Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Mary Speetzen
Nov 27, 2009
Mary Karan Kirk Speetzen Wife, Mother and Our Buddy Karen passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 27, 2009. She was born October 27, 1955 to George NicholasNick and VelDean McAllister Kirk. Karan was diagnosed with Diabetes after the birth of her only child, Dustin Dean, at the age of 25. She enjoyed working as a cake decorator at Smiths for many...
Emma Almond
Nov 27, 2009
EMMA LOU ALMOND ( Treble Clef Note) Emma Lou Weaver Almond passed away November 27, 2009 Emma Lou was born April 29, 1931 in Bennington Idaho to Melvin and Irene Weaver. She died in her home of 48 years in West Valley Utah at the age of 78 after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family,...
Lydia Vasquez
Nov 27, 2009
Lydia Vasquez 1926 ~ 2009 Lydia Vasquez peacefully passed away on her birthday, November 27, 2009. She was born November 27, 1926 in Eureka, Utah to Narciso and Trinidad Enriquez Vasquez. After losing her father at an early age, her mother and all the children worked the fields throughout Washington and Oregon. Life was hard but they all held close...
Mary Speetzen
Nov 27, 2009
Mary Karan Kirk Speetzen Wife, Mother and Our Buddy Karen passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 27, 2009. She was born October 27, 1955 to George NicholasNick and VelDean McAllister Kirk. Karan was diagnosed with Diabetes after the birth of her only child, Dustin Dean, at the age of 25. She enjoyed working as a cake decorator at Smiths for many...
Mary Speetzen
Nov 27, 2009
Mary Karan Kirk Speetzen Wife, Mother and Our Buddy Karen passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 27, 2009. She was born October 27, 1955 to George NicholasNick and VelDean McAllister Kirk. Karan was diagnosed with Diabetes after the birth of her only child, Dustin Dean, at the age of 25. She enjoyed working as a cake decorator at Smiths for many...
Frank Wilcox
Nov 27, 2009
FRANK SHAW WILCOX Frank Shaw Wilcox, 88, beloved father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully November 27, 2009. Frank loved History, and was an English teacher at East High. He was a member of the Sons of American Revolution and Mayflower Society, as well as the Sons of the Utah Pioneers. He was a Veteran of World War II...
Neil Black
Nov 27, 2009
Neil H. Black Puny Neil H. Black, 79, passed away November 27, 2009. Neil was born April 29, 1930 in Nephi, Utah to Harrison Eugene and Elizabeth Annie Read Black. Married Joan Davis May 9, 1953 in Goshen, Utah. He worked for the US Government Quality Assurance for 31 years, retired. Neil was in the US Army during the Korean...
Larry Clark
Nov 26, 2009
Larry Noel Clark Together Again Larry Noel Clark, beloved father, grandfather, (great, and great-great!) passed away Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2009, in his home after a short battle with cancer. Larry was born Dec. 16, 1925 in McCornick, UT, to Lawrence and Carrie Nielsen Clark, the youngest of five children. He grew up helping his father ranch sheep through the...
James Fuller
Nov 26, 2009
James Fuller, 83 of Pima passed away at his home on November 26, 2009. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11 a.m at the Caldwell Funeral Chapel.
Kirby Robbins
Nov 26, 2009
Kirby Robbins 1955 ~ 2009 Kirby Robbins passed away November 26, 2009 at his home in West Valley City, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Kirby was born in Roosevelt, Utah on February 21, 1955, to Ernitta Oderkirk and Ronald Robbins. Kirby grew up in Duchesne, Utah. He married Kim Keele of Tooele, on December 24, 1996. He...
Kenneth Morris
Nov 26, 2009
Kenneth W. Morris ________________ Kenneth Wayne Morris, age 80, passed away on November 26, 2009. Born February 28, 1929 in Sigourney, Iowa to Williard Warren and Mable Elizabeth Sevier Morris. Married Mayme Deanne Clark on March 1, 1958. Served in the Army. Worked for UPS as a truck driver for many years. He loved to work. Loved hunting, fishing, camping...
Samantha Panek
Nov 26, 2009
SAMANTHA LOUISE PANEK 1990 ~ 2009 Our loving daughter, sister, granddaughter and great granddaughter, Samantha Panek, 18, passed away November 26, 2009. Born December 12, 1990 in West Jordan, Utah to Lara Mellenthin and Patrick T. Panek. Sami loved unconditionally and always put others needs above her own. Her ever-present smile and sparkling eyes would light up the room and...
Mark Staples
Nov 24, 2009
Mark Whitaker Staples Beloved Patriarch Our dad, Mark Whitaker Staples, 81, passed away November 24, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah due to the complications of age. He was born September 5, 1928 in Kanosh, Utah, son of Owen Crane and Melba Whitaker Staples. He graduated from Millard High School in Fillmore, Utah. He was in the occupation army in...
Ray Carpenter
Nov 22, 2009
Ray Alva Carpenter, 64, passed away November 22, 2009. Ray was born February 7, 1945 in Pima, AZ to Albert and Maybell Carpenter. Ray served a mission in the Eastern Atlantic States from 1964-1966. Ray graduated from Arizona State University, where he met his sweetheart, Gloria Boyd. They were married in the Mesa Arizona Temple, April 10, 1968. Ray taught...
Shirley Iverson
Nov 22, 2009
Shirley V. Iverson 1930 ~ 2009 Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Shirley Virginia Wilcox Iverson, 79, passed away peacefully November 22, 2009. Born April 22, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of Walter Corless and Nellie Virginia Snyder Wilcox. She was married and sealed to Amasa D. Iverson August 27, 1953 in the Salt Lake...
Marilyn Perry
Nov 21, 2009
Marilyn Perry 1936 ~ 2009 Marilyn Jean Perry, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, age 73, passed away at home November 21, 2009. Born February 29, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of Vere LeRoy and Claire Ann Bagley Dodge. Marilyn grew up in Salt lake City and graduated from South High School. Married the love of her...
Elizabeth Reed
Nov 21, 2009
Elizabeth Ann Reed Betty Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Elizabeth Betty Ann Reed, passed away peacefully in her sleep, November 21, 2009, ending the pain and suffering due to osteoporosis. Born February 16, 1937, to James and Dorothy Ione Gordon. Betty grew up in Carter, Wyoming and attended school in Mountain View. She married her high school...
Jacqueline Eldredge
Nov 20, 2009
Jacqueline Woods Eldredge 1936 ~ 2009 Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Jacqueline W. Eldredge, 73, passed away November 20, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. Born April 2, 1936, to John and Maria Woods. Jackie grew up in Salt Lake City, and attended Judge Memorial. Married William A. Eldredge who precede her in death. She was...
Alicia Remirez
Nov 20, 2009
Alicia Ann Settle Remirez, 48, of Thatcher, AZ went to be with the Lord on November 20th, 2009 following a long illness. Alicia was born in Safford on March 26, 1961 to the parents of Phillip and Georgia Settle Sr. After moving to Morenci, Alicia graduated with honors from Morenci High School in 1979 and was awarded the National Merit...
Della Allred
Nov 16, 2009
An angel, Della Allred, was called home on November 16, 2009 to her Father in Heaven, where her beloved husband Lawrence, her parents Leroy & Jennie Johnson, her siblings Afton, Lloyd & Dean waited with open arms to greet her. While the heavens weep with joy, those left behind weep with sorrow as she will be greatly missed. Della was...
