This memorial page is here to give the utmost honor to our fallen classmates. The page is very nice as we can post the obituary, photos and leave tributes to our fellow classmates. If you know of someone who has passed away or if you can provide us with more information on any of these people then please contact tonyaclassof63@live.com and I will add it.
I would like to thank Mel Bowers for all the time and help he has given us.
 

Dear Classmates:
We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. We think of you in silence, We often speak your name. All we have are memories and your picture in a frame. God has you in his keeping, we have you in our heart. 

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There are five things that you cannot recover in life:

1. The Stone...after it's thrown

2. The Word...after it's said

3. The Occasion...after it's missed

4. The Time...after it's gone

5. A person...after they die. Treat each one with care
as
life is so short....

 

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I'm sorry to inform you that classmate Martha Deanne Merritt Pepera (Pepper) passed away Sat. March 5th 2011 after a brief illness. She was married to Mike Pepera and they had 8 children, 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Pepper still lived in Mesa. She was a active member of our class and always enjoyed the class reunions.

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Benrita Elaine Wood
Juan, Benrita Elaine
66, of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community passed away on March 6, 2011. Survived by husband Vernon Juan, son's Daryl Dash, Ronnie Dash, Deswood "Dusty" Juan and the late Carlos Dash. Benrita is also survived by one brother, three sister's and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held ath the Juan Residence located at: 3675 N. Center Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Funeral Services will be held at the LDS Church - Papago Ward located at 3040 N. Extension Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85256

TOM HAMRICK
hi i saw your website where you are looking for alumni... My name is heather hamrick and i am tom hamrick's daughter. He passed away december 15 2000 at the age of 56. i saw you have a memorial for those whove passed. I wouldn't mind my email being shared for those who knew him personally. I was 13 when he passed and theres a lot about him i never got to learn. Thanks!


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JOHN WILLIAM ADAIR

August 25th, 1945 to November 19th, 1967

JOHN WILLIAM ADAIR
PASSED NOV. 19TH 1967

US Army
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DAVID ADAMS

March 15th, 1945 to April 29th, 1984

DAVID ADAMS
PASSED AWAY APRIL 29TH 1984

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JAMES (JIM) ALLRED

November 24th, 1944 to June 13th, 2004

JAMES (JIM) ALLRED
PASSED AWAY JUNE 13TH 2004

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ROBERT (BOB) BALLARD

December 4th, 1944 to March 27th, 1988

ROBERT (BOB) BALLARD
PASSED AWAY PASSED AWAY MARCH 27TH 1988

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MARY BATES (DE CARRIERE)

November 29th, 1944 to February 2nd, 2010

MARY FRANCES BATES DE CARRIERE
PASSED AWAY FEB. 2ND 2010 
FROM CANCER

I am passing you this obituary for my step-sister Mary Bates who was a class of 63 graduate from Mesa High. I don’t know how to contact any of the girls she was close to in school, but maybe if they see this, they could contact me.

Thanks,
Sandra Bain Koczor

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THOMAS LLOYD BATES

April 5th, 1945 to March 1st, 1975

THOMAS LLOYD BATES
PASSED AWAY MARCH 1ST 1975

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HARRY (BYKE) BENNETT

December 15th, 1945 to April 14th, 1998

HARRY (BYKE) BENNETT
PASSED AWAY APRIL 14TH 1998

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JOAN BETHEA (LAYTON)

June 23rd, 1945 to December 14th, 2003

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KENTON "VIC" BLOSSER

October 26th, 1946 to April 19th, 2001

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ERNEST BONILLA

December 26th, 1944 to May 5th, 1994

ERNEST BONILLA
PASSED AWAY MAY, 5TH 1994

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GERALD D (RED) BRAY

July 11th, 1944 to December 8th, 2001

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LINDA BRAY (FRICK)

