Obituary: Wilma G. Musgrove

Wilma G. Musgrove, née Emmons, age 91, passed away June 23, 2010, in Payson, Ariz. She was born in Phoenix, Ariz., on May 27, 1919, and is the eldest child of the late James B. and Gertrude Emmons, who moved the family to Prescott, Ariz., in 1920. Wilma remained a lifelong resident of Prescott.

She married Orville M. Musgrove on July 22, 1939, and was a homemaker all her life, devoting herself to her family and her gardens. She was predeceased by Orville in April 1983 and by her two sisters, Eileen Quisenberry and Allie Donaldson.

She is survived by her son James B. Musgrove and his wife Myra Jean Musgrove; her daughter Donna L. Hazelton and her husband James Hazelton. In addition to her son and daughter she is survived by her grandsons, James Blaine Musgrove II and Clifford D. Cox II; and her great-grandson Cody Maxwell Hazelton, as well as numerous other family members and friends.

Private graveside services are being arranged by Hampton Funeral Home and will be at Mountain View Cemetery. The family suggests that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Arizona.

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