Obituaries

Robert Murlin Wills

Robert Murlin Wills

Feb 20, 2024

The Reverand Robert (Bob) Wills died February 20th, 2024 in Prescott, Arizona, where he had lived since 2007. Bob was born in Port Huron, Michigan, on April 11, 1941. He graduated from Huron University College in London, Ontario, Canada. He was also a graduate of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, affiliated with Harvard University. He later received a...

Margaret C. Smith

Margaret C. Smith

Feb 17, 2024

Margaret Christine Smith, age 100, passed peacefully on Saturday, February 17, in Prescott, Arizona with family by her side.

She was born in Morris, Alabama in 1923 to Nina Pearl Farley and Christopher Columbus Farley. Margaret, the only daughter, was the oldest of seven children. A pioneering woman, Margaret enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and achieved the rank of...

Sherrill Dee Warner

Sherrill Dee Warner

Feb 13, 2024

Sherrill Dee (Sherry) Smith was born in Davenport, Iowa on the 26th of December 1941 to Granville Belmont Smith and Cora Ann (Ann C.) Vandermillen. Her dad was stationed several places during the war and after the war they settled in Redondo Beach, CA. After graduating from South High in Torrance, CA, in 1960, She applied and was accepted to...

Allen Transpota

Allen Transpota

Feb 10, 2024

In Memoriam: Allen Paul Transpota (1953 - 2024)

Prescott, Arizona - The community of Prescott mourns the loss of Allen Paul Transpota, a cherished resident and polymath, who passed away peacefully at his home on February 6, 2024, at the age of 71.

Born in Van Nuys, California, to Robert and Mary Transpota, Allen's life was a testament to curiosity and versatility....