Karen McDermott

Karen Ardell McDermott, 60, of Cornville died January 11. She was born July 19, 1944 in Tucson. She attended Catalina High School in Tucson. Karen was a bartender at the Old Corral Bar and the Page Springs Restaurant and Bar. She had also drove a school bus, was a dental assistant and operated the \u0027\u0027Cowgirl Clothing Company\u0027\u0027 with her daughter. Karen enjoyed cowboying with the guys at Windmill Ranch, fishing with grandkids, snow skiing, skeet shooting (she was a crackshot), antiquing, barrel racing and roping. She was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, Tom McDermott and a sister, Jane Orlecky. She leaves two daughters, Ardell Handverger of Cottonwood and Sham Eldridge of Elko, Nevada; her mother, Belva Allen of Cottonwood; her father, Doug Rutherford of Cave Creek; a brother, Adam Jones of Cottonwood; three sisters, Buckshot Carpenter of Bagdad, Charlene Kester of Cottonwood and Judy Jones-Dalton of Rimrock; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 15 in the Verde Valley Christian Church (Rt. 89 at Zalesky Rd) at 11 AM. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2724 E. Lakin St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Westcott Funeral Home assisted the family with these arrangements.