All Obituaries

Patricia Marilyn Bridgford passed away peacefully in her home on November 2, 2019.  She was born on October 24, 1943 in Boswell, Oklahoma.  The last several years of her life were spent in Pomerene, Arizona where she lived with her son Philip Bridgford.  A graveside service will be held for Patricia at the Pomerene Cemetery located at 1483 N. Cemetery Road, Pomerene, Arizona on November 7, 2019 at 11:00 am.

Carl Roselle, 78, of St. David Arizona, passed away on October 24, 2019.  Carl was born in Bronx, New York on June 11, 1941.  He served as an MP in the US Army.  In 1995 Carl moved to Tucson where he worked as a mason for Natural Pools and Gardens.  He then relocated to St. David and started his own business of CJ Masonry, working in the Sierra Vista, Tucson, St. David and Benson areas. Carl is preceded in death by his parents Frank and Lillian Roselle.  He is...

James “Jim” A. Wilson of Benson, Ariz., died Sept. 11, 2019 at Tucson Medical Center after a long fight with lung and heart disease. Jim was born in Yuma on Nov. 25, 1946 to Fred and Dorothy Wilson. Jim retired from the railroad in 2008 after 40 years of service. He worked for both the Southern Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific as a Signal Maintainer with a district that ran from Benson to Tucson. Jim repaired signals, gates, pole lines and switches. Before joining the railroad...

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 1pm for Claudia “Jill” Christensen, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in St. David, AZ.  Jill was born October 2, 1935 and passed away at home on September 26, 2019. Jill is survived by her husband Bernard Christensen, daughters Catherine (Jeff) Layton, Lori “Laurel” Cay, Julie Choate, Debbi (Tim) Sobotka, Linda (Esker) Mayberry, Janette (James) Lleonart and Jennifer (Daniel)...

Marilynn K. Holmquest joined eternal life with husband of 48 years on Oct. 5, 2019.  Marilynn was born in Wildwood, Mich., to Norman and Margaret Boody on Oct. 20, 1938. Marilynn lived in Benson, Ariz., since 1981.  Marilynn worked as a manager at the upper Circle K and a cashier at Safeway for many years in Benson. Marilynn is preceded in death by her parents Norman and Margaret Boody, her husband, William Bill Holmquest; sisters, Ruth Wickett, Norma Howell, Rena Stephens and...