Obituary for Erma Randall Brimhall Blackburn

Erma was born Oct. 22, 1909 in Pine, Ariz. and died Dec. 2, 2015. She was the fifth of 12 children born to Frank C. Randall and Lucinda H. Leavitt Randall. She lived in Pine through high school. On Feb. 7, 1931 she married Hale W. Brimhall, and they moved to Show Low, Ariz. for a teaching position in 1933. In 1937 they moved to Globe, Ariz. where Hale eventually became principal of the Globe High School. Erma worked in the Ryan Evans Drugstore for about seven years during that time. She was also active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where she played the piano in both the Relief Society and Primary, and taught Sunday School in her early years of service. Erma’s husband Hale died in September 1955.
In 1958 she met and married Jim Blackburn and settled in Pine, Ariz. Jim died on Feb. 16, 1999. Erma stayed in the home they built on Randall Place with the help of her daughters.
Erma loved the outdoors and once caught a 6-½ pound trout that measured 26-½ inches long. She also loved hunting and camping and once bagged a deer. In quiet times she loved reading and music. Her favorite flowers were pansies.
Erma is survived by her daughters, Lucinda Mooney of Pine, Diane (Bob) Short of Globe; stepson, Jimmy Lee Blackburn of Salina, Utah; grandchildren, Mark Mooney, Richard (Laura) Short and Cindy (Jimmy) Goga; great-grandchildren, Lucinda (Daniel) Retzloff, Chris Mooney and Noah Short.
A graveside service will be held at the Pine Cemetery at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.
The family would like to thank the Pine Ward and Hospice of Payson for the loving care given to Erma. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Public Library, P.O. Box 229, Pine, AZ 85544.