KEFFER, Marian

The Payson Roundup, Payson, Arizona, Friday, March 13, 2015 Marian Keffer unknown - March 8, 2015 Marian Keffer, 76, of Payson, Ariz., passed away on March 8, 2015. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Mogollon Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Payson, Ariz. ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Payson Roundup, Payson, Arizona, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Marian Louise Keffer May 10, 1938 - March 8, 2015 Marian Keffer, 76, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2015 after losing her battle with cancer. Marian was born in Safford, Ariz. on May 10, 1938, and moved to Payson in 1969, with her husband, Vernon (deceased); and her children, Thomas (Tom), Terri and Robert (Bob). She worked at Broken Bow Gas and then United Utilities in Payson, for many years. Then, with her husband and eldest son, Tom, opened their family business, Vern’s Heating and Cooling. She was well known and respected in the community. Late 1999, they sold the business and Marian stayed home to take care of her sick husband. After Vernon died in 2005, she went to work at Walmart as a cashier until her health forced her to retire. Marian loved music and led the choir at her church. Marian was diagnosed with cancer in 2009, but being the strong person that she was, by the end of the year Marian was in full remission. She remained an active member of her church until she was diagnosed with cancer again in November of 2014. Unfortunately, this time she was not strong enough and was called to be with the Lord. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends but her memory will live forever. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 913 S. Ponderosa St., Payson.