Jan (Hinds) Settle |
| Posted 2017-11-02 by Sharla |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona Wednesday, November 01, 2017 Jan Settle Jan. 8, 1943 - Oct. 19, 2017 Jan was born Jan. 8, 1943, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Ernest and Ruth (Bowerman) Hinds. She joined an older sister Patricia, and later brother William and sister Bonnie joined the family. Much of her early life was in Southern California in the San Fernando Vally and later Orange County. As she was completing her sophomore year of high school, her life stepped up to a new level; she quit high school to take care of her baby sister Bonnie. She was employed by movie studios to make hairpieces, beards, mustaches and sideburns. She met and married Donald Brassfield, and to that union was born her only son, Ronald Lenn Brassfield on April 17, 1962. Don and Jan were simply not to be, and they were divorced in 1963. She was just 20 years old. That year, to support herself and Ron, she began working testing and examining aircraft fasteners for commercial and governmental aircraft and did that for 10 years. In 1968 she met the love of her life, Jewel (Jim) D. Settle and gained a stepdaughter, Debra (Settle) Edwards. In 1975 Jim and Jan opened a fine arts gallery and after some success in California, they decided to move to Scottsdale to test the markets there. In all, they owned seven fine arts galleries and custom frame shops in Scottsdale and Carefree. Jan so loved their trips searching for treasures and budding artists, be it in New Mexico or on Indian reservations of the Southwest. In 1984, while watching Christian television, Jim and Jan both had a radical conversion to faith in Jesus and were water baptized at Phoenix First Assembly in June 1986. They were both involved in ministries of service in the church as well as full gospel businessmen. In 1991, Jim and Jan moved to Wickenburg to retire, but quickly opened a gift store/trading post/frame shop, Trader J’s in historic downtown Wickenburg. They became members of Wickenburg Assembly of God, (Mount Hope Assembly) that was then located at 188 S. Tegner St. and continued to be involved in serving wherever needed first as greeters, then Jan assumed responsibility for organizing the food pantry and kitchen and the library at the new church as well as taking people to doctor appointments. In 1998, they officially retired, selling Trader J’s and enjoyed a few years just serving and traveling. Jim passed away from complications related to diabetes in November of 2001. Jan continued to serve and downsized, moving into the Golden Gate Apartments. In 2004 Jan began to drive cars for Jones Ford moving them from one dealership to another. She met Theodore Copertino and married him only to be separated in 2005 and divorced in 2013. Jan then moved into the Hassayampa Village Apartments to be near the church where she spent so much of her time. She worked part-time in 2006 for the new owners of Trader J’s when they needed a break or were at trade shows. Jan went home to be with Jesus and reunited with Jim on Oct. 19, in an assisted living home in Surprise after suffering from a few strokes. She was preceded in death by her parents Earnest and Ruth; husband Jim and son Ron. She is survived by her siblings Patricia Ryding, Bill Hinds and Bonnie Medearis, all of Southern California; stepdaughter Debra Edwards; step granddaughter Larissa Elam, and three great-grandchildren all of Alabama; and her special friend Lola Marquez in her ailing years. Jan requested to be buried with Jim and near her son Ron at the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery of Arizona on North Cave Creek in Phoenix, with a short service officiated by her pastor of 26 years, Duane Middleton. Arrangements were made by David’s Desert Chapel. See Also: Find A Grave |
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