Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Joseph Anderson
Jul 29, 2009
JOE ANDERSON Joseph Paul Anderson passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. He was born August 17, 1971 to Diane Rud and Calvin Anderson in Colorado Springs, Co. At the age of 6 his family moved to Minnesota where he lived until graduating from Eden Valley High School. Shortly after graduating, he enlisted in the Army, moved to Texas...
Gerald Flanders
Jul 29, 2009
Gerald Robert Flanders Jerry May 6, 1940 ~ July 29, 2009 I, Jerry Flanders, leave behind my loving wife, Beverly Dilley Flanders, of over 50 years. Married on October 15, 1958 and later sealed in the Los Angeles Temple in 1994. I also leave behind four great children: Jamie (Jim) Canova, Mark (Julia) Flanders, Pam P.J. Leonard, and Cory Flanders;...
Ronald Egbert
Jul 29, 2009
Ronald Charles Egbert 1958 ~ 2009 Ronald Charles Egbert passed away on July 29, 2009 from lifelong complications of diabetes. Born June 9, 1958 to Richard Charles Egbert and Marilyn Larson Egbert. Ron graduated from Kearns High School. He also attended Salt Lake Community College and the University of Utah. He served an LDS mission to the Florida Tallahassee Mission....
Raquel Martinez
Jul 28, 2009
Raquel Jenson Martinez 1932 ~ 2009 Raquel Jenson Martinez, age 76, passed away on July 28, 2009 at her cabin near Defas Ranch in the Uintah Mountains where she enjoyed spending time with her son, Steve and many long time friends. Raquel was born December 31, 1932 in Fremont, Utah, the second of 7 children born to Wayne and Ella...
Kata Divkovic
Jul 27, 2009
Kata Kathy Divkovic 09/30/1938 ~ 07/27/2009 Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Kathy Divkovic, passed away on July 27, 2009. Born September 30, 1938 in Tuzla, Bosnia. Married Bosho Divkovic on July 27, 1965 in Bosnia. They spent 44 wonderful years together. She was an awesome mother, grandmother and friend. She loved everyone she came in contact with...
Vern Scovil
Jul 26, 2009
Vern Lewis Scovil 1916 ~ 2009 Vern Lewis Scovil, age 93, passed away on July 26, 2009. Born January 20, 1916 in Monroe, Utah, to Jesse Richard and Effie Ann Lewis Scovil. Married Dorene Astle June 22, 1936, later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She preceded him in death. Served in the Navy during World War II. Member...
Lois Young
Jul 25, 2009
Lois Jean Kiddle Young The Quilt Lady Lois Young, 80, after having a wonderful 24th of July, passed away early Saturday, July 25th at home with her family, due to incidents of life, her age and Parkinsons disease. Lois Jean Kiddle was born March 21, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the youngest of seven children of Adelbert...
Barbara Jorgensen
Jul 24, 2009
Barbara Young Jorgensen Still Crocheting Barbara Young Jorgensen, age 83, passed away on July 24, 2009 in Nampa, Idaho. Born February 8, 1926 in Magna, Utah to Orson Spencer and Marion Anderson Young. Married Vardaman S. Jorgensen on August 5, 1946 in Fredonia, Arizona. Survived by her daughter, Sandi (Mitch) Barker; Grandchildren, Elise (Justin) Kynaston, Tysen (Stacie) Barker, Tanner (Dani)...
Lyman LeBaron
Jul 24, 2009
Lyman Grant LeBaron, 67, passed away July 24, 2009 in Safford, Arizona. Funeral Services will be Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11 AM, viewing at 10 AM, with services held in the Thatcher LDS Stake Center.
John Jenkins
Jul 23, 2009
John Taylor Jenkins 1923- 2009 John Taylor Jenkins, age 86 passed away July 23, 2009 of natural causes. Born April 27, 1923, in Provo, Utah, son of James William and Emma Asenath Taylor Jenkins. Married Vivian Smith April 15, 1946. John worked for Rio Grande Railroad for 43 years, was the owner of Jenkins Travel Club, and loved riding motor...
Wilmer Peterson
Jul 23, 2009
WILMER REED PETERSON 1931 ~ 2009 Our loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather, Wilmer Pete Reed Peterson, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009 from pneumonia. He is survived by his loving wife, Ethel May, and their children: Nola (Steve) Brinkerhoff; Robert (Susan) Osborne; Jon (Vickie) Whitmore; Mary (Dennis) Nash; and Dawn (Gary) Rowley; twenty-six grandchildren, many great and...
Lynn Perry
Jul 22, 2009
LYNN PERRY Peter Pan and the Pied Piper Lynn Perry, age 47, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on the 4th of July, 1962 in Rigby, Idaho, to parents Russell and Judy Perry of Taylorsville, Utah. Lynn graduated from Dixie College and received her bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Utah...
Dorothy Jones
Jul 22, 2009
DOROTHY NORENE JONES LOVED BY ALL Our loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Norene Jones, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2009. She is survived by her loving husband, Floyd, and sons: Johnny Clayton Haber; Michael Eugene Haber; 7 grandchildren; and brother Larry (Marcia) Moss. Norene and Floyd were married March, 19, 1974 and later solumnized in the Salt Lake Temple....
Kenneth Lines
Jul 21, 2009
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Pima LDS Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Friends and family may call on Friday evening in the Pima LDS Chapel from 6 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will follow in the Pima Cemetery. Kenneth Alvin Lines, 80, passed away July 21, 2009 at his...
Estelle Morris
Jul 20, 2009
Funeral Services were conducted Thursday, July 23 at the Caldwell Funeral Chapel with interment in the Safford Cemetery. Born December 26, 1910, in Killeen, Bell County, Texas, Mattie Estelle Griffin was the fourth child and third daughter born to Henry Richard Griffin and Sarah Jane Smith. Shortly after her birth, her father left Texas and traveled to Safford, Arizona in...
Iris Haddow
Jul 18, 2009
Iris Shelley Haddow Loving Mother and Grandmother Iris Shelley Haddow, 96, passed away July 18, 2009 in Murray, Utah. Born August 26, 1912 in Bingham, Utah, daughter of Leonard Harrington and Lottie Ovard Shelley. Married Raymond L. Haddow April 2, 1932; solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple April 25, 1952. Active member of the LDS Church where she served in...
Alvin Krupp
Jul 17, 2009
Alvin F. Krupp passed July 17, 2009 at his home in Safford. Born in 1919 to Safford pioneers Eli Paul and Rae Bellman Krupp, Alvin was raised in Safford where the Krupp name was synonymous with the Krupp Department Store and Bellmans Department Store on Main Street. Educated at Eastern Arizona College, he later received his J.D. degree from University...
Marlene Lorensen
Jul 16, 2009
Marlene Hanson Lorensen October 6, 1937 July 16, 2009 On July 16, 2008, Marlene Hanson Lorensen left the Huntsman Cancer Hospital with a vision of future years filled with the enjoyment of family, friends, and service in her Church. On July 16, 2009, Marlene left the same hospital, but with a different destination and a new type of service. Her...
Gerald Bradley
Jul 15, 2009
Gerald Dewayne Bradley, 49, of Safford passed away Wednesday morning July 15, 2009 following a two month long battle with a lung infection. Gerald was the second child born to George and Dean Bradley, in Morenci, AZ on September 12, 1959. He grew up in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School in 1979. Gerald moved with his parents to...
Harvey Bussell
Jul 15, 2009
Harvey Burl Bussell, Jr. Heaven will never be the same Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Harvey Burl Bussell, Jr., age 64, passed away July 15, 2009. Born December 29, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harvey Burl and Rosie Louise Davis Bussell. Married Teresa Saez Perez February 12, 1965 in Germany; later sealed in the...
