Obituaries

Kenneth "Ken" Edward Vargas passed away Aug. 1, 2024, at the age of 66. He was born in Flagstaff, AZ on Sept. 28, 1959, to Coach Richard "Dickie" and Stella Flores Vargas. He was the second son of six boys followed by a sister at number seven. At the age of one, Ken...

Joe Dale Swicegood, 92, of Amarillo, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024. Joe was born on Sept. 22, 1931, to James and Lora Swicegood in an oil camp near Ponca City, Oklahoma. He married Betty Marie Powell on Feb. 1, 1951, in Bushland, Kansas. Betty and Joe settled...

Stephanie Elaine Serna, 47, was born May 18, 1977, In Kearny, Arizona to Michael and Nancy Velasco Sellars and entered her eternal life on July 28, 2024, in her home in Glendale, Arizona. Stephanie graduated from Camelback High School in Phoenix, Arizona. She studied...

Surrounded by family and friends, Edward Placencia, 86, passed peacefully on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Texas City, Texas, after a short battle with lung cancer. Edward is preceded in death by his loving wife, Lena Placencia, on Dec. 25, 2023. We all know that Lena...

Lawrence (Lencho) V. Ortiz lived to be 100 years old and passed away on July 4, 2024, at his home in Mammoth, Arizona. He was surrounded by his immediate family. Lencho was born on April 9, 1924, in Winkelman, Arizona to Jose and Dolores Ortiz. After completing high...

Christine “Binki” (McKay) McNulty, 74, passed away in Oracle on Aug. 11, 2024, from pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband, Jim McNulty of Oracle; son, Michael McNulty of Merrik, New York; brother, William (Bill) McKay of Gold Canyon; sisters, Gina (McKay)...

Miguel “Mike” Herrada, 88, passed away in Houston, Texas on April 29, 2024, due to unknown causes.  He was one of nine children born to the late Miguel and Concepcion Herrada. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Miguel and Concepcion; brothers, Teodoro, Ricardo...

Shirley Jean (LaTourrette) Graham was born to the late Emery “Larry” and Carrie LaTourrette on Jan. 9, 1929, in Oakland, California.  As a child, Shirley lived in Miami, Arizona, California, and North Dakota. After graduating from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles,...

Juan Filiberto Escalante (John), 48, was born in Kearny, AZ on Oct. 7, 1975, and was called home on July 8, 2024. He grew up in Dudleyville, San Pedro and the Hayden-Winkelman area and was a 1993 Hayden High School graduate. In 1995, his oldest daughter Alyssa was...

   Tommy Edward Deen, 93, a resident of Kearny, Arizona, passed away on July 15, 2024, surrounded by his family in Globe, Arizona. Tommy was born Jan. 12, 1931, in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Mack and Wyvonne Deen. A true cowboy, he married the love of his life, Sylvia,...