Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Gerald Tipsword
Jun 5, 2013
Gerald Laverle Tipsword, 75, of Safford, passed away June 5, 2013 in Tucson, Arizona. Gerald was born on February 22, 1938 to Glenna and Rheba Tipsword. He served in the United States Air Force in the Korean War. Throughout Geralds career, he worked as a teacher, hospital administrator and in April, 2000, was appointed as the Director for the Greenlee...
Cletis Mullins
Jun 3, 2013
Lee Cletis Mullins, born September 25, 1934 in Blythedale, Missouri, to Truman and Clarice Ward Mullins, passed away June 3, 2013 at his home in Safford after a short illness. Cletis moved to Arizona as a young boy from Missouri. He attended school in Morenci and Clifton, graduation from Clifton High School in 1953. He worked for his father in...
Alfredo Barquin
Jun 2, 2013
Alfredo Luna Barquin, or Fredo as he was known by his family and friends, 82, of Safford, entered into rest on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 18, 1931 in Morenci, to Juan and Soledad Barquin. He married Amelia Ruiz on November 22, 1952 in Safford. Fredo is survived...
Ronald Johnson
Jun 2, 2013
George Ronald Johnson, 77, of Safford, Arizona, passed away June 2, 2013. George, aka Alan Reynolds was born in Pima, Arizona to Ethel Smith and Jim (James) Johnson. He graduated from Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California. Following high school, George joined the Air Force and served as an air craft mechanic. George had a distinctive voice and...
Arthur Tapia
Jun 2, 2013
Arthur Tapia, 76, of Safford, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 in Safford surrounded by his loving family. Arthur was born March 5, 1937 in Morenci, Arizona to Vicente Tapia and Genoveva Munoz. He graduated from Morenci High School. Arthur married his loving wife Nora on November 29, 1963 and two daughters and a son were born of this...
Beau Wheeler
Jun 1, 2013
Biography Beau Dean Wheeler, 33, of Safford, entered into rest on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Tucson. He was born on May 10, 1980 in Morenci, to Lyle Dean Wheeler and Kathy Abeyta Wheeler. Private family services are being held at a later date.
Mary Maller
May 31, 2013
Mary Ann Maller, 78, of Duncan, passed away at her home on May 31, 2013. She was born to Martin & Beatrice Peterson in Gordon, Nebraska. In 1950 she married Durward Bud Jones and to that union 2 sons and 1 daughter were born. Mary Ann was crowned PRCA Rodeo Queen in 1969 and in 1974 she married her best...
James Jones
May 31, 2013
James Acy Jones (Jim), 87, of Safford, passed away on May, 31, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born June 7, 1925 to Acy Lewis Jones and Lula Belle Hunter in Tuttle, Oklahoma. He was the oldest of six children. Jim enlisted in the Navy in March of 1942. He served on the USS Lafayette in the Pacific...
Sam Sollers
May 31, 2013
Biography Sam Sollers, 77, of Klondyke, AZ, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013 at his sons home in Central. He was born on August 10, 1935 in Prescott to Wyla and Stella Sollers. Sam grew up in Prescott and graduated from Prescott High School in 1954. He married his loving wife of 56 years, Carol Goetzenberger in 1957 in...
Clifford Allen
May 25, 2013
Clifford B. Allen Jr., 83, originally from San Simon, AZ entered into rest on May 25, 2013. He was born in Ector, TX, on August 22, 1929 to Clifford B. Allen Sr. and Viola Ford Allen. Services for Clifford will be conducted at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at the Duncan LDS Stake Center, by Bishop Will Wearne....
Carl Jensen
May 25, 2013
Carl Jensen, 95, passed away in Delta Utah on May 25th at the home of his daughter, Maxine Oakeson. Carl was born April 9, 1918 in the District of Layton, Graham Co., AZ. He was the first of ten children born to Samuel & Minnie Ray Carnes Jensen. His early years were spent in the Safford valley where he attended...
Ione Grant
May 19, 2013
Ione Bingham Grant, 87, of Thatcher, Arizona passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2013, at her home. Ione was born on March 28, 1926 in Thatcher, Arizona to Oliver and Ada Bingham, one of ten children. She graduated from Thatcher High School, after which she married the love of her life H. Lyle Grant on June 1, 1946. She...
William Chancellor
May 17, 2013
William Edward Chancellor, Jr. Eddie was born in Watseka, Illinois to William Edward Chancellor and Mildred Foster Chancellor on July 11, 1949. Eddie was raised on an Illinois farm, where, in his early years, he enjoyed farm chores and shelling ear corn on an old-fashioned corn sheller. He attended Woods School in Pennsylvania for one year and also attended the...
Jeanne Nino
May 15, 2013
The loving Jeanne Marie Nosie-Nino was born on May 7, 1969 to the late Arminda Upshaw-Nosie and Perez Nosie in San Carlos, AZ. She grew up in Bylas, in her childhood years. At a young age her friends were Veronica Kitcheyan, Theresa Dawahoya, Roberta Swift, Sandra Boni, Stephanie Grimes and the late Wanda Grimes. Together they would roller-skate on the...
Olga Ontiveros
May 12, 2013
Olga Ontiveros, 62, of Safford, passed away in Tucson, Arizona on Sunday, May 12, 2013. A viewing will be held at Caldwell Funeral Chapel on Monday May 20, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Services will follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in the Safford Cemetery.
Byron Sayer
May 10, 2013
Send Flowers Byron Max Sayer March 22, 1945 - May 10, 2013 Byron Max Sayer, 68, of Thatcher, AZ formerly of Leslie, Idaho, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center. Byron was born on March 22, 1945, in Arco, Idaho, to Max W. Sayer and Thelma Lorensen Christensen Sayer. He grew up on...
Pamela Holloway
May 6, 2013
Pamela Jerri Holloway, 61, of Safford, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013 at her home in Safford, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 27, 1952 in Safford, to Dick Roesberry and Alleta Campbell Roesberry. She married Danny Holloway on January 15, 1968 in Safford. Many knew Pam from the Holloways Upholstery Shop. Pam managed and...
Annie Smith
May 5, 2013
Annie Mae Melton Smith passed from this life on May 5, 2013 while visiting her daughter in Leander, Texas. Mae, as most knew her by, was born on November 8, 1923 in Grant, Oklahoma to John Calvin Melton and Sally Edna Harwell Melton. Mae married Dillard on July 4, 1940, at midnight, at the foot of the preacher's bed! They...
Erma Paxton
May 5, 2013
Erma Charlene Hubbard Paxton, 79, of Safford entered into rest on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Haven at Safford Care Center. Erma was born on May 23, 1933 in Hubbard, AZ to Emery & Audrey Taylor Hubbard; she was one of 6 children. Erma married Billy Paxton on September 10, 1954 in Safford and have 5 children, Lawrence, Terry,...
Manuela McKenzie
May 5, 2013
Manuela Montoya McKenzie, 93, of Safford, entered into rest on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center. She was born on May 27, 1919 in Solomon, AZ, to Procopio Montoya and Cruz Ruiz Montoya. Viewing and Rosary for Nell will be conducted on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at St. Rose of...
