Obituaries

ROSE MARIE HARBESON

July 19, 2019

Rose Marie Harbeson of Golden Valley died Saturday, July 13, 2019. She was 55. Mrs. Harbeson was born Oct. 8, 1963 in Lancaster, California. The family contact is her husband Harold Lee Harbeson. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

JEAN M RICHA

July 15, 2019

Jean M Richa, a long time resident of Lake Havasu City and Kingman broke her worldly bonds on Saturday June 8, 2019. Jean was born September 11, 1922 in Harrisburg, PA. She grew up in the Chicago area with her two sisters, Adele, her younger sister and Audrey, being the oldest in a dedicated Masonic family and joined the Order of Eastern Star Kelvin Park Chapter. Jean was an active member holding offices in the Havasu #61 Chapter OES, and Kingman #17 OES Chapter. She was appointed Grand Representative to Florida in Arizona. As a young teen, Jean loved dancing and won the Illinois Jitterbug Championship Contest at the age

The reward of hard work

July 15, 2019

I remember, as a child, watching a television show called ‘Dobie Gillis.’ One of the characters was a beatnik by the name of Maynard G. Krebs. Every time the word ‘work’ was mentioned, Maynard would jerk as though a cold chill ran through his entire body, and he would raise his voice in tone and pitch to produce a squeak and say “WORK?” Obviously, his beatnik lifestyle was like an allergy to any kind of labor. Some people detest work. The reasons vary and may include the fact that they do not like their employer, don’t like the work itself, don’t like the compensation, or, like Maynard, they are a

RICHARD LEE HANSON SR.

July 11, 2019

Richard Lee Hanson Sr., of Kingman, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was 88. Mr. Hanson was born Nov. 4, 1930 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The family contact is his son Larry Wayne Hanson. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

DAVID MICHAEL JOHNS

July 10, 2019

David Michael Johns, of Kingman, died Friday, July 5, 2019. He was 62. Mr. Johns was born Nov. 7, 1956 in San Diego, Calif. A service will be held Friday, July 12 at 2 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Funeral Home. The family contact is his mother Catherine Marie Johns. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

Land of the free and home of the brave

July 3, 2019

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, or Independence Day. During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain in 1776 actually occurred on July 2, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June declaring the United States independent from Great Britain’s rule. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. There is no greater blessing than to be a free nation. We have many freedoms that people in other

CALVIN RICHARD CANDAUX

July 1, 2019

Calvin Richard Candaux aka Calvin Pete Candaux/Smith, of Peach Springs, died Saturday, June 22, 2019, in Hackberry. He was 66. Mr. Candaux was born Jan. 6, 1953 in Winslow, Ariz. The family contact is his son Adrian M. Candaux. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.