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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Phyllis Jean Clarke
Oct 25, 2007
Phyllis Jean Clarke, 67, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2007. She was born on April 11, 1940 in Hermantown, Minnesota to Ruth and Melvin Clarke. Phyllis lived in northern Minnesota for twenty-three years. During her time there she was active in the Dinner Theatre in Virginia, Minnesota; acted as assistant director, and also did a little...
Miguel Ponce Almaraz
Oct 23, 2007
Miguel "Mike" Ponce Almaraz, 86, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. He was born September 16, 1921 in Yerba Buena, Mexico to Jose and Isabel (Ponce) Almaraz. Mike served his country during WWII as a Private First Class QMC infantry for the United Staes Army Air Core. For his dedicated service he received the Good COnduct...
Louise V. Washburn
Oct 23, 2007
Louise V. Washburn, 90, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. She was born in Lubbock, Texas on July 20, 1917 to Homer and Ada (McKenney) Brown. Louise enjoyed golfing, gardening and entertaining others. She is preceded in death by two grandsons, Mark Shumar and Scott Shumar. Louise was the beloved mother of Patricia Escalante; and the...
Guy osborne Lee
Oct 22, 2007
Guy Osborne Lee, resident of Cornville, passed away at home on Monday, October 22, 2007 - his 84th birthday. He was born October 22, 1923 in DesArc, Arkansas to Lynn Albert and Daisy (Osborne) Lee. Guy served his country during WWII as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. He started out working an as Electrical Lineman for IBEW;...
Janine Mary Witte
Oct 16, 2007
Janine Mary Witte, 62, died October 16th, 2007 at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was born in Tacoma, WA and resided with her husband, Terry, in the Verde Valley. She was active in numerous church leadership roles and for several years worked as Director of Women\u0027s Ministries at River Community Church in Cottonwood, AZ. Janine enjoyed dancing and was...
Doris Emily Davis
Oct 11, 2007
Doris Emily Davis, 87, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2007. She was born September 5, 1920, as an identical twin, to Earl S. Osincup and Marie L. (Shannon) Osincup in Hornell, New York. Doris attended school in New York. Also in her youth, Doris worked at a United States Naval Depot in Scotia, New York during...
Beatrice Woodriffe
Oct 11, 2007
Beatrice Woodriffe, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at her home in the Austin House, located in Cottonwood, Arizona. She was born on May 18, 1906 in the Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. She is preceded in death by her husband and one son. She leaves behind two sons, William Woodriffe of Sun Lakes, Arizona, and Harold Woodriffe of Brooklyn,...
Levina Fuller
Oct 11, 2007
Levina Fuller, longtime resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2007. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Fuller was born on June 5, 1920 in Goshen, Indiana. She grew up in Flint, Michigan and in 1944 she enlisted in the Navy to assist in the war effort and served until November of 1945. On November 13, 1946, she...
Cortez "Corky" Oxendale
Oct 6, 2007
Cortez "Corky" Oxendale, 93, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Phoenix. She was born June 21, 1914 in Mills City, Texas to Jesse Ferguson and Lucretia Melvina (Ward) Atchison. Throughout Corky's entire life, no matter what she encountered; whether it was an adventure or a challenge, a role, a job or any other task, she...
Rose Garneau
Oct 3, 2007
Rose Garneau, resident of Cottonwood, embraced her life of 98 years; passing away peacefully on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 in Sedona. She was born April 6, 1909 to John and Rosa (Ueberbacher) Likosar, in Chicago, Illinois; where she grew up; attended 12 years of Catholic Schooling, and graduated High School from Immaculatta. Prior to starting her family, Rose worked as...
Stephen W. Butler
Oct 2, 2007
Stephen W. Butler, 68, resident of Cottonwood, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007. He was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on May 4, 1939 to Roy and Genevieve Butler. He was a graduate of Wayland Academy, following which he attended and graduated with a BAS Degree from Marquette University-Wisconsin. Stephen then worked for the State of Wisconsin, Executive Farm/Labor Bureau,...
Randy J. Evans
Oct 2, 2007
Randy Evans, 57, resident of Cottonwood, passed away at home on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. He was born November 28, 1949 in Macon, Georgia to Albert and Joyce (Bloodworth) Evans. Randy was a United States Navy Veteran; he worked for and retired from Coors out of Golden, Colorado; currently, he was employed part-time with the Cottonwood Super Wal-mart. Randy was...
Josephine M. Baker
Sep 29, 2007
Josephine M. Baker, 96, resident of Clarkdale, Arizona, passed away at home on Saturday, September 29, 2007. She was born July 25, 1911 in Kalamazoo (Richland), Michigan to Harry Samuel and Mary (Roberts) Tripp. Josephine worked in and retired from the medical field, and was a member of the Episcopal Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Cecil...
Edward F. Brundage
Sep 29, 2007
Edward F. Brundage, 87, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2007. He was born in New York City, New York on November 17, 1919 to Howard W. and Frances (Dunne) Brundage. Edward served his country during WWII in the United States Navy as a Chief Machinist. He was awarded the Victory Medal, American Theatre Medal, the Philippine...
Carla Forsman
Sep 28, 2007
Carla Forsman, 50, resident of Camp Verde, passed away in Cottonwood on Friday, September 28, 2007. She was born December 21, 1956 in Phoenix, to Charles and Imogene (Moore) Ledbetter. Carla was privileged to be a wonderful stay-home mom, following which she was a nursing assistant for 18 years. She loved to draw, and she had a special place in...
Vera Bauer
Sep 28, 2007
Vera Bauer, born in Hungary on August 5, 1905, a former homeowner and resident of Cottonwood since 1977, and current resident of at Kachina Point in the Village of Oak Creek since 2001, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2007 at the amazing age of 102. Vera was a homemaker and housewife. She was also a member of the Immaculate...
Jewell Silvers-Poindexter
Sep 27, 2007
Jewell Silvers-Poindexter, 99, of Cottonwood, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2007. She was born July 16, 1908 in Melbourne, AR to Thomas and Lee Wiley. Jewell is preceded in death by her husband Vic Poindexter; son, Calvin Jennings; and son-in-law, Floyd Fulks. She leaves behind her sons, Douglas Poindexter with his wife, Helen of Sun Lakes, AZ, Wayne Poindexter...
Christina Josephina Reyes
Sep 25, 2007
Christina Josephina Reyes, 31, passed away on September 25, 2007. She was born in Cottonwood, Arizona on November 17, 1975. Christina is survived by her son Cruz and daughter Maya. She was preceded in death by her father, Sylvester H. Reyes. She is survived by her mother, Vera B. Reyes; her five sisters Cynthia, Margaret, Mary Helen, Rose Marie, and...
Joyce Elaine (Welch) Smith
Sep 24, 2007
Joyce Elaine (Welch) Smith, 67, resident of Cottonwood, passed away at home on Monday afternoon, September 24, 2007. She was born in Montclair, New Jersey on February 12, 1940 to James Edward and Ruth Harriet (Hooey) Welch. Joyce was a member of the Emmanuel Fellowship Church. She leaves behind her devoted husband of 49 years, William E. Smith, Jr. of...
Emma Elfreda M. Forbach
Sep 22, 2007
Emma Elfreda M. Forbach, 61, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2007. She was born in Santa Barbara, California on April 5, 1926 to Richard Stuart and Mattie Lenora (Gandy) Massan. Emma attended her childhood and high school years in Coolidge, Arizona. After graduating high school, she went on to the Baptist Bible College where she received...
