Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Nancy Martin Ivey, wife of Dr. James F. Ivey (a physician in the Valley from 1969 to 1991), dedicated homemaker
Mildred Janet Marple, 84, of Boise, Idaho, died July 24, 2004, at her home. Friends are welcome to attend the
Wasilla resident Bentley Cookson Smith, 42, died of a stroke July 17, 2004, at Valley Hospital in Palmer. Visitation for
Wasilla resident Ronald Joe Eugene Jackson, 47, died July 17, 2004 at Valley Hospital in Palmer, of a heart attack.
Wasilla resident James Gordon Parks, 75, died peacefully July 9, 2004 at the Azure Crest Assisted Living Center in Wasilla.
Former Palmer resident Coreen Joy Braun, 74, died July 15, 2004, at Providence Alaska Medical Center, in Anchorage. A service
Former Willow resident Arthur William Smith, 76, died June 19, 2004, at his home in Willow, of a heart attack.
Earl Norman Bennett, 39, died at his home in Palmer on July 10, 2004, of complications from diabetes. A celebration-
James A. Maw, 57, joined his father, Roland Richard Maw Sr., and sisters, Mary Lou and Linda, in death on
Former Willow resident Arthur William Smith, 76, died June 19, 2004, at his home in Willow, of a heart attack.
Lisa Eileen Tuer, 48, died July 8, 2004, at a friend's home in Anchorage. Services were held at
Mr. William Miller (Shintock), 46, died July 2, 2004, of natural causes, at Valley Hospital in Palmer. A celebration of