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Michael Joseph Williams

Michael Joseph Williams

Feb 25, 2024

Michael Joseph Williams, 69 of Prescott Valley, AZ. Passed away on 2/25/2024.

He was born in Upper Darby, PA. in 1954 to Joseph Williams and Edith Roberson. Michael joined the Merchant Marines & graduated from Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship on October 29, 1976. Michael had a passion for cooking and succeeded as Chef for over 25 years. For the next...

Elmer Charles Colwell

Elmer Charles Colwell

Feb 23, 2024

Elmer Charles Colwell, 80, went to his eternal home with Jesus on Friday, February 23, 2024. He was surrounded by his loved ones at his time of passing. His last breath on Earth was his first breath in Heaven.

Elmer was born November 5, 1943 to Elmer & Lillian Colwell in Inkster, Michigan.

Elmer was a Veteran of the United States Army...

Jean M Messick

Jean M Messick

Feb 22, 2024

'Her Smile and Southern Drawl were Loved by all'A most beautiful lady with a captivating Southern accent has been called by our Heavenly Father to make Heaven a little brighter and a lot more cheerful. Jean Ellen McMichael Messick, wife of Thomas Roger Messick and mother of Victor Warren Messick and Ruth Michael Messick-Wardell, passed away peacefully on the morning...

Robert Murlin Wills

Robert Murlin Wills

Feb 20, 2024

The Reverand Robert (Bob) Wills died February 20th, 2024 in Prescott, Arizona, where he had lived since 2007. Bob was born in Port Huron, Michigan, on April 11, 1941. He graduated from Huron University College in London, Ontario, Canada. He was also a graduate of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, affiliated with Harvard University. He later received a...

Margaret C. Smith

Margaret C. Smith

Feb 17, 2024

Margaret Christine Smith, age 100, passed peacefully on Saturday, February 17, in Prescott, Arizona with family by her side.

She was born in Morris, Alabama in 1923 to Nina Pearl Farley and Christopher Columbus Farley. Margaret, the only daughter, was the oldest of seven children. A pioneering woman, Margaret enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and achieved the rank of...

Sherrill Dee Warner

Sherrill Dee Warner

Feb 13, 2024

Sherrill Dee (Sherry) Smith was born in Davenport, Iowa on the 26th of December 1941 to Granville Belmont Smith and Cora Ann (Ann C.) Vandermillen. Her dad was stationed several places during the war and after the war they settled in Redondo Beach, CA. After graduating from South High in Torrance, CA, in 1960, She applied and was accepted to...

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