Barbara Olivia Favor

BARBARA WAS BORN IN TUCSON AZ ON NOVEMBER 13, 1942, WHILE HER PARENTS LT. COL. L.F. GONZALES AND ANNA DOLORES GONZALES WERE LIVING AT FT. HUACHUCA HER PARENTS PRE-DECEASED HER IN 1995 AND 1999.

BARBARA ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY WOMENS ARMY CORP. IN 1961 AND SERVED ONE THREE YEAR TOUR. SHE WAS MARRIED TO CHARLES FAVOR FOR 47 YEARS UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 2011. SHE WAS AN EDITOR FOR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR 30 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING.

BARBARA IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER CATHERINE BENAVIDEZ (SHAY) OF TUCSON AND HER SON PHILLIP FAVOR (NATASHA) OF PHOENIX. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER GRAND CHILDREN CARSON FAVOR AND GWENDOLYN FAVOR BOTH OF PHOENIX. HER BROTHER MARIO A. GONZALES OF SIERRA VISTA SURVIVES HER.

BARBARA IS SURVIVED BY FRIENDS OF OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN TUCSON AND HER MASS BUDDY, PAM HARRIS.

THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF AT CASA DE LA PAZ HOSPICE OF SIERRA VISTA FOR THEIR HELP DURING THIS TRYING TIME

SERVICES WILL BE AT OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. ON JUNE 1, 2023 ROSARY AT 10:00 AM FOLLOWED BY FUNERAL MASS AT 10:30. BARBARA WILL BE INTERRED WITH HER HUSBAND CHARLES FAVOR AT EAST LAWN CEMETIARY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS PLEASE DONATE TO YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY.

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