Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Berniece Petterson
Jul 8, 2015
Berniece Petterson of Cottonwood passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the age of 91. She was born on January 23, 1924 in Pinewood, MN to Oscar and Mathilda Freed. Berniece was the founder of "MOMS", a Phoenix organization designed to support and assist parents of newborn babies with Downs Syndrome. She received a Governors Award in the 1970\u0027s...
Jane C. Minter
Jul 7, 2015
Jane C. Minter passed away peacefully with her family by her side on 7/7/15 in Cottonwood, AZ. She was born in MS on 7/23/34. She is survived by 3 daughters, Carol Thomas (Dave) of Sedona, Mary Warczinsky (Carl) of Cottonwood, Linda Myers of Seattle \u0026 her son Joe (Ginger) of Saratoga Springs, NY. She has 7 grandchildren \u0026 8 great-grandchildren....
Betty R. Lyall
Jul 3, 2015
Betty R. Lyall, 91 of Clarkdale, passed away in Cottonwood on July 3, 2015. She was born on October 27, 1923 in Bristow, Oklahoma to Joseph and Delma Taylor. Betty was a homemaker and held many special accomplishments. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star since 1957 in Starpoint Office as Ruth; the Elks\u0027 Ladies of...
Leland Shoptaugh
Jul 2, 2015
Leland D. Shoptaugh, 80 of Cottonwood, passed away in Prescott on July 2, 2015. He was born on February 8, 1935 in Oakland, California to George and Josephine Shoptaugh. Leland attended the University of California in Berkley. He served his country in the Army as LTC during the Vietnam War and received the Meritorious Service Medal. Leland worked for the...
Donald D. Shanks
Jun 29, 2015
Donald D. Shanks, a resident of Sedona, AZ, was born on January 24, 1920 in Fox, Arkansas. After 95 years of living an active and inspiring life, he passed away on June 29, 2015 in Phoenix, AZ. He spent most of his early years growing up near Flagstaff where his father was the supervisor for the Doney Park Ranger District...
Robert Jones
Jun 27, 2015
Robert "Bob" Jones passed away on June 27, 2015 in Cottonwood, AZ. He was 83 years old. Bob was born on June 1, 1932 in Fairfield, AL to Earnie and Wilda Collum Jones. Bob served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and later had a career in sales and public relations for the aerospace industry, working...
Sabra E. Croom
Jun 25, 2015
Sabra Elaine Croom of Cottonwood passed away suddenly at her home on June 25, 2015, at the exact age of 24 years and 5 months. Sabra was born on January 25, 1991 in Rolla, MO to John and Dawn Croom, the namesake of her great-aunt, Elaine Palomaki. She grew up partially in Albuquerque, NM with her dad, while her mom...
Barbara Strickland
Jun 24, 2015
Barbara Strickland, 92 of Burbank, CA, passed away on June 24, 2015 in Camp Verde. She was born on January 28, 1923 in Lone Pine, CA to Ben and Catherine Bonham. Barbara attended Lone Pine Schools and L.A. County School of Nursing to become an RN. Barbara belonged to Village Church in Burbank, CA. Barbara was preceded in death by...
Chris Starr
Jun 21, 2015
Chris M. Starr of Cottonwood passed away on June 21, 2015 at the age of 68. Chris was born in Hanford, CA to Art and Alma Starr on November 5, 1946. After graduating high school, Chris joined the military, serving his country overseas in Vietnam in the U.S. Army. During his service time, Chris was a combat sergeant and a...
William Bowden
Jun 17, 2015
William "Bill" Bowden of Cottonwood passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. He was 88 years old. Bill was born on January 18, 1927 in Atlanta, GA to William and Martha Bowden. Bill attended ASU and served his country in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a real estate broker and was a member of Church of the Red Rocks...
Mary Hardin
Jun 15, 2015
Mary Converse Crawford Hardin of Cottonwood, AZ passed away on June 15, 2015. Born October 31, 1927 in Chino Valley, AZ to George and Grace Converse, she was raised on the old Del Rio Ranch with her sister Jackie and brothers Gilbert and Art. She worked for U.S. Motors in Prescott, AZ and later worked in Phoenix as a property...
Paul Thomas Lay
Jun 11, 2015
Paul Thomas Lay, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Camp Verde, AZ on June 11, 2015. He was born on May 11, 1929 in van Austin, TX to Albert and Sally Belle Lay. He was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years Georgia, his parents, two brothers, Ekard and Thedford Lay and two sisters, Mildred Stewart...
Emma DeHaven Berger
Jun 9, 2015
Emma DeHaven Berger, 95, of Cottonwood passed away June 9, 2015. She was born January 2, 1920 in Wissahickon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Winfield Scott DeHaven and Mildred Beatty Springer. Emmie\u0027s life is now in heaven where she often talked about going, face to face with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a graduate of Roxborough High School...
Juliana -Jo- Moseley
Jun 7, 2015
Juliana "Jo" Moseley, 25, of Camp Verde, passed away suddenly June 7. She was born January 17, 1990 in Cottonwood, the daughter of Ken Krebs and Wendy M. McCants. There is one word that comes to mind when she is talked about, Selfless. Julianna gave all she had to those in need, whether that was her family, friends or a...
Ebin L. Proctor
May 30, 2015
Ebin L. Proctor, 18 of Cottonwood, passed away on May 30, 2015. He was born on October 1, 1996 in Cottonwood. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 6, 2015 at 6:00pm at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.
William B. Minor
May 25, 2015
Bill Minor, 93, of Cottonwood went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 25th. Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Mildred Francis Minor. He is survived by his twin brother Eugene; and sons Steven and wife Kay, Richard and wife Darci, David and wife Valerie as well as 7 grandchildren and...
Carl B. Sartwell
May 23, 2015
Carl Bradley Sartwell was born January 4, 1917 in Van Nuys, CA to Lydia and Carl B. Sartwell, Sr. He went home to Jesus on May 23, 2015. He attended schools in Van Nuys and after graduating high school he worked briefly at the fledgling Disney Studios as a background artist. He then was employed, until his retirement, at Lockheed...
Tom Prendergast
May 22, 2015
Tom Prendergast, 75, of Cottonwood passed away May 22, 2015. He was born May 13, 1940 in San Francisco, California, the son of John and Helen (Kleeb) Prendergast. He served his country in the Army. Tom worked in the Motion Pictures industry as a film processor. He also worked as a tile setter and in the forest service. He loved...
Blessing Heyman
May 19, 2015
Blessing Heyman, of Sedona, Arizona, passed peacefully, surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 19th, of complications following a stroke. Originally from Albany, NY, she married long time sweetheart, Marshall N. (Mike) Heyman, following World War 2 and they spent the next 68 years together living a colorful life of travel and adventure in many exotic posts and locations around the...
Mary Estlick
May 19, 2015
Mary Estlick, 78 of Clarkdale, passed away on May 19, 2015. She was born on November 1, 1936 in Bloomington, MN to Earl and Mary Fritchman. Mary was a long time resident of Clarkdale and retired from the Clarkdale/Jerome School District. She was a world traveler and loved traveling but always looked forward to coming home to the Verde Valley....
