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William Paxton Witt, III, and his daughter Sarah Elizabeth Witt, passed away on December 27, 2006, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. William was born June 29, 1948, in Carollton, IL, to William Paxton Witt, Jr. and Pauline Carlton. Raised in Illinois, he graduated from E. Peoria High School in 1966. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and received a Masters and Ph.D. from A.F. Institute of Technology. After retiring from the Air Force in 1990, he worked briefly for Mercer University Engineering Lab, in Macon, GA, and then went to work for Boeing-SVS in Albuquerque, NM. Sarah was born February 20, 1985, in Albuquerque, NM. She then traveled to live in Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, New Mexico a second time, and California, to graduate from Mission Viejo High School in 2003. She attended the Culinary Division of California Art Institute and Utah Valley State College where she was on the Dean's List. They are survived by wife and mother, Pamela Rich; sons and brothers Christian C. Witt and his wife, Hollie; William P. Witt IV and his wife, Necia; and their children Samantha and William P. Witt V. Sarah is also survived by her fiance, Cortland Clater of Warrenton, VA. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. at the Albuquerque West LDS Stake Center, 4500 Ellison Dr. NW. Friends may call Tuesday, January 2, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at French Mortuary Westside Chapel, 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW. Interment will take place at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque. French Mortuary Albuquerque, NM 87114 (505) 897-0300 www.frenchmortuary.com
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