Zane Grey Jones
Zane Grey Jonespassed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, in DeLeon, Texas. Funeral services were Aug. 17 in DeLeon. Memorial services will be held in Safford at a later date.
Paul Lupe
Paul Lupe, 73, passsed away Aug. 19, 2003, in Phoenix. Paul was born Dec. 12, 1929, in Whiteriver to Dick and Ruth Lupe. Wake for Paul was Aug. 27 at the Monica Lupe residence in San Carlos. Service was Aug. 28 at World Evangelist Revival Center in San Carlos, with intermenty following at the Lower Peridot Cemetery -- Morris David's Safford Funeral Home.
Leslie Nash
Leslie Nash, 38, of San Carlos passed away Aug. 20, 2003 in Phoenix. Leslie was born Oct. 20, 1964, in San Carlos to Dyke and Mayena Nash Sr. Wake was Aug. 29 at the Rhonda Nash Yozzie residence in Peridot. Service was Aug. 30 at Grace Lutheran Church in San Carlos, with intermenty following at the Lower Peridot Cemetery -- Morris David's Safford Funeral Home.
Lydia Stanley
Lydia Stanley, 78, of Peridot passed away Aug. 24, 2003. Lydia was born June 17, 1925, in Bylas to Frank and Carrie Henry. Wake for Lydia is Sunday, Aug. 31, at 4 p.m. at the Marion Irving residence in Peridot. Service will be Monday, Sept. 1, 2 p.m., at the LDS Church in San Carlos, with intermenty following at the Middle Mesa Cemetery -- Morris David's Safford Funeral Home.
Lily Bertoldo Sanchez
A Mass of Christian Burial for Lily Bertoldo Sanchez, 74, of Safford was celebrated Monday, Jan. 13 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with Rev. Domenico Pinti celebrant. Rosary services with Vigil were recited the previous evening, also at St. Rose of Lima, with Marcello Arbizo. Interment followed in the Safford Cemetery.
Lily was born Jan. 8, 1928, in Phoenix, the daughter of Alejandro and Lenore Montez Bertoldo. Lily grew up in San Jose, attending school there. At the age of 18, Lily moved to Los Angeles, Calif. In 1988, Lily retired and moved back to Safford to take care of her mother, Lenore. Lily was a parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
Survivors include her brothers and sisters, Helen Lozano of Safford, Joe Bertoldo of Tucson, Beatrice Santos of Safford, Alex Bertoldo of Tucson, Edward Bertoldo of Phoenix, Stella Sam of Phoenix, Ernie Bertoldo of Tucson and Ricardo Bertoldo of Irvine, Calif. Arrangements were entrusted to Bunker's Caldwell Chapel.
Eleanor Fay Bailey
Funeral ceremonies for Eleanor Fay Bailey, 71, of York Valley were conducted Thursday, Aug. 1, at Bunker's Caldwell Chapel by Pastor Willard Overstreet. Concluding ceremonies followed in the Safford Cemetery.
Fay was born on Jan. 30,1931, in Fayette County, Ark., to Samuel Foster and Mamy Maybell Davis Williamson. She was sixth out of seven children. When she was seven years old she lost her mother to pneumonia.
Fay was educated in Arkansas and she spent her summers working in the cotton fields with her father, brother and sisters. Fay was known as a good cotton picker. She weathered the humble way of life and loved raising vegetables and flower gardens. She frequently talked about having only one pair of shoes a year. She could make a meal out of little.
She fell in love with and married Dorise V. Bailey. Fay lived on one side of a drainage ditch with her family and Dorsie on the other. Dorise and Fay would pick cotton together. Dorise and Fay would meet on the bridge that crossed the drainage ditch and watch the turtles.
Dorise was afraid to ask Fay's daddy for her hand in marriage. So Dorsie and Fay had a mutual agreement. They met in Lepanto, Ark., on June 5, 1948; Dorsie had the marriage licenses under his shirt. The Methodist preacher in Marked Tree, Ark., married Dorsie and Fay. Fay's father, "Sam," forgave Dorsie for running off with his daughter. Dorsie's excuse for not telling her father was, "I ain't gonna marry your dad, I am gonna marry you."
