Grace Jewell (Babcock) Voorhees |
| Posted 2009-02-22 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Grace Jewell (Babcock) Voorhees Born in Phoenix, Arizona on Jan. 27, 1922. Departed on May 3, 2008 and resided in Lake Montezuma, Ariz. Grace Jewel Voorhees, 86, resident of Lake Montezuma, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Country Ranch in Cottonwood. She was born to Elkanah and Mary Angie (Read) Babcock on January 27, 1922 in Phoenix; where she grew up and was a graduate of Phoenix Union High School. Grace was an accomplished seamstress and quilter. She was a past member of the Rimrockers, Kiwanas, American Kennel Club; as well as a breeder and judge. Grace is preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Roger Voorhees; and her oldest son, Michael Voorhees. She leaves behind her daughter, Mary Levan with her husband, James; her son, Robert Reed; four grandchildren, Shannon, Marie, Christie, and Bonnie; eight great-grandchildren; as well as, her brothers, Ross Babcock and Horace Babcock. A Memorial Service will be held at the Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Rimrock, Ariz. on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 1:00pm. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com Westcott Funeral Home, Cottonwood, Arizona. |
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