Yolo County CA Archives Obituaries.....Pires, Belmira "Belle"   January 3, 2006
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The Woodland Daily Democrat
Pires, Belmira "Belle"       
 
May 18, 1910 - Jan. 3, 2006


Belmira "Belle" Pires died at Alderson Convalescent Hospital in Woodland on 
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006 at age 95.

Mrs. Pires was born May 18, 1910 in Oakland to Joseph and Angela (Mello) 
Pimentel. She had been a Yolo County resident for 86 years. She graduated from 
Willow Oak Grammar School. She and her husband owned a dairy farm in Esparto 
and later she worked as a salad maker at the Woodland Clinic.

Survivors include Mrs. Pires' son, Lawrence Pires and his wife Beverly of 
Woodland; her grandchildren, Bruce Pires and his wife Brenda of Atascadero, 
Missie Hobson and her husband Larry of Avila Beach, Stephanie Price and her 
husband Tom, Louis Pires Jr. and his wife Ting of Woodland; her great-
grandchildren, Kelsey Freshours and her husband Joseph of Dixon, Lacey Pacheco 
and her husband Jeff of San Diego, Matthew Hobson of Avila Beach, Jordan 
Price, Amaya and Arianna Pires of Woodland; great-great-grandson, Austin 
Freshours of Dixon; her sisters, Mary Borba, Evelyn Rhodes Schreiber and 
Isabel Bettencourt, all of Woodland; her brother, Clay Pimentel of Fremont; 
her nieces, Rita Carlson and husband Michael of Carson City, Nev., Cynthia 
Bettencourt of Sacramento, Deolinda M. Duncan of Woodland, Lucille Peters and 
husband Manuel of Elk Grove, Ida Ortiz and husband Leonard of Galt; and her 
nephews, Denny Rhodes and wife Genie of Dillon Beach, Manuel Borba of Oakland, 
Todd and Craig Pimental of Fremont, Frank Bettencourt and wife Isabel of 
Woodland, Manuel Bettencourt and wife Neyda of Portland, Ore. She was preceded 
in death by her husband of 31 years, Felix B. Pires Sr.; her sons, Felix Pires 
Jr. and Louis Pires; and her parents.

The family requests memorials in Mrs. Pires' name be directed to the charity 
of the donor's choice.

Services: A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 at Holy Rosary 
Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St., Woodland. A Mass of Christian burial will be 
celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Holy Rosary. Interment will follow 
at St. Joseph's Cemetery next to her husband. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors is 
assisting the family with arrangements.

Published in the Daily Democrat on 1/7/2006. 
 


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