Dorise and Fay moved to Greenlee County, Arizona in 1951.
Fay committed her life to raising her daughters, caring for Dorise, and taking care of the house. She raised gorgeous flowers and a garden her daughters hated for they were coerced by Fay daily during the summer months to chop weeds and pick bugs from the plants.
Dorise supported Fay and the girls as a welder for Phelps Dodge in Morenci for 41 years. Fay lived in the family home in York from June 1964 until the present.
Fay was a Christian and made her profession to Jesus as her Savior as a young girl.
Fay is survived by: her husband, Dorsie, of York Valley; two daughters, Reba Thomas of Phoenix and Frances Sam Glasscock of Las Cruces, N.M.; three sisters, Edith Campbell of Azusa, Calif., Louise Evans of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Betty Bragg of Marked Tree, Ark.; her brother, Cecil Williamson of Pinedale, Calif.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Eleanor was preceded in death by her sister, Lucille Morgan; her brother, Edwin Williamson; and her parents, Sammy and Mamy Williamson.
Arrangements were entrusted to Bunker's Caldwell Chapel.
Sylvan Lunt
Funeral services for Sylvan Lunt, 96, of Virden will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Duncan LDS Stake Center by Bishop Stanfird Jones. Concluding services will follow in the Virden Cemetery in Virden, N.M.
Sylvan Edgerton Lunt was born Dec. 6, 1906, to Egerton and Anna May Harris Lunt in Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico. In 1912, Sylvan, with his family moved to El Paso, Texas. After his father's death, they moved to Virden, N.M., in April 1919. It was while he was living in Virden, that he met and dated Sabra Jacobson, who was later to become his wife.
In 1923, Sylvan relocated to Miami as he gained work with Inspiration Copper Company. He returned to Virden in the summer of 1924 and in September was called to serve a mission in the Southern States Mission.
In December of 1926, Sylvan returned home from his mission and again began work with the copper mine in Miami.
On June 23, 1928, Sylvan went to Phoenix and the met the train from Los Angeles on which Sabra was a passenger. They were married at the courthouse in Phoenix that morning. They were later sealed for time and all eternity on October 17, 1929 in the Arizona Temple in Mesa. Together Sylvan and Sabra began their family in Miami.
Sylvan continued his work with the copper mine until his retirement January 1, 1972, following more than 45 years of dedicated service. Sylvan also dedicated much of his time to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Miami Ward, serving in various capacities including: Sunday School, M.I.A, and priesthood instructor. In 1930, he was called as a counselor and in 1945 as bishop of the Miami Ward for 2 1/2 years and later as a member of the Stake High Council. Sylvan passed away March 5, 2003, in Globe.
The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m., at the Duncan L.D.S. Stake Center Relief Society Room.
Arrangements are entrusted to Bunker's Caldwell Chapel.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee, 87, passed away October 9, 2002, in Tucson.
Robert was born Jan. 17, 1915, in Arbon, Idaho, to Emmett and Kathryn Stott Lee. He graduated from Dayton High School in 1933 and entered Washington State University as a pharmacy student in 1935.
He graduated from Washington State with a B.S. degree in Pharmacy in May of 1939. In 1939 Robert entered the military. He married Betty Jean Graham in April of 1940 and after he was released from the Air Force (World War II) he and Betty and his parents toured the entire United States in an Oldsmobile and a 26-foot trailer.
Robert and Betty had two sons, Bruce Graham Lee and David Wayne Lee.
After being recalled into the Air Force for the Korean Conflict and later being released, Robert moved to the Safford area and bought the Best Drug Store on Main Street. He owned this business from 1967 to 1975.
Robert was elected president of the Safford Graham County Chamber of Commerce in 1973; he also became president of the Arizona Pharmaceutical Assoc. in 1973.
