Edythe Rose (Squirrely) (Burren) Herndon |
| Posted 2009-08-07 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ April 11, 2007, p. A10 Edythe Rose “Squirrely” Herndon, 92, passed away Sunday, April 8 at Sun Health Hospice in Sun City West. She was born June 20, 1914 in Elgin, Ill., to Ernest and Rosa Baumgartner Burren. She married Sanford Clyde Herndon in 1936. Clyde passed away in 1981. Squirrely came to Wickenburg in 1956. She worked at Ryan Evans Drug Store, Wickenburg Pharmacy, and T&S Variety. While Wickenburg was her home, she spent many summers in the Pinetop Lakeside area. She was an avid bowler until she was 90 years old, at which time the local bowling alley closed. In her younger years she loved to swim, and she spent many afternoons at the Wickenburg public pool swimming with her granddaughter Julie. She loved the outdoors and feeding the birds outside her home daily. Her favorite hobby was knitting, having made afghans for each grandchild and great-grandchild as well as many friends. Just a few weeks ago, she made a small, personalized afghan for her friend Linda's puppy. Squirrely was preceded in death by her sun Butch Herndon of Wickenburg in June of 2006. She is survived by her daughter Tootie (Mike) Sargent of Wickenburg; four grandchildren Julie (John) Sparks of Chandler; Jeff Sargent of Big Timber, Mont.; Cissy Herndon of Wickenburg; and Heidi (Rich) Granatelli of Peoria; 10 great-grandchildren John V and Jake Sparks of Chandler; Sara Kendra, Haley, and Kelsey Sargent of Big Timber, Mont.; Emily Lynch of Wickenburg, Kate, Jerin, and Xander Granatelli of Peoria. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, April 14 at 2 p.m. at the Wickenburg Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the charity of choice or the Wickenburg Library. |
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