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Elizabeth Davidson Whearley

Elizabeth Davidson Whearley

Aug 15, 2021

On August 15, 2021, Elizabeth (Betsy) Davidson Whearley lost her battle against metastatic breast cancer. She was born in Memphis TN on January 18th, 1943, to Glenn Gordon Davidson and Margaret Wilma Davidson. Throughout her life she loved new challenges from being a kindergarten teacher in the inner city of Richmond Virginia in late 1960 and early 1970, to becoming...

Theresa Lorraine Bland

Theresa Lorraine Bland

Aug 13, 2021

Theresa Cecelia Lorraine Bronson-Bland went to the arms of the Lord August 13th, 2021, at the age of 92. She passed away from natural causes.  Born in Bell, California on January 12, 1929, to Louis and Katherine Bronson, she was the 7th of ten children. Theresa was quiet and shy as a child but loved playing outside in the haystacks...

Barbara Jean Polk

Barbara Jean Polk

Aug 11, 2021

Barbara Jean “Barb” Polk peacefully passed away in her home on August 9, 2021 at the age of 89 in the presence of her loving husband. Born in 1931 in Yakima, Washington, she graduated from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. She married Gene Polk in 1954 and they have lived in Prescott, a community she loved deeply, since...

William Albert Horner Jr.

William Albert Horner Jr.

Aug 11, 2021

On August 11, 2021, William A. Horner Jr., 98, rode the train to heaven. Bill was born in Pittsburg Pennsylvania to William and Mabel Horner on December 22, 1922. Bill completed High School, and moved to Florida to attend his first year in college at the University of Florida. Moving to California, he completed his Engineering Degree at USC.                Bill...

Phillip Martin Kott

Phillip Martin Kott

Aug 9, 2021

Phillip Martin KottSeptember 25, 1949 - August 9, 2021 Phillip Martin Kott  [Phill], age 71, passed away suddenly in Prescott, Arizona, on August 9, 2021. He was born and lived in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on September 25, 1949, to George and Dolores Kott. Phill is survived by his two daughters, Kristin Silver (Christopher) of Lombard, IL,...

Roger Dale Hughes

Roger Dale Hughes

Aug 8, 2021

Roger Dale Hughes, 87, of Prescott and Mesa, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 8, 2021.  He was born and grew up in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. After serving in the U.S. Army as a medic in Italy, he returned to Grand Rapids, where he met Helen, the love of his life. Tired of shoveling snow, they...

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