ASHBY, Margaret Jane

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, April 05, 2014 Margaret Jane Ashby of Bagdad, Ariz., who was 90 years and 11 months old, died March 29, 2014, in Prescott, Ariz. She was born April 23, 1923, in Danville, Ill., to Charles and Rhoda (Simpson) Blackwell. Her hobbies were gardening and sewing. Mrs. Ashby is survived by her sister, Marie LaCuran; daughters Claudia Rogers, Marie (Daniel) Grout and Patrice (Tim) Asuncion; son James L. Lape; granddaughters Cynthia Thompson, Jennifer (Dave) Anter, Justine (Mike) Swartz, Catherine Grout and Emma Palumbo; grandsons Raymond (Della) Rodgers, Lennie Ray (Sheila) Rodgers, Aaron Wilkerson and Jesse (Kai) Palumbo; great-granddaughters Heather Dalton, Kayla Hagestad and Jessika Palumbo; great-grandsons David Riley, Jessie (Trina) Hobby, and Koapaka Palumbo; great-great-grandchildren Sandra Dalton, Clara Riley, Vanessa and Miranda Hobby, Clayton and Emma Hagestad, Nicholas Swartz, Olivia Swartz and Julia Anter. A Celebration of Life will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2014, at Sunrise Funeral Home. Sunrise Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Information provided by survivors.