In 1974 he was chairman of the Safford Centennial Celebration and completely supervised an 11-day celebration which the City of Safford held commemorating its 100th anniversary. In 1975 he was selected "Man of the Year" by Safford Graham County Chamber of Commerce.
While living in Safford Robert was a member of many local organizations, some of which included Graham County Library Board, Graham-Greenlee Health Planning Agency, Graham County Manpower Council, Charter Member-Graham County United Way, and Board Member of the Mount Graham Community Hospital.
Robert is survived by his wife, Betty; sons, Bruce (Mary Sue) and David (Mary); granddaughter, Katherine Martinez (Victor); great- grandsons, Emilio and Franki Martinez; sister, Virginia Lee; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were Saturday, October 12, with visitation at 1 p.m. prior to service. Interment followed at Safford Union Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Morris David's Safford Funeral Home.
Claude McNair
Funeral ceremonies for Claude McNair, 82, of the Ten Ranch were conducted November 19, 2002, at the New Life City Church of Saf-ford by Pastor Phil Tutor.
Claude Warren McNair was born at his home along the Gila River, between Sheldon and York, in Greenlee County on Aug. 20, 1920. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philo and Maggie McNair, and six siblings. There is one surviving McNair child: Hope McNair Fladness of Tucson.
When Claude was 8 years old his father sold his cow herd and drove 80 head of cattle to Klondyke, there buying the T Rail Ranch in Aravaipa Canyon. Claude stayed on the Aravaipa ranch supporting his mother, Maggie Lacey McNair, and his family until February of 1972 when he moved his outfit to the Ten Ranch.
Growing up in Aravaipa he graduated from the 8th grade at the age of 14. His father asked him, "Do you want to go on to high school or go to work?" He chose to go to work.
Claude cowboyed on every ranch that joined the Apache Indian Reservation to the Eurekas north of the Bonita. He never signed on steady but he day-worked, primarily during roundup time. He saved his money ($1.50 a day plus board) and built up a pretty good cow herd.
As a young fellow, he got quite a reputation as a horse trader. Shortly before his death he said he could never recall making a bad trade.
He was drafted during World War II but never served as his older brother Woodrow did. He was the youngest son and was sole caretaker of his mother and the cattle ranch so he was never called up.
In 1947 he met and married Jesse Erlene Godfrey Taylor. They were married in Lordsburg, N.M. Erlene moved to an unplastered adobe house with no electricity, bringing her two daughters, Sherrill Ann and Colleen Kay. Claude not only raised her two daughters, but loved them as his own.
Born to this union was Terry Jane in 1947, and from the time Terry was in diapers she was riding with her dad. In 1954 Lacy Claude was born and the family was complete. Claude and Erlene were married for 37 years until her death in 1984. Claude later married Henrietta Morgaga, a union which lasted until 2000 when she too passed away.
His remaining years were spent living on the Ten Ranch, horseback riding, helping Terry and her husband, Jack Burgess, work cattle until just nine weeks before his death.
He served on the Klondyke school board for more than 20 years, served on the election board for years -- he felt that voting was a right, not a privilege -- was past president of the Cochise-Graham County Cattle Grower's Association, a long-time member of Arizona Cattle Growers and Farm Bureau. He served a short term on the EAC governing board during the '60s and also served as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff A. Sheet Bowman.
Claude is survived by: his daughters, Terry Burgess of the Ten Ranch and Colleen Mires of Safford; his son, Lacy (Butch) of the Ten Ranch; his sister, Hope Fladness of Tucson; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his grandchildren Brandon Warren McEuen and Mercedes McEuen; and his daughter, Sherrill Ann Taylor.
Here's joy to the present,
And to the future with hope,
Then the quick daily vuelta
At the end of the rope. The family suggests donations to Mount Graham Hospice in Claude's memory.
Arrangements were entrusted to Bunker's Caldwell Chapel.
