Joy Arlyne Bates was born in Chicago, the only child of Milton and Blanche (Susanka) Patz. She graduated from Bloom Township H.S. in 1947 and attended DePauw and Purdue Universities.
In 1952, Joy moved to Phoenix, taking a job with Arizona Public Service where she met Albert R. Bates. Joy and Al were married in 1955.
Joy was committed to volunteerism all...
Bonnie Jean Varvais was born May 11, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. She passed away peacefully May 31st, 2023 in Prescott Valley, Arizona, surrounded by her family. Bonnie attended Reseda High School in Reseda, California. She worked at RCA in Van Nuys, California before becoming a Mixologist.She married the love of her life (Loren "CAP" Varvais), before moving to Prescott...