James Gary Freezor |
| Posted 2009-08-23 by Sharla |
| Arizona Republic, The (Phoenix, AZ) - July 22, 2007 Deceased Name: J. Gary Feezor J. Gary Feezor, age 76, passed away July 14, 2007 at Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix after a short illness. He was born August 30, 1930 in Mesa, AZ to Charles Frederick and Elizabeth (Macdonald) Feezor. He graduated from Mesa High School in 1948 and then attended Brigham Young University. He met and married the former Elladene Dana in 1950, together they lived in Mesa where he worked as a sanjero for the Salt River Project. During his off hours, if Gary wasn't fishing, he was building houses. In 1978 they moved to the old Solomon Ranch also known as the Camp Catfish Ranch in Shumway. Elladene passed away in 1993 and on July 17, 1993 he married Dixie Claire Dana in Mesa and they have lived in Shumway since. Gary was a active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he, along with his wife, was a Temple worker for the past 8 years. Gary is survived by his wife, Dixie; 3 sons, James Macdonald "Mac" (Kristine) Feezor of Payson, Rod West of Phoenix and Robert (Dayna) West of Taylor; 2 daughters, Darla McMullen of Overgaard and Melinda West of Gilbert; a daughter-in-law, Collette West of Buchanan, VA; 18 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Marilyn Hale of Alpine and Carol Ann Feezor of Eagar. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elladene; one son Gerry West; a daughter, Laurie Robertson; a brother, Sonny Feezor and a sister, Donna Lund. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday July 24th at the Taylor Love Lake Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a visitation one hour prior to services at the church and from 6-8:00 Monday July 23rd at Owens Mortuary, 84 East 19th South in Snowflake. Burial will follow at the Reed Hatch Memorial Cemetery in Taylor. Arizona Republic, The (Phoenix, AZ) Date: July 22, 2007 Edition: Final Chaser Page: B6 Record Number: pho172146629 Copyright (c) The Arizona Republic. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ July 19, 2007 J. Gary Feezor, 76, died July 14, 2007, at Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix after a short illness. He was born Aug. 30, 1930 in Mesa to Charles Frederick and Elizabeth (Macdonald) Feezor. He graduated from Mesa High School in 1948 and then attended Brigham Young University. He met and married the former Elladene Dana in 1950. Together they lived in Mesa where he worked as a sanjero for the Salt River Project. During his off hours, if he wasn't fishing, he was building houses. In 1978 they moved to the old Solomon Ranch, also known as the Camp Catfish Ranch in Shumway. Elladene passed away in 1993, and on July 17, 1993, he married Dixie Claire Dana in Mesa and they lived in Shumway since. He was a active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he, along with his wife, was a temple worker for the past eight years. Gary is survived by his wife, Dixie; three sons, James Macdonald "Mac" (Kristine) Feezor of Payson, Rod West of Phoenix and Robert (Dayna) West of Taylor; two daughters, Darla McMullen of Overgaard and Melinda West of Gilbert; a daughter-in-law, Collette West of Buchanan, Va.; 18 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marilyn Hale of Alpine and Carol Ann Feezor of Eagar. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elladene; one son, Gerry West; a daughter, Laurie Robertson; brother Sonny Feezor and sister Donna Lund. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, at the Taylor Love Lake Chapel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with a visitation one hour prior to services at the church and from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 23, at Owens Mortuary in Snowflake. Burial will follow in the Reed Hatch memorial Cemetery in Taylor. Owens Mortuary of Snowflake handled arrangements. For those who have special memories and would like to send private condolences or sign an online guest book visit www.owensmortuary.com. See Also: Find A Grave |
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