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AHLGREN, Esther I., 70, 3/1/1970.

AKERBERG, Dorothy, 59, came here six years ago from her native Danville, Illinois. Sister, Mrs. Ruth STEPHENS of Washington. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/1/1970.

ALLEN, Millard, 62, was born in Ozark, Kansas, and came here 27 years ago from Rotan, Texas. Wife, Clara; son, Millard J.; one brother out of state. Burial at Resthaven Park. 3/9/1970.

ALPERT, Mrs. Jessie "Gram", 86, was born in Russia and came here from Cleveland in 1952. Sons, Harold H. of Phoenix and Norman J. of San Diego; daughters, Mildred and Mrs. Elenor FISCHEL, both of Phoenix; two brothers and two sisters out of state. Burial in Beth Israel Memorial Cemetery. 3/9/1970.

ALTMAN, Rose,

ALVAREZ, Juanita C., 62

ANDERSON, Allen A., 44, came to Phoenix nine years ago from Hartford, West Virginia. Wife, Jean; son, Allen L.; daughter, Gail ELDRIDGE and Debbie LUFT. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery, Glendale. 3/4/1970.

ANDERSON, Myrto J., 71, owned department stores in Chelsea, Michigan, and moved here two years ago from Bay City, Michigan. Wife, Grace; son, Frederick of Los Angeles; daughter, Shirley BASH of Mission Viejo, California; a brother and two sisters out of state. Burial in Sunland Cemetery. 3/6/1970.

ANDERSON, Paul D.,

ARDREY, Eldon Allen, Northern Arizona University's dean of creative arts, joined the faculty of NAU in 1931. He was born in Stafford County, Kansas. Wife, Ruth; mother, Mrs. R. C. ARDREY; son, Roger of Los Angeles; daughter, Mrs. Ralph E. WILSON of Redwood City, California. 3/7/1970.

ARLING, Iona B., 52

ARNOW, Davis I., Dr., 62

ARNOW, George M., 64

AUBLE, Alva D., 71, 3/1/1970.

AVILA, Fernando L., 71, was born in Mexico and came to Arizona in 1920. 3/2/1970.

BACON, Mrs. Margaret Ella PALMER, 100, came to Phoenix in 1902. She was born in Gagetown, New Brunswick, and during 1902 visited a sister, Mrs. M. H. SHARPE of Phoenix. She met Thomas H. BACON, a member of the Roosevelt School Board and they were married in 1905. He died in 1949. 3/10/1970.

BAER, William D., 78, was born in West Newton, Pennsylvania, and came to Phoenix in 1950. Wife, Julia H.; son, James C. of Phoenix. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. 1/5/1970.

BAKER, Cora, 83, a retired schoolteacher, came to Prescott 19 years ago after retiring as dean of girls at Asbury Park High School, Asbury Park, New Jersey. Son, Milton, of Pomona, California; sister, Ruth ANDERSON of Prescott; and grandchildren. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery. headstone 3/7/1970.

BAKER, Harry R., 67, 3/1/1970.

BALLARD, O. J., 78

BARNARD, Lela B., 69, Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. 3/1/1970.

BARSKI, Mrs. Alma V., 76, a resident of Mesa for the past ten years, was a member of the Valley Presbyterian Church. Husband, Stanley; son, Stanley E.; Daughters, Morene LOTZ, Mesa; Laura PAVELKEY, Yorkville, Ohio; sister, Mabel STUBENBORDT, Mesa; a sister and brother out of state. Entombment in St. Francis Mausoleum, Phoenix. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/4/1970.

BAUMER, Katherine, 84, Published in the Arizona Republic 1/4/1970.

BEALS, Mary Alice, 82, was born in Thatcher. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles BIRDNO. Burial in Pima Cemetery. 3/3/1970.

BEAR, Max A., 63

BEATTIE, Lawrence B., 45, was born in Cleveland. Burial in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. 3/2/1970.

BEAUCHAMP, Clara P., 77

BECERRIL, Alejandro, 84, was born in Spain amd came to Flagstaff in 1907 from New York. Burial in St. Francis Cemetery. 3/10/1970.

BEIGHTS, Jay C., 44, died in Oklahoma City. He was born in Missouri and came to Phoenix in 1940. Wife, Ethel M.; daughter, Faith BEIGHTS; sons, Jay and Gary W.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. BEIGHTS; brother, Chester; sisters, Ruby WHITFIELD and Mary FERNANDEZ. Burial in Resthaven Park Cemetery. 3/8/1970.

