Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Mary Imogene Ainsworth
Dec 1, 2006
Mary Imogene Ainsworth, 82, of Cottonwood died December 1. She was born February 7, 1924 in Durango, Colorado, the daughter of William R. and Mary Deer. She attended Durango Elmentary School and Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Arkansas. She went on to attend John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas for three years. She received her Bachelor of Science degree...
Martha Billie Hensley
Dec 1, 2006
Martha Billie Hensley, 94, resident of Clarkdale, Arizona, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2006 in the Village of Oak Creek-Sedona. She was born May 16, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri. Martha was a housewife and owner of a restaurant. She enjoyed reading and cooking. She was a nurturing and loving person who was always there for everybody when they...
Geneva Parsons
Nov 28, 2006
Geneva Parsons, age 91, resident of Sedona, Arizona, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2006. She was born in Stoultsville, Missouri on October 31, 1915 to Chester and Sadie (Dowell) Hubbard. Geneva attended the Paris Community College. Professionally, she worked and retired as an Escrow Secretary and Manager for Transamerica Title, located in Cottonwood, Arizona. She was well known and...
Doris Etta Chilson
Nov 26, 2006
Doris Etta Chilson, age 90, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2006. Doris was born on August 18, 1916 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to E.A. and Etta (Murray) Colburn. Doris attended West Los Angeles for four years. She worked as a Pink Lady as a hospital volunteer at Verde Valley Medical Center. Doris was a member...
Sharon Joan Blair
Nov 23, 2006
Sharon Joan Blair was born on October 31, 1941 to Verna Otto Blair and William Perry Blair in Des Moines, Iowa. She died on November 23, 2006 at Kindred Care, a hospital in Phoenix Arizona. Sharon died of complications following surgery to repair a broken hip. Sharon was proceeded in death by her mother and father, Verna and Bill Blair...
Jack R. Jewell
Nov 22, 2006
Jack R. Jewell, 90, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2006. Jack was born on December 26, 1915 to John T. and Mary "Essie" (Armstrong) Jewell in Bisbee, Arizona. He was a graduate of Long Beach High School, and then received his Bachelor's Degree in plumbing from the Community College. This was the profession he dedicated...
Joan Catherine Weeks
Nov 15, 2006
Joan Catherine Weeks, age 66, resident of Clarkdale, Arizona, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. She was born on January 14, 1940 in Twisp, Washington to Charles Taylor and Mary Katherine (Hall) Sheppard. Joan was a high school graduate. While living in Alaska, she was a volunteer at the Providence Hospital in Anchorage, and wrote columns for the Anchorage...
Ronald Franklin Shumway
Nov 14, 2006
Ronald Franklin Shumway, 73, resident of Cornville, Arizona passed away at his home, on Tuesday, November 14, 2006. He was born on January 2, 1933 at Henriville, Utah to James Howard and Sarah Lieuwen (Savage)Shumway. During his childhood, he attended the Tropic, Bingham and Willard Schools. Ronald was self-employed as a skilled craftsman and builder. Much of his work was...
Lawrence (Larry) P. Ross
Nov 14, 2006
Larry P. Ross "Scotty", 83, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2006. He was born January 11, 1923 in Scottland, U.K. to Emanual and Annie Ross. Larry worked for Circle H-Car Wash. He leaves behind his wife of eleven years, Sandra Ross of Cottonwood, Arizona; his sons Grahame Ross of Washington, and Ian Ross of California;...
James Sturgeon
Nov 11, 2006
James Sturgeon, age 89, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2006. He was born on January 28, 1917 to Omar and Myrtle Sturgeon in English, Indiana, where he grew up and graduated English High School. Professionally, he worked as a Baker in the Fry's Bakery in Phoenix, Arizona. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, and especially spending time...
Sandy Steele
Nov 7, 2006
Sandy Steele, 69, resident of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. She was born on November 12, 1936 to Joseph and Ruth (Stokie) Sandy in Phoenix, Arizona, where she grew up and was a graduate of Phoenix Union High School. She was an award winning equestrian. She was also the Secretary for the National Speedboat and...
Donald "Paps" Boyd Walters, Sr.
Nov 4, 2006
Donald "Paps" Boyd Walters, Sr., was born June 12, 1924 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Charles Robert Walter and Henrietta Gertrude Welch (an 1860's Arizona pioneer family). He grew up on his father's ranch on the North rim of the Grand Canyon. Don was Homecoming King at Prescott High, where he excelled in both sports and academics. He led his...
Robert Ralston
Nov 4, 2006
Robert "Bob" Ralston, 91, of Cottonwood, died Saturday, November 4, 2006. Bob is survived by his wife of 54 years, Bobbie; his daughter, Joanna Roulette; sons, David and Gary (Donna); grandson, Thomas Terry; granddaughters, Jennifer Sosa and Devon Roulette; and two great granddaughters. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Linda Seigler. There will be no memorial service,...
Robert "Leonard" Lankford
Nov 2, 2006
Robert "Leonard" Lankford, 82, resident of Cottonwood, AZ and former resident of Flagstaff, AZ for many years, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2006. He was born on June 9, 1924 to Robert L. and Ollie (Dawson) Lankford in Roswell, New Mexico. Leonard grew up in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. Leonard began working road construction as a teenager with...
Mary E. Moeny
Nov 2, 2006
Mary E. Moeny, 87, of Cottonwood, Arizona, died at her home on November 2, 2006. She was born May 10, 1919 in Hamilton, Ontario Canada to Rev. James E. Leach and Mary N. Neilson Leach. Mary grew up in Paddickwood, Saskatchewan, Canada and later attended school in England. At the outbreak of World War II, she enlisted in the Royal...
Mary B. Peterson
Nov 1, 2006
Mary B. Peterson, 71, resident of Verde View Sr. Apartments in Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2006 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Mary was born May 18, 1935 to Oren and Pearl (Starr) Hines in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is survived by two brothers, Charles Hines of Port St. Lucie, Florida and Emery Hines of Center Point, Iowa. She...
Mary Celesta Gamblin
Oct 29, 2006
Mary Celesta Gamblin, also known as Mary Bates, died October 29, 2006 at 2:30pm. Celesta was born October 30, 1913 in Browder, Kentucky. Celesta is survived by five of her six children; Daphne Coppinger (Art) of Camp Verde, Delila White of Cottonwood, Frieda Williams (Jim) of Albuquerque, NM, Lindle Gamblin (Janice) of Derby, KS, and Myrna Dierenfield (Dan) of Lower...
Felice Garcia
Oct 29, 2006
Felice "Bessie" Garcia, 81, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2006. She was born on January 15, 1925 to Jose and Beatrice Dominquez in Belen, New Mexico, where she spent her childhood, adolescence, met and married the love of her life, Thomas B. Garcia, and started her family. After the birth of her first son, she and...
James A. Murphy
Oct 29, 2006
James A. Murphy, 67, resident of Cottonwood, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2006 in Flagstaff, AZ. He was born on May 13, 1939 in Manhattan, New York to James Francis and Cathleen (Cooney) Murphy. James worked for the Manhattan and Bronx surface transit operating authority as General Superintendent of Transportation. James also served his country as a Chief Warrant...
Clara Starr Clark
Oct 29, 2006
Clara Starr Clark, age 84, resident of Prescott, Arizona passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2006. She was also born in Prescott on April 22, 1922 to Henry and Annie (Williams) Starr. Clara loved her family, she loved the Yavapai language, as well as teaching it. Clara is preceded in death by her niece, Roseland H. Starr, and her husband....
