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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Inez B. Clark
Oct 10, 2006
Inez Clark, 92, resident of Clarkdale, Arizona passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 in Prescott, Arizona. She was the oldest of a family of nine, born to Allen Bradley Hale and Myrtle Irena Wilson in Menard, Texas. She came to Arizona in 1930. She met and married Aria Clark on December 12, 1930. Inez was predeceased by her husband...
Julia S. Fretz
Oct 8, 2006
Julia S. Fretz, age 59, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away at home on Sunday, October 8, 2006. She was born in Clearwater, Florida on June 22, 1947 to Grovie S. and Margaret Lloyd. She is survived by her loving husband of 39 years, Wayne Fretz of Cottonwood, AZ; sons, William S. Fretz with his wife Melissa of Florida, and...
Orlando L. Fajardo
Oct 8, 2006
On October 8, 2006 long time Flagstaff and Cottonwood resident Orlando L. Fajardo passed from this world peacefully after a lengthy illness with his family at his side. Born on March 18, 1932 to Pablo and Beatrice Fajardo he was one of 14 children. Orlando was the proud husband of 48 years to his wife Mary L. Figueroa. Orlando has...
Louise Isabel Lehr
Oct 8, 2006
Louise Isabel Lehr, age 88, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2006. She was born on March 5, 1918 to Milton and Marie Lindholm in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, where she grew up and graduated from the local high school. Louise worked at the Page hospital for many years. She was a member of Verde Valley Christian...
Orazio Giusti
Oct 6, 2006
Orazio Giusti, 85, died at his home in Cottonwood, Arizona October 6, 2006. He was born August 30, 1921 in Muggia, a province of Trieste, Italy, to Quirino and Vittoria Giusti. He attended school in Italy where his lifelong love for languages began at an early age. In secondary school, he studied Italian, Latin, French, and in high school, he...
Layle "Dee" Christine Gillespie
Oct 3, 2006
Layle "Dee" Christine Gillespie, 60, of Sedona, died at the Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 after a short illness. She was born in Sherman, Texas on February 7, 1946; she was the daughter of Stuart Edgar Gillespie and Luella Layle (Church) Gillespie. Dee will be fondly remembered for her selfless and giving spirit with...
William "Bill" Gary Hance
Oct 3, 2006
Lifelong Arizona resident, William Gary "Bill" Hance, died on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at the age of 52. Bill was born in Cottonwood, raised in Clarkdale, attended Mingus Union High School, and graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1972. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Bill spent most of his adult life living on the family...
Casey Weylin White
Sep 30, 2006
Casey Weylin White, 27, went home to the Lord in September of 2006. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Casey was a long time resident of Cottonwood, Arizona and a graduate of Mingus Union High School. He then returned to Phoenix to pursue his studies at ASU, and achieve his desired career. Casey was the beloved son of Michelle "Shelly"...
Darold D. Hayden
Sep 30, 2006
DAROLD D. HAYDEN, age 70, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away September 30, 2006. Darold was born May 12, 1936 in Newton, Kansas to Herb H. Hayden and Lucy (Davis) Hayden. He grew up on a farm in Anderson County, Kansas. He attended Iantha rural school, a one room schoolhouse, through the 8th grade. He graduated from Garnett High School in...
Henry C. Johnson, III
Sep 30, 2006
Henry C. Johnson III, 78 of Camp Verde died September 30. He was born June 19, 1928 in Warwick, Rhode Island, the son of Henry C. Johnson, Jr and Alice V. Walker. He was a graduate of North Kingston High School. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the Army during the Korean War, serving with the 27TH Infantry and the...
Joan T. Larson
Sep 29, 2006
Joan Larson, age 79, of Sedona, Arizona and former resident of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully, September 29, 2006. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Gale Larson. Joan is survived by her son, Ward Larson with his wife Julie of Sedona; her daugher, Carolyn Maher with her husband Michael of San Diego; her sister Fritz Tozzi of Arlington...
Twila Joy Mooney
Sep 28, 2006
Twila Joy Mooney, 80, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, on Thursday, September 28, 2006. She was born on August 6, 1926 in Rockford, Illinois to William and Lillian Frickson. She was a High School graduate of Waterloo, Iowa, following which; she worked at Raths Packaging Company. Later, after her marriage to Marvin Mooney on March 1, 1952, Twila proudly took the...
Katie Marie Richards
Sep 26, 2006
Katie Marie Richards, 78, of Glendale, Arizona on Tuesday, September 26, 2006. Kate was born in Blanket, Texas on November 27, 1927 to Jud and Edith Porter. She graduated from Jerome High School in 1946, and married Ernie Richards January 18, 1948 in Camp Verde, Arizona. Ernie preceded her in death in January 1997. She was in the process of...
Robert D. Christopher
Sep 26, 2006
Robert (Bob) Donald Christopher, 85 resident of Cornville, AZ. Born on July 26, 1921 in Eagle Grove, Iowa. He was the forth of five children born to Edward and Molly Christopher. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Eagle Grove. He graduated from Eagle Grove High School in 1939 and attended Iowa State University until the start...
Wylda A. Mason
Sep 23, 2006
Wylda A. Mason, 98, of Cottonwood died September 23, 2006. She was born August 5, 1908 in San Jose, California, the daughter of Henry Afton Bridges and Mary F. Reynolds. She was a gradauate of the nursing program at the San Francisco Childrens Hospital in 1929. She worked as a nurse. Mrs. Mason was a member of the Presbyterian Church...
Leon D Kneeshaw
Sep 23, 2006
Leon D. Kneeshaw, 71, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2006. He was born on March 26, 1935 in Ossineke, Michigan. Mr. Kneeshaw was a builder of custom homes. As a building contractor he had a reputation of high quality and craftsmanship. Mr. Kneeshaw served as a Christian Elder in the congretation of JeHovah\u0027s Witnesses for over...
Thomas Knowlton
Sep 20, 2006
Thomas J.Knowlton, 50, a resident of Sedona passed away September 20th. Tom is survived by his wife, Jull, stepson Colter, mother Leona of South Dakota and sister Ann of Iowa. Tom was born in Sioux City, Iowa and grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and graduated from college at the University of Utah. Tom was a resident of Sedona...
Bailey Francis Thompson
Sep 17, 2006
Bailey Francis Thompson, 82 of Cottonwood, AZ passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2006. He was born on April 3, 1924 in Fairmont, West Virginia to Jenny Thompson and Bailey Thompson, Sr. His deceased brother and sisters are: Harold Thompson, Genevieve Perry and Eugenia Le Sage. He leaves behind his wife, Doris Thompsonof Cottonwood, AZ, his niece Christine Allen(Jack) a...
Irvin Lee Mauk
Sep 16, 2006
Irvin \u0027Lee\u0027 Mauk, 68, of Cottonwood died September 16. He was born July 30, 1938 in Bellflower, California, the son of James Irvin Mauk and Charlotte Schoellermon Mauk. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Army. Mr. Mauk worked as a pipefitter, a welder and a truck driver. His hobbies included collecting eagle statues and ties....
Wilma M. Bishop
Sep 16, 2006
Wilma M. Bishop, 76, of Cottonwood, died September 16. She was born December 24, 1929 in Sentinel, Oklahoma, the daughter of William and Gladys Monday. She was a graduate of City View and Granite Schools. She was a loving wife and mother. Mrs. Bishop is survived by her husband of 56 years, William Bishop; two sons, Gary and Donald; a...