BEISER, Benjamin
Services and burial for Benjamin Beiser, 88, whose 23-year career in Phoenix included building an apartment house on N. Third Street, were held Sunday in New York City. Mr. Beiser, 3735 E. Earll Drive, was killed Feb. 22 in an auto-pedestrian accident at Thomas and 38th Street. Born in Poland, he came here from New York. He had been affiliated with McCoy's Motor Court on W. Van Buren and was a member of Workman's Circle. Survivors include two sons, Louis and Herman, and a daughter, Mrs. Rose Lefkowitz, all of New York City; a sister, Mrs. Yetta Lesensky of Phoenix; and six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Published in The Arizona Republic Wednesday, March 4, 1970, p. 10-C.

BELTON, Charlene,

BENECKE, Mrs. Ann Black, 66, moved here 20 years ago from her native Platte City, Missouri. Son, George NEFF of Ontario, California; sister, Katherine HARTMAN of Phoenix; a brother out of state. 3/10/1970.

BENIEN, Betty M., 49, an Eastern Star member, was born in Napoleon, Ohio, and died in Toledo, Ohio. She had lived in Phoenix 20 years before leaving in 1964. Sister, Margaret A. RETTIG of Napoleon, Ohio. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/4/1970.

BENSON, Walter E., 89

BERGLING, Herschel E., 52, 3/1/1970.

BIERCE, Charles B.,54

BIEVER, Harold, 47, was born in Zell, S. D., and died at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Wife, Pearl; sons, John, Harold, Joseph and David, all of Yuma; daughters, Mary of Yuma; Mrs. Barbara VALIQUET of Hinsdale, Illinois, and Mrs. Catherine CICIARELLI of Rochester, N. Y. Burial in Desert Lawn Memorial Park. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/1/1970.

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BIRMINGHAM, Clifford H., 66, was born in Ozark, Missouri, and came to Phoenix in 1920. Wife, Fannie; daughters, Mrs. SMITH of Black Canyon City and Mrs. Lorraine THORNTON of Phoenix; sons, Donald, Walter and Tom; mother, Mrs. Mary BURLEY and a brother, William BIRMINGHAM. Burial in Memory Lawn Memorial Park. 3/8/1970.

BLACK, Fanny May, 55

BOLIN, Gordon Howard, 50

BOND, Minnie Brady, 86

BOUTHILLIER, Richard, a native of Portland, Oregon. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/4/1970.

BOWERS, Delbert C., 55, 3/1/1970.

BOWMAN, Rodger E., 29, was born in Danvers, Illinois, and came here five years ago from Indiana. He was active with the Boy Scouts in Phoenix. Wife, Sandra; son, Rodney; daughters, Deatra, Kimla, Dawnetta and Theresa; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl BOWMAN of Gaston, Illinois, and four sisters out of state. Burial will be in Bloomington, Illinois. 3/9/1970.

BOYCE, Robert, 3/2/1970.

BOYCE, Robin, 3/2/1970.

BOYD, William E. "Bud", 44, was born in Springfield, Illinois, and came to Tempe in 1927. He was awarded the Silver Star while serving in the Army from 1940 to 1946. Wife, Jessie; daughters, Mrs. Sandra QUALLS and Mrs. Charly MYERS; sons, Arion and Danny; mother, Mrs. Josephine TANQUARY; sister, Mrs. Mamie COLLIER, all of Phoenix; a brother, Al of Tempe; two sisters out of state. Burial in Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/1/1970.

BOYER, Edith E., 48, of Buckeye, formerly a teacher in Iowa, was born in Wellman, Iowa, and moved to Phoenix in 1946. Husband, Rev. John William BOYER; daughter, Rachel BOYER of Hazard, Kentucky; two brothers and two sisters out of state. Burial in Glendale Resthaven Park. 3/9/1970.

BOYER, John M., 39

BOYES, Alfred, 71, was born in Manchester, England. Sons, Edward of Orange, California and Charles of Denver; daughter, June ALYWIN FOSTER in England. Burial in St. Francis Cemetery. 3/2/1970.

BOYLE, Richard B., Sr., 82, came to Phoenix in 1968 from Albuquerque. He was born in Detroit. Son, Richard, Jr., of Grosse Pointe, Michigan; daughters, Florence EVERETT and Mrs. William CARL; stepson, Jack WEST. Burial in Albuquerque. 3/3-4/1970.

