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


Belmira Pimentel Pires of Woodland died at Alderson Convalescent Hospital 
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006 at age 95.

Mrs. Pires was born May 18, 1910 in Oakland, CA to Joseph S. Pimentel and 
Angela Mello Pimentel. 

At an early age her father and mother moved to Yolo County where he had 
obtained work on a dairy. She attended and graduated from Willow Oak School. 
She married Felix B. Pires on July 24, 1926 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in 
Woodland. In 1951 they were able to buy 20 acres in Esparto with a small house 
and barn and were able to fulfill their dream of having their own dairy.

Survivors include her son, Larry Pires and his wife Beverly of Woodland. She 
is also survived by four 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. Also 
surviving are 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 and her husband Frank, all of Woodland; and 
her brother, Clay Pimentel and his wife Barbara of Fremont; 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; nephews, Denny Rhodes and 
wife Genie of Dillon Beach, Manuel Borba of Oakland, Todd and Craig Pimentel 
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, 
Felix B. Pires Sr.; her parents; her sons, Felix Pires Jr. of Woodland and 
Louis Pires Sr. of Esparto.

Services: Friends are invited to attend the vigil service scheduled at 6 p.m. 
Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at Holy Rosary Church, (Court and Walnut streets), 
Woodland and are also invited to attend the funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday, 
Jan. 10 also at Holy Rosary Church. Interment to follow at St. Joseph's 
Cemetery.

Visit the guest book at www.dailydemocrat.com.

Published in the Daily Democrat on 1/8/2006. 
 


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