BARNBY, Dorothy Rose

Copper Basin News, Hayden, Arizona Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 Dorothy Rose Barnby, 80, passed away in Chandler, Ariz. on Oct. 17, 2011. Dorothy was born in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. Dorothy and her husband John moved to Arizona in 1955 and in 1959 purchased a home in Kearny where they raised their 11 children. Dorothy worked as an office manager at the Copper Basin News for 20 years. Dorothy and John moved to Mesa in 1992 to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, John, and is survived by 10 children and one deceased: Mary Maloof (Michael), Linda Hubbard (Jimmy), Beverly Winkel (Robert), John Barnby Jr., (Sandy), Donna Lease (Tom), Kathy Fief (Don), David Barnby (Sharalyn), Jeanne Esquivel (Chuck), Debi Newcomb (John), Sharon Wall (Bill) and Carol Stedman (Gil); 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Dorothy is remembered as a devoted mother; grandmother and friend who loved to cook and share a good joke. Friends and family are welcome to attend services Friday, Oct. 21, at Mountain View Funeral Home, 7900 East Main Street in Mesa. The viewing will be held at 1 p.m. and services will begin at 2 p.m. Thank you Mom/Grandma for always making us smile. As mom would say as family left from a visit, “See you in the funny papers.” We Love You! The family requests that any donations please be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Arizona.