Reva Ponder

Reva Ponder, 88 years of age, passed away Tuesday, June 17th at the Carriage House in Snowflake, Arizona. She was born December 22, 1919 to John Lorenzo Willis and Sarah Mills Willis, the fourth of six children. She grew up in Show Low and graduated from Snowflake Union High School. Most of her adult life was spent in Holbrook, Arizona, with one of her first jobs being a secretary in the Treasurers Office of Navajo County. She later worked as a secretary for several years for Whiting Brothers, a major company in Holbrook at that time. She also worked as a secretary-book keeper for many years for the Holbrook Schools. Here, as always, she made many friends among the school employees as well as the students. In the last few years she, along with her good friend Nelda Brinkerhoff, took tickets for athletic events at Holbrook High. On June 6, 1948 she married Victor Westover. To this union was born two daughters--the first named Vicki, who died at the age of three years of leukemia, and the second, Kathy, who died shortly after her birth. Some time later, after a divorce from Mr. Westover, Reva married Dewey Ponder and they lived together on East Hampshire St. in Holbrook until his passing. She is survived by her two brothers, Kenneth and Cecil Willis, both of Gilbert, Arizona as well as Beverly Westover Hatch of Holbrook, and Robert Westover of Provo, Utah, who were much like her own children. A lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her Memorial services will be held Monday June 23, 2008 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Holbrook Stake Center at 10:00 A.M. There will be a viewing at 9:00 A.M. preceding the services. Reva was a beautiful caring person and will surely be missed by all who knew her. Interment will be at the Show Low Cemetery.