John V. Kimzey

John graduated from Willcox High School and later was drafted into the Army. After proudly serving our country, he came home and married Shirley Brown on October 20, 1955. They shared 67 years of marriage.

John worked on the family farm in Willcox, Arizona for many years. Later he and Shirley entered the ministry pastoring and evangelizing. They established Lighthouse Assembly of God church in Peoria, Arizona in 1976 which is now Fresh Start.

John is survived by his loving wife Shirley, four children Gerald (Dani) Kimzey, Carla (Ted) Cooke, Cheryl (Mike) Treguboff & Cindy (Richard) Fink, nine grandchildren Matthew Kimzey, Jared (Samantha) Kimzey, Jason (Veronica) Kimzey, Carissa (Evan) Fernald, Cayla (Brett) Melendez, Jonathan Treguboff, Payson Treguboff, Justin (Courtney) Fink & Alarie (Nathan) Orner, step-grandchildren, Katie, Emilie, and Riley Cooke & Ray Jr., Michael and Cassandra Barnett, nine great-grandchildren with the tenth due in December and six step-great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers Charles Kimzey & Norman Kimzey, sister Margaret Jones, daughter-in-law Vickie Sue Kimzey and step great grandson Brandon Barnett.

Family and friends are invited to a service celebrating John’s life on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 10:30 AM at Harvest Church, 8340 W Northern Ave, Glendale. He was laid to rest in a private service, with military honors, at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix.