Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Emile Wickham
Nov 20, 2008
Emile E. Wickham 1923 ~ 2008 Emile Eugene Wickham, 85, passed away November 20, 2008 in West Valley City, Utah. Born June 14, 1923 in Corvallis, Oregon, son of Floyd and Clara Sears Wickham. Married Theda Fay Rolfson September 14, 1946 in Anchorage, Alaska; later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. He was a veteran of WWII and retired from...
Leona Turnbull
Nov 18, 2008
Leona Bowlden Turnbull 1919 ~ 2008 Leona Bowlden Turnbull passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday November 18, 2008. Born September 22, 1919 in Gannett, Blaine, ID to Thomas Richard Bowlden and Emma Ethel Taylor Bowlden. Married James Turnbull, Jr. April 15, 1940. Marriage solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple, June 9, 1978. Leona is survived...
Phyllis Pennington
Nov 17, 2008
Phyllis L. Pennington 1929 ~ 2008 Phyllis Lee Fraizer Pennington met her beloved November 17, 2008 on the other side of the moon on her journey to heaven. Born September 29, 1929, her life was filled with the love of her family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Maxine Tucker Fraizer; loving husband, Gerald Pennington; son,...
Mary Rasmussen
Nov 17, 2008
Mary Rasmussen 1922 ~ 2008 Mary Virginia Williams Rasmussen, aka Gramma Ras, G. Ma, My Mamacita, died peacefully in her sleep November 17, 2008. Born June 21, 1922 in Houston, Texas, daughter of Joseph Alvin and Thalia Alta Spaulding Williams. Married her only love, Stan Rasmussen, November 20, 1941 in Spokane, Washington; he preceded her in death July 13, 1973....
Arlette Welch
Nov 16, 2008
Arlette Ann Johnson Welch 1927 ~ 2008 Arlette Ann Johnson Welch took Jesus hand and was lead to heaven on November 16, 2008, following a lengthy illness. She was born to Andy and Annie Sunderlang Johnson on March 21, 1927 at home in Osnabrock, North Dakota, during a blizzard. Arlette graduated from schools in Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. She...
Kirk Atkinson
Nov 16, 2008
Kirk D. Atkinson Avid Fisherman Kirk Douglas Atkinson, 53, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 from injuries sustained in a car accident Kirk was born June 13, 1955 to Marvin and Lindy Atkinson (Cherrington), the youngest of five children. He was blessed with skilled hands and enjoyed the great outdoors. Married Judy Atkinson; later divorced. He is survived by his sweetheart,...
Tyler Hoyt
Nov 13, 2008
Tyler David Hoyt 1985 ~ 2008 Tyler David Hoyt, age 22, passed away November 13, 2008 Born December 13, 1985, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to William David and LeAnn Putscher Hoyt. Loved his family and loved to fish and hunt. Survived by his mother, LeAnn; brother, Billy (Julie) Hoyt; sister, Nichole (Christopher) Gandy; grandparents, Ralph and Jeanie Putscher; niece,...
Dorothy Kirk
Nov 11, 2008
Dorothy Hammond Kirk A beautiful spirit has returned home Dorothy Kirk, 84, passed peacefully from this world at home, Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Her beloved husband, John, was at her side. The third of four children born to Ellery Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Eady Hammond, Dorothy arrived February 19, 1924 in Pee Dee Township, South Carolina. In South Carolina, she...
Norma Evans
Nov 11, 2008
Norma Tree Evans 1924 ~ 2008 Norma was born at home surrounded by and celebrated by her family on July 14, 1924. She died at home surrounded by and celebrated by her family on November 11, 2008 Norma was an extraordinary person who led by example. She taught all who knew her to love life; to overcome adversity with courage,...
Boyce Syme
Nov 11, 2008
Boyce Edward Syme Family Man Boyce Edward Syme, 57, passed away November 11, 2008 in Taylorsville, Utah. Born September 15, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah, son of Charles and Ruth Syme. Married Julie Ann Roberts; later divorced. Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the St. Louis Mission. He had a passion for...
Lois Bird
Nov 9, 2008
Lois Reese Taylor King Bird 1933 ~ 2008 Orem - Our mother, grandmother and sister, Lois Bird, passed away November 9, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born April 4, 1933 in Salina, Utah to Nephi and Cora Reese, who died following childbirth. She was raised from birth by Leonard and Cora Taylor as their own. She married...
Dirk Roothoff
Nov 9, 2008
Dirk J. Roothoff 1922 ~ 2008 Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dirk John Roothoff, 86, passed away November 9, 2008 in West Jordan, Utah. Born October 7, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, son of John Johannes and Maria Veenendaal Roothoff. Married Aileen Louise Larson March 11, 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. He served in the US Army during...
Eleanor Reichley
Nov 7, 2008
Eleanor McMullan Reichley 1914 - 2008 Beloved mother and lifetime best friend, Eleanor McMullan Reichley passed away on November 7, 2008. Born November 23, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Anna Henry McMullan. Married Francis Hubert Reichley, who preceded her in death. She was an operating room nurse at Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. A charter member of...
Mary Anderson
Nov 5, 2008
Mary Jane Anderson 05-06-23 ~ 11-06-08 Mary Jane Anderson, 85, passed away on Nov. 6th from complications of cancer. She was born May 6, 1923 in Wichita Falls, TX to parents Frankie Deuritha and Eugene Walton Thompson. She married John Anderson on January 5, 1944. Mary was an avid artisan and won numerous awards for her quilts and crochet work....
Neal Faux
Nov 5, 2008
Neal Dean Faux 1924 ~ 2008 Neal Dean Faux, age 84, passed away peacefully November 5, 2008 in Murray, Utah. He was the fourth of five children born to Ferry Jabez and Florence Petersen Faux on September 30, 1924 in Moroni, Utah. He grew up and attended school in Spanish Fork, Utah. After graduating from Spanish Fork High School, he...
Michael Taggart
Nov 4, 2008
Michael Patrick Ketch Taggart 1940 ~ 2008 Michael Patrick Ketch Taggart, 68, of Salt Lake City, Utah died November 4, 2008 at Fairview Care Center, following a lengthy illness. Michael was born July 3, 1940 in Portland, Oregon to Ferris and Helen Ileen McClellan Ketch. Following his fathers death, Michael was adopted by Ross Taggart following the marriage of Ross...
Ardeth Petersen
Nov 3, 2008
Ardith Moyle Chipman Petersen 1933 ~ 2008 Early Monday morning, November 3, 2008, mom was able to gain freedom from her physical limits while under the watchful and caring eye of her daughter. Mom was born to parents, Clarke and Asenath Moyle Chipman September 18, 1933 in American Fork, Utah. After moving to Magna and graduating from Cyprus High School,...
Paul Linton
Nov 3, 2008
Paul H. Linton 1924 ~ 2008 Paul Howarth Linton passed from this earth peacefully the afternoon of November 3, 2008 after a brief battle with an aortic aneurysm. He was born one of ten children to Luthur and Valate Linton on October 30, 1924 in Salt Lake City, UT. He was married to Idla Doreen Smith then to Estella Foresman;...
Arden Hoskins
Nov 3, 2008
Arden V. Hoskins 1924 ~ 2008 Arden V. Hoskins, 84, passed away on Nov. 3, 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born June 18, 1924 in Portage, Utah to David and Elva Hoskins. Married Velda Bernice Anderson Aug. 6, 1946 and sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in 1985. He spent five years in the Army during WWII and was a...
David Hiatt
Nov 3, 2008
David R. Hiatt 1938 ~ 2008 Hiatt, David Rulon, age 70, passed away peacefully October 31, 2008, at his Aurora, CO residence of 29 years. Born to Rosella Betts and Rulon Hiatt on April 27, 1938 and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, he served our country from 1956 to finally retiring in1986 as US Army Sgt. First Class -...
