Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Betty Farnsworth
May 7, 2010
Jean R. Farnsworth 1926 ~ 2010 Betty Jean R. Farnsworth, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, 84, passed away May 7, 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah from natural causes. Born February 19, 1926 in Union, Utah to Erma Venice Snedaker and Edwin Rush Reeves. Married Donald E. Farnsworth, on June 1, 1946; later solemnized in the Salt...
Annette De La Cruz
May 7, 2010
Biography Annette Marie De La Cruz 37, of Safford passed away May 7, 2010 at Mt. Graham Regional Hospital. She was born September 14, 1972 in Safford to David and Olga De La Cruz. Annette and her family lived in Solomon before moving to Safford. She enjoyed going to the river, cooking and camping with her family, and friends. She...
Daren Meadows
May 7, 2010
Daren Reid Meadows 1955 ~ 2010 Daren Reid Meadows, beloved husband, son Uncle Dad, brother and friend left this world May 7, 2010 at his home in Herriman, Utah. Daren was born April 8, 1955 to Leonard and Merle Reid Meadows. He was a real cowboy with his cowboy wife Terry, whom he married July 30, 1977. He built their...
William Empey
May 6, 2010
William Kay Empey 1922 ~ 2010 William Kay Empey our loving husband, father, & grandfather was called to his heavenly home on May 6, 2010, to reunite with parents, brothers, sister and his son, Kay Dwight. Kay was born May 18, 1922 to Hyrum Bryner and Mary Ann Harradence Empey in St. George, Utah. Kay served during WWII, as a...
Susan Gandee
May 6, 2010
Doris Gandee 1922 ~ 2010 Our loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend, Susie Doris Carbaugh Gandee, 87, passed away May 6, 2010 in West Valley City, Utah. Born July 11, 1922 in Union City, Pennsylvania to Bessie Orinda Peterson and John Erwin Carbaugh. Married Clyde Gandee, who preceded her in death. She was a very active member...
Ralph Aposhian
May 5, 2010
RALPH M. APOSHIAN Ralph & Kathleen Together Again Ralph M. Aposhian, age 87, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, early in the morning on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. He was born June 25, 1922 in Murray, Utah to Jacob James Aposhian and Beatrice O'Rullian. He proudly served in the Army during WWII. After the war he married Kathleen Washburn...
Syble Damron
May 4, 2010
Syble Inez Damron, 89, of Safford passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Willcox, AZ. She was born on August 31, 1929 in De Kalb, Texas to Henry and Etta Hall Daniel. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Caldwell Funeral Chapel, with Bishop Craig Hackett officiating. Friends may call from...
Casey Garcia
May 4, 2010
Casey Garcia, 89 of Pima passed away with his family by his side in Yuma on May 4, 2010. Casimiro "Casey" M. Garcia was born April 12, 1921 in San Jose, AZ to Jose and Isabel Garcia. He graduated high school and served in the Army as a Staff Sgt. during WWII and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was...
Clifford Walton
May 3, 2010
Clifford Johnson Walton, Jr. 1929 ~ 2010 Cliff, age 81, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, was called home to the Lord early in the morning of May 3, 2010, after a brief illness. Born January 17, 1929 in Harrisburg, PA, to Clifford J. and Miriam J. Walton. He was the youngest of three sons. Cliff married Jeannette Guimond...
Cecilia Gonzalez
May 1, 2010
Biography Cecilia Sandoval Gonzalez, 81, of Clifton joined our Lord on May 1, 2010. She was born November 21, 1928 in Clifton, AZ to Diega Jacobo and Arcadio Sandoval. She is a graduate of Clifton High School where she was Class B Womens State tennis champion. In 1947 Cecilia married Richard Gonzalez of Morenci, the man she would spend the...
Max McCommis
May 1, 2010
Max McCommis, 85 passed away at the Sunset Hills Care Center, at the side of his loving wife, on May 1, 2010. He was born on March 10, 1925 in alamagordo, NM, to Wiliam and Ida Nichols McCommis. He is survived by his wife Patricia McCommis of York. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 7,...
Houston Dunagan
May 1, 2010
Biography Houston Hoot Dunagan, 79 of York Valley passed away May 1, 2010 in Safford. He was born in Clifton on March 16, 1931 and graduated from Clifton High School in 1950. He became interested in horses as a young boy and later expanded into ranching. He worked summers on local ranches while in high school and eventually attained a...
Richard Smith
Apr 30, 2010
Richard Atwood Smith, 89, of Safford, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010, at the Sunset Hills Care Center in Safford. As a young boy he ran a trap line in Northern Minnesota. He later moved to the city and was introduced by his grandmother to the Swedish Baptist Church, he professed his faith there. He joined the U.S. Navy...
Winter Plummer
Apr 30, 2010
Winter Lee Goseyun Plummer, 27, of Lacey, Washington, passed away February 2010. She was born August 16, 1982 to Carlos D. Goseyun, Sr. and Kathy Goseyun. Winter grew up in Calva, AZ and later moved to Bylas, AZ. She graduated from Ft. Thomas High School in 2000 then attended Eastern Arizona College for 2 years earning her AA Degree. Winter...
Gay Thompson
Apr 30, 2010
Gay LaVern Thompson, 74, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010 at his home in Tucson from the effects of his battle with cancer. He was born on October 20, 1935 in Poteet, TX, to Albert Clarence Thompson and Mamie Lee Smith Thompson. Gay grew up in Thatcher. He served in the U.S. Army, and then went to Barber School...
Manuel Renteria
Apr 30, 2010
Biography Manuel Renteria, 68, formerly of Duncan, passed away at the Hospice Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was born April 27, 1942 in Deming, New Mexico to Anita and Ambrosio Renteria. Manuel attended Duncan Schools till 1961. During his early high school years he worked at the Art Gallery Drugstore. At that time Manuel was given private lessons...
Dick Herbert
Apr 29, 2010
Richard (Dick) Harold Herbert Jr. was born July 27, 1925 in Aztec New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War Il. Richard married Avula Motto in 1946. He owned and operated his own business until 1949 when he then went to work for Southern Union Gas Company. He held various positions until he...
Richard McComas
Apr 28, 2010
Richard McComas 1/1/31 ~ 4/28/10 Richard McComas was born January 1, 1931 in Rock Springs, WY. He lived a full, rich life until his death on April 28, 2010 at the age of 79. Except for his first 10 years, he lived in Salt Lake City. Richard served in the US Army Military Police during the Korean War, and later...
Vennadel Pierce
Apr 27, 2010
Vennadel Pierce Gone Home Our beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend, Vennadel Summers Pierce, went home on April 27, 2010. Vennadel was born September 25, 1929, in Fairmont, West Virginia, to Dewey Leslie and Viola Violet Crihfield Summers. She married Leroy Howard Compton January 15, 1944, and the couple was blessed with two daughters: Ruby Lee and Barbara Jean....
Irene Coverston
Apr 27, 2010
Lois Irene Coverston, 89 of Safford passed away at her home on April 27, 2010. Irene was born February 15, 1921 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to James & Pearl Cunningham. She was the oldest of 7 children and spent her growing up years in many places across the Southwest. She married Vernon Halbert in 1939 and had 4 children. Vernon passed...
