All Obituaries

Ivan Astle Carling Dec. 15, 1929 – May 3, 2018 Ivan Astle Carling passed away on May 3, 2018 at the age of 88. He was surrounded by his family in his home in Pomerene, Arizona. Ivan was born on Dec. 15, 1929 in Logan, Utah. He was the third child of 10 born to George Isaac Carling and Clara Pearl Astle. He grew up in Providence, Utah. He learned to work hard on the family acreage. One of the crops he helped raise was green beans,...

Jerry Lee Moore was born on March 23, 1931 in Long Beach, California, where he grew up and then graduated from Jordan High School.  He enlisted in the US Air Force SAC where he obtained the rank of S/Sgt.  He was a field electrical and hydraulics mechanic on B-47's and such.  While in the service he was awarded Airmen of the Year, 1 Jan. 1955, to 31 Dec, 1955.  He invented a hydraulics cart for use on B-47's which saved countless man hours of...

April 22, 2018 James Luzerne Carey, 81, of Tucson, passed peacefully on April 22, 2018 with his loving wife, Sandra Jean Carey and his family by his side. James was born in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 17, 1936. Memorial service will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in St. David on Saturday, April 28 at 11 a.m. Donations may be made to Soulistic Hospice, Tucson Ariz.

Myrtle Arvilla Ball was born on March 21, 1923 in San Diego, CA, the seventh of seven children to Ernest & Cora (Engel) Nash. She went to Heaven on April 15, 2018, exactly 63 years to the day after her beloved Harry Dale Ball was killed in a tragic truck accident on the highway between Phoenix and Tucson. Her family left Oneonta, NY in 1912 in a covered wagon with a one-year-old daughter  and had the distinction of being the only family to cross the US by themselves in...

Norma Jean Sherman, 58, of 462 N. Crooked Lane of Benson died Monday March 19 at Benson Hospital. She was born Aug. 10, 1959 in Flagstaff, Ariz. Survivors include her husband, Russell Layne Sherman, whom she married on Jan. 26, 1976; one daughter Jennifer Marie Menard of Benson, Ariz.; four sons, Jason Buck Sherman of Huachuca City, Ariz., Russell Lee Sherman of Roswell, N.M., Branson Layne Sherman of Benson, Ariz., David Ray Sherman of Benson, Ariz., and one sister Alice Anderson...

Ramona Lee Smith went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 31, 2018. Ramona was born in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 5, 1954 and moved to Arizona in 1959. Ramona and her family lived in Tucson for a brief time then moved to Tombstone where she completed her elementary education. After moving to Benson in 1969, Ramona graduated from Benson Union High School in 1972. Ramona was proud of living in Benson for 49 years and deeply touched so many hearts throughout her...

Maurine Anne Bentley Hansen, 88, died peacefully at her home in Benson, Arizona on March 24, 2018 of natural causes. She had gracefully endured a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Maurine was born on March 23, 1930 to Joseph T. Bentley and Kathleen Bench in New York City, New York.  Her early childhood included a time living in Mexico and later Utah. She was the oldest of 6 children and is survived by her brothers Joseph Bentley of Salt Lake City, Utah, Marion...

Wiley passed away peacefully on March 25, 2018. He was born June 23, 1927 in Prescott, Arizona. His family settled in Denver in the late 1940s. Wiley served in the US Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII.  He married his wife, Glenn, in 1953, and raised Patricia and Roger, all of whom survive him. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1950, and earned a MA +90 in Education from the University of Denver in 1968. He taught history and geography, and...

Alfred R. Reyes June 20, 1935 - March 27, 2018 Beloved Husband, Father, Papa and Friend went to be with the Lord March 27, 2018. Al was preceded in death by his parents, Ignacio and Madeline Reyes; brother, Edmund; son, Trayson; daughter, Gail. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Ann; son, Rodney (Rachel); daughters, Sabrina, Kelli, Kim (Will), and sister and brother-in-law Valeria and Manuel Padia, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a...