BRADFORD, Gertrude Adele, 63

BRADLEY, Bertha M., 76, lived in Arizona most of her life. She was a civil service worker in Las Vetgas in 1945 and 1946. Husband, Vesta; son, Richard Barnette of Amarillo, Texas; sisters Margaret ADAMS of Cave Creek and Hazel DORSEY of Coolidge. 3/6/1970.

BRADLEY, Edith Irene

BRAKEFIELD, Leonard F., 44, a native of Salomonville, died in a Wilmington, California, hospital. Wife, Charlene of Wilmington; daughter, Peggy Arlene; six brothers, Clyde, Hubert and Clifford, all of Scottsdale, Ben of Fairmount, California, and Roy and Ray of Long Beach, CA; mother, Mrs. Bessie BRAKEFIELD of Fairmount. Burial in Mountain View Memorial Park. 3/8/1970.

BRANCH, Harold H., 77, owned Branch's Foundry Service in Los Angeles and moved here in 1965 from San Gabriel, Calif. He was born in Riverside, Calif. Wife, Isabelle; son, Jack of Paradise Valley. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/3/1970.

BRASSELL, Lola, 72, was born in Sherwood, Texas. Husband, Robert I.; sisters, Zula DeBERRY and Carlene WHEELER, both of Somerton, and one sister and two brothers out of state. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. 3/2/1970.

BRITTAIN, Lovania G., 68, came to Douglas in 1916 from Animas, New Mexico. She was born in Liona, Texas. Daughters, Blanch HILL, Vell SHAW, Berthe GHEELY, all of Tucson; Florence KERBY of Douglas, Mrs. Willy SHORT of Globe, Hazel SMITH of Denver, Carle WHITTSITT of Vallejo, California, Ruth ELLIOTT of Anchorage, Alaska, Charlotte KNOX of Concord, California; sons, W. H. BRITTAIN, Jr., of Globe, Jack BRITTAIN of Anchorage and J. A. BRITTAIN of Douglas; brothers, Roy and Carl EVANS, both of Douglas; three sisters out of state. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. 3/7/1970.

BROOKS, Helen Jane, 70, came here from Downers Grove, Illinois, 16 years ago. Daughter, Elaine of Los Angeles; son, Richard J. of Phoenix. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/2/1970.

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BROTHERS, Thomas M., 62, was born in Warner, Oklahoma, and came here from Oklahoma. He was a World War II Army veterna. Sister, Mrs. Minerva HARPER of Phoenix; a brother, Jacob, of Oklahoma. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/1/1970.

BROWN, Rose M., was born in New Mexico and came to Phoenix 17 years ago. Husband, Joe L. Burial in Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe. Published in the Arizona Republic 1/4/1970.

BRUCE, Nancy H., 64, moved here in 1952 from her native Memphis, Tennessee. Daughter, Mrs. William EDWARDS of Mill Valley, Calif.; son, Joseph W., Jr. Entombment in Greenwood Mausoleum. 3/5/1970.

BRYANT, Charles, 68, burial in Sunland Cemetery. Wife, Lillian. 3/3/1970.

BULLION, William E., Sr.
Mesa -- William E. Bullion, Sr., 69, a machinist 13 years for Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, California, before retiring to Mesa in 1968, died yesterday at home, 1630 N. 102nd St. Mr. Bullion was born in Texas and was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Velma; two sons, William, Jr., of Scottsdale and Donald of Van Nuys, Calif., and six grandchildren. Friends may call today in Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden, Scottsdale. Services and burial will be in Brownwood, Texas. Published in The Arizona Republic Wednesday, March 4, 1970, p. 10-C.

BURGESS, Monte A., 76, came here from Chinook, Montana. Wife, Dorothy; son, Thomas of Charlotte, N. C.; daughters, Elizabeth WILSHUSEN, May C ... of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Nancy INMAN of Chinook, Shirley McCOLLUM of New Orleans; stepdaughter, Gloria NELSON of Seattle. Burial in Green Acres Cemetery, Scottsdale. 3/10/1970.

BURKALL, Ruby F.,

BURT, Mrs. Doris G., 68, husband, Stanley; daughter, Mrs. Doris CLONTS. 3/10/1970.

BYXBEE, Josephine C., 71, was born in Tacoma, Washington. Husband, Charles. 3/2/1970.

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