February 27th, 1945 to October 25th, 1995

LINDA FRICK BRAY 
PASSED AWAY OCT. 25TH 1995

LINDA MARRIED CLASSMATE GERALD (RED) BRAY
RED PASSED AWAY DEC. 8TH 2001

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HARLOW BROWN

November 11th, 1943 to February 6th, 1984

HARLOW BROWN
PASSED AWAY FEB. 6TH 1984

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LINDA MAE BRUECK (MARTINEAU)

November 28th, 1944 to January 17th, 2005

LINDA MAE MARTINEAU BRUECK
PASSED AWAY JANUARY 17TH 2005 

Linda Mae Brueck (Martineau) was killed in a car accident in Moab, Utah, January 17,2005. She leaves her husband, Phil, and 5 children (Karen Mattingley, Charlotte, NC: David Brueck, Saratoga Springs, UT; Melanie Barker, Charlotte, NC; Joanna Church, Charlotte, NC and Kenneth Brueck, Moab, UT). She was a wonderful wife and mother!

Phil Brueck

 

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DOUG L BUCKNER

May 8th, 1945 to July 15th, 1993

DOUG L BUCKNER
PASSED AWAY JULY 15TH 1993

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KAREN CARLOS (SEBAHE)

February 28th, 1945 to July 4th, 1999

KAREN SEBAHE CARLOS
Passed away July 4th 1999



LANNIE (LONNIE) REDDING CHASE

August 5th, 1945 to December 30th, 2005

LANNIE (LONNIE) REDDING CHASE
PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 30TH 2005

  • Newspaper photo on the tribute page
  • Married classmate Pat Drugmond 
  • Lonnie was known as a "An Absolutely
    Posi
    tively Marvelous" man.  

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JOHN CARL (JACK) COLEMAN

May 31st, 1945 to August 18th, 1978

JACK COLEMAN
PASSED AWAY AUG. 18TH 1978

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MICHAEL VAN (MIKE) CONRAD

April 19th, 1945 to December 29th, 2004

MICHAEL (MIKE) CONRAD
PASSED AWAY DEC. 29TH 2004
FROM STOMACH CANCER.  MIKE WAS MARRIED TO
CLASSMATE MAGGIE THOMPSON FROM 1965 - 1974

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DWIGHT DAVIS

July 12th, 1945 to October 4th, 2007

DWIGHT DAVIS 
PASSED AWAY OCT. 4TH 2007 
Dear Reunion Committee,             

    I regret to inform you that Dwight Davis from the MHS Class of ’63 passed away on October 4, 2007 from leukemia           

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LEONARD ARVIN ENOS

May 23rd, 1944 to May 25th, 1967

LEONARD ARVIN ENOS
Army - SP4-E4

PASSED AWAY MAY 25TH 1967

LEONARD WAS IN THE ARMY AND WAS KILLED IN
     
QUANGNGAL, SOUTH VIETNAM
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WAYNE S. FARNSWORTH

October 12th, 1944 to September 24th, 2004

WAYNE S. FARNSWORTH
PASSED AWAY SEPT. 24TH 2004

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BOBBY JOE FOLKNER

July 4th, 1945 to February 18th, 2003

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LAWRENCE C GEER

March 16th, 1945 to December 3rd, 2008

LAWRENCE C. GEER
PASSED AWAY DEC. 3RD 2008
FROM CANCER



  • We were told of Larry's death by his son Shawn more information is on the tribute page  

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SANDRA GLITTENBERG (DORSETT)

November 27th, 1944 to February 7th, 2010

Sandi was a beautiful person both inside and out and will be missed by so many of us.

She was a corporate Flight Attendant on Retirement Sabatial from NetJets . She was in the EJI(Gulfstream)division. 

She is survived by Robert her only child, Kerry her daughter-in-law and Bryson her only grandchild.

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ROBERT GENE (PINKY) GOULD

June 2nd, 1945 to December 20th, 1986

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BONNIE HAMBLIM (HATCH)

- to February 4th, 2011

BONNIE LEE HATCH HAMBLIN
PASSED AWAY FEB. 4TH 2011
CLASS OF 63 VICE PRESIDENT 

We are sorry to inform you that Bonnie Hatch Hamblin has passed away after many health battles. We in the class of 63 are so lucky to have known her. Bonnie was always there with kind words of wisdom and help.
She will truly be missed.
Bonnie was our class of 63 Vice President. 

