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LAGUNAS, Miguel M.

Miguel M. Lagunas, 46, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1976, of gunshot wounds. He was a cement finisher and moved to Phoenix 20 years ago. Survivors include his children, Michael Lagunas, Abraham and Emilio DeLavina, Marie, Delores, Margie, Gloria and Carmen; three brothers and three sisters and four grandchildren. Rosary at Whitney & Murphy Chapel, 330 N. 2nd Ave. Mass at St. Matthew's CHurch, 21st Ave and Van Buren. St. Francis Cemetery. 10 Feb 1976

LAMBETH, Milton L.

Prescott -- Milton L. Lambeth, 79, died Tues., Feb. 10, 1976, at the Veterans Administration Center. He moved to Prescott a year ago. Survivors include children, Larrie, Dorthea Good, and Elizabeth Partlow; a brother; a sister; and six grandchildren. 12 Feb 1976

LANE, Clarence

Webber & Sons Mortuary. Interment Greenwood. 14 Feb. 1976 announcement only.

LARSON, Lilly S.

Larry J. Melcher Mortuary. Burial Mtn. View Memorial Gardens. 14 Feb. 1976 announcement only.

LARSON, Mead E.

Sun City -- Mead E. Larson, 87, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in Valley View Hospital. He had been a salesman 50 years for Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. of Minneapolis. He was a member of First United Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Jean. Interment Sunland Memorial Park. 14 Feb 1976

LAWSON, Mary V.

Wickenburg -- Mary V. Lawson, 81, died Wed., Feb. 11, 1976, in a Phoenix hospital. Mrs. Lawson moved to Wittman 14 years ago. Survivors include children, H. W. Lavada Hooper, Ruthan Runbaugh, Mary Robinson and Wauneta Bucklew; a brother and three sisters; 20 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. 13 Feb 1976

LAYER, Herbert Presley

Mesa -- Herbert Presley Layer, 84, died Wed., January 7, 1976, in his home at 3300 E. Broadway. He was a retired accountant of the U.S. Gypsum plant in Warren, Ohio. Wife, Frances E.; daughter, Mrs. E. B. White, Jr.; and a grandchild. Private services arranged by Mortensen and Kings Funeral Center. 1/11/1976

LAYNE, Ella Clementine

Ella Clementine Layne, 76, died Mon., Feb. 9, 1976, in St. Luke's Hospital. Survivors include children, Betty SIEDEL and John R.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services were in Wichita, Kansas. 12 Feb 1976

LEE, Howard M.

Buckeye -- Howard M. Lee, 54, had lived in Arizona 25 years and died Wed., Feb. 11, 1976, in John C. Lincoln Hospital. He was a house painter. Survivors include his wife, Edith Mae; children, Mary Lee Hensley, Linda, Dennis and Larry; and five grandchildren. Memorial service at the Pentecostal Church of God, 301 E. Baseline. Private cremation. 14 Feb 1976

LEONARD, Irene W.

Irene W. Leonard, 69, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in Doctors Hospital. She had been an admitting clerk for John C. Lincoln Hospital 16 years. She is survived by a sister, Loretta Walsh. Rosary at Hansen Mortuary followed by Byzantine scripture service. Mass in St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church, 8141 N. 16th St. Interment St. Francis. 14 Feb 1976

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LEWIS, Lynn G.

Lynn G. Lewis, 80, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1976, in Community Hospital. He was a retired railroad conductor. Survived by wife, Florence; children, Edith NORTH, Linda RAMSEY and Chester; and ten grandchildren. 10 January 1976.

LEWIS, Sara

Sara Lewis, 68, 3520 W. Voltaire, died Monday, Feb. 9, 1976, in Phoenix Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Lewis came to Phoenix in 1972. Survivors include children, Alfred L., A. K., and Shirley Kerr; three brothers; two sisters; and nine grandchildren. 12 Feb 1976

LINDLY, C. Howard

Tempe -- Charles Howard Lindly, 66, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in Tempe Community Hospital. He lived here since 1926 and was a manager 20 years for Simpson's Market for 20 years and an accountant for Paul Trimble's Richfield Oil distributorhip in Mesa until he became ill in 1969. Survivors include his wife, Amanda; children, Betty Lou Rundle, Evelyn Shaw and Charles H., Jr.; three sisters and a brother; 10 grandchildren. Graveside rites in Memory Lawn Memorial Park. 14 Feb 1976

LINGFORD, Irma Evelyn

Irma Evelyn Lingford, 67, a 40-year resident of Phoenix, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1976, in the Medicenter. Husband, Irvin L.; children, Daisy Parker, Dorothy Mae Pitts, and Earl and James Paul Cumbo. A.L.Moore & Sons Mortuary. 1/14/1976 p. C-3.

LIVESAY, George Byron

Sun City -- George Byron Livesay, 79, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in Boswell Hospital. He was a pilot in World War I and a member of the Silver Wings of Arizona and the Daedalians, a national flying fraternity. He retired from the Colgate Palmolive Co. after 40 years as a buyer. Survivors include his wife, Elsa; and a sister. 14 Feb 1976

LOCKETT, Robert E.

7 March 1923 - 12 January 1976 Robert E. Lockett, 52, of Maricopa, died Monday, Jan. 12, 1976, in Phoenix Veterans Hospital. He served in World War II and was a sheet metal worker in the valley for 10 years. Wife, Helen; children, Brenda Austin, Debbie Williams, Barbara, Arthur, Eddie, Ricky, Tad and Tracy; a sister; and two grandchildren. Services were in Chapel of the Chimes, 7924 N. 59th Ave., Glendale. The AZ Republic 1/15/1976, p.C-6.

LONG, Anna M.

Tempe -- Anna M. Long, 68, died Tues., Feb. 10, 1976, at Tempe Community Hospital. She was a retired bookkeeper and moved here a year ago to make her home with her son, Curtis. Survivors include her son, Curtis, a sister and three grandchildren. Services in Jacksonville, Florida. 12 Feb 1976

LOPEZ, Agueda

Seligman -- Rosary and mass for Agueda Lopez, 65, who died Monday, Feb. 9, 1976, in Yavapai Community Hospital, was at the St. Francis Catholic Church. Mrs. Lopez moved to Seligman in 1928. Survivors include her son, Raymond; two brothers; six grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Ruffner Funeral Home handled arrangements. The Arizona Republic Thursday, Feb. 12, 1976.

LOUGH, Lawrence

13 Dec 1899 - 9 Jan 1976
Lawrence E. Lough, 76, a retired plumber, came to Mesa 29 years ago and died Friday, Jan. 9, 1976. Wife Opal; son, Kenneth; two brothers; and three grandchildren. Meldrum Mortuary. Mesa City Cemetery. 1/11/1976.

LOVELL, Everett E.

Globe -- Everett E. Lovell, 75, died Wed., Feb. 11, 1976, in Gila General Hospital. Graveside services in the Globe Cemetery. 14 Feb 1976