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1991
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2020
Melissa Carnahan Obituary
May 23, 1991 - May 5, 2020
On May 5, 2020, Melissa "Missy" Sue Carnahan, loving mother, daughter, sister, granddaughter, and friend, joined her father, Michael Allen Carnahan; sister, Michelle Lee Carnahan; husband, Andrew Michael Marquez, and grandfather, William Carnahan in the next life.
"Missy" was born May 23, 1991 to Michael Allen Carnahan and Shawna Marie Clark in Flagstaff, AZ. She is survived by her daughters, Peyton Lynn Marquez and Michelle Lee-Anna Garcia; newborn son, Michael William Victor Garcia; nieces, Tyra Dayln Torrez, Olivia Jade Torrez, and Makayla Marie Torrez; nephew, Jaylen Michael Thomas Carnahan; mother, Shawna; brother, Shain Michael Carnahan; partner, Cesar Armando Garcia; grandparents, Karen Currier, Bill Clark, and Helen Carnahan, and many cousins.
Graveside services were May 18, 2020 at the Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Taren
September 15, 2022
You were always an angel! Take care Miss . I´ll pray for you and your girls. I Miss you and Michelle .
Olivia Torrez
January 6, 2021
Hey auntie I love u and miss u and I pray every day about u and mom I love u so so much and I will never lose contact to grandma and Payton ok ❤
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