Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Socorro Rios
May 30, 2020
Socorro A. Rios of Safford passed away on May 30, 2020, at the age of 79. She was born on August 28, 1940, in Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico to Eduardo G. Antillon & Catalina Medrano. A viewing will be held on Friday, June 12, 2020, at McDougal's Caldwell Funeral Chapel from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Graveside services will be at 8:00...
Blanco Villescas
May 29, 2020
Blanco Villescas passed away on May 29, 2020. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 29, 2020, at the Safford Cemetery at 3:30 p.m..
Clyde Palmer
May 29, 2020
Clyde Douglass Palmer, Jr. of Pima passed away on May 29, 2020, at the age of 72. He was born on April 5, 1948, in Port Huron, Michigan to Clyde Douglass Palmer, Sr. & Regina Runyon Palmer. Clyde leaves behind his beloved wife Margaret Palmer and many other family & friends. No services are planned.
Edwin Pooler
May 27, 2020
Edwin L Pooler, 74, of Safford passed away on May 27, 2020, in Lordsburg, New Mexico. He was born on September 4, 1946, in Lady Smith, Wisconsin to Edwin Pooler and Bessie Cole. Edwin joined the United States Marine Corps on August 16, 1964, in San Diego, California. On October 29, 1966, while still in San Diego, he married the...
Ellie Robbs
May 26, 2020
Ellie Robbs, 73, of Safford, Arizona peacefully passed away on May 26, 2020. A Private Family Service will be held at a later date.
Janet Battey
May 24, 2020
Janet Carol Battey of Safford passed away on May 24, 2020. She was born December 27, 1948, in Elfrida, Arizona to Denzel& Geraldean Briggs. She was their second child and only daughter with brothers Denzel & Lawrence Briggs. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, and her brothers, Dempie and Larry. Janet was blessed with 2 children...
Richard Franklin
May 24, 2020
Richard Kenneth Franklin II of Sierra Vista, Arizona entered into eternity on May 24, 2020. Richard was born on July 31, 1940, in Los Angeles, California to Richard Kenneth Franklin & Frances Eretha McElhannon Franklin. He spent most of his life in the Gila Valley and the Phoenix area. He was a master mechanic who could fix anything. Richard started...
Irving Stanley
May 22, 2020
Irving Leon Stanley of Bylas passed away in Phoenix, Arizona on May 22, 2020. He was born on July 21, 1986, in San Carlos, Arizona to Patrick Leon Stanley & Valentina Stanley. A viewing will be held on Friday, June 26, 2020, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the McDougal's Caldwell Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will be held on Friday,...
Gabrielle Tavison
May 19, 2020
Gabrielle Nicole Tavison unexpectedly passed away on May 19, 2020, at the age of 23. She was born in Safford, AZ to Daniel Tavison & Diane Tavison. She was raised in Morenci, AZ, and later residing in Sahuarita, AZ. She graduated from Morenci High School in 2015. She graduated from Eastern Arizona College in 2018 with honors and an Associates's...
Emilia Candelaria
May 18, 2020
Emilia V. Candelaria passed away on May 18, 2020, in Glendale, Arizona at the age of 84. She was born on May 14, 1937, in Clifton, Arizona to Victoriano & Elvira Labrada Verdugo. Emilia was born somewhere in the middle of the 11 children; Irene, Roy, Epeminia, Linda, Lonie, Victor, Gene, Nellie, Roger, and Johnny. Emilia grew up in Clifton...
Harry Russell
May 13, 2020
Harry Samuel Russell, Jr. passed away on May 13, 2020, in Safford. He was born on September 6, 1928, in Schoolcraft, Michigan to Harry S. Sr. & Charlotte Gustin Russell. After graduating from high school, he was drafted into the Navy where he served as a sailor during the Korean War. Upon returning stateside, he met and eventually married Charlotte...
Marjorie Gentry
May 12, 2020
Marjorie Faye Gentry, a longtime resident of Safford, quietly passed away on May 12, 2020, at the age of 88. She was born on April 4, 1932, in Pampa Texas to parents Foree G. & Vali Mae Butter Follis. Six years later, her only sibling Sandy was born. Marjorie graduated in Plainview, Texas in 1949, and in 1950, she met...
Jason Jurado
May 9, 2020
Jason graduated from Safford High School in 2005 where he earned several awards for soccer, baseball, and as an outstanding wrestler. During high school, he met the love of his life, Mandi Rios, and after graduating the couple moved to Phoenix and a few years later they had their only child, Janelle Marie. He was a respectful young man with...
Barney Patton
May 9, 2020
Barney Jerome Patton, 82, of Ft. Thomas, AZ, passed into eternity on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Tucson, AZ. He was born on May 20, 1937, in El Paso, TX, to Barney & Lovena Harris Patton joining his brothers Wayne and Norman. Barney graduated from Cliff High School in New Mexico in 1955 and went on to Western New Mexico...
Julian Hernandez
May 9, 2020
Julian F. Hernandez, 85 passed away peacefully in his home on May 9, 2020 with his loving wife Maria. Julian was born February 26, 1935 in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico to Albino Hernandez and Guadalupe Flores. Julian worked as a cattle rancher in the Gila Valley until he retired at the age of 72. He favored being in nature,...
Sherrie Blake
May 8, 2020
Sherrie Lynn Blake, of Safford, entered into rest on May 8, 2020, at the age of 65. She was a life long resident of Safford. Sherrie was born in Safford, AZ on December 30, 1954, to parents George Lavon Blake and Donna Lee Blake. Sherrie, along with her only sibling, George Blake Jr. She was raised a member of the...
Carolyn David
May 8, 2020
Loving, kind, gentle, faithful, generous, joyful, diligent - adjectives that accurately describe Carolyn Jean (McHenry) David, who died in Safford, Arizona on May 8, 2020, at age 95. Carolyn developed these traits during a lifetime of work and service that started on a grain and dairy farm in Pennsylvania, continued through her early years as a worker in a clothing...
Tomas Arellano
May 8, 2020
Tomas Franco Arellano, Jr of Solomon passed away on May 8, 2020, at his home at the age of 81. Tomas was born on September 6, 1938, in Casas Grandes, Mexico to Tomas Sr & Priciliana Franco Arellano. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. at the McDougal's Caldwell Funeral Chapel. Graveside...
Margaret Siqueiros
May 6, 2020
Margaret "Yvonne" Siqueiros of Morenci, Arizona, passed away on May 6, 2020, at the age of 66. She was born on February 19, 1954, in Chihuahua, Mexico to Carlos Enriquez & Margaret Skinner Enriquez with siblings Dora, Charles, Billie, Mario, Pearl, Virginia, Tomas, Tisha, Elizabeth, and William. She was raised in Bisbee, Arizona graduating from Bisbee High School in 1972....
Henley Pelto
May 6, 2020
Henley Edmund Pelto of Duncan passed away on May 6, 2020, at the age of 83. He was born on December 6, 1936, in Sandstone, Minnesota to parents Henri E. Pelto & Leona S. Larson Pelto. He married Ione Cecile Walton in Florence, Arizona on March 10, 1956, and were blessed with 3 children Pam, Cindy, and John. Henley was...
