Lon Duane Mangum
Aug 18, 2018
Lon Duane Mangum, was born April 24, 1939 in St. Johns. He died at home Saturday, August 18, 2018 in St. Johns. His parents were Cyrus Lowell Mangum and Ethel Rencher Mangum. Lon had one brother, Earl, St. Johns; two sisters, Joan, Silver City and Jessie. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife of 50 years, Alice Jeanne...
Vernal Rue Hale, Sr.
Aug 5, 2018
Vernal Rue Hale, Sr., 92, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018. He was born April 6, 1926 in Springerville, the son of Admiral Sheldon Hale and Martha Chloe Burk Hale. Rue served his country in the United States Army in 1946 for 18 months as a Personnel Administrative Tech (Company Clerk). He also worked for the town of Springerville in...
Alfred Stock
Aug 2, 2018
Alfred “Al” Stock, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018, in St. Johns. Alfred was born in Carrizo, Arizona on April 8, 1928 to Asa Earl Stock and Katie Petersen. Alfred was the sixth out of nine children, Pearl Wakefield, Earl, Delbert, Rupert, Donald, Parley, Genevie Shipley, and Frank. Most of his childhood was enjoyed living in Carrizo and Show Low....
Elizabeth Jerome Pickette
Aug 1, 2018
Born to Canadian emigrants and raised on a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, New York, Elizabeth Jerome Pickette, 93, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at her home in the White Mountains of Arizona. She was the youngest of seven children and the last of her siblings. She attended Watertown High School, married James Hawley Pickette and raised three children:...
Fred Charles Hill
Jul 26, 2018
Fred Charles Hill, 83, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his home in Springerville. He was born May 4, 1935 in McNary, the son of Abran Madrid Hill and Lorenza Najar Hill. Fred loved music and Springerville. He also loved the mountains and was a logger for Reidhead Logging. He never met a stranger. His best friends were Sonny...
Victor Clark Nelson
Jul 26, 2018
Victor Clark “Tic” Nelson, 80, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his home in Nutrioso. He was born March 19, 1938 in Nanafalia, Alabama, the son of Nealy Clark Nelson and Sally Ada Flowers Nelson. Vic, Grandpa Vic, Tic or Goober, whatever you knew him by, was a cowboy who loved to hunt, fish, camp and work cows, but...
Norman David Elmer, Sr.
Jul 22, 2018
Norman David Elmer, Sr., 75, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 in Eagar. He was born November 23, 1942 in Mesa, the son of George Andrew Elmer and Bessie Clark Elmer. Norman served his country in the United States Army and was a handyman and corrections officer for the Arizona Prison System. He is survived by his wife, Nan Elmer,...
Romey "Sonny" Dee Tisdell
Jul 20, 2018
Romey “Sonny” Dee Tisdell, 80, passed away, Friday, July 20, 2018 at his home in Eagar. He was born September 23, 1937 in Atoka, Oklahoma, the son of Marcus Dee Tisdell and Lois Adela Marie Webb Tisdell. “Sonny” was loved and admired by many. He was a wonderful musician and loved music. He loved his dogs and his family. “Sonny”...
Karl Butler Eagar
Jul 18, 2018
Karl Butler Eagar, 90 of Mesa, passed away, Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois while he and his wife were visiting their son and daughter-in-law. Karl was born March 3, 1928. He was the eleventh child of William Benjamin and Anna Alvira Butler Eagar. Karl was a mischievous child and a rambunctious teenager...
Walter Allen Shupe
Jul 1, 2018
Walter Allen Shupe entered into eternal life Sunday, July 1, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was the eldest son of Walter Herbert Shupe and Genevieve Huish Shupe. Walter was born June 6, 1930 in Douglas. At the age of 2 the family relocated to Colonia Juarez where he graduated high school, married Ruth Cluff in 1952 and...
