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Azure Dea Starkes

Posted 2009-11-07 by Sharla
The White Mountain Independent
Show Low, Arizona
10/19/2007

Azure Dea Starkes, 24, of Heber died Oct. 13, 2007, in Winslow from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Azure, a secretary for Hook Consulting, was born June 9, 1983, in Mesa. She grew up and attended school in Heber, graduating from Mogollon High School in 2002.

Following high school she moved, first to the Valley, then to Springville, Utah. She returned to Arizona in May of 2003 and met Brian Starkes. They married June 26, 2004, in the Snowflake Temple. Following their marriage, they made their home in Heber and she began working for Hook Consulting. Brian and Azure welcomed a son, Eric Andrew, on April 26, 2007.

She loved playing sports, coaching, music and singing. Her greatest loves in life were Brian and Eric, and she cherished being a wife and mother.

She is survived by her husband, Brian Starkes of Heber; son Eric Andrew Starkes of Heber; parents Keith and Donna Bigler of Heber; four sisters, Lori Baker of Queen Creek, Deni Berger of Spanish Fork, Utah, Jessica DeSpain of Gilbert, Kati E. Bigler of Tempe; one brother, Benjamin Bigler of Mesa; paternal grandmother Vera Bigler of Heber; and her maternal grandmother, Clovis Bowers, also of Heber.

Visitation was held Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Heber Stake Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and services followed at 1 p.m. Interment will be at the Heber Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Azure Dea Starkes Memorial Fund: c/o Bank of the West, Account No. 633036496.

Owens Mortuary of Show Low handled the arrangements.

For those who have special memories and would like to send private condolences or sign an online guest book visit www.owensmortuary.com

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