Desa Vick, 83, of Cottonwood died December 29. She was born February 6, 1923 in Croatia, the daughter of Vladimir and Anastasia Stanic. Mrs. Vick came to the United States after the Croation War. She was the wife of the late Ray Vick. She leaves two sons, Chad Charles Vick of Ojai, California and George Vick of Palmdale, California and a sister Vera Merser of Cottonwood. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 5, 2007 in the Westcott Funeral Home at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Verde Valley Humane Society, P O Box 1429, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com