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Dwight E Peters

Dwight E Peters

Feb 24, 2023

Dwight E. Peters, 73, of Prescott, AZ, Formerly of Chemung, NY passed away on February 24, 2023. Dwight was born June 25, 1949 to Harold Dean and Wanda Peters. Dwight was a graduate of Waverly High School ('67) and attended Elmira College. After college Dwight was employed by Westinghouse Corp in Horseheads until their closing in 1976.

Dwight and family relocated...

John Luther Nye

John Luther Nye

Feb 23, 2023

John Luther Nye passed way February 22, 2023, in Prescott, Arizona.

John was born August 26,1935, to Luther Nye and Victoria Jutelus in Okemah, Oklahoma. He was an only child and his father passed when he was 2 months old. He was raised by his mother in a small town in Divernon, Illinois.

John married Anita Carol Nye of Temple Hill, Kentucky,...

Norma Jean Miller

Norma Jean Miller

Feb 17, 2023

Norma (Jean) Miller Arrived in this world 05/30/1928. She was a Prescott resident for 50 years. She received her ticket home in 1976. Paid: by her savior, Jesus Christ. Destination: Heaven, Departure date: 02/17/2023, Length of stay: Eternity, Reason for travel: Salvation Complete.

Jean was a servant of God, mother of 7, grandmother of 17 and great grandmother of 32.

She was...

Jim Love

Jim Love

Feb 17, 2023

Jim Love passed away on February 17, 2023 in Prescott, Arizona. He was born in Bathgate, Scotland in 1938 to Albert and Margaret (Stein) Love. He entered the world at 13lbs, at which point they decided he was too big for a middle name. This was the beginning of many large accomplishments across his 84 years.

Jim attended the University of...

Francis J Fellows

Francis J Fellows

Feb 8, 2023

The Prescott Valley community sadly lost a 97-year-old WWII Veteran on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, when Francis James Fellows Sr. passed away from natural causes.

Francis was born to Cornelius and Amanda Fellows in Cleveland, Ohio on April 5th, 1925. He was the middle child of 5 children. Brothers Robert, George and Ralph preceded him in death. He is survived by...

Bette J Smith

Bette J Smith

Feb 8, 2023

Bette J. Smith, age 100, of Prescott AZ passed away on February 8, 2023.

She was born in Camden NJ, to the late Earl R. Smith Sr. and Miriam Ruth Smith. Her beloved brother, Earl R. Smith Jr., passed earlier in 2006.

She had polio as a child at the age of 4, but it never stopped her from anything she put...

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