Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Juana (Jennie) Mendoza
Apr 18, 2009
Juana "Jennie" E. Mendoza passed away in Cottonwood on April 18. She was 92 years old. She was born in Clarkdale on March 29, 1917 to Dolores and Amaparo Anguilo Eredia. She was the last survivor of that first generation family. She loved to cook and enjoyed being with her grandchildren and her many friends. She was a friend to...
Idell Harrison
Apr 18, 2009
Idell Harrison, 78, of Cottonwood died April 18. She was born August 12, 1930 in Burtsell, Arkansas, the daughter of Albert "Haskell" Simmons and Effie Dickens Simmons. She graduated from McNary, Arizona schools. Mrs. Harrison was manager of Oovah Smoke Shop. She started the Headstart program for the Ute Mountain tribe. She also was invited to the White House to...
Mildred D. Swain
Apr 15, 2009
Mildred Dorothy Swain, 94, of Cottonwood died April 15. She was born August 9, 1915 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Her husband, Norman Swain and three brothers Harry, Marvin and Robert all preceded her in death. She leaves her sons, Richard of California and Rodger of Cottonwood; a sister Amy Medeen of Minneapolis; six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on...
Virginia D. Blackford
Apr 11, 2009
D. Virginia Blackford, 87, of Cottonwood died April 11. She was born January 1, 1916 in Trilla, Illinois, the daughter of Tony Guy (TG) Brown and Ina Myrtle (Reed) Brown. Mrs. Blackford served her country in World War II as a WAC stationed primarily at the Santa Ana Army Air Base in santa Ana, California. This was a pilot training...
M. Elaine Shankland
Apr 10, 2009
M. Elaine Shankland, 90, died April 10, 2009 in Prescott, AZ. She was born on Feb. 5, 1919 in St. Helens, OR to Vilas and Mildred Shepard. Elaine grew up and went to school in Clatskanie, OR. She attend cosmetology school in OR, became a beautician for 48 yrs in 3 states. She had a love of gardening and animals...
Brian James Law
Apr 8, 2009
Brian James Law, 45, of Camp Verde died April 8. He was born September 28, 1963 in Cottonwood, the son of James Edward Law and Rhoda Newton Law. He graduated from Camp Verde schools. Brian was working as a gaming technician. He was recognized for his athletic abilities in basketball, football and track. His family will remember him as a...
Kel W. Ferrell
Apr 7, 2009
Kel Ferrell passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 7, 2009. He was born September 6, 1950 in Alamosa, Colorado to Dave and Betty Ferrell. He was a resident of Flagstaff until he entered the service. After graduating High School in Flagstaff, he joined the Marines and was sent to Vietnam. After serving our country he came home and...
Mary Glendenning
Apr 3, 2009
Mary Glendenning of Cottonwood passed away April 3 in Sedona. She was born February 20, 1926 in Oklahoma to Lafayette and May Sumter. Mary was a part owner of Cottonwood Bride for 20 years. She loved bingo and gardening. Mary is preceded in death by her loving husband Marion Glendenning and her parents. Mary is survived by daughter Peggy Bailey...
Donald C. Thompson
Mar 26, 2009
Captain Donald C. Thompson, 83, of Page Springs, Cornville died March 26. He was born December 2, 1925 in Independence, Missouri, the son of Carl R. and Grace Tigner Thompson. He attended William Crisman High School and was a graduate of Missouri State College. He served in World War II in the Army Air Corp. Don started flying with his...
Noel L. Robyn
Mar 25, 2009
Noel L. Robyn, 97, a retired criminal attorney who enjoyed a second career maintaining trails on Mingus Mountain, died on Wed., March 25 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Mr. Robyn was born on October 21, 1911, in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Soldan High School and Washington University. Nearly two decades later, he returned to Washington University School of Law, graduating...
Chico Gonzalez
Mar 25, 2009
Chico Gonzales, 73, of Cottonwood died March 25. He was born October 29, 1935 in Phoenix, the son of Manuel and Eva Gonzales. Chico owned Smelter City Iron Works since 1979. He was a past Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge and a past Governor of the Moose Lodge and was active in community service. He enjoyed fishing, traveling and...
Ronald Wilbanks
Mar 21, 2009
Ronald "Smiley" Wilbanks passed away March 21, 2009 at the age of 79. He was born November 19, 1929 in Inglewood, CA. He was a 19 year resident of Cornville, AZ. Ron was a 30 year fire fighter on the Manhatten Beach Fire Department. He is survived by his wife Laverne Wilbanks \u0026 her daughter Sherry Adame, his brother Richard...
Aurora Lee Gilmer
Mar 18, 2009
Aurora Lee Gilmer of Cottonwood died March 18. She was born July 23, 1919 in San Fernando, California, the daughter of James Willis Archer and Sibyl May Sidow Archer. She was a graduate of San Fernando High School. She worked in gifts sales and in picture framing. Mrs. Gilmer enjoyed cross stitching and knitting. She will be remembered by her...
Lynn D. Mullican