Connie “Choo Choo” Deboard, 69, of Tombstone, passed away suddenly on May 20, 2012. She was born to Marcelo and Maria Molina on April 22, 1943.
Connie was preceded in death by her husband, James Deboard; her parents, Marcelo and Mary Molina; her sister, Armida King; and her brother, Frank Molina.
She is survived by her brother, Bobby Molina; her sisters, Betty Lopez, Mary King, Lisa Borntrager and Arlene Amacker, all from Tombstone.
Margaret Lopez, 48, of Tombstone, passed away, May 18, 2012. She was born to Richard and Betty Lopez on May 12, 1964. Margaret was preceded in death by her father, Richard Lopez.
She is survived by her mother, Betty Lopez; her son, Cody Lopez; her sister, Angela Lopez; and her brothers, John Lopez, Mike Lopez and David Lopez, all residents of Tombstone. Margaret was also survived by several loving aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of friends.
Brittany passed away suddenly, but peacefully, at her home in Sierra Vista on May 10, 2012.
Brittany, was born on March 12, 1972, in Aurora, Colo., to Candace and John Hatchett Jr. A graduate of Smoky Hill High School in 1990, Brittany then moved to California in 1992, where she met her husband Kenny, whom she married in 1998. In 1999, she gave birth to their beautiful daughter, Gwendolyn. Brittany, Kenny and Gwendolyn moved to Sierra Vista in 2004, and made their home there.
Helen Anne Floyd, 96, of Tombstone, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Sierra Vista Regional Health Care Center. As per her wishes, she will be cremated. A rosary and mass will be on held on Friday, May 25, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tombstone. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. with the memorial mass being celebrated at 11 a.m. Further information will be in a later edition. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hatfield Funeral Home.
Victor Milford Sr., age 94, a 12-year resident of Sierra Vista passed away at home May 15, 2012. Graveside services with military honors will be held in Medesto, Calif. Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
Mary Ruth Zaida (Daniel), 81, formerly of Sierra Vista, passed away peacefully Wednesday May 9, 2012, at the home she shared with her son, Charlie, and daughter-in-law, Debi, in Tucumcari, N.M.
She had been a resident of Arizona for more than 53 years before moving to New Mexico in 2010.
Mary was born and raised in Cochran, Ga., to E.L. and Ruth (Meadows) Daniel, the youngest of seven children.
Sharon Perry, 62, of Sierra Vista, passed away April 27, 2012 in Tucson. She was born Oct. 28, 1949, in Leavenworth, Kan., to Dorothy May Lewis and Thomas B. Lewis. Sharon worked at the Arizona Inspection Station Port of Entry in Quartzite for many years. She loved her dogs and bird and enjoyed making jewelry.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Frisell Perry. Sharon is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Rene Perry; and her brother, Michael Raymond Lewis. To leave a condolence please visit www.vistosofuneralhome.com.
Bonnie Kaye Riley, age 66, a 14-year resident of Sierra Vista passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012, at home. She was born March 14, 1946, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., to J.L. and Della (nee Wooley) Hoffman.
Bonnie lived in Arkansas until age 4 and then moved to the Plymouth, Mich., area for the next 45 years. She graduated from the Plymouth High School and then attended Harding College in Seary, Ark.
Legscardo Erik Palmer, 38, passed away in Las Cruces, N.M. Services are pending. Interment with military honors will be Friday, June 1, 2012, at 1 p.m. at the Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. A complete obituary will be in a later edition of the Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review. Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
Judith “Judy” Ann St. John-Huffman, longtime resident of Sierra Vista, passed away peacefully in her sleep during the early hours of May 17, 2012, following a lengthy illness.