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Death. Grave marker. See also. Further reading. References. External links. Rose Mofford (née Perica; June 10, 1922 – September 15, 2016) was an American civil servant and politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991.
Sep 16, 2016 · PHOENIX (AP) — Rose Mofford, who was the first woman to serve as governor of Arizona and guided the state during a politically turbulent time, died on Thursday at a hospice facility in...
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Sep 15, 2016 · PHOENIX — Rose Mofford, the scrappy softball player from rural Globe who would make history by becoming Arizona's first woman secretary of state and governor, has died. She was 94.
- Roots, Religion and A Rolodex
- Mofford's Journey
- Her Busy Retirement
- Her Style and Sense of Humor
Mofford started in state government as a secretary, beginning right out of high school. She lived in the same house near Central and Maryland avenues in Phoenix for more than 50 years, even during her three years as governor when her security detail thought she would be better off somewhere else. It was her neighborhood, she insisted. Her Arizona. ...
Mofford was an Arizona native. She was born and grew up in the small mining town of Globe, the youngest of six children — four girls and two boys. Her parents, John and Frances Perica, were naturalized immigrants from Austria. They taught their children to help others. “It was a wonderful place to grow up. It was about population 12,000, and you kn...
In retirement, Mofford continued to help the people of the state she loved. She had a particular soft spot for children, though she never had any of her own. She married T.R. "Lefty" Mofford, a captain with the Phoenix Police Department, in 1957, and they divorced after a decade. But Mofford often told people to call her “Mother Mofford.” She consi...
Mofford’s close friend, DeAnna Parkhurst, was the one behind that iconic hair. Like clockwork, every Saturday morning at 7 a.m., Mofford would settle into the swivel chair in front of the mirror at De’s International Hairport in Phoenix for a wash and set. Parkhurst started doing Mofford’s hair when she was secretary of state. It was shorter then a...
Sep 15, 2016 · Rose Mofford, Arizona's first female governor and a shepherd for the state during a period of political turbulence, died Thursday, a former spokeswoman said. She was 94.
Sep 15, 2016 · Rose Mofford, Arizona's first female governor and a shepherd for the state during a period of political turbulence, died Thursday, a former spokeswoman said. She was 94.
Sep 15, 2016 · Sept. 15, 2016. Rose Mofford during Arizona Horizon interview. (Photo by Cronkite News) PHOENIX – Rose Mofford, Arizona’s first female secretary of state and first female governor, died Thursday at a Phoenix hospice center. She was 94.
