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Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Troy Yates
Apr 13, 2008
Troy D. Yates 1976 ~ 2008 Troy David Yates, 31, our loving son, husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend was called back to his Heavenly Father unexpectedly on Saturday, April 12, 2008. Troy was born August 25, 1976, in Murray, Utah to the loving parents Carol and David Yates. Troy attended and graduated from Taylorsville High School in 1994. Troy...
W Briggs
Apr 13, 2008
W. Melvin Briggs 1940 ~ 2008 Our loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, Melvin Briggs, age 67, passed away April 13, 2008 in West Jordan, Utah. Born September 20, 1940 in Murray, Utah, son of Lake Glen and Thora Edith Reynolds Briggs. He married Kathryn Miller and she passed away in 1981, after 21 years of marriage. He later married...
Bert Gardner
Apr 13, 2008
Bert Gardner 1925 ~ 2008 Bert Reid Gardner passed away peacefully Sunday evening, April 13, 2008, after recently celebrating his 83rd birthday with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Born April 2, 1925 to Charles Orrin and Laura May Oberhansly Gardner in Hayden, Utah, the youngest of eight children. He married Yvonne Muir May 27, 1949 in the Salt Lake Temple....
Michael Wright
Apr 13, 2008
Michael Lee Wright Sr. Pops Mike Wright passed away April 13, 2008 surrounded by those that loved and respected him and will cherish him more and more with each passing day. Born February 12, 1945 to Albert Lee and Valayo Mae Wright, the seventh of nine children. All nine children were very unique and charismatic in their individual ways. To...
Olive Nielsen
Apr 10, 2008
Olive Parker Nielsen 5/29/19 ~ 4/10/08 Olive Parker Nielsen, 88, passed away April 10, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Ruth Nielsen Rich, from causes incident to age. She was born May 29, 1919 in Richfield, Utah, to Joseph William and Olena Matilda Olsen Dalton Parker. Olive moved to Draper, Utah at age 8 and graduated from Jordan High...
Judith Andriese
Apr 10, 2008
Judith ReN Low Andriese 1940 ~ 2008 Surrounded by loved ones, Judith Andriese passed away peacefully from this life April 7, 2008, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Judy was born July 28, 1940 to Denver Low and ReN West Low in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. She immigrated to the United States in 1947, but enjoyed many summers at...
Ronald Vanderhoof
Apr 10, 2008
Ron Vanderhoof Go Deep Ronald Earl Vanderhoof, age 54, passed away on April 10, 2008. Born November 28, 1953 in McMinnville, Oregon, to Joe S. and Patricia L. Christensen Vanderhoof. Married Brenda Marek Kempton. Survived by his wife, Brenda Kempton, children: Erin Vanderhoof (Jay), Lindsay (Zane) Hutton, Adam (Nikki) Vanderhoof, Cody Kempton; grandchildren, Jakob and Presley Hutton; mother, Pat, brother,...
Ernest Sorenson
Apr 6, 2008
Randy Sorenson Courage Under Fire 1945 ~ 2008 Ernest Randy Sorenson passed away April 6, 2008, after a courageous battle against leukemia. His beautiful and devoted wife, Bonnie, of eight short years was by his side as he took his final breath. Randy was the first of two children born to Ernest and Mary Sorenson. He was born July 15,...
Robert Evans
Apr 5, 2008
Robert J. Evans Bob Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Robert James Evans, 84, passed away April 5, 2008 in Murray, Utah. Born June 17, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, son of Thomas Charles and Theresa OKeefe Evans. Married Claudette Jones August 2, 1977 in Bennion, Utah. Robert was a veteran of WWII, flew for American Airlines, as a...
Fawn Smith
Apr 5, 2008
Fawn Bailey Smith ~ Angel of Mercy Zella Fawn Bailey Smith, born on May 14, 1930 to Reed Vincent and Jenevieve Jones Bailey in Spanish Fork, Utah. Graduated from Provo High School and Salt Lake County Nursing School; accomplished LPN. Married Gilbert Glee Smith on December 5, 1948 in Elko, Nevada. Marriage solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of...
