Milton Kay Laney
Dec 8, 2016
Milton Kay Laney, 57, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born September 7, 1959 in St. Johns, the son of Leo H. Laney and Myrtle Jean Fuentes Laney. Milton grew up in Round Valley and graduated from Round Valley High School in 1977. He moved to Oklahoma about 15 years ago and was a...
Gary Bruce Wiltbank
Dec 3, 2016
Gary Bruce Wiltbank, 69, a resident of Eagar, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Springerville. He was born June 24, 1947 in Springerville, the son of Lester Lorenzo Wiltbank and Laverne LeSueur Wiltbank. Gary was the owner of Wally’s Quick Carpet, a successful carpeting business for 30 years before he retired in 2011. He also worked as a diesel...
Melba Mae Chauvin
Dec 3, 2016
Melba Chauvin, 87, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at her residence in Alpine. Melba was born May 14, 1929 in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Alvin Jenkins Hoskin and Elizabeth Ellen Hemingway Hoskin. Melba was the owner of The Outpost RV trailer park. Melba was an animal lover. She always looked for ways to help others. She loved...
Fern Sitton Wood
Dec 1, 2016
Fern Sitton Wood was born December 30, 1918 in Couch, Missouri, the daughter of Noel W. Sitton and Ollie O’Neal Sitton. She was raised in Dove Creek, Colorado. Fern moved to Monticello, Utah at the age of 16 where she graduated from Monticello High School in 1936. She attended Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado before graduating from Nurse’s Training...
George Edward Pierce
Nov 29, 2016
George Edward Pierce, 79, a resident of Show Low, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Eagar. He was born September 16, 1937 in Gadsden, Alabama, the son of George W Pierce and Marie Sue Bates Pierce. George served in the United States Air Force and Navy. He worked as a draftsman for the phone company and was a cook...
John Paul "LJ" Phelps
Nov 12, 2016
John Paul “LJ” Phelps, 25, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 in Eagar. He was born October 17, 1991 in Show Low, the son of John Owen Phelps and Susan Marie Burbach Phelps. LJ had a kind heart and gentle soul. He will always be remembered for his mischievous grin and kind acts of service. Anyone who had the privilege...
Marie V. Ortega
Nov 7, 2016
Marie V. Ortega, age 89, died peacefully, Monday, November 7, 2016 at her home of 48 years near Sanders, Arizona, after a brief struggle with cancer. Marie was born November 15, 1926, in Alexandria, Louisiana, the daughter of Francis and Cecilia Vanderlick. Marie lived on her family farm in Alexandria during her youth and graduated from Providence Academy High School...
Frances Marcille "Marty" Schaffner
Nov 1, 2016
Frances Marcille “Marty” Schaffner, 88, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in St. Johns. She was born February 15, 1928 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George Lee Rennick and Bessie Louise Colley Rennick. “Marty” was known to be a funny and sweet friend. She will be missed by all who were lucky enough to have met her. She was...
Devon Richard Dushane
Oct 23, 2016
Devon Richard Dushane, age 16, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 in Mesa. He was born August 23, 2000 in Show Low. Devon was a former high school student at Round Valley High School. His life was short but his impact was not. Having a huge heart and always making people smile, he found a way to help others all...
Kenneth Marlin Foster
Oct 19, 2016
Kenneth Marlin Foster, 78, of Eagar passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born in Okolona, Mississippi to Charles and Maudie Foster on July 14, 1938. He was a veteran and served in the Marines from 1956-1958. He then served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in...
Lola L. Norton
Oct 12, 2016
Lola L. Norton, 83, passed away, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 in St. Johns. She was born March 4, 1933 in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of John Chester Hall and Dellma Billie Frazier Hall. Lola was a store manager for 20 years. She is survived by her sons, George M. Hanna, Vernal, Utah; Jerry B. Hanna, Surprise; John A. Hanna, St....
Vance "Jack" Timothy Wiltbank
Oct 12, 2016
Vance “Jack” Timothy Wiltbank, 58, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Chavez Ranch. He was born July 11, 1958 in St. Johns, the son of Norman Hal Wiltbank, Sr. and Roberta Eagar Wiltbank. “Jack” was a truck driver and a ranch hand. He was very kind to all he knew, had a great smile and loved his nephews and...
Dewey Huburt "Bert" Farr
Oct 7, 2016
Dewey Huburt "Bert" Farr, 94, died Friday, October 7, 2016 in St. Johns peacefully, with his family by his side. He was born August 15, 1922 in St. Johns the second child of Dewey and Esther Brown Farr. Bert was a successful businessman and built his Farr Insurance business into one of most successful in the southwest. He loved his...
Melvin Fay DeSpain
Sep 26, 2016
Melvin DeSpain passed away, Monday, September 26, 2016 in Pocatello, Idaho. He had previously lived for about 50 years in St. Johns. Melvin was born in Joseph City to David and Rozalia Gillespie DeSpain. He was the 9th of 10 children and attended school there and in Holbrook and joined the Navy in June of 1944; serving at Pearl Harbor...
Dale Sherman Davis
Sep 26, 2016
Dale Sherman Davis, 83, a lifelong resident of St. Johns passed away Monday, September 26, 2016. Dale was born December 9, 1932 in St. Johns, the son of Mark Seymour Davis and Lucy Ellen Burk Davis. Dale married Ruth Aul Davis on July 1, 1953 in the Mesa Arizona Temple and together they raised their family in St. Johns. Dale’s...
Samuel B. Padilla, Jr.
Sep 25, 2016
Samuel B. Padilla, Jr., 49, of Kingman, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 in St. Johns. He was born October 18, 1966 in Springerville, the son of Samuel B. Padilla, Sr. and Amadita Barreras Padilla. Samuel was a generous person that was always there to help anyone in need. He loved to wheel and deal and he always got the...
Bridget Susan Day Rushing
Sep 22, 2016
Bridget S. Rushing, 53, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 in Springerville. She was born February 7, 1963 in Springerville, the daughter of Francis Willard Day, Sr. and Gloria Yvonne Anderson Day. Bridget was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to sew, paint and do crafts. She loved to bake and loved spending time with her family. Bridget...
Alfonso Wilfred Nuanez, Sr.
Sep 17, 2016
Alfonso Wilfred Nuanez, Sr. 81, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Phoenix. He was born August 2, 1935 in St. Johns, the son of Frank and Pauline Nuanez. Alfonso was a sanitation officer for the city of Phoenix, retiring in 1977. Our daddy was a great storyteller, loved music, fishing, camping, hunting and cowboy movies. Our daddy also loved...
Evelyn Ruth Geisler
Sep 15, 2016
Evelyn Ruth Geisler, 80, passed away, Thursday, September 15, 2016 in Springerville. She was born June 5, 1936 in Winslow, the daughter of Ralph Butler and Olive Love MacLean. Evelyn was a bookkeeper for Geisler Skidding Contractors. She loved her family and friends and never met a stranger. She loved to get together for holidays and cookouts and enjoyed making...
Gerald Harlan Johnson, Jr.
Sep 9, 2016
With heavy hearts, we share the passing of a hero, our “Lanny”, Dad and Grandpa. Gerald H. “Lanny” Johnson, Jr. passed away unexpectedly at his home in Eagar, Friday, September 9, 2016 at the age of 69. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois April 13, 1947. In 1956 his family relocated to Tucson where he met and grew up with...
