Obituaries

Barbara Elaine Franklin

Barbara Elaine Franklin

Aug 21, 2021

Barbara Elaine Franklin (Knight) passed away on August 21st in Prescott, Arizona. She died surrounded by her husband and three children after a hard fought, month long battle with pneumonia. She was a brilliant and kind woman who dedicated her life to her family. She met the man she loved in college and they spent the next 50 years building...

Thomas Evans Olivas

Thomas Evans Olivas

Aug 21, 2021

Thomas Olivas (39) A beloved member of the Prescott Valley community and restaurant manager of Olivas’ Mexican Restaurant passed unexpectedly on August 21, 2021.Thomas was born July 21, 1982 in Phoenix, AZ to Ernest and Eileen Olivas. He grew up in Prescott Valley and attended Bradshaw Mountain High School. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps.His legacy lives on...

Billy Ray Mcgirk

Billy Ray Mcgirk

Aug 21, 2021

Billy Ray “Bill” McGirk, Jr. (Butch), age 67, peacefully left this life to be with Jesus on August 21, 2021.  After courageously battling a long illness Bill was at home with his family when he closed his eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.  Bill was preceded in death by his parents Billy Ray & Rita McGirk, Sr., and...

Sharon Roberta Edwards-Plush

Sharon Roberta Edwards-Plush

Aug 18, 2021

On August 18, 2021 Sharon received her wings after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 6, 1950 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After graduating from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 1969 at the age of 18 Sharon went on to fulfill her dream of skating with the Ice Follies and traveling the world.She worked for the Yavapai Gaming...

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...