John Calvin Hines Jr. August 2, 1948 - January 17, 2020 John passed away at home on January 17, 2020. He was a retired Vietnam Veteran with 3 tours. A recipient of 2 purple hearts and a bronze star along with many more accomplishments and awards for his service . He loved being a soldier, serving most of his 20 year career jumping from airplanes. John was a humble man that loved life and spending time with his family. We are very proud of the life he led and the example we had for a...

Rhonda Gay Mangum April 26, 1959 - January 16, 2020 Rhonda’s journey began on April 26, 1959 in Bisbee, Arizona with her parents Dale and Lavern Williams. Rhonda had no acquaintances, only conversations… hundreds of them. Once a conversation had been engaged a friendship was born. Life for her was nothing but a beautiful journey. She touched so many people’s hearts, and lit up their lives. Sweet Rhonda taught us how precious life is. Rhonda’s mission in life was to...

Angela Kristen Repphun March 9, 1966 - January 10, 2019 Angela Kristen Repphun was born March 9, 1966 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. She lived in Washington, DC, Maryland, Stuttgart, Germany and Virginia growing up. She graduated from Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, Virginia in 1984. She married Jim Hill in September 1986 moving to Suffolk, Virginia and raising her family. After their divorce, she moved to Sierra Vista, Arizona until her death. She worked at Brake Masters and...

Aziess Joseph Whitehurst Sept 4, 1999 - Jan 9, 2020   United States Air Force Airman 1st Class Aziess Joseph Whitehurst passed away January 9, 2020 at Spangdahlem Air Force Base Germany. He was born September 4, 1999 in Garden City, Kansas to Davin and Maria Whitehurst. Aziess graduated from Buena High School in 2018. His senior year he decided to join the Air Force. By December of 2018 he was heading to San Antonio to start Basic Military Training. After BMT and Tech School, the...

Sue Sword January 25, 1940 - January 8, 2020 Sue Sword passed away on January 8, 2020 from a long and courageous battle against metastatic breast cancer. Sue was born at home on January 25, 1940 in Union City, Pennsylvania and was the youngest of six children born to Jacob and Bessie Pringle. She graduated from Wattsburg High School in 1957 and was crowned the Pennsylvania State Cherry Pie Queen in the same year. She went on to graduate from Mansfield State College in Pennsylvania in 1961...

  Simone Elise Schirru April 28, 1922 - January 7, 2020 Simone E. (Lamkin) Schirru of Sierra Vista passed away at home on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. She died from late-stage dementia complications of pneumonia. Simone, daughter of the late Alexandre Joseph and Palma Lucienne Elisa (Picard) Lamkin was born in Brussels, Belgium on April 28, 1922. Simone spent her childhood in Brussels with her parents and paternal grandmother as they all worked at their café. During the war the...

Arthur (Art) Ostrander III December 30, 1947 - January 7, 2020 Arthur Ostrander III passed away peacefully on January 7, 2020 at the Arizona State Veterans Home in Tucson, Arizona. Art joined the Army and was in the Vietnam war and was proud to serve his country for 10 years when he had a head injury while on active duty. Art is survived by his wife, Eileen, niece Angie and Matt Reiter and their children Bryce and Karah, nepher Ronnie Trott and his son Caden, brother-in-law Ron and Chris...

Christopher Kovarcik November 14, 1969 - December 30, 2019 Christopher Edward Kovarcik, born November 14, 1969, to Larry John and Charlene Kathryn Kovarcik, passed away at home on December 30, 2019. After graduating high school, and completion of an electrical apprenticeship program, Chris co-partnered an electrical contracting company in Frederick, Maryland before moving to Sierra Vista, Arizona, in 2006. His career included contracting with government jobs on Fort Huachuca and the...

On Dec. 30, 2019, while holding his daughters hand, Teddy Neal Cooper took his last breath and passed on to Heaven. Teddy (Ted) was a beloved husband, Daddy, Papa, Honored Veteran, Teacher and Coach.  He was born in 1935 in Crossett Arkansas to Reginald Taft Cooper and Martha “Virginia” Dixon Cooper.  He graduated from Marked Tree High School and went on to graduate from the University of Arkansas.  Following his graduation, he served his country for a short time...

Theresa (Terry) Anne Langrall, 65, of Sierra Vista, Arizona passed away on December 30, 2019. Born to Wilfred and Geraldine (Gousse) Giguere on October 29, 1954 in Lewiston, Maine, she was the oldest of 6 children.    Terry was the gentlest, kindest soul you would ever have met, she was a caregiver, one who took care of all she loved. She spent many years volunteering with the VFW Auxiliary, caring for and giving back to our Veterans was very important to her. She had a great...