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Paul Thomas Secor

Paul Thomas Secor

Jan 5, 2021

Paul Thomas Secor was born October 4, 1941 in Melrose, Ma.  He died peacefully in his home in Prescott, AZ on January 5, 2021.  Paul was an LA County firefighter until his retirement in 1996.  He and his wife Deloris moved from San Dimas, CA to Prescott, AZ in 2003, and made their home in Inscription Canyon.  Paul is survived...

Calvin Gene Morrison

Calvin Gene Morrison

Jan 1, 2021

The family and friends of Calvin Morrison mourn the passing of their beloved father, grandfather, uncle and friend due to complications of COVID-19. Calvin passed away peacefully at home on January 1st, 2021 in the comfort of hospice care surrounded by family.Born in Ewen, Michigan on June 12, 1932 to Mary Luella and James Francis Morrison, Cal was a vibrant,...

Dennis Kenton Wick

Dennis Kenton Wick

Jan 1, 2021

Dennis Wick passed away January 1, 2021 after a short battle with Covid 19.  Dennis was born March 26, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Champaign, Illinois. He joined the U.S. Navy at 17 and served proudly for nine years.  Upon discharge he received a B.A. in Administration of Justice from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. ...

Robert Edward Leonheart

Robert Edward Leonheart

Dec 31, 2020

Robert passed away December 31, 2020 in Phoenix Arizona. He was born November 19, 1948 in Meadville, Pennsylvania and grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Robert later moved to Prescott, Arizona once retired. He is the son of Bert Leonheart and Kathryn Leonheart (Nies).Robert was a Vietnam War veteran and served our country in the U.S. Army from 1970 until...

Edgar Arnold Shook

Edgar Arnold Shook

Dec 31, 2020

Edgar A. Shook, 74, of Prescott, Arizona, passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2020, due to complications from Covid 19. Edgar was born on April 18, 1946 to Paul and Dorothy Shook in Aldrich, Missouri. After graduating high school, in East Harford Connecticut, he joined the United States Air Force in 1968 and was stationed in New Mexico and Germany...

Fred Barber Jr.

Fred Barber Jr.

Dec 31, 2020

Fred Lee Barber Jr., age 81, went  to be with Jesus December 31, 2020.  He was  born June 4, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio to Fred and Ethel Barber and had 2 sisters, Marlyn and Carroll.  Fred has an amazing story of resilience and survival.  He was very ill as a child, so in1948 the family moved from Ohio to Arizona...

Betty Elaine Jones

Betty Elaine Jones

Dec 30, 2020

Betty Elaine Jones, (nee) Enders,  84, of Prescott, Arizona, departed for Heaven on Dec. 30, 2020.  She is preceded in death by her parents, William Ray Enders and Dorothy Kaykendal Enders; four brothers,  Bill, Dean, John and Bob, of St. Louis, Missouri.  Betty met her husband in her Sunday School class in St. Louis,  married in Germany in 1959, then...

Richard Raymond Howell

Richard Raymond Howell

Dec 30, 2020

Richard Raymond Howell, age 83, passed away December 30, 2020, in Prescott, Arizona. The third of five children, he was born June 27, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Howard and Gladys Howell. Richard grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California. At age 17, he joined the California Army National Guard and proudly served as an...

Donald Leroy Gummeson

Donald Leroy Gummeson

Dec 30, 2020

Donald LeRoy Gummeson, age 85, passed from this earth on Dec. 30, 2020, in Prescott, Arizona. He was born at home in Alhambra, CA, to Otis LaVerne and Neva (Bartosch) Gummeson. In 1956, Don married the love of his life, Connie Mullenix, whom he met on a blind date. The couple was married 64 years and raised three children. Before...

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