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Vicki Georgann (Meyer) Parangan

Posted 2014-04-19 by Sharla
The Payson Roundup, Payson, Arizona,
Friday, April 18, 2014

Vicki Georgann Parangan
April 8, 1943 - March 21, 2014

Vicki Georgann Parangan passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 in Mesa, Ariz. at the age of 70 from complications attributed to diabetes and congestive heart failure. She was the first child born to Herman Albert Meyer and Kathryn Jones Keplinger on April 8, 1943 in Sacramento, Calif.

Mrs. Parangan attended Herschel V. Jenkins High School in Savannah, Ga. and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Before retiring, Mrs. Parangan had been a department head at K-Mart and, most recently, supervisor of the Keno Department at the Fort McDowell Casino, Fort McDowell, Ariz.

Mrs. Parangan enjoyed playing video poker with her large group of friends and loved visiting the butterfly pavilion at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Ariz. Mrs. Parangan had an extensive collection of dragons and other items related to Asian culture, and her favorite color was hot pink.

Mrs. Parangan is survived by her husband, Sgt. 1st Class (US Army, Ret.) Edward (Kimo) Parangan of Mesa, Ariz.; daughter, Dianna Barrett of Radcliff, Ky.; and mother, Kathryn Keplinger of Payson, Ariz.; brothers, Steve Meyer (Pam) of Carmel, Calif., Richard Meyer (Prudence) of Durham, N.C., and sister Col. (USAF, Ret.) Patty Hunt (Jim) of Payson, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Samantha and Anthony Madden of Radcliff, Ky.

Predeceasing Mrs. Parangan was her father, Maj. (USAF) Herman Albert Meyer, stepfather, Col. (USAF, Ret.) Donald L. Keplinger and son, John Lee Madden. Mrs. Parangan will be dearly missed by her entire family, including her beloved dogs, Typsi and Pyper.




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