John Garcia Sr. John Charles Garcia, Sr. passed away Dec. 6, 2021, at his home in Snowflake due to complications from COVID. He was surrounded by family who loved him dearly. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Temple View Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 2885 W. Hwy 277, in Snowflake. He was born March 27, 1945, in Los Angeles, Calif., where he also attended school. He worked for 25 years in Southern California in the wood industry. He and Sandy were married in 1984. They opened a donut shop in Snowflake in 1985. They managed Putter’s Paradise for 13 years for Gordon and Deanna Farr. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2001. They retired and moved to Bullhead City for six years and then decided to relocate back to Snowflake, with their daughter Angela, to be closer to their family. John was a hard-working man that loved life and was devoted to his family and friends. He and Sandy were never apart, always happy to be together. He is preceded in death by his mother, Lorenza Anaya Garcia and his father, John Joseph Garcia. He is survived by his loving wife, Sandra; and seven children, Anthony (Adrianna) Garcia, Deborah (Richard) East, John Jr. (Erica) Garcia, Angela (Mike) Pulcino, Adele (Ken) Longman, Lura (Chama) Gorman and Mary (Ricky) Hodges; siblings, Rudy Garcia (Anita), Hermelinda Adamson (Harold), and Ralph (Elvira) Garcia; 21 grandkids and 14 great-grandkids. John was loved by all who knew him and will be sorely missed by all. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Snowflake handled the arrangements.
