ATWELL, SR., Maynard

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Wednesday, September 20, 2017, page 5a

Maynard Atwell, Sr. was born on May 30, 1925, in Clovis, New Mexico, 
and died at the V.A. Hospice Care Center in Prescott on Saturday, 
Sept. 16, 2017.

Maynard was a WWII veteran serving in the Navy from October 1943 
through his discharge in November of 1946. He was stationed on the 
USS Gambier Bay that was sunk in a battle with the Japanese in the 
Pacific.

Maynard is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ruth, of Prescott; and 
three sons, Maynard, Jr., of Prescott, Wayne and Bruce of Yuma. He 
is also survived by his two grandchildren, Joshua Atwell of Prescott 
and Amanda Solomon of Yuma, along with four great-grandchildren.

Graveside services are being held at the Seligman Cemetery on 
Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at 11:30 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to honor Maynard’s memory 
to Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Hospice, Marley House, Prescott, 
Arizona. 

Information provided by survivors.

Posted by Judy Wight Branson on October 04, 2017

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