Thirl Laverl Bigelow |
| Posted 2016-06-14 by Sharla |
| The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ 06/10/2016 Thirl Laverl Bigelow peacefully passed from this life Wednesday, June 1, 2016, under the tender care of hospice and all the wonderful staff at the Beehive Home in Eagar. He was born Aug. 11, 1929, in Eagar, the son of David Omer and Polly Estella Thompson Bigelow. Thirl lived all 86 years of his life in Eagar. He went to school in Eagar and started working for the Whiting Brothers Sawmill at the age of 14. He worked in the sawmill industry for 48 years beginning with Whiting Brothers then with South West Lumber and finished his working career with Stone Container Co. After retiring Stake President Charles Martin of the Eagar Arizona Stake issued Thirl a calling in the stake to secure the Amity Building and the Stake Center, he took this calling very seriously, making sure that every room was secure in every way in the buildings. He did this come rain or shine, every night, for 18 years. Proceeding Thirl in death were his parents, brother Wilford Bigelow and sisters Lula Bigelow, Emily Waite and Amy Arrington. Thirl is survived by his two children, son Calvin Lee Bigelow of Mesa and daughter Diann Bigelow of Denver, Colo.; brother Evan O. Bigelow of Eagar; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, whom he took fishing all the time and spoiled them with gifts of candy. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Eagar Stake Center, with visitation one hour prior. Interment will follow services at the Eagar Cemetery. To leave an online condolence for Thirl’s family, please visit www.burnhammortuary.com. Burnham Mortuary of Eagar handled arrangements. See Also: Find A Grave |
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