Springfield Union
October 15, 1970Mrs, Bertha M. (Haskell) Blanchard, 82, of 125 Lake Ellis Road, Athol, formerly of Springfield, died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, Athol.
She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Izadora (Southard) Haskell. She leaves her husband, Arnold K. Blanchard; two sons, Neal L. Prouty with the Airforce in Charleston, N.C., and Dana H. Prouty of Orange; three daughters, Mrs. Frances Sawer and Mrs. Phenice Fault, both of Orange, and Mrs. Jean Boudreau of Phillipston; three stepsons, Arnold K. Blanchard, Jr., of Hartford, Conn., Robert B. Blanchard of Athol and Fred B. Blanchard of Middleboro; 18 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren.
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Dana H Prouty
Service Info.: MSGT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1920
Death Date: 31 Jan 1999
Cemetery: Center Cem
Cemetery Address: Erving, MA 01344
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Dana H Prouty
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Massachusetts
State of Residence: Massachusetts
County or City: Franklin
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1941
Enlistment State: Florida
Enlistment City: Jacksonville Army Air Field
Branch: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard in Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 73
Weight: 155
Find-a-GraveORANGE- Charlotte E. (Hall) Prouty, 86, of 106 Harrison Avenue, died on Wednesday afternoon, August 9, 2006, at home, following an illness.
Born in Erving on February 10, 1920, she was a daughter of Ralph S. and Daisy (Purrington) Hall and grew up in Erving
Following school, she had worked Erving Paper Mills as a bookkeeper and also had worked at the former James D. Kimball Insurance Company as well as the former Fleetwood Nursing Home now known as Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol.
Charlotte enjoyed knitting and sewing and had been a member of the Erving Congregational Church and the Orange Senior Citizens' Club.
Survivors include her daughter, Sharman Prouty of Orange; several nephews, nieces, and cousins; and her beloved beagle, "Nipper".
Charlotte was predeceased by her former husband, Dana H. Prouty in 1999 and a son, Alan Prouty in 1997.
Sentinel & Enterprise
February 21, 2017ATHOL -- Virginia May Keyes, age 98, died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at The Highlands.
Virginia was born September 17, 1918 in Athol. She is the daughter of the late Ralph H. and the late Mildred F. (Newton) Sedgwick.
She lived in Athol most of her life also living in the Tully section of Orange for several years. She graduated from Orange High School in 1935.
Virginia was employed as a LPN at Athol Memorial Hospital until her retirement in 1978. She began working at the hospital as an aide in 1954 taking training to become an LPN and worked there for a total of 24 years. She previously worked for L.S. Starrett Company for 12 years.
She was a member of Starrett Memorial United Methodist Church. She enjoyed going to Maine on family vacations which the family did for 58 years. She also enjoyed skiing for many years until the age of 65. Many of her ski trips were with seven of her fellow nurses from the hospital.
She is survived by one daughter, Sharon L. Besarkarski and her husband, James of Lunenburg.
She is predeceased by her husband, Russell Keyes and her cousin, Myrtha Gale.
The Palm Beach Post
October 31, 1966Lynn L. Pomeroy, 71, of 2375 Lynn Drive, West Palm Beach, died yesterday.
He was a veteran of World War I, a retired mining engineer and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Washington, N.J.
Survivord include his widow, Mrs. Grace R. Pomeroy of West Palm Beach; one brother, Robert F. of Bloomfield, N.J.; three sisters, Mrs. Vivian Peed of West Portsmouth, Ohio, Mrs. Patricia Gausden of Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Isabel Christie of Rochester, N.Y.
Arizona Republic
December 6, 1977MIAMI -- Graveside services fo Ralph Brizzee, 84, will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic section of the Pinal Cemetery in Central Heights.
Mr. Brizzee, who died Friday at Miami Inspiration Hospital, was born in Mesa. He had lived in Miami for the past 55 years, where he worked as a yard foreman for Miami Copper Co.
Survivors include his wife, Florence: a daughter, Mrs. Bettie Hicks; a sister; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Tucson Daily Citizen
January 9, 1958Safford - (AP) - Clayton Hakes Sr., a Valley National Bank vice president and former mayor of Safford, died Wednesday night of a heart attack at his Safford home. He was 56.
Active on community affairs, Hakes was in charge of the bank's business development and community relations program for Greenlee, Graham and Cochise counties. He had served with the VNB since 1926. His son, Claton Jr., is manager of the bank's office in Coolidge. The elder Hakes was named manager of the bank's Safford office in 1934 and appointed vice president and area supervisor for eastern Arizona in June 1955.
He was born in Mesa and studied at Lamson's Business College, Phoenix. He entered banking in 1918 at the First National Bank in Mesa. Hakes ran as a "businessman's candidate" for mayor of Safford in 1948 and served two terms. For many years he was a director of the Safford Chamber of Commerce. He also was active in Rotary, the Graham County Game Assn. and the Arizona League of Cities and Towns.