Margaret Faust
Apr 5, 2008
Margaret Faust 1925 ~ 2008 Margaret Georgene Baker Faust, age 82 of Washington, Utah passed away in St. George April 5, 2008 in her daughters arms. She had been ill health following surgery in February of this year. Margaret was born October 2, 1925 in Snohomish, Washington to Frederick George and Martha Ann Salmon Baker, the youngest of 6 children....
Mansel Scow
Apr 4, 2008
Mansel A Scow Always a Sweetheart Mansel A Scow, 92, passed away April 4, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born April 12, 1915 in Hurricane, Utah, son of Alfred Mathinus and Annie Bradshaw Scow. Married Nelma Gubler October 15, 1936. Served a mission with his wife in Canada, worked in the Salt Lake Temple for 10 years and was...
Alice Mackay
Apr 3, 2008
Alice Mackay Mom Alice Elaine Murdock Mackay, 83, passed away April 3, 2008 in Logan, Utah. Born March 13, 1925 in Murray, Utah, daughter of David Murdock and Gertrude Remington Murdock. Married Alvin Mackay December 20, 1945 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was a special mother and grandmother. She taught 4-H, was an active member of the LDS Church,...
Sherman Wood
Apr 1, 2008
Sherman K. Wood Forever Sherman Keith Wood passed away of congestive heart failure peacefully April 1, 2008 in the loving arms of his family, surrounded by children, grandchildren, and wife, Carol at his side. He was born of George T. and Mary Iris Kenney Wood in West Jordan, Utah on July 25, 1931. Born to a solid farming family, his...
Willie Keener
Mar 31, 2008
Willie E. Keener Woody 4/22/51 ~ 3/31/08 Willie Earl Keener, age 56, passed away peacefully at his home March 31, 2008 of natural causes. He died just three months after his wife and two months after his younger brother. He was born April 22, 1951 in Dragerton, Utah to Willie Earl and Mary Alice McCranie Keener. They moved to Kearns...
F Harwood
Mar 30, 2008
Beth Harwood 1923 ~ 2008 F. Beth Reynolds Harwood, age 84, was called home to her Heavenly Father March 30, 2008 after completion of an extraordinary life of love and service to all who knew her. She was born July 13, 1923 to Scott and Betsey Johnson Reynolds in Farmington, Utah. She graduated from South High School and earned a...
Phillip Pabst
Mar 29, 2008
Phillip M. Pabst 1980 ~ 2008 Our loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle and friend, Phillip Michael Pabst passed away March 29, 2008 He was born August 30, 1980 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Phillip is an Eagle Scout and served as an LDS missionary to France, 1999-2001. Survived by parents: Valerie and Paul Buckman ~ Wendell and Julie Pabst;...
Mildred Million
Mar 29, 2008
Mildred Gerrard Watchorn Million Millie Our beloved Millie, 84, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008. She was born February 12, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to David and Atha Beasley Gerrard. Survived by her daughter, Jill (LeRoy) Abbott; grandchildren: Kim (Dave) Carter, Cory (Andrea) Abbott, Michelle Jordan, Michael (Annette) Watchorn, Donovan (Amy) Watchorn, Stephanie (Ricardo) Espinosa; brother, Elvin (Chris)...
Yvonne Jensen
Mar 28, 2008
Yvonne A. Jensen 1926 ~ 2008 Yvonne Arave Jensen passed away peacefully Friday, March 28, 2008. Yvonne was born November 18, 1926, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Luren Spencer Arave and Virgie Ruth Bateman. Yvonnes family moved to the Los Angeles area when she was a teen. She attended UCLA and the University of Utah, and later in life graduated...
Clara Meinhart
Mar 28, 2008
CLARA EVA MEINHART 1933 ~ 2008 Clara Eva Hansen Meinhart, age 75, passed away March 28, 2008 in her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born March 14, 1933 to Charles and Marie Hansen. Married Harmon Foster Meinhart July 15, 1950. They were members of the LDS Church. Survived by her siblings: Charles Jr., Charlotte and Milton; her children: Linda,...
