Francis M. Brissee Francis M. Brissee, 100, formerly of Holbrook, went to be with our Lord on July 2, 2020. Burial will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. Mr. Brissee was born Jan. 27, 1920, in Olean, N.Y., attended school in Portville, N.Y., and proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Mary Magdeline Kayes on Nov. 28, 1945, and they made their home in Portville until August 1959, when they relocated to Holbrook. Mr. Brissee managed the GSA Motor Pool in Holbrook before retiring in 1982. He and his wife were Holbrook residents for 45 years. Health problems that developed with Mary in 2004 precluded him from continuing to live in their home. Mr. Brissee is survived by three daughters, Anne Rickstrew of Sierra Vista, Mary Lee Lewis of Phoenix and Alicia (Eddie) Rackers of Hereford; two sisters; eight grandchildren, Jeffrey, Scott, Tammy and Roberta Alford, David R. Dowdy, Richard Matthew Despain, James Gidley and Nathan B. Cain; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary. Phoenix Memorial Park Mortuary handled the arrangements.
