Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Anna Garrett
Sep 24, 2012
Biography Anna Marie Garrett, 78, of Duncan, entered into rest on Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Tucson Medical Center. She was born on September 22, 1934 in Nashville, TN. Anna Marie grew up on a farm in Tennessee. She married James Edward Garrett on August 8, 1964 in Winterhaven, CA. James entered into rest in September 1997. She cared...
Laura Spalsbury
Sep 24, 2012
Laura Lee Spalsbury September 25, 1922---September 24, 2012 Laura Lee Spalsbury 89 of Safford passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center. Laura Lee was born September 25, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri to Edward and Alta Golden. She was the third child born to this couple. She had two older brothers who died in World...
Suzie Faunce
Sep 24, 2012
Virginia B. Faunce, or Suzie as she was known, 80, of Safford, entered into rest on Monday, September 24, 2012 in Sierra Vista. She was born on May 1, 1932 in Gore, OK, to Rufus and Cleo Winkler. Suzie moved to Arizona at a young age. Suzie married Bob Faunce on June 5, 1949 in Gilbert, AZ. After they married,...
Ines Rea
Sep 23, 2012
Ines M. Rea Jr., 48, of Safford, entered into rest on September 23, 2012 in Tucson. He was born on December 8, 1963 in Safford, Arizona to Ines and Victoria Rea. He loved to hunt and fish almost as much as he loved his children and grandchildren. He was a very protective father. He worked for Phelps Dodge as an...
Flora Merrell
Sep 23, 2012
Flora Fay Merrell, 91, of Safford, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at her home in Safford. She was born on July 17, 1921 in Bisbee, AZ, to Lafe and Sadie Nelson and spent her growing up years in Safford. As a young lady she was well-rounded and enjoyed playing all kinds of sports, especially softball, basketball, and track....
Danny Soto
Sep 22, 2012
Danny L. Soto, of Safford, entered into rest suddenly on September 22, 2012. He was born on August 31, 1947 in Safford, Arizona to Domingo Serrano Soto and Margarita Lopez Soto. He is survived by his mother, Margarita; his daughters, Michelle Soto, Kristy Tomlin, and Sandy Briscoe; former spouse, Becky Soto; a brother and two sisters; 10 grandchildren and 1great-grandchild....
Corene Ross
Sep 19, 2012
Corene Merrill Watson Ross was born April 5, 1920 in Thatcher to Herbert Denzil Merrill and Grace Naomi Naylor Merrill. She spent her early years in Inglewood California where her father was in the grocery business. She was the oldest of four children, two brothers and a sister whom she loved very much. They are Harold and Tom Merrill and...
Erdine Layton
Sep 19, 2012
Erdine Garnet Hunt Layton peacefully entered into rest on Sept. 19, 2012. Her funeral services will be Saturday Sept. 29 at 11:00 a.m. in the Thatcher Stake Center. A viewing will be held at the Thatcher Stake Center on Friday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday, 10:00 10:45 a.m. Erdine was born on Jan. 20, 1915 to Alexander Clark Hunt...
Gordon Fallow
Sep 17, 2012
Gordon Lee Fallow, 90, of Thatcher, entered into rest on Monday, September 17, 2012 at the Sunset Hills Care and Rehab Center in Safford. He was born on January 28, 1922 in Portland, Oregon to Nicholas E. Fallow and Wilma Hart. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He worked as an Ex-ray...
Joel Hunter
Sep 14, 2012
Send Flowers Joel Aaden Lee Hunter January 15, 2009 - September 14, 2012 Joel Aaden Lee Hunter, 3, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012. Joel was born January 15, 2009 in Safford, Arizona and is the youngest of six children to Roberta Lee Preston. Joel was an active and free spirited child. He loved watching cartoons, playing angry birds and...
Jonah Pike
Sep 14, 2012
Jonah J. Pike, 28, of Bylas, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012 at his home in Bylas. He was born on July 4, 1984, in San Carlos, to Jimmy Pike and Lillian R. Grimes. Wake will be on Friday, September 21, 2012 starting at 4:00 p.m. at the Pike Residence. Funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September...
Jayci Gilbert
Sep 13, 2012
Jacqueline Casey (Jayci) Gilbert, age 22, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2012, at her home. She was born August 7, 1990 in Safford, AZ, to Andrew Jackson (Jack) Gilbert IV and Danielle Rebel Lee. She was a 2008 graduate of Pima High School and a current student at Eastern Arizona College studying Early Childhood Education. On October 17, 2010,...
Dale Haswell
Sep 9, 2012
View the image gallery Dale M. Haswell, 89, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 in Safford, Arizona. Dale was born May 21, 1923 in Randolph, Nebraska to Alice and Charles Haswell. Dale moved to Portland, Oregon as a young man after he was discharged from the Army Air Corps having served in WWII. Later he married his love, Shirley Miller...
Ray Lewis
Sep 9, 2012
Ray Darwin Lewis 70, of Globe, AZ passed away September 9, 2012. He was born August 14, 1942 in Ray, AZ. His parents were Richard and Florence Lewis. Ray grew up in Globe, AZ. He met his wife, Jo Elaine Davis and they were married on February 14, 1964. Ray worked for Phelps Dodge mine for 43 years before he...
Angela Wood-Bull
Sep 9, 2012
Angela Marie Wood Bull, 34, was born January 30, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona. Our Heavenly Father took her home September 9, 2012. She is in the loving arms of her daddy and her brother. She was loved by everyone who knew her. Angela truly made a difference in this world. She was a loving woman who wanted to and did...
Julian Peru
Sep 8, 2012
Julian R. Peru, 81, of Pima, entered into rest on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Santa Rosa Care Center in Tucson. He was born on February 8, 1931 in Duncan, to Lorenzo Peru and Basilia Rodriquez Peru. He is survived by his daughters, Tanya Gonzales, and Isabel; sons, Manuel Peru and David Peru; step daughter, Tina Miller; siblings, Simon, Juana,...
Peggy Mortensen
Sep 7, 2012
Cleah "Peggy" Brown Mortensen, 94, passed away in Jerome, Idaho on September 7, 2012. Cleah was the daughter of Major Lee Brown and Annie Louisa Lillywhite. She was born in Bisbee, Arizona on June 13, 1918. Cleahs parents moved to Virden shortly after she was born and lived there until 1924. She attended grade school and high school in Miami,...
Soraida Gonzales
Sep 7, 2012
Biography Mrs. Soraida (Gilbert) Gonzales, 81, died Friday, September 7, peacefully at her home. Mrs. Gonzales was born March 19, 1931 in Manassa, CO., the daughter of Raquel and Annie Mandragon. She was married to Gilbert Gonzales April 1, 1965 in Morenci, AZ. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children Anna (Cody) Medina, Englewood, CO, Randy...
Eusebio Rocha
Sep 3, 2012
Eusebio Martin Rocha, 47, of Safford entered into rest on September 3, 2012. He was born on October 26, 1964 in Safford, AZ to Salvador and Virginia Rocha. Services for Eusebio will be held at McDougal's Caldwell Funeral Chapel on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. with a viewing taking place one hour prior.
Gerald Stevens
Sep 1, 2012
Send Flowers Gerald Abram Stevens October 24, 1940 - September 1, 2012 Funeral services for Gerald Jerry Stevens, age 71, of Thatcher, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Church Street LDS Chapel with Bishop David Udall officiating. Interment will follow in the Thatcher Cemetery. Jerry was born October 24, 1940 in Price Utah, the...