A note in honor of Bonnie from Judy Newman Chesley:
 I know she has fought a valiant fight with cancer for over 20 years and to me was a constant source of inspiration.  It has been truly miraculous that she has lasted this long.  It has been our privilege to know her.

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TOM HAMRICK

December 9th, 1944 to December 15th, 2000

TOM HAMRICK
 
Passed away December 15th 2000
 
My name is Heather Hamrick and I am Tom Hamrick's daughter. He passed away December 15 2000 at the age of 56. I would love to hear from those who knew my dad. I was 13 when he passed and there is a lot about him I never got to learn. Thanks, Heather Hamrick

  • Please note for security we never publish email addresses online. If you knew Tom a link to Heather's email is on the "Then and Now" page under his name.
 

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WILLIAM JOSEPH (BILL) HUBER

August 1st, 1945 to December 21st, 2004

WILLIAM JOSEPH (BILL) HUBER
PASSED AWAY DEC. 21ST. 2004 



CONNIE HUGHES (KOESTER)

February 19th, 1945 to October 2nd, 1989

CONNIE KOESTER HUGHES
PASSED AWAY OCT. 2ND 1989
FROM BREAST CANCER

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JOESPHINE (JODY) JENSEN (HOOD)

April 14th, 1945 to April 22nd, 2004

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JAMES (JIMMY) JOHNSON

March 4th, 1945 to -

JAMES (JIMMY) JOHNSON
PASSED AWAY APRIL 1982

JIMMY WAS MARRIED TO GLORIA FULLER JOHNSON AND GLORIA WILL BE ADDING A PHOTO AND MORE INFORMATION.

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KAREN RUTH JOHNSON

September 14th, 1945 to July 12th, 1986

KAREN JOHNSON
PASSED AWAY JULY 12TH 1986

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NALLIS JOHNSON

June 10th, 1944 to October 2nd, 1990

NALLIS JOHNSON 
PASSED AWAY OCT. 2ND 1990

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BENRITA JUAN (WOOD)

- to March 6th, 2011

BENRITA WOOD JUAN
Passed away March 6th 2011

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HUDNALL LANIER

June 17th, 1945 to October 21st, 2005

HUDNALL LANIER
PASSED AWAY OCT. 21ST 2005


Joseph Hudnale Lanier was killed in a car accident on Oct 21, 2005 in California. He was a good friend. We served missions together in Chile between'64 &'66. 
Bill Whetten

 

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ROBERTA GAYLE (BERTA) LEWIS

December 12th, 1945 to November 14th, 2009

ROBERTA GAYLE (BERTA) LEWIS
PASSED AWAY NOV. 14TH 2009
AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER
PLEASE VIEW THE TRIBUTE PAGE AND
SPECIAL MESSAGES FROM
MARCIA CHALK WADE
AND LINDA ROWAN PRIES

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ROBERT (BOB) ORRIE LONG

April 27th, 1945 to August 18th, 1965

ROBERT ORRIE (BOB) LONG
Private First Class
PASSED AWAY AUG. 18TH 1965

BOB IS A MARINE AND WAS KILLED IN
QUANG TIN, SOUTH, VIETNAM

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VICKIE MAGGARD (THOMPSON)

April 20th, 1945 to April 15th, 2008

VICKIE SHARON THOMPSON MAGGARD
PASSED AWAY APRIL 15TH 2008 

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GEORGE J. MALOUIN

January 18th, 1945 to March 8th, 2002

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LESLIE LAVERN MANGINO (KINT)

April 23rd, 1945 to June 15th, 1992

LESLIE LAVERN KINT MANGINO
PASSED AWAY JUNE 15TH 1992

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ROBERT JOSE MARQUEZ

July 19th, 1945 to November 26th, 2005

ROBERT JOSE MARQUEZ
Passed away Nov. 26th 2005

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DANIEL LLOYD MARTINEAU

May 21st, 1945 to April 23rd, 2011

DANIEL LLOYD MARTINEAU

Passed away April 23rd 2011

Dan was a twin to Diana Martineau Both pictured in the 62 Yearbook


 

Daniel Lloyd Martineau, 65, of Taylor died April 23, 2011, in Show Low.  

