette Garcia Debra Leak
Letters to the Editor Policy
MID VALLEY TIMES invites letters from the public on any topic of relevance. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity or brevity, and we reserve the right to NOT publish them if they could be deemed libelous, slanderous, or profane. Letters from the same author may not be published more than once in a 30-day pe- riod. Letters should be 300 words or less and bear the author’s name, address, phone number and signature. Typed or legibly hand-written letters should be mailed, e-mailed or personally delivered to: Letters to the Edi- tor, Mid Valley Times, 1130 G St., Reedley, CA 93654.
lease. “This funding al- lows us to educate and enhance the safety of all residents.”
SeePARLIERonpage A9
For the
Record
In an Oct. 8 article on COVID-19 deaths affect- ing a Sanger family, a photo cutline incorrectly identified Jeff Downs. Jeff's wife, Jennifer, and his father-in-law, Bill Weil, died earlier this year from COVID-19.
In an update, the fam- ily has raised $5,000 with a goal of $30,000 from a GoFundMe account. Do- nations are still being ac- cepted to the account by going online to gf.me/u/ yun8az.
• Work Boots • Belts
• Cowboy Boots & Hats
• Belt Buckles • Wallets • Plus more
1807 Academy Ave. • Ste. 103 Sanger • 559-399-3429
Call Us
Gift Certi cates Available
(559) 892-1098
Publisher Reedley Editor Sanger Editor Dinuba Editor Features Editor Editor Emeritus Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Advertising Advertising Marketing
Abel S. Sanchez
May 16, 1977 ~ Oct. 12, 1995
We can only imagine what it would be like if you were still by our side... We will forever, forever love and remember you.
15% Off
fOr The MOnTh Of OcTOber
Contributed
The city of Parlier re- ceived a state grant ear- lier this month to help the community improve its traffic safety.
The $32,500 grant from the California Of- fice of Traffic Safety (OTS) will assist in the
Parlier Police Depart- ment's efforts to reduce deaths and injuries on the city's roads.
“These are trying times, and now more than ever, it is important that we are at the fore- front of traffic safety,” Parlier Police Chief Jose Garza said in a news re-
006105
006324
NOW OPEN!