Marilyn Cannon Beecroft

D. Marilyn Cannon Beecroft, age 87, passed away in her home in Linden, AZ on May 17, 2018. She was born to Edward Otho Cannon and Lura Gladys Stephens on September 5, 1930, in Tucson, AZ in the "Stork's Nest", a maternity hospital in Tucson at the time. She was always proud to tell people she was born in the "Stork's Nest."  When Marilyn was 15 her mother married Samuel L. Boudreaux, whom she was later sealed to.

Marilyn fell in love with a young red-headed man named Jack Turley Beecroft and they married on February 5, 1954 in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They had five children that they raised in El Paso, Texas. They lived there for about 39 years.

Marilyn was an elementary school teacher by profession. She was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often serving in leadership positions. She and Jack would serve 4 missions in Mexico. They loved the Mexican people. They also served 9 years in the Snowflake temple.

They moved to Show Low, AZ in 1989 to be closer to Jack's brothers and sisters. They quickly made many new friends and settled in.

Marilyn loved to sew, cook, read, garden, journal, dance with Jack, and sing. She loved serving the Lord and touched the lives of many in a positive way.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Jack T. Beecroft; parents, Samuel L Boudreaux & Lura Gladys Stephens; brothers, Eddie Otho Cannon and Boyd Edison Cannon, and a half-sister, Theda Trusty.

She is survived by her five children, Randy Jay Beecroft (Renee) of Show Low, Becky Harrington (Steven) of Show Low, Tina Root (Preston) of Show Low, Troy Cannon Beecroft (Patricia) of Tucson, and Lurline Ober of Heber. She has 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren that she loved very much.

There will be a viewing on Friday, May 25, 2018, from 6-8:00 pm at Owens-Livingston Mortuary, 320 N. 9th St., Show Low, AZ.  A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 26, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 971 Timberland Rd., Linden, AZ. There will be a viewing from 9:00-9:45 and the funeral will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Interment will follow at the Show Low Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Hospice Campassus in Show Low.