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TweetPinShareErnest (Ernie) Abalos Jr. was born April 23, 1955, in Safford, to Ernest Mata Abalos and Frances Sara Gallegos Abalos. Ernie had three siblings; Irene Abalos, Mike Abalos, and Monica …
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TweetPinShareAnna-Marie Maldonado, 60, of Safford, passed away Oct. 9 after a long battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 9, 1957, in Morenci, to Gabriel R. Maldonado and Amelia C. …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Former firefighter Chris M. Mack passed Saturday, Oct. 13. Chris M. Mack was born Aug. 6, 1954, to Rostel and Madeline (Talley) Mack in Safford. He …
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TweetPinShareEduardo “Wardy” Samuel Peña was suddenly taken Oct. 6. He was born to Emma Onsurez and Michael Peña on April 29, 1991, in Safford. Wardy was a lifelong resident of …
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TweetPinShareNellie Ruth Koen was born Jan. 6, 1921, in Mills County, Texas to Mary “Molly” Altha Carver-Koen of Comanche, Texas and Justin Milton Koen of Johnson, Arkansas. She had one …
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TweetPinShareFae (Carpenter) Spencer – June 22, 1929 – Sept. 20, 1918 Fae (Carpenter) Spencer passed away with her loving family at her side on Thursday, Sept. 20, at her home in …
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TweetPinShareMay 26, 1935, to September 15, 2018 Frank E. Major passed away Sept. 14, at the age of 83 by natural causes at his home in Thatcher, surrounded by his …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Richard Kay “Dick” Bingham Contributed Article Flags across the Gila Valley, state and nation are at half-mast in honor of the passing of John McCain. In Safford, the …
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