He is survived by his wife, LaRue, and two sons, Clayton Jr. and Gail.
Arizona Republic
September 25, 1986Mesa - Irene Hakes Willis, 83, a salesclerk for Everybody's Dreug Store in Mesa for 25 years before retiring, died Sept. 23, 1986, at Mesa Lutheran Hospital. Mrs. Wills, of Mesa, was born in Mesa. During World War II she worked as a riviter, assembling aircraft for the Goodyear Co. in Avondale. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 20th Ward, serving in the church's Relief Society and as a visiting teacher's supervisor.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Bushong and Pat Tyrell; sons P. Gail, Ted and Chad; three sisters, two brothers; 22 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren.
Mail Tribune
June 22, 2004Blanche Hakes, 94, formerly of Ashland, died Saturday (June 19, 2004) at her sons home in Boron California.
The Arizona Republic
September 21, 2007Lorum Ellis Stratton, 97, of Snowflake, AZ, passed away on March 22, 1910 (sic) . Lorum Ellis Stratton, age 97, passed away September 19, 2007. He was born March 22, 1910 in Snowflake, AZ to William Ellis and Minnie Kartchner Stratton. Lorum lived most of his life in Snowflake. He is probably the last of the second generation pioneers of Snowflake. Lorum had a great love for Snowflake and for his friends everywhere. He attended Snowflake Union High School where he was active in sports, student government, and the only junior to be Student Body President. After high school, he served in the Northern States Mission as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of three missions he would serve. He spent much of his early adult life working in the lumber and logging areas around Snowflake. Later he was appointed Postmaster in Snowflake, where he worked from 1961 to 1978, a position that suited him well because of his love and concern for people. He served in state and national positions in the Postmaster Association. He served in various civic organizations in Snowflake, including Kiwanis. He loved horses and rodeos and spent many happy days riding, serving as a trail wrangler and head wrangler for the trail rides. He attended the National Finals Rodeo for more than 20 years.
Lorum married Annette Hakes in 1936 and they had 5 children. She passed away in February 1982. He later married Beulah T. Hunt with whom he served two missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one in San Antonio, Texas (l983-1984) and one in London, England (1990-1991). He was a life long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in various ward and stake callings, including High Councilor, Counselor in the Snowflake Stake Presidency and during the last years of his life, Stake Patriarch. He was a temple worker in both the Arizona Mesa and Snowflake Temples.
In addition to these lasting memories which he will leave with all who knew him, he will also be remembered for the legacy of his carefully crafted handmade benches. During some 15 years he made 1000 benches of various shapes and sizes. He relished the opportunity to give them to family, friends and some to folks who just asked. He was a friend to everyone he met. He genuinely loved people. He never met anyone he didn't like and couldn't talk to. He truly treasured being able to call so many "friend".
Lorum is survived by his wife, Beulah; 11 children, Lorum H. (Karen), Lynnette (Mike) Waite, Trudy (Sam) Grimes, Blaine K. (January) and Jilene (Gary) Hatch and his Hunt family children, Todd (Gloria) Hunt, Pete (Connie) Hunt, Rob Hunt, Brad (Cheryl) Hunt and Lisa (Steve) Ault and Hilton Honyoama; 50 grandchildren and 61 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by Sue Hunt Hageman as well as his first wife, Annette.
The Deseret News
September 12, 2003Our beloved father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, Patriarch, and friend Francis Russell Hakes passed away peacefully on September 9, 2003 in American Fork, Utah, at age 90. Russell was born March 14, 1913 in Bluewater, New Mexico to Collins Riley and Emma Charlotte Pomeroy Hakes. He was the eighth child in a family of 12 and was the last to pass from this mortal existence.
He served in the Texas Louisiana Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1933 to 1935. He attended Arizona State University; Gila Junior College, and Brigham Young University, graduating in 1940. While at BYU he met Hazel Spencer of Malad City, Idaho. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple June 7, 1943. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines.
His life's work has been with the Church Educational System, serving as a Seminary teacher in Snowflake, Arizona and Lehi, Utah where he was also principal. In this work he touched the lives of many thousands of young people. He retired in 1978 and then served as a volunteer in the Church Office Building in the Welfare Department. Always active in the LDS Church, he served in many different assignments including bishop's counselor, high counselor, counselor in a stake presidency, and president of the Lehi Utah North Stake from 1974-1983. He was later ordained a Patriarch in the Church by President Howard W. Hunter.
He is survived by three children: Lorene (David) Worlton, Russell (Laraine) Hakes, Kenneth (Toni) Hakes, 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel and a son, Joseph L., who died in infancy.
