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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Cleveland W. ''Pete'' Williams
Jun 6, 2003
Cleveland W. \u0027\u0027Pete\u0027\u0027 Williams, 77, of Cottonwood died May 6. He was born October 2, 1925 in Vilona, Arkansas. During World War II he served first with the Navy and then was assigned to the Marines as a medic and was a veteran of the battle of Iowa Jima. He was a retired electrical engineer and worked for many years...
Karl Case
Jun 6, 2003
Karl Case, 84, of Cottownood, Arizona passed away on June 6th. He was born in Batavia, New York on August 23, 1918. During World War II, Mr. Case served as a Technical Sergeant with the 1530th Army Air Force Base Unit. Until his retirement, he worked as a jeweler. He is survived by four daughters: Yvonne Alexander of Santa Rosa,...
Flo P. Applegate
Jun 6, 2003
Flo P. Applegate, 78, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Friday, June 6th. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 4, 1925. Before she retired Mrs. Applegate worked as a production supervisor. She began her career working for Western Electric, then for AT\u0026T and finally for Lucent Technologies. She was preceded in death two husbands Dale Pyle and Sam Applegate....
Dorothy J. Walker
Jun 4, 2003
Dorothy J. Walker, 90, of Cottonwood died June 4. She was born Dorothy Louise on March 24, 1913 in Elder, Colorado, the second daughter of John Gottchalk and Anna Johnson. On March 24, 1936, she married Louis Albert Morgan in Los Angeles, California and to their union there were no children. He died on September 7, 1944 and is buried...
Charles Hall
Jun 3, 2003
Charles Hall, 76, a resident of Sedona died June 3. He was born May 14, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Hall was a retired pressman for the Los Angeles Times where he worked for 42 years. He came to Arizona thirteen years ago. Mr. Hall leaves a daughter Linda D. Rothman of Las Vegas, Nevada and three grandchildren. There...
Lawrence E. Dawson
Jun 3, 2003
Lawrence Emmett Dawson, 77, of Cottonwood died June 3. He was born September 2, 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a World War II veteran of the Army. He was retired research anthropologist for the University of Califonia at Berkley. He enjoyed rock collecting and was an expert on basketry. He leaves a niece, Diane Dawson Immethun of Flagstaff and...
Velda B. Kleinman
Jun 1, 2003
Velda B. Kleinman, 98, of Camp Verde died June 1. She was born May 24, 1905 in Heber, Utah. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She graduated from Mesa High School and was a housewife and a seamstress. She was also a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She made friends...
Walter V. Dotson
Jun 1, 2003
Walter V. Dotson, 83, of Cottonwood died June 1 in Cottonwood. He was born February 13, 1920 in Gonzalez Wells (Quartzside), Arizona. Walter, as a boy, trapped along the California and Mexico borders with his Dad. As a teenager Walter lived in Williams and California helping run riding stables with an uncle. He drove horses from Williams to Phoenix and...
Wayne G. Shimer
May 31, 2003
Wayne G. Shimer, 76, of Cottonwood died May 31. He was born May 9, 1927 in Murdo, South Carolina. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Emmanuel Fellowship in Cottonwood and the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Rapid City, South Dakota. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Audrey Shimer; two daughters, Jerolyn...
William I. Mosley
May 31, 2003
William I. Mosley, 63, a resident of Rimrock died May 31. Born in Montgomery, Illinois, he was a former resident of Flagstaff. Mr. Mosley is survived by his wife, Joy of Rimrock; daughters, Theresa and her husband Blake Coleman, Jane and her husband Ron Slusher, Meg and and her husband Jeffey LaFace, Mary and her husband Dwayne Lee, Nancy and...
Baltazar M. Lozano
May 30, 2003
Baltazar Monreal Lozano, 56, of Clarkdale died May 30. He was born July 10, 1946 in Jerome. He had a 35 year career in education. He served as school principal for several schools in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District including the Junior High/Middle School. Mr. Lozano was most recently Administrator of the Chester Newton Charter \u0026 Montesori School. He leaves...
