Leman Musgrove Leman “Lyn” Musgrove, 69, died Oct. 25, 2021, in Show Low from complications of COVID-19. Lyn was born April 6, 1952, in Lindsay, Calif., to parents, Eldridge Fairchild and Marie Ethel (Jeffery) Musgrove. Visitation will be held from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Owens Livingston Mortuary, located at 84 E. 19th S. in Snowflake. Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. at the R.V. “Mike” Ramsay Cemetery in Snowflake. When he was 8, the family moved to Arizona. Lyn was a graduated member of Parker High School’s Class of 1970. At the age of 19, Lyn was drafted into the United States Army and, though it was during the Vietnam War, he served in Italy as a power generation mechanic and was part of the Southern European Task Force (S.E.T.F.). Later, Lyn became part of the 1st Cavalry. He was proud to serve his country and was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. Lyn is survived by his girlfriend (his “live-inmate”, as he joked), Ella Mercer of Snowflake; four daughters, Valerie (Shawn) Green of Phoenix, Vicky Ferrara of Phoenix, Vania (Drake) Chambers of Snowflake and Veronica Chambers of Snowflake; siblings, Amos (Jackie) Musgrove of Visalia, Calif., Judy (Ted) Heath of Snowflake, Lorna (Charles) Waldemar of Twin Falls, Idaho, Jeanne Stroh of Cibolo, Texas, and Neta Musgrove of Safford; brother-in-law, Leonard Cox, of Parker; six grandkids, Logan Green, Madison Green, Griffin Ferrara, Harley Fails, Samantha (Randy) Whirlow and Tyler (Cassidy) Hankins; and great-grandkids, Waylon Ferrara and Ahsoka Lyn Whirlow. Lyn is also survived by 2 lifelong best friends, Melvin and Mike Lee who are brothers. And he is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother and his wife, Ervin and Julie Musgrove; sister, Faye Cox; and his brother-in-law, Robert Stroh. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Snowflake handled the arrangements.