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites
Name: Francis Russell Hakes
Service Info.: US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1913
Death Date: 9 Sep 2003
Cemetery: Lehi City CemU.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Francis R Hakes
Birth Year: 1913
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: New Mexico
State of Residence: California
County or City: Santa Barbara
Enlistment Date: 11 May 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Clerks and kindred occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 173
The Deseret News
July 27, 1995Hazel Lorene Spencer Hakes, 76, passed away July 25, 1995 at her home in Lehi. She was born January 30, 1919 in Malad City, Idaho, a daughter of William Walter and Amelia Whitehead Spencer.
Married F. Russell Hakes June 7, 1943 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
She graduated from BYU in 1940 with a degree in Home Economics Education. She taught school in Salem; Springville; McCook, Nebraska; Malad City, Idaho; Snowflake, Arizona; and Lehi, Utah. She retired in 1984 after having been the Lehi High School librarian for 25 years. She was an active member of the LDS Church having served on the stake boards of the Primary, Relief Society, and Young Women. She also served as Relief Society President, and in the presidency of the ward Primary and Young Women. She also served as a teacher in all of the church organizations.
She is survived by her husband, Russ and children, Lorene Worlton (David), of Lehi; Russell Alan Hakes (Laraine) of Hockessen, Delaware; and Kenneth Leigh Hakes (Toni) of Sandy, Utah; 17 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; brothers, Joseph W. Spencer, Loren J. Spencer, Melvin R. Spencer and Ralph W. Spencer, and sister, Emma Ward.
Arizona Republic
November 27, 1953Mesa - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Meldrum Mortuary Chapel for Joan Stewart, 35, a native of Mesa, who died Wednesday night.
Mrs. Stewart was born in Mesa in 1918 and reside there all her life. At the time of her death she lived at 223 S. LeBaron.
She is survived by four children, Frederick, John, Walter, and Karen, all of Mesa. She is also survived by five brothers, Rowe E. Hakes of Casa Grande, Clayton Hakes of Safford, Elwell Hakes of Ashland, Ore., Vander Hakes of Los Angeles, and Russell Hakes of Snowflake; anf five sisters, Mrs, Irene Willis of Mesa, Mrs. Annette Stratton of Snowflake, Mrs. Ruth Freemler of Modesto, Calif., Mrs. Van Jones of Baldwin Park, Calif., and Mrs. Lynne Powell of Mesa.
Her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hakes, live in Asland, Ore.
Arizona Republic
August 21, 1991Melvin Frederick Stewart, 73, of Phoenix, a retired small engine repairman for J.C. Penny Co. Inc., died Aug. 19, 1991. He was born in Chandler and was a World War II and Korean War Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Mary; daughters, Patricia Cox, Lorraine Nellis, Anita Hanna and Karen; sons, Robert Lee, Richard R., Martin L., Walter, Frederick and John; five sisters; four brothers; 50 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.
Find-a-Grave
Monte James Jones was born in St. Anthony, Idaho on Feb. 28, 1918 to Thelma Worrell and Percy Rowe Jones. He grew up in Southern California. He was very athletic, excelling in football and track. He was a WWII veteran, serving in the Pacific. On April 15, 1942 he married Nan Hakes while stationed in Arizona. They moved to the Medford area in 1954 where they raised their three sons and two nephews.
Monte lived a life of service to his family, church, and country. He was a devoted husband and father and set a worthy example to his sons. He was a hard worker and worked at Tucker Snow Cat. He also was a welder in a steel fabrication business, making bunks and stakes for logging trucks for several years. After moving to Utah in 1989, he served 15 years in the Salt Lake and Bountiful Temples for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Monte is survived by Monte and Jan Jones, Centerville, Utah, Bill and Lorie Jones, and Bryant and Jeanette Jones, Kent, Washington, Walter and Karen Stewart, Provo, Utah and John and Laree Stewart, Snowflake, Arizona. He leaves 12 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.
The Press-Enterprise
May 21, 2008BETTY B. GILLMAN 86, died at her home in Yucaipa on May 16th. Born on June 2, 1921 in Mesa, Arizona, she was a 52 year resident of Yucaipa. She grew up in the South Gate area and graduated from South Gate High School. She was a homemaker and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include her son, LeRoy B. Gillman of Yucaipa; a daughter, Marlene Labadie of Pleasant Grove, Utah; 16 grandchildren and 36½ great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Morrel, of 62 years and sons Darrel and Ron.
Burial will be at Montecito Memorial Park.
The Press-Enterprise
October 9, 2001MORREL W. GILLMAN, 87, died Friday at his home. Born in Lindon, Utah, he lived in Yucaipa 44 years. He was a landscape consultant for 35 years. He worked for LeRoy's Landscape Services in Yucaipa. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, First Ward, in Yucaipa.
Mr. Gillman is survived by his wife, Betty; a son, LeRoy of Yucaipa; a daughter, Marlene Labadie of Utah; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Thelma of Utah.