Category: Obituaries

While visiting with a close friend, he shared with me concerning the uncertainty of his employment. Due to severe financial problems, the company for which he worked had announced massive lay-offs.  Those who were not laid-off could face having to move to other cities. My friend was quite worried, as anyone might be in such circumstances. He felt that because of his age he might not be desirable to other companies where ne might seek employment. A change in career was out of the question because of his lack of skills. He confessed, “I feel as though my world is…

Eunice “E.B.” Evelyn (Hargett) Blevins of Marysvale, Utah, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019 after bravely battling lung cancer. She was 80. Eunice was born Oct. 26, 1938 to William Edward Hargett, Jr., and Sarah Thelma (Boren-Hargett) Dall in Phoenix, Ariz. Her family relocated to northeastern Arkansas in 1952. She married Kenneth Roy Blevins on April 23, 1955 when they were 16 and 17, respectively. They traveled extensively for the next decade as Ken was employed by various pipeline companies across the country. The couple settled in Kingman, Ariz., in 1969 with their three young children. Eunice worked for a short…