Herb Decker, 86, passed away at home in Snowflake on Sunday, July 10, 2016, with his devoted wife Della by his side. Funeral services were held July 16 at the Main Street Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Snowflake. Burial was at the R.V. “Mike” Ramsay Memorial Cemetery in Snowflake. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he is survived by his wife; “two and a half-dozen children” (two boys and six girls), Debra Trezise, Jane (Brad) Finch, Edell (Glenn) Washburn, Cloann (Brent) Washburn, Kent (Heidi) Decker, Katie (Darrin) LeFevre, Phil (Peggy) Decker and Lea (Adam) Browning; 27 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren; one sister, Eva Whitt; two brothers, Orville and Lowell; and many friends and loved ones. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin Z. and Sarah Rogers Decker; his sister and brother, Venola Lancaster and Clair Decker; and a grandson, Quinton LeFevre. Herb taught at Pima High School for 10 years and at Snowflake High School for 20 years. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many capacities, including a mission to the Western States Mission. He loved his animals almost as much as he loved his children. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Snowflake was in charge of the arrangements.