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RUDOLPH S. (RUDY) MARTINEZ

March 11th, 1944 to May 2nd, 2005

RUDY MARTINEZ
PASSED AWAY MAY 2ND 2005

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WILLIAM C. (BILL) MCKENNA

September 28th, 1943 to November 2nd, 1993

WILLIAM C. (BILL) MCKENNA
PASSED AWAY NOV. 2ND 1993

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ANNA CHAREE MECHAM (HARRIS)

August 24th, 1945 to February 13th, 1988

ANNA CHAREE HARRIS MECHAM 
PASSED AWAY FEB. 13 1988

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JUDY MAE MOODY (JORDAN)

November 21st, 1945 to November 24th, 2008

JUDY MAE JORDAN MOODY
Passed away Nov. 24th 2008

We were informed of Judy's passing by classmate Teri Benson.

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ANN ELLA O'LOUHGLIN (ROGERS)

December 6th, 1945 to November 3rd, 1999

ANN ELLA ROGERS O'LOUGHLIN
PASSED AWAY NOV. 3RD 1999

ELLA MARRIED CLASSMATE MIKE O'LOUGHLIN

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JAMES PATRICK O'MARA

May 16th, 1944 to November 16th, 2009

JAMES PATRICK O'MARA
Passed away suddenly on Nov. 16th 2009

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CAROLYN CHARLIN ORR

CAROLYN CHARLIN ORR
PASSED AWAY IN 1992?

PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP US.
WE NEED MORE INFO ON CAROLYN'S PASSING 

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KAREN PARENT (DANA)

February 22nd, 1945 to May 14th, 2005


KAREN DANA PARENT
PASSED AWAY MAY 14TH 2005


Karen passed away on May 14 2005

Regards,

Joseph Parent

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MARTHA DEANNE (PEPPER) PEPERA (MERRITT)

November 21st, 1944 to March 5th, 2011

MARTHA DEANNE (PEPPER) MERRITT PEPERA
Passed away March 5th 2011

I'm sorry to inform you that Pepper passed away  after a brief illness. She was married to Mike Pepera and they had 8 children, 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Pepper still lived in Mesa. She was a active member of our class and always enjoyed the class reunions.

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KAY OLIVER PERRY

September 12th, 1944 to August 16th, 1994

KAY OLIVER PERRY
PASSED AWAY AUG. 16TH 1994

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VICKI JEANNE PORTER (STAPLEY)

August 15th, 1945 to January 9th, 2008

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SHARON RADCLIFF (BOOFER)

May 18th, 1945 to January 13th, 2004

SHARON BOOFER RADCLIFF
PASSED AWAY JAN. 13TH 2004

We received a letter from Sharon's husband informing us of her death in 2004 Sharon died of an infection following knee replacement surgery. She was living in Fairbanks, AK at the time.

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JUDYANN REN (MCCOY)

September 26th, 1945 to January 4th, 2000

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IRENE RINGER (HENZE)

August 23rd, 1944 to September 5th, 2007

IRENE HENZE RINGER
PASSED AWAY ON SEPT.5TH 2007

Irene Ringer passed away on Sept. 5, 2007, at age 63 after a very brief battle with brain cancer.  She is survived by her children, Jim, Holly, and Shari, and grandchildren, Justin, Rachel, Shea, Olivia, Ian, Jude, and Ella.  For the past five years she had been employed by Santa Clara County as a Medical Office Specialist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, after having owned and operated a residential and commercial cleaning business for many years.  She lived the past 20 years in Los Gatos, California, with me, her partner of 21 years.

