Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Richard Stites
May 4, 2009
Richard Stites of Cottonwood, Arizona, made his journey home on Monday, May 4, 2009. His wife of 30 years, Ramona, was at his side. Richard was born on January 29, 1951 in Framingham, MA. He was a graduate of Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire. A resident of the Verde Valley since 1978, Richard lived in Old Town and was...
Churchill Haenke
May 2, 2009
Churchill Haenke, 95, a resident of Sedona died May 2. He was born April 9, 1914 in Los Angeles, California, the son of John Martyn Haenke and Marie Churchill Haenke. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Helen C. Haenke; a son, Churchill Clark Haenke of Redmond, Washington and a daughter, Pamela Catherine Haenke of Berkeley, California; three...
Armando M. Vasquez
May 2, 2009
Armando M. Vasquez, Jr. , 47, of Cottonwood died May 2. He was born June 11, 1961 in Buckeye, the son of Amando V. Vasquez, Sr. and Norma M. Vasquez. He was a graduate of Gila Bend High School and attended UTI where he earned a degree as a technician in refrigeration. He was working at Paloma Ranch and later...
Frederick Wayne Driver
May 1, 2009
Frederick Wayne Driver, 71, of Cornville died May 1 at his home. He was born July 20, 1937 in St. Albans, Vermont, the son of Frederick and Bernice Driver. He was a 1954 graduate of Bellows Free Academy. He proudly served his country in the Marine Corps as a Corporal. Mr. Driver was a retired machinist. His interests included bowling,...
Paul D. Brown
May 1, 2009
Paul D. Brown, 78, of Cottonwood died May 1. He was born July 20, 1930 in North Vernon, Indiana, the son of Paul D. Page and Florence Brown. He attended schools in Indiana and was a graduate of Arizona State University where he received a Bachelors of Arts degree. Mr. Brown served his country as a staff sergeant in the...
LaMoine A. Ausbrook
Apr 30, 2009
LaMoine A. Ausbrook passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona. Cremation will be conducted and her cremains will be honored by her family. She was born 28 January 1917 at Langdon, North Dakota to Thomas James King and Ada Sophia (Skene) King. After graduating from Hannah High School (Hannah, ND) in 1934, she attended...
Louis Edwin Starkey
Apr 29, 2009
Louis Edwin Starkey, 69, of Cottonwood died April 29. He was born April 3, 1940 in Jerome, the son of Ed and Dorothy Starkey. He attended Clarkdale schools and Arizona State University. Mr. Starkey worked for Fann Contractors. He was a member of St. Cecilia's Mission Catholic Church where he served as an altar boy. An avid fisherman and hunter...
Ruth E. DeNeen
Apr 29, 2009
Ruth E. DeNeen, 92, of Clarkdale died Thursday, April 29. She was born March 21, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Elmer G. and Lovina T. DeNeen. She worked for the Miami-Herald newspaper and also for Bendix Aviation. She owned and operated a mobile home park in Sebring, Florida and also did secretarial work. She enjoyed traveling and went...
Irene Gallegos Cohen
Apr 28, 2009
Irene M. (Gallegos) Cohen, 81, of Sedona who died April 22. She was born April 28, 1927 in Jerome, the daughter of Arnold and Christine Gallegos. She attended Jerome and Taft schools. Her interests were painting, jewelry-making and sewing. Her parents and a son, Robert A. LeGar preceded her in death. She is survived by a son, Edward (Linda) of...
Anne Rogers Olson
Apr 27, 2009
Anne Rogers Olson, 95, of Cornville died April 27, 2009 in Cottonwood. She was born February 24, 1914 in Chinook, Montana to homesteaders Benton and Ara Pratt Rogers. She attended New Hope and Chinook schools and tended elderly and children, cooked on local ranches and clerked in grocery stores. She married Clifford Doney in 1934. Daughter Arlene was born in...