Harry Levin
May 29, 2003
Harry Levin, a long time resident of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2003. He was born in Vilna, Poland on December 25, 1911 and moved to the united States when he was five years of age. After military service during World War II he and his wife Bertha, resided in Cleveland, Ohio, until their move to Phoenix...
E'Vangelina L. Meeker
May 27, 2003
E\u0027Vangelina Lauda Meeker, 75, of Cottonwood died May 27. She was born October 20, 1927 in Phoenix, Arizona. She resided in Flagstaff before moving to Cottonwood. She was a member of American Legion Auxillary and V.F.W. Auxillary, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Garden Club of Cottonwood, She leaves her children Henry Meeker of Phoenix, Dr. Edward and his wife...
Edna G. Ramsey
May 27, 2003
Edna G. Ramsey, 79, of Cottonwood died May 27. She was born April 12, 1924 in Indiana. She leaves two daughters, Debbie Holley of Cottonwood and Nina Jernigan of Denver, Colorado; five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Her husband, Mitchell Ramsey preceded her in death. Services and burial will be held in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Oscela, Indiana. Westcott...
Mary Ellen Robyn Waterman
May 25, 2003
Mary Ellen Robyn Waterman died May 25, 2003 at Verde Valley Medical Center, Cottonwood, Arizona after a brief illness. Born October 3, 1911 in Glenmora, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late William Crumbly and Leontine (Kelone) Nash and the great-granddaughter of Patrick Kellone (Killoren) who immigrated to America in August 1844 from County Roscommon, Ireland. Upon graduation from...
Carlene B. Armstrong
May 25, 2003
Carlene B. Armstrong, 73, of Cornville, Arizona died May 25th. She was born May 8, 1930 in Jamestown, New York. In 1985, Carlene purchased a 10 acre property in Cornville and established Rusty\u0027s Morningstar Ranch, a residential setting for autistic adults. Rusty\u0027s Morningstar Ranch is named for her son Rusty, who suffers from autism, a neurological disorder that interferes with...
Rita L. Lambert
May 24, 2003
Rita Louise Lambert, 52, of Clarkdale died May 24. She was born November 7, 1950 in Gary, Indiana. She leaves her life partner, Pamela S. Bishop; her daughters, Kimberly A. Kleckner and Lauryn C. Shores, both of Portage, Indiana, Carrie C. Wharff \u0027\u0027Demmon\u0027\u0027 of Beech Grove, Indiana and Courtney J. Bishop of Clarkdale; six grandchildren, Nathalee N. Kleckner, Darrius D.C....
James Gaffney
May 23, 2003
James Gaffney, 38, of Camp Verde, Arizona died on Friday, May 23rd. He was born on September 17, 1964 in Long Island, New York. Mr. Gaffney was the owner of Gaffney Family Construction in Camp Verde. He was a developer and builder of many beautiful homes throughout Sedona and the Verde Valley. He was a member of the First Baptist...
Robert M. Bitticks
May 22, 2003
Robert M. Bitticks, 60, of Lake Montezuma died May 22. He was born Spetember 25, 1942 in Miami, Oklahoma. He was a sergeant in the Air Force reserves. He worked in the hardware business in retail sales. He leaves a daughter, Heather Kettner of Eagle Point, Oregon; a son, Robert G. Bitticks of Rimrock; his mother, Edith Bitticks of Rimrock;...
James Edward Sprueill
May 22, 2003
James Edward \u0027\u0027Ed\u0027\u0027 Sprueill, 85, of Camp Verde passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2003. He was born in Madill, Oklahoma on March 4, 1918. He was the son of the late Willie Andrew Sprueill and Minnie Lee Berry Sprueill. A beloved husband and father, Ed was an Army Veteran of World War II having served in the South Pacific....
