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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Clarence W. Jones
Apr 23, 2004
Clarence Wilson Jones, 83, of Cottonwood died April 23. He was born May 24, 1920 in Peconic, Long Island, New York. He was the valedictorian at his graduation from Southold High School. He retired as computer programmer from Lou Grubb Chevrolet in Phoenix. He previuosly had worked as an auto parts clerk. Mr. Jones was a member of the Cottonwood...
Dean C. Godown
Apr 21, 2004
Dean C. Godown, 68, a resident of Sedona, died April 21, 2004. Mr. Godown was born in 1935 in Ravenna, Nebraska. He was raised as a farmer in Litchfield, Nebraska and Winterset, Iowa. He excelled in athletics throughout his youth, especially baseball. He attended Iowa Teacher\u0027s College for two years at Northern Iowa University and Simpson College in Iowa where...
Jeremy M. Fulmer
Apr 20, 2004
Jeremy Michael Fulmer, 25, of Cottonwood died April 20. He was born May 9, 1978 in Sacramento, California. He attended Granada High School in California. He worked as a carpenter. Jeremy enjoyed being an outdoorsman, he loved fishing and hunting, he cared deeply for his family and friends, he never knew a stranger and loved animals. He leaves his mother...
Donald D. Whaley
Apr 18, 2004
Donald Dean Whaley, 78, of Clarkdale died April 18. He was born May 3, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Kingman High School and was a railroad agent for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. He was a Navy veteran serving as a ground radioman. He enjoyed tennis, golf, church and family. He leaves his wife of 29 years,...
Kathryn Roberts McIntyre
Apr 18, 2004
Kathryn Roberts McIntyre, 56, of Clarkdale, Arizona passed away on Sunday, April 18th after a two year courageous battle with Melanoma cancer. She was born Kathryn Elaine Roberts on June 5, 1947 in East Moline, Illinois to Glynn and Betty Roberts. Upon completion of high school, Kathy entered the United States Army Women\u0027s Corps where she was a financial specialist....
Lois E. Dodge
Apr 17, 2004
Lois E. Dodge, 80, of Cottonwood died April 17. She was born July 6, 1923 in Live Oak, California. She leaves a son, Walter A. Dodge of Cottonwood, Robert A. Dodge of Odessa, Texas and William Paul Dodge and his wife Jolene of Kodiak, Arizona; a daughter Elizabeth Ann Sobley and her husband William of Everett, Washington; two sisters, Clairise...
Daniel J. Ryan
Apr 14, 2004
Daniel J. Ryan, 42, of Cottonwood died April 14. He was born May 24, 1961 in Elmhurst, Illinois. He attended schools in Lombard and West Chicago, Illinois. He worked as a Wal-Mart associate in the hardware department. He previously had worked as a mechanic in Illinois. He was of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed fishing, following NASCAR races and was...
Dr. William R. Thurston
Apr 14, 2004
Dr. William Roberts Thurston, 88, a resident of Sedona died April 14. He was born November 1, 1915 in New York, New York. He spent his early childhood in Argentina and worked many years in Mexico and Cuba as an exploratory geologist. He was a graduate of Columbia University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree and went on...
Rozilyn R. Hyde-Thomas
Apr 13, 2004
Rozilyn R. Hyde-Thomas, 63, a resident of Cottonwood and Kykotsmovi, Arizona passed away in peace and beauty April 13 in Cottonwood. She was born in Lawton, Oklahoma and was an enrolled member of the Commanche Tribe. She is survived by her husband, John L. Thomas; two daughters, Lisa GiaQuinta of Scottsdale and Cinnamon Conrad of Tucson; a son Darren Matthews...
Ernest L. Thompson
Apr 13, 2004
Ernest Lloyd Thompson, 80, of Cottonwood died April 13. He was born October 19, 1923 in Trent County, Texas. He was a World War II veteran of the Air Force. He was a retired pilot for private airlines. Mr. Thompson was a Christian. He leaves his wife Marlene Kay Thompson; thr ee daughters, Cathy Hair, Tracy Baker and Nancy Thompson;...
Ed Gicla
Apr 8, 2004
Ed Gicla was born July 21, 1937 in Chicago and died April 8, 2004 in Cottonwood, AZ leaving behind his loving companion and soulmate, Sheila Pfeifer, who moved to Cottonwood with him in June of 1998. Ed also leaves behind his two daughters Teri (Nelson) Fonseca from Deerfield, IL and his two grandsons Jacob \u0026 Louis, and Nicole (Mitch) Krasowski...
Eduardo M. Morones
Apr 7, 2004
Eduardo M. Morones, 96, of Clarkdale, died April 7. He was born October 28, 1907 in Aguscalientes, Mexico. He attended Clarkdale schools and worked for many years for Phelps Dodge. He was a member for many years of St. Cecilia\u0027s Mission Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Josephine Esparza Morones. He leaves a son,...
Paul D. Morris
Apr 6, 2004
Paul Donald Morris, 49, of Cottonwood died April 6. He was born August 12, 1954 in Phoenix. He attended Phoenix schools. He worked as a carpenter. He leaves his sister, Peggy Taylor of Las Vegas, Nevada. There are no public services planned. Westcott Funeral Home assited the family with these arrangements.
Curtis C. Freeland
Apr 6, 2004
Curtis Charles Freeland, 85, a resident of Sedona, Village of Oak Creek, died April 6. He was born on May 16, 1918 in Oak Park, Illinois. He was a graduate of Northwestern University. Mr. Freeland was the retired president of Foster-Stevens Advertising of Skokie, Illinois. He enjoyed water skiing, dancing, golf and football. A Navy veteran, he served during World...
Ruby Lee Gibson
Apr 3, 2004
Ruby Lee Gibson, 60, of Clarkdale died April 3. She was born March 28, 1944 in Scottsdale. She worked for YES the Arc, an agency serving developmentally disabled persons, for the past five years as a supervisor in one their residential settings. A Baptist, she also enjoyed caring for others and especially loved her grandchildren. Survived by her husband of...
Bernice A. Schmidt
Apr 1, 2004
Bernice Alma Schmidt, 83, of Cottonwood died April 1. She was born August 27, 1920 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She married Howard C. Schmidt in August 1940 in Sleepy Eye. She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed traveling the United States. She leaves her husband of 63 years, Howard...
Lois Rae McPherson
Apr 1, 2004
Lois Rae McPherson, 82, of Clarkdale died April 1. She was born November 15, 1921 in Bisbee, Arizona. She was a graduate of Bisbee High School, class of 1939 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northern Arizona University in 1963. Mrs. McPherson was an elementary school teacher in Flagstaff fro 23 years. She was a housewife prior to...
Shirley Moriis
Apr 1, 2004
Shirley Morris, 78, of Flagstaff, died April 1. She was born June 22, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. She had worked in purchasing in the electronics industry. She leaves a daughter Eileen Jannazo of Shirley, New York; a son Jerry Morris of Flagstaff; a sister Sandra Cohen of New York; a brother, Sy Sarkin of New York; four grandchildren and...
Richard W. Amis
Mar 28, 2004
Richard Wiley Amis, 84, of Clarkdale died March 28. He was born March 19, 1920 in Las Animas, Colorado. He graduated from Phoenix Union High School in Phoenix, Vanport College in Portland, Oregon and the University of Arizona at Tucson. He was a rancher and also worked in the aircraft and missle industry, in refrigeration service, in well drilling and...
Kenneth Mc Clain Henry
Mar 23, 2004
Kenneth McClain Henry, 93, of Cottonwood died March 23. He was born March 22, 1911 in Peace Valley, Missouri. He was a retired purchasing agent in the steel industry. He was also a member of the Community of Christ Church. Mr. Henry was preceded in death by his wife Virginia. He is survived by his daughter J. Elaine and her...