Elva LaFawn White
Jul 1, 2018
Elva LaFawn White, 79, of St. Johns, passed away, Sunday, July 1, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. LaFawn was born in Huntington, Utah, the daughter of Elva Hardy Jones and Warren E Jones, the third of four children. LaFawn was a graduate from Monticello High School and a beauty school graduate. She served a mission for The Church...
Duane Gerald Jones
Jun 23, 2018
Duane Gerald Jones, 86, born May 3, 1932 in Crawford, Nebraska, passed away at his residence in St. Johns, Saturday, June 23, 2018. He is survived by his spouse of almost 14 years, Kathleen Jones, St. Johns; his four children, Dean Jones, Terrebonne, Oregon; Lorna Murray, Mesa; Anita McCarty, Vancouver, Washington; Donna (Rick) Lewis, Vancouver, Washington; step-children, Kevin (Kim) Ferguson,...
Daniel Lee Bockus
Jun 22, 2018
Daniel Lee Bockus, 24, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 in Springerville, He was born November 7, 1993 in Springerville. When Daniel was born “the world became 20% more awesome.” Daniel grew up in Round Valley and graduated from Round Valley High School in 2012. He worked several jobs after high school but he was always looking for bigger and...
Milton Thomas Thompson
Jun 21, 2018
Milton Thomas Thompson, 82, a resident of Alpine and Tonto Basin, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 in Gilbert. He was born August 31, 1935 in Dallas, Texas, the son of Marion Thompson and Frieda Louise Cohen Thompson. Milton was an avid hunter, fisherman and businessman. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. Milton is survived by his...
Doris Marlene Gilliam Rogers
Jun 8, 2018
Doris Marlene Gilliam Rogers, 80, was born October 16, 1937 to Lonnie Gilliam and Ruby Geneva Stover Gilliam in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She joined older brothers, Ray, Bobby and Ralph. In June 1938 the family moved to Arizona, living for a while in Phoenix and eventually moving to the Alpine area and finally settling in Nutrioso. The family was completed...
Preston Michael Mott
Jun 6, 2018
Preston Michael Mott, 26, passed away, June 6, 2018 in Tucson, surrounded by loves ones following a long battle with addiction. He was born April 24, 1992 in Great Falls, Montana to Kristen Mott Sayles. Immediately Preston became the light in so many people’s lives, especially his grandparents, Garry and Sherry Mott, who remained close to Preston his entire life....
Vicky C. Baldonado
Jun 5, 2018
Vicky C. Baldonado, 69, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at her home in Springerville. She was born November 18, 1948 in Springerville, the daughter of Fred Robert Baldonado and Margaret Milligan Baldonado. After graduating from Round Valley High School in 1966, Vicky attended business school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She worked at a local hospital and Thompson Electric Supply...
Michael Royce Taylor
Jun 5, 2018
Michael Royce Taylor, 45, was born July 23, 1972 in Springerville, the son of Brenda Lund and Jimmy Taylor. He went to Heaven Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Queen Creek. Michael was the third of five children and spent his childhood growing up in Round Valley. He enjoyed playing sports, scouting and hiking Flattop. He graduated from Round Valley High...
Helen Virginia Wear Urey
Jun 4, 2018
Helen Virginia Wear Urey, 94, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at her home in Alpine. She was born October 23, 1923 in Taylor, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry Lee Wear and Nellie Ellen Wade Wear. Helen moved to Arizona when she was 22 years old, with her husband, Kenneth. She lived at Apache Lake, Roosevelt Lake, Blue and finally...
Frank Buell Haws
Jun 2, 2018
Frank Buell Haws, 65, died Saturday, June 2, 2018 in Prescott Valley. He was born September 25, 1952 in Livermore, California the son of Buell and Amelia Haws. Frank married Naurine Wilkins in 1974 and they had 3 children together: Alicia, Julie and Jason. They later divorced. In 1984 Frank married Pam Suttles and they had 2 children together: Christopher...
