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G. Lorraine Godbold

G. Lorraine Godbold

Apr 11, 2016

G. Lorraine Godbold, 89, Arizona native, passed away on April 11, 2016. She was born March 25, 1927 to Charles Edward and Eva Rose Wilson in Bisbee, Ariz. Lorraine loved singing and even sang with her sister, Gloria, on a radio program while growing up in Bisbee. She then attended Arizona State College in Tempe where she met and married...

Melissa F. Rothan

Melissa F. Rothan

Apr 9, 2016

Melissa F. Rothan, age 57 of Prescott, AZ, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016. She was born to the late Irving and Ann Fitzpatrick on July 26, 1958. Melissa attended Judson High School in Scottsdale, AZ before attending Arizona State University where she completed a Masters' degree in Psychology. She had a rewarding career as a clinical psychologist in...

Minerva "Minnie"  Santiago

Minerva "Minnie" Santiago

Apr 8, 2016

Minnie was born in Brooklyn NY October, 1946 and passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 8th 2016.  Minnie and her husband Samuel raised their two sons David and Jason and three beautiful grandchildren.  David and Carmela are blessed with Gianna and Matthew.  Jason and his ex-wife Nichelle are blessed with Aurora.    Minnie worked in Mary Kay for 20...

William Benjamin Swahlen

William Benjamin Swahlen

Apr 7, 2016

William Benjamin Swahlen passed away on April 7, 2016, at the age of 97 in his Prescott home. He was born on Oct. 11, 1918, in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in nearby Webster Groves. Bill graduated from the University of Arizona, where he met his wife of 74 years, Marian Houston. They were married in Tucson on April...

Cecelia Dolly Boarman

Cecelia Dolly Boarman

Apr 7, 2016

Cecelia "Dolly" Boarman was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on November 21, 1913 to her parents, Gertrude A. Spindler and William George Mischel. She was one of five siblings in her family. Dolly was adventurous and talented in her youth. She enjoyed performing, playing music, and traveling. Later, Dolly married James Noble Boarman, also from Owensboro, Ky. Together they had one...

Kenneth Lloyd Lawrence

Kenneth Lloyd Lawrence

Apr 5, 2016

Kenneth Lloyd Lawrence, age 89, passed away at his home in Prescott Valley, Arizona on April 5, 2016, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Ken was a devoted husband and a loving father/grandfather/great-grandfather. He was an honorable and hard-working man. At age 17, Ken joined the US Navy during World War II. He served aboard the USS LST 125 as...

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