All Obituaries

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...

Joyce Leslie (Formerly Joyce Rapp) passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020, after a short illness in Tucson, AZ. She was born to Charles and Kathryn Rapp in Bisbee, AZ on July 8, 1942. Joyce was the youngest of four children. She is survived by her brothers William "Will", Wayne and Robert "Bobby" Rapp. She was raised in Bisbee. Joyce attended St. Patrick's Catholic School. She graduated from Bisbee High School in 1960. Joyce married Thomas "Tom" Leslie,...

Agnes Bayman, known to friends as Marge, was a long-time resident of Benson. She had been an active member of the VFW, Women's Auxillery here in Benson, volunteering in the kitchen and making quilts. She liked to listen to the local country radio station and kept up with current affairs by watching the news every day.  She enjoyed sewing, cooking -- especially baking, and gardening. She is survived by her brother: Fred (Sylvia) Smith; her children:  Sally (Howard)...

Brian Paul Wooten passed away in an automobile accident December 24th, 2019 east of Tucson on Interstate 10. He was born May 3rd, 1980 in Provo, Utah to his happy parents, Randal Mark and Janise Eckman Wooten. He married Nikki Johnston May 26th, 2005 in the Mesa Arizona Temple. He is survived by his wife, Nikki ; his parents, Randy and Janise; His siblings Joseph (Laura) & their five children, Shirley (Duane) Kartchner & their five children, Daniel (Samantha) & their two...

William Waldo Fenn was just 91 years young when he passed away peacefully from this earth into eternity on December 26, 2019. His wife and son were by his side. Waldo was born November 11, 1928 in Pomerene, Arizona. Waldo lived most of his life in Pomerene and Sierra Vista. He had many professions throughout his long life, one of which was a welder. He worked on the El Paso Natural Gas Line which goes across the San Pedro River. Another is a dairyman. In 1956 he started working for Shamrock...

William “Bill” Eugene Coons, 88, passed peacefully in Pomerene, Arizona on December 26, 2019. He was born in Pomerene on August 30, 1931 to Clifford “Shorty” Coons and Alice Bertha Coons. Bill grew up in Pomerene and at age 16 joined the Navy where he served for 4 years during the Korean War. After serving in the Navy he served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the New England states. He met Shirley Eleanor Bennet (who was...

Helen Phyllis Passons:   July 1, 1933 - December 10, 2019 Most everyone called her Phyllis, her closest friends called her Pill. Phyllis was born in Milan, Michigan.  She was Married to David Phillips when she was 17 and had 4 children - Tim, Terry, Leona and Melissa.  David died from Polio when the children were young.  She remarried Thomas Passons about 5 years later and had one more child Thomas and later adopted two more children, Omar and Miesha. After...

Louie Edward Fink, 90, a 61-year resident of Benson, entered eternal life on December 10, 2019, at his home.  Louie was born on March 19, 1929, in Indianola, Oklahoma to Leonard Lee and Daisy Mae Fink, the 4th of 7 children. Louie was born into a farming family, working the farm with his father and brothers until he entered the US Army as an artillery specialist where he served from 1949-1953.  On January 27, 1951, he married the love of his life, Melba June Harshaw.  After...