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Our beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, teacher and friend left this earthly life following an automobile accident on July 5, 2019, as he was in route to a family reunion. Interment will be at the Mesa Cemetery at a date to be determined.
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All the loving individuals that welcomed him into this world, welcomed him into the next.
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He was born on May 11, 1935, in Los Angeles, Calif. He is the oldest son of John and Beulah Whiting Heward, and the oldest grandchild of Earnest and Beryl Whiting and John and Hazel Heward.
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When he was 12 years old his family moved to McLaws Road in Holbrook. He graduated from Holbrook High School and attended Arizona State University prior to serving a mission in the West Central States Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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After his mission he attended ASU receiving his bachelor of science degree and two Master of Science degrees. He taught school for 37 years. Most of these years in Washington School District in Phoenix.
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Marion married the love of his life, Mary Louise Russell, on Dec. 12, 1957, in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They have one child, Crystal, that they loved tremendously.
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He loved nothing more than spending quality time traveling extensively with his wife and daughter. They especially liked the US western coast, Alaska and the Alcan Highway in Canada. More recent travels included Southern Africa and the Galapagos Islands.
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An active member of the LDS Church, Marion served as a high priest in his ward in Phoenix.
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Marion is survived by his daughter, Crystal Louise Heward; one sister; two brothers; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Russell Heward; parents; one sister; one brother-in-law; and his mother and father-in-law.
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