Thank you for the notice of the reunion.  Irene would have loved to attend.
Sincerely,

Marilyn Anderson

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RAYMOND F SCHULTZ JR.

October 20th, 1945 to December 17th, 2004

RAYMOND F SCHULTZ JR.
PASSED AWAY  DEC. 17TH 2004

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JAMES EUGENE (GENE) SHANNON

September 3rd, 1945 to May 22nd, 2006

JAMES EUGENE (GENE) SHANNON
PASSED AWAY MAY 22ND 2006 

James entered MHS his senior year
from Jacksonville

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NANCY SORENSON (ARNETT)

March 19th, 1945 to December 7th, 1982

NANCY ARNETT SORENSON
PASSED AWAY DEC 7TH 1982
 

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JANETTE STANDAGE (YOUNG)

May 22nd, 1945 to April 24th, 1990

JANETTE YOUNG STANDAGE
PASSED AWAY APRIL, 24TH 1990

  • JANETTE MARRIED CLASSMATE RON STANDAGE

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JERRY TIMOTHY SUTER

February 26th, 1945 to September 15th, 1966

JERRY TIMOTHY SUTER
Navy -HM-E4

Passed away on Sept. 15th 1966 
in Quang Tin, South Vietnam 
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GARY A TRACHT

June 2nd, 1945 to June 7th, 1997

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MICHAEL (MIKE) UPSHAW

September 7th, 1945 to May 30th, 1989

MICHAEL (MIKE) UPSHAW
PASSED AWAY MAY 30TH 1989

I am sorry to inform you that Mike Upshaw passed away on May 30, 1989. I am his widow and was doing some searches on the web and inadvertently ran across your MHS site and thought I would let you know of his passing. He was an exceptional human being. Regards, Sue Upshaw

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TERRANCE E. (TERRY) URNESS

April 4th, 1945 to January 3rd, 2002

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WILLIE FLORENCE VAN HOOSE (THOMPSON)

July 26th, 1944 to September 12th, 2000


WILLIE FLORENCE THOMPSON VANHOOSE
PASSED AWAY SEPT. 12TH 2000

MARRIED CLASSMATE (64) KEN VAN HOOSE

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CLYDE REX WALES

October 10th, 1944 to May 8th, 1974

CLYDE REX WALES
PASSED AWAY PASSED AWAY MAY 8TH 1974

Rex was best friends with Ken Murdock and a great friend to many others. He served 6 years in the USAF Special Forces as combat controller and 
forward air guide.
 

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DAVID RONALD WATERS

July 7th, 1945 to October 15th, 1994

DAVID RONALD WATERS
PASSED AWAY OCT. 15TH 1994

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BRENT DURFEE WILCOCK

May 23rd, 1945 to June 28th, 2009

BRENT DURFEE WILCOCK
CLASS OF 63 PRESIDENT

PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 28TH 2009 FOLLOWING A STOKE
Information regarding his life can be seen
at www.brentwilcock.blogspot.com


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JACKLYN (JACKIE) JANE WILLIAMS (BENESCH)

December 31st, 1944 to February 6th, 2008

JACKLYN (JACKIE) JANE BENESCH WILLIAMS
PASSED AWAY ON FEB. 6TH 2008

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JANE WILLIS (BLANCHARD)

June 19th, 1945 to June 15th, 1990

JANE BLANCHARD WILLIS
PASSED AWAY JUNE 15TH 1990
FROM CANCER

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LYMAN WILSON

September 10th, 1943 to September 15th, 1994

LYMAN WILSON
PASSED AWAY Sept. 15th 1994

  • Information was given to us by Dickie Coombs & Deeana Gould 

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JESSIE LEOTA YOUNG (COKER)

November 13th, 1943 to February 15th, 2006

JESSIE LEOTA COKER YOUNG
PASSED AWAY FEB. 15TH 2006
FROM HEART RELATED PROBLEMS

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