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Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Alma Bankhead
Jun 3, 2008
Alma Bankhead 1954 ~ 2008 Alma Kathryn Van Aacken Bankhead, 53, passed away June 3, 2008. Born December 27, 1954 in Santa Barbara, California, daughter of Marvin H. and Mary Lou Harper Van Aacken. Married John Phillip Bankhead. In her younger years she loved to sail and dance. Survived by husband, John; daughters, Jenifer Hollingsworth, West Valley City; Melissa (Shawn)...
David Acker
Jun 3, 2008
David John Acker Poppy David John Acker, 64, returned to Heavenly Father June 3, 2008 surrounded by his loving family. Born December 17, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio to Myrtle Jean and John Acker. Served in U.S. Navy on nuclear submarines. BSA Silver Beaver. His greatest passions were his family, Mickey Mouse, anything chocolate, Cleveland sports and scouting. He is survived...
Walter Cummings
Jun 1, 2008
Walter A. Cummings Wally Walter Aaron Cummings, 86, our dear father and grandfather, returned to his Heavenly Father June 1, 2008. Born August 31, 1921 in Portland, Oregon to George and Eva Cummings. Served in the US Army in the South Pacific during WWII. Married his sweetheart, Laura Farnsworth, in 1946; later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Worked for...
Marvin Erickson
May 30, 2008
Marvin Erickson Our beloved brother passed away May 30, 2008 of complications following surgery. Born December 8, 1937 in Lyman, Wyoming, son of Oliver Wall and Elva Rozina Nelson Erickson. Although he faced many challenges in his life he was always a good natured, happy and thoughtful person. He enjoyed fishing, music, playing cards, horseshoes and going out to eat....
John Prickett
May 29, 2008
John F. Prickett 1933 ~ 2008 John Franklin Prickett died peacefully in Salt Lake City on May 29, 2008, surrounded by family after a long struggle with emphysema. John was born in Cisco, TX, on October 3, 1933 to Cecil and Carlie Prickett. He served his country in the US Air Force from 1950-1955. He married Jolene Olsen in Las...
Thomas Shafer
May 29, 2008
Thomas Lee Shafer 1948 ~ 2008 Our beloved son, brother, father, grandfather and friend, age 60, returned to our Heavenly Father May 29, 2008. He was born January 20, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah, son of Clifford LeRoy and Della Mae Kidder Shafer. He was a kind and loving person with a great sense of humor. Through his illness...
Roger Hart
May 28, 2008
Roger Michael Hart 1942 ~ 2008 Roger Michael Hart, 65, died May 28, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born November 3, 1942 in Ogden, Utah, son of Shirley Wright and Betty Johnson Hart. Married Deanna K. Slater August 23, 1964 in the Salt Lake Temple; she preceded him in death July 25, 2006. He was an active member of...
Leitha Hawker
May 28, 2008
Leitha LaVera Larsen Hawker 1919 ~ 2008 Our mother and best friend, Leitha LaVera Hawker rejoined her husband, Ronald Hawker, May 28, 2008. She was born June 14, 1919 in Rigby, Idaho to Chris and Viola Larsen. Leitha and her husband, Ronald, were sealed in the Oakland, California Temple. They had 7 children, Gloria Ebenal, Bradley Hawker, Ronald Hawker (who...
Kayden Mitchell
May 28, 2008
Kayden Marvin Mitchell 1996 - 2008 Our beloved son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew and uncle, Kayden Marvin Mitchell, peacefully returned to his Heavenly Fathers open arms on May 28, 2008. He was born February 11, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His days had always been spent surrounded by his loving family and friends. He has touched all of us...
Evelyn Barker
May 27, 2008
Evelyn Barker Queenie Evelyn Grace Hansen Barker, 89, passed away May 27, 2008 in Sandy, Utah. Born April 13, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of Harvey and Emilie Hansen. She was of Danish heritage. Enjoyed 64 wonderful years of marriage to Willard Charles Barker. They married June 24, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah; he preceded her in...
Carol Sweat
May 27, 2008
Carol Ann Sweat Miracle Lady Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, Carol Ann West Sweat, passed away peacefully at home May 27, 2008 following a courageous battle with Leukemia. Born November 18, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of Jean Marrott and Shirley Krantz West. After high school at Olympus High, she attended BYU where she...
Lois Gunderson
May 24, 2008
Lois Ure Gunderson Together Again Lois Ure Gunderson, age 77, passed away May 24, 2008 in Taylorsville. Born August 10, 1930 in Farmington, Utah a daughter of Thomas Lorin and Beulah May Harris Ure. She married Gerald Ray Gunderson, June 18, 1954 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, he preceded her in death in 2006. Lois was a member of...
Jonathan Humphreys
May 24, 2008
Jonathan G. Humphreys Nice to meet you, how do you like me so far? Jonathan Grant Humphreys passed away May 24, 2008. He was born October 27, 1956 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Robert B. and Wanda Grant Humphreys. Jonathan was a member of the LDS Church and graduated from Kearns High School. He married Vickie Howell and they...
Terry Barker
May 23, 2008
Terry Albert Barker 1920 ~ 2008 Terry Albert Barker passed away on May 23, 2008 in Kearns, Utah. He was born November 22, 1920 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Henry Albert and Agnes Hunter Barker. He married Dorothy Marie Langtimm on May 24, 1947 in Davenport, Iowa, solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on May 24, 1956. Dorothy passed away December...
Velma Piep
May 22, 2008
Velma Woodbury Piep 1921 ~ 2008 Died peacefully on May 22, 2008 after a lingering illness. Born March 16, 1921 in Granger, Utah, to Harrison B and Esther Larsen Woodbury. Married Robert A. Piep on November 16, 1940 in Salt Lake City. Later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Graduated from Granite High School. She was active in several church...
Eric Fullmer
May 19, 2008
Eric Robert Fullmer 1990 ~ 2008 On May 19, 2008, our beloved brother returned to his loving Heavenly Father. Eric Robert Fullmer was welcomed into the world on May 16, 1990. As a child, he had a wild imagination and often insisted that he flew airplanes or had other adventures in school, which gave him a good excuse not to...
Thomas Kemp
May 19, 2008
Thomas J. Kemp Beloved Sweetheart, Dad, and Grandpa Thomas James Kemp, 84, passed away May 19, 2008 just four weeks before his 84th birthday, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born June 16, 1924 in Portage, Utah, son of Edgar and Sarah Jane Tims Kemp. Married his first and only love, Hedwig Karolina Bucher, September 6, 1947 in Frankfurt, Germany. Toms...
George Eichelberger
May 16, 2008
George A. Eichelberger Sr. Ike George Albert Eichelberger Sr., 80, passed away May 16, 2008 in Murray, Utah. Born March 15, 1928 in Pocatello, Idaho, son of William Henry and Lenorrah Haas Eichelberger Sr. Married his sweetheart, Darlene Gwen Higgins, December 18, 1948; who preceded him in death after 50 years of marriage. He served in the US Navy. He...
William Shelton
May 15, 2008
William Bill Doyle Shelton 1929 ~ 2008 William Doyle Shelton, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend passed away surrounded by loved ones May 15, 2008 from complications following heart surgery. He leaves behind a posterity that will be forever grateful and blessed for his life and legacy. Bill came into this world November 15, 1929 in Standardville, Utah to...
Gene Etherington
May 13, 2008
Gene W. Etherington 1936 ~ 2008 Gene William Etherington, 72, passed away May 13, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born February 5, 1936 in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, son of Walter Ray and Ivy Martha Higgins Etherington. Survived by children: Debra Willoughby, Linda Martineau, Robert, Mike, Colette and Josh Etherington; 14 grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; brother and sister: Dean...
