Msgt. William P. Pease

Msgt. William Patrick Pease, Jr. passed away at the Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center on January 4, 2015. He was 59 years old. William had been a resident of Globe since 2004. He is preceded in death by father, William, mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Walt Hutcherson and brother Rocky. William was born on 5 December, 1956 in Lancaster California. In 1963 the family moved to Lomita California where William graduated from Narbonne High School in 1975. In 1976, William enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to Germany. After separating from the U.S. Army in 1980, William enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he attained the rank of MSgt before retiring in 1998. When he retired, he was the Deputy Director of the Travis AFB Family Support Center. While in the U.S. Air Force, he also met his long time companion, Karen Fox of Globe, Arizona. William moved to Arizona in 2004 where he fell in love with the Arizona deserts. He loved fishing and hiking the local area with Karen and his dog, Cody. William is survived by sister, Regina (Robert) Redwine, daughter Crystal Kuhlmey, stepson Joshua Foster, daughter Stacie Pease, son Ryan Pease and Karen's daughter, Jessica Fox. He is also survived by grandsons, Mathew and Austin Kuhlmey , Julius Foster and Karen's grandchildren, Liam and Aislyn Alexander, Callan and Declan Philpot. He is also survived by nephew, Jeffery Redwine, nieces, Jennifer Redwine and Jessica Rushworth. Interment will be at 1:30 pm Friday, February 20, at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N Cave Creek Road, Phoenix Az. Celebration of Life will be held at the Fraternal Order of Police building, 5598 Old Oak Street in Claypool starting at 4pm on Saturday, the 21st of February.