Heap, Parley Verl, 84, of St. Johns, AZ, died peacefully at his home on December 24, 2008. He was born September 6, 1924, in St. Johns, to Parley and Leona Heap. Verl loved outdoor activities and was a life-long farmer and rancher. After high school he went to ASU on a basketball scholarship. After one year he enlisted in the Air Force and served his country as a B17 pilot. While in the service, he married Dawn Sherwood, also from St. Johns. After the war, they returned to ASU where he resumed his education and basketball career. After a short career as a professional basketball player, he decided to return to Arizona to raise a family. He spent a short time back at ASU as an assistant coach and then 2 years at Duncan HS. He then returned to St. Johns where he again took up farming/ranching and coached and taught school for 35 years. He was an active and devoted member of The LDS church, a devoted husband and father, friend and neighbor and he loved and supported his family with all his heart. He was preceded in death by his parents Parley and Leona Heap, a sister Peggy and his oldest son Gary. Survivors include: His wife of 63 years, Dawn Sherwood Heap; daughters, LeAnn Proctor and Eileen Lindsey; sons, Jimmy and Roger Heap; brothers, Theo and Ronald Heap; sisters, Mary Ellen Webb and Lakay Grant; 18 grand children, and 17 great grand children.