Jesse D. Layfield
Apr 27, 2009
Jesse D. Layfield, 26, of Cottonwood died Monday, April 27. He was born June 16, 1982 in Cottonwood, the son of William Layfield and Lorrie Mayfield. He attended Mingus Union High School. Jesse was a gamer and loved movies, that was his thing. He loved to party and have fun. He always had a smile. Jesse¿½s heart was as big...
A. Clyde Hance
Apr 27, 2009
Alfred "Clyde" Hance passed away April 27, 2009. He was born October 2, 1923 in Santa Anna, CA to Clyde and Junea Kay Hance. Clyde was raised in Clarkdale along with his brother Carl. He fought in WWII serving in the South Pacific. Upon returning home to Clarkdale Clyde met and married Mary Elizabeth Morin. They had three children; Terry,...
Joel Robert Rush Schmid
Apr 26, 2009
Joel Robert Rush Schmid, 21, a resident of Cottonwood, died April 26, 2009, surrounded by his family and close friends. Born in Oceanside, California, but moved to Cottonwood at the age of 3 where he spent the rest of his life. He graduated from Mingus Union High School in 2006. Joel enjoyed all sports starting with soccer at age 5,...
Candy Lee Watts
Apr 26, 2009
Candy Lee Watts, 45, of Cottonwood died Sunday, April 26. She was born December 28, 1963 in Artesia, California, the daughter of Donald James Slack and Letitia Isabel Ann Slack. She attended Mariposa and Brea schools and was a graduate of Brea High School. Candy worked in retail lingerie and graphic arts (art galleries) in California and owned her own...
Dorothy Jean Vaughn/Nickerson
Apr 24, 2009
Dorothy Jean Vaughn/Nickerson, 92 , of Cottonwood died April 24, 2009. She was born on October 29, 1916 in Bagwell, Red River County, Texas. Dorothy was preceded in death by her first husband Ripley Nelson Vaughn who died December 24, 1972 and by her second husband Orson Le Ross Nickerson who died February 14, 1994. She is survived by her...
William R. Smith
Apr 23, 2009
William R. Smith, 91, of Cottonwood died April 23. He was born June 2, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut, the son of William A. and Mary Sullivan Smith. He was a graduate of West Haven, Connecticut schools. Mr. Smith a newspaper owner, publisher and editor. His interests included reading and walking. His wife, Ruth C. Smith preceded him in death. He...
Sybil Lena Smith
Apr 22, 2009
Sybil Lena Smith, 86, of Cottonwood died April 22. She was born February 2, 1919 in Snyder, Oklahoma, the daughter of Fortney and Allie Mae (Tabor) Thompson. Mrs. Smith worked as a caregiver. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons, Gary Smith and John Inman, daughter Margaret Smith. She is survived by a daughter Jean Smith of...
Henry L. Stevens, Jr.
Apr 21, 2009
Henry L. Stevens, Jr. started his adventure on Aug 2, 1929, a gift to Doris Burnham Stevens and Henry L. Stevens, Sr., of Epsom, NH. Born and raised on a farm, \u0027Sonny\u0027 worked the long and arduous hours required of the family business, developing the industrious work ethic that would be the hallmark of his life. While attending the University...
Mildred C. Medina
Apr 20, 2009
Mildred C. Medina, 98, of Cottonwood died April 20. She was born June 27, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William Avon Coons and Mildred A. Bushman Coons. She was a graduate of the Chicago school systems. Mrs. Medina spent 38 years as an elementary school teacher. She was a 16 year member of the Verde Baptist Church. Her...
Andrew (A.J.) Sharrah
Apr 19, 2009
Andrew (A.J.) Sharrah, of Clarkdale passed away quietly on April 19 after a very honorable and hard fought battle. His family was so proud of him and the manner in which he walked through life. He was a quiet and unassuming gentle man and will never be forgotten by those who knew and loved him. He served his country as...
