Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Alma V. DeMille
Mar 11, 2010
Alma V. DeMille, 83, a resident of Sedona died Sunday, March 14. She was born February 18, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Michael H. and Sarah (Stanton) Srour. She was a graduate of Immaculate Heart School and attended University of California Los Angeles. She worked as an illustrator for Walt Disney and as a secretary and in...
Margie Lou Earl Simmons
Mar 11, 2010
Margie Lou Earl Simmons, 88 of Clarkdale, went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2010. She was born February 16, 1922 in Lucedale , Mississippi , the youngest child of George and Evaline Colville. Margie\u0027s first husband, Clifford Earl and her second husband, Joe Simmons preceded her in death, as did her seven brothers and two sisters....
Robbie Ruth Graves
Mar 11, 2010
Robbie Ruth Graves, 98, of Sedona, died March 11. She was born October 20, 1911 in Burleson, Texas, the daughter of Robert Andrew Jeffress and Mattie Elizabeth Anderson Jeffress. She attended Burleson High School. She worked at a service station, grocery and feed store in Joshua, Texas. Mrs. Graves was a member of the Church of Christ and the Order...
Edith Bitticks
Mar 10, 2010
Edith Bitticks, 88, of Rimrock died March 10 in Camp Verde. She was born February 17, 1922 in Miami, Oklahoma, the daughter of Walter and Elsie Eagle. Her husband Robert G. Bitticks and her son Robert M. Bitticks preceded her in death. She is survived by a son Chris Bitticks of Livermore, California; a sister Winnie Pottorf of Mesa; two...
Douglas Andrew Ten Eyck
Mar 10, 2010
Douglas Andrew Ten Eyck, 57, of Sedona died Wednesday, March 10. He was born October 1, 1957 in Albany, New York, the son of Donald Aloysis Ten Eyck and Mary Lou Liberty Ten Eyck. He served his country as a corporal in the Marine Corps. He worked as glazer, painter and in construction work. He was founder of Sedona Souls....
Wanda Arabelle Hersey
Mar 10, 2010
Wanda Arabelle Hersey, age 92, of Sedona, died in Sedona on March 10. She was born in Jerome Arizona on May 21, 1917 to William C. and Arabelle Wilkins Foy, and graduated from Jerome High School in 1936. She was a loving mother and homemaker and loved to cook and bake. She was a member of the Church of Jesus...
Hal Bridges
Mar 8, 2010
Hal Bridges, Professor Emeritus of History of the University of California, Riverside and resident of Cottonwood and Sedona, died peacefully from pneumonia, March 8, 2010, at the age of 91. He was the son of Harold Bridges, the editor and publisher of the Luling Signal, in Luling, Texas, and Lyda Lois King. After graduating from the University of Texas with...
Callie Mae Colvin
Mar 7, 2010
Callie Mae Colvin (Daugherty) was born in Hardin, Missouri, on May 24, 1922 to Cashious and Iva Daugherty. She was 6th of 8 children. They were farmers and farmworkers and started migrating westward in the 1930\u0027s, heading for California. They landed in Arizona in 1937 and, fortunately for us, never left. They picked cotton in the Gilbert/Mesa area, and later...
Nadine Woodburn
Mar 5, 2010
Nadine Woodburn, age 88 of Clarkdale, died March 5, 2010. She was born in Davisburg, KY. Nadine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great great grandmother. She had a kind heart, caring heart and loved her family, friends and church, the United Methodist in Cottonwood. She was also a member of the Doll and Gardening Club. Her dolls were...
Nadine Woodburn
Mar 5, 2010
Nadine Woodburn, age 88 of Clarkdale, died March 5, 2010. She was born in Davisburg , KY. Nadine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great great grandmother. She had a kind heart, caring heart and loved her family, friends and church, the United Methodist in Cottonwood . She was also a member of the Doll and Gardening Club. Her...
Richard Misewicz
Mar 5, 2010
Richard Misewicz, of Cottonwood, passed away March 5, 2010. He was born in Amsterdam, New York to the late Adam and Louise Madonna Misewicz. He graduated from the Amsterdam Central School, Amsterdam, New York. He retired from Imperial Company in 2002. He is survived by his wife Norma, two step daughters, Samantha and Patricia Chappell. At the request of the...
Burrell Leonard Robbins
Mar 4, 2010
Burrell Leonard Robbins (82), passed away in his home on March 4, 2010. His mother, father and two brothers preceded his death. He is survived by his wife Marian, four sons, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Burrell was a caring provider for his family and will be deeply missed. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on...
George E. Huston
Mar 4, 2010
George E. Huston, a resident of Cottonwood for 21 years, passed peacefully March 4, 2010. He was born in Carthage, Ill December 1, 1924, the son of Dean and Elsie (Eversole) Huston. George served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. A one time resident of Phoenix, he worked for Perlite Industries and was owner of H \u0026 H Transmissions. In...
John Robert Allen
Mar 2, 2010
John Robert Allen, of Camp Verde, born January, 1950 in Tacoma Wa, passed away on March 2nd in Camp Verde, Az. after a year long battle with cancer. There is a special place for John in the hearts of everyone who knew and loved him. John will always be remembered as an exceptional husband, a wonderful father, and a loyal...
Hazel Bryant
Mar 2, 2010
Hazel Bryant, 87, of Cottonwood died March 2. She was born July 31, 1922 in Seymour, Missouri, the daughter of William and Mary (Fleetwood) Cummins. She loved to cook and bake and was known for her award winning chocolate chip cookies and for her giving nature. Her husband, Charles Bryant, preceded her in death as well as seven sisters and...
MaryAnn Hodge Powell
Mar 2, 2010
MaryAnn Hodge Powell, 79, of Cottonwood and Harrisburg, PA, passed peacefully on March 2, 2010. She is survived by a twin sister, Thora G. Hodge, of Clarkdale, and a daughter, Sally Powell Seeley, of Harrisburg, PA. She graduated from Colorado College with a BS in psychology and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She was a member...
Mathew G. Nardiello
Mar 1, 2010
Mathew G. Nardiello, 85, of Sedona died March 1, 2010 in Cottonwood. He was born April 22, 1924 in Queens, New York, the son of Michael and Jennifer Nardiello. He was a graduate of Newtown High School in New York. He served as a corporal in the Marine Corps during World War II where he served in the artillery and...
James A. R. Wilde
Feb 27, 2010
James A. R. Wilde, 85, of Cottonwood died February 27. He was born March 8, 1924 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, the son of Albert Edgar Wilde and Amelia (Cunningham) Wilde. He served with the British Armed Forces with 20 years of service and was honored by the Queen. He was a flying ace in the Battle of Britain. He also...
Mary E. Keim
Feb 26, 2010
Mary Evelyn Keim passed away at about 6 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2010. Mary was born December 4, 1918 to Oscar Bond and Nancy Zink Bond. Mary is survived by her husband, Laurence Harold Keim, son: Laurence Hanly Keim, as well as her brother, Wendell Jay Bond. Mary\u0027s daughter, Mary Morez Bercier McKinley predeceased her. Mary has three grandchildren, eight...
Grace H. Davis
Feb 24, 2010
Grace H. Davis, 78, of Cottonwood died February 24. She was born June 7, 1931 in Atkins, Arkansas, the daughter of James Claude Scott, Jr. and Minnie Fay (Kennedy) Scott. She was a graduate of Magnet High School and received her Registered Nurses degree from Northern Arizona University. Her career in nursing was at Flagstaff Medical Center and during the...
