All Obituaries

Jay passed away at home peacefully in her sleep. She was 91. Mom was born in Berenda CA on May 30, 1930, to Exciquio & Rosario Briceno. She was the third of nine children. She grew up in Chowchilla CA where the family had settled. As an adult she saw the White House and rode in the Goodyear blimp, never as a child growing up in Chowchilla did she ever think she would experience these things. She met her beloved Amado at a Saturday night dance at the Legion hall in Merced. They were...

Frances B. Thomas passed away at the age of 102 in Merced, California on July 23, 2021.  She was born on June 21, 1919 to Adrian and Francisca Bosmans in Kimberly, Wisconsin.  She eventually moved to Montebello California and started working for Helms Bakery.  While working there, she met her husband of 27 years, Joseph Thomas, and continued to work there for 20 years. Shortly after her children moved to Merced California, she followed them, during her time in Merced, she...

Betty Faye Anderson passed away suddenly at the young age of 90 in her home, on July 22, 2021. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Don Anderson, by her sister Jean Smith of Sacramento, by her daughters Debi Hutchings (Del) and Kathy Turnbaugh (Steve), and by 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Betty was born to Howard and Nell Smith on June 7, 1931, in Muskogee Oklahoma.  She proudly called herself an Okie from Muskogee.  At the age of 9 months, her family moved...

Teeney Hilton was born on 7-22-1939 and lived a full 82 years of life. She passed 7-22-2021.  She was preceded in death by her life partner Wayne Mauldin, her daughter Kathy Hilton and son James. Teeney loved life and living it to the fullest, even through much adversity. She loved to travel, enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading and her TV mysteries.  Her life was full of happiness and many adventures.  She brought many smiles and laughter to her family and...

  Joyce Furman, 83 of Merced passed away on July 12th, 2021. Joyce was born in Monterey, CA to Howard and Jean Hawkins. Growing up in Monterey she had many adventures with her childhood friend Rusty. and riding to school in the sidecar of her dad’s motorcycle. Joyce played golf throughout her early years and won many trophies. She attended school in Monterey and then went to Monterey Peninsula College where she graduated with an art degree. After graduation she went to work at...

Robert Edward (Bud) Puckett passed away on July 1, 2021 in the 93rd year of his life.  His family wants to express their appreciation and gratitude for the compassionate and excellent care Bud received from the staff in the Ewing Wing of John C. Fremont Hospital in Mariposa, California.  Bud was born to Edward Truman Puckett and Edith Emma McCoy in Lindsey, California on November 6, 1927. His early life was spent in and around the many fruit packing houses in the Fresno...