Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Christopher Stoddard
May 11, 2010
Christopher Joseph Stoddard 4/20/1991~5/11/2010 Chris Stoddard, age 19 passed away May 11, 2010. He was born April 20, 1991 in Denver, Colorado, to Chadwick Whisman and Maria Ann Stoddard. He graduated from Kearns High. Worked as an assistant manager for Domino's Pizza, where he received awards for his work. He was loved by everyone. Survived by sister, Ashley M. Nipper;...
Betty Broadhead
May 11, 2010
Betty Jean Daniels Burnside Broadhead 1929 ~ 2010 She died peacefully Tuesday, May 11, 2010, surrounded by her family. She had fought a courageous battle against Emphysema for five years. Betty was born April 3, 1929 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, daughter of Charles H. and Alice H. Andersen Daniels. She attended school in Eureka, Utah and North Sanpete High School,...
Richard Odell
May 11, 2010
Richard Dale Odell, 69 of Safford passed away at the Sunset Hills Care Center on May 11, 2010. He was born September 3, 1940 in Los Angeles, California to Jesse Daniel Odell III and Ozella Smith Odell. Richard owned a Counter Top business in California before moving to Arizona three years ago. He is survived by his sister Donna Wilcoxson...
John Barker
May 11, 2010
John T. Barker 1960 ~ 2010 John said hello to his Maker on the morning of May 11, 2010. John was born October 5, 1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Tex and Phyllis Barker. John was a modern cowboy born 100 years too late. He enjoyed riding horses, roping wild horses, target shooting and jeeping with his brother and...
Ray Rasmussen
May 10, 2010
Ray Clarence Rasmussen Ray Clarence Rasmussen passed away May 10, 2010, at his sister Starrs home, surrounded by his family. Ray was born to Anna Christine Lovendahl and Clarence Arthur Rasmussen on April 21, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Following high school, he served a term in the United States Army. He married Beverly Hollingsworth in 1949 and together...
William Meredith
May 8, 2010
William D. Meredith The Tootsie Roll Man Our loving husband, father and grandfather, William Douglas Meredith, 83, passed away after a valiant battle with cancer May 8, 2010. Born February 28, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah, son of George Carlisle and Mary Nielsen Meredith. Married Lillian Marcel Egli August 25, 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple. Served in the...
Donald Huff
May 7, 2010
Don Huff, 51 of Safford, was born in Vernal, Utah March 26, 1959 to Dan and Emma Huff. Don's family moved around to Colorado and British Columbia through Don's younger years before coming back to Cortez, Colorado. Don excelled playing high school football and was all-conference fullback before graduating in 1977. Don then moved with his parents to Safford AZ,...
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...
