Zena Louise Beadle HUNT

HUNT, Zena Louise Beadle beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully in her home in Snowflake, Arizona on Friday September 14, 2012 at age 84. Zena was born December 1, 1927 in Ocean Beach, California to William Beadle and Winona Lisonbee. She was the oldest of five children and spent her childhood in Vernal, Utah and Holbrook, Arizona. Zena married Bruce C. Hunt of Joseph City, Arizona in 1947. They spent their married life in Wickenburg, Flagstaff, Snowflake, and Mesa, Arizona. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her sisters Mona Dee and La Berle, and her granddaughter Casey Nimmer. Zena is survived by her children Lois Waterman Dennis, Deborah Esquibel Hunt Antonio, Jennifer Menegas Nick, Colleen Crane Curtis, Sandra Harenberg Randy, Jefferson Hunt Trish, and Douglas Hunt Melinda, her brother Douglas Beadle Patricia, and her sister Sherry Beadle Connor. Zena and Bruce were proud of their posterity: 36 grandchildren and 55 great-grandchildren. Zena loved LIFE and the gospel! She and her husband Bruce served an LDS stake mission to the Cameron Branch on the Navajo reservation and full time missions to Ireland and South Africa. Her first calling was as a mother and grandmother, and she enjoyed "making things pretty," feeding her family, singing, dancing, and genealogy. She was an artist, a creative seamstress, designing and sewing dresses for five daughters. Zena was passionate about education, and enjoyed her experience at Brigham Young University. She encouraged all young people to go to college. She learned something new every day. Zena loved people of all races and cultures, and was proud of her Cherokee ancestry. This year, at age 84, she published an inspirational book for Native American LDS youth. Services are planned for Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the LDS Church at 2265 S. Hawes, Mesa, AZ 85208, with visitation at 10:00 AM and funeral at 11:00 AM. Interment follows at Mountain View Cemetery, 7900 E. Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85207. Arrangements by Bunker's Garden Chapel.Sign the Guest Book ateastvalleytribune.com
This obituary was originally published in the East Valley Tribune.