All Obituaries

The Holy Rosary will be prayed on Thursday, February 28 at 6 P.M. at Webb Sanders & Smith Funeral Home and Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, March 1 at 10 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lindsay. The Reverend Kenneth Bozzo will officiate and interment will take place shortly after at Lindsay Cemetery.

The Holy Rosary will be prayed on Thursday, February 21 at 6 P.M. at Webb Sanders & Smith Funeral Home and Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, February 22 at 10 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lindsay. The Reverend Kenneth Bozzo will officiate and interment will take place shortly after at Lindsay Cemetery.

Delmer L. Pharis Delmer (Del) L. Pharis, 87, of Porterville, California passed away on February 7, 2019. Del was born August 5, 1931 in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Jewel and Myrtle Pharis. His family moved to Strathmore, California in 1937. He attended Strathmore schools, graduating from Strathmore High School in 1948 serving as senior class president. Del attended Porterville College, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he studied Architectural Engineering. In 1951 he joined the Navy...

     Floran Avon Lewis (“Babe”) passed away on January 19, 2019 in Visalia, CA. He was born on October 26, 1930 in Basher, Missouri to Aaron and Bessie Lewis and had been a resident of Lindsay, CA for over 80 years.      Floran A. Lewis was an army veteran who was awarded a combat infantry badge for serving front line in the Korean War. He was a son, brother, father, grandfather & great grandfather and a true friend loved by all. The length he...

Clara (Beth) Elizabeth Totty Dye      Services will be on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at 10:00 am at Webb Sanders and Smith Funeral  Home in Lindsay Ca for Clara (Beth) Elizabeth Totty-Dye who was born on December 27, 1938, in Maude Oklahoma to John and Christine Totty. Clara (Beth) and the family moved to Oakdale Ca, when she was four years old. At twelve years of age, her family relocated again to Lindsay Ca, where she attended Lindsay schools through eighth grade....

     Graveside was held on Friday January 11, 2019 at 1:30 pm at the Vandalia Cemetery in Porterville for Helen R Knutson of Porterville and formerly of Strathmore, who passed away in Porterville on January 3, 2019 at the age of 86. She was born June 22, 1932 to Fred and Emma Stuart. She was married to Donald L Knutson of Strathmore. They had one son, Michael Patrick Knutson. Helen was active in St. Anne’s Church and choir when she was still able to participate....

     Richard Jr. was born March 23, 1967 in Los Angeles, California to Richard and Josephine Arias and was raised and attended schools in and around the greater Los Angeles area including Pomona, Rialto and San Bernardino. Richard never met a stranger and will be remembered as “Mr. Chatterbox” for his love of meeting and talking to people. He married Donna Herrera November 4, 2000 in Porterville and they lived there until August 2013 when they moved to...

     The Holy Rosary was prayed on Thursday, January 3 at 6:00 P.M. at Webb Sanders & Smith Funeral Home and Mass of Christian Burial was said on Friday, January 4 at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lindsay for Robert P. Rodriguez, 83 of Lindsay who passed away December 26. The Reverend Kenneth Bozzo officiated and interment followed the Mass on Friday, at Lindsay Cemetery.      On September 27, 1935 at 4:00am a boy was born into a...

     The Holy Rosary was prayed on Thursday, December 20 at 6:00 PM at Webb Sanders & Smith Funeral Home and Mass of Christian Burial was said on Friday, December 21 at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Petra H. Torres, 87 of Lindsay who passed away December 10. The Reverend Kenneth Bozzo will officiate and interment will follow the Mass at Lindsay Cemetery. Petra was born October 23, 1931 in Pharr, Texas to Severiano and Maria Hernandez and was raised and...