James Thomas Spurlock
April 30, 2006
James Thomas Spurlock, 86, passed away on April 30. A resident of Phoenix and Sun City since 1952, he had a 20-year career at the Mountain Bell Telephone Company AT&T and was a well-known hair stylist in the valley for decades. A skilled mechanic and authority on antique automobiles, Jimmy Spurlock was president and active member of the Horseless Carriage Club and the Veteran Motor Car Club for many years. He was active as well in the Telephone Pioneers of America, the American Legion, the Elks Club, and C.A.R.R.S. of Sun Cities.
Mr. Spurlock is a veteran of World War II, and served as master sergeant and crew chief for the 8th Air Force and the 7th Photo Reconnaissance Group in England from 1942-1945. He prepared many an aircraft for dangerous flights over occupied Europe and participated in such missions as well.
Mr. Spurlock was born in Doerun, Georgia and grew up in Chicago. It was there that he met and married his childhood sweetheart, Kathleen N. Spurlock, who passed away in 1978 after 37 years of marriage. In his retirement years, he lived in Sun City with the late Elsie J. Ryant, his mother-in-law and a beloved member of the family residence. Subsequently, he married the late Peggy Spurlock and they remained active members of the community in recreational vehicle travel clubs and at auto shows until her passing. He is survived by three sons and their spouses: William and Joy Spurlock of Temecula, CA; James and Patricia Spurlock of Alexandria, VA; and Neal and Regina Spurlock of Phoenix. He also has three grandchildren: Kathleen Spurlock of Tucson; Jennifer Spurlock of Temecula, CA; and the late Kristy Spurlock. He is predeceased by his brother, John Spurlock; his sister, Martha Miller; and his parents, John S. and Lois T. Spurlock.
Donations in loving memory of James T. Spurlock may be made to the American Legion, 10995 N. 99th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345.
Stewart J. Wood
April 30, 2006
Wood, Stewart Deacon of the Diocese of Phoenix
Passed away on 4/30/2006. He was the Son of the late John and Mary Wood of Toronto Canada. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marie: Two daughters, Christine, wife of James Kowalski and Nancy Wood: A sister Geraldine Hallett and the late Scott Hallett of Michigan, and a brother Curry Wood and his wife Helen of Toronto Ontario Canada: Two grandchildren, Brandon Stewart Kowalski and his wife Erika and Lisa Christine Kowalski, and 12 nieces and nephews. His career was spent in the airline industry for 28 years. He was ordained a Permanent Deacon by the Most Reverend Thomas J. O’Brien, Bishop of Phoenix Arizona on Feb. 27, 1987. He served for 11 years at St. Raphael’s Parish in Glendale and then assigned to St. Elizabeth Seton in Sun City in 1998.
Agnes B. Laut
April 27, 2006
Agnes
Louis Michael Farrar
April 26, 2006
Helen Rae Smith
April 26, 2006
Betty M. Toth
April 24, 2006
BETTY M. TOTH April 16, 1915
Alice Marie Schmidt
April 22, 2006
Dorothy J. Coffey
April 22, 2006
Robert W. Martin
April 21, 2006
Robert W. Martin, 78, of Surprise, AZ passed away Friday, April 21, after a long four year battle with lung cancer. Robert, the son of Fern and Ivah Hafelein Martin, was born April 16, 1928 in Midland, Michigan. He went to work for the Dow Chemical Company in 1943. He left to join the U.S. Marine Corps in 1945. During his service time he was selected to serve as an aide to President Harry S. Truman during a cruise to Rio de Janeiro aboard the USS Missouri and again during President Truman
Parthenia Bell Owen Scheel
April 21, 2006
Parthenia Bell Owen Scheel, 85, of Phoenix, died April 20, 2006.