Dolores J. Palacios Dolores J. Palacios went home to be with Jesus on Oct. 26, 2021, at the age of 73. Celebration of Life Services will be help at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, at Winslow Funeral Home, located at 1505 W. Third St. in Winslow and following a burial of her ashes at Desert View Cemetery. Dolores was born to Juan and Emily Palacios on March 19, 1948, in Winslow. Dolores was the second oldest and was born with blonde hair, which later fell out and turned to brown, and was teased about being adopted or the milkman’s baby. She was nicknamed “Weda” or “Lola”. She took this all-in fun as she loved her family and she always liked to help, especially her parents as a child and into adulthood. Even unto her parents last year’s being one of their main caregivers. Dolores spent most of her years growing up and living in Winslow. She worked for her parents’ bakery, Emily’s Bakery, Job Core, Bechtel and most of her work career for the City of Winslow and the last few years in the healthcare industry. Her last six years she spent living in Tolleson and Laveen with her son and daughters. Dolores’ passion was to plan, cook and bake for her family. She loved doing crafts and was always reading, especially her Bible. She loved listening to music, dancing, movies, growing plants and playing her brain puzzles, crosswords and sudoku. She loved being around her family and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and always ready to help anyone that needed it. Throughout her life, she held an unwavering faith in God, which she shared with those that surrounded her. Dolores joins her parents, Juan and Emily Palacios in Heaven. She is survived by sisters, Lupe (Arthur) Molina, Margaret Palacios, Danette Palacios, and brother John (Teresa) Palacios. She is also survived by her children, Amber (Phillip) Moncayo, James (Romelia) Meritt and Natalie Palacios; and her stepchildren, Cynthia Meritt, Thomas Meritt, Ralphie Gonzalez and David Gonzales. Greer’s Mortuary handled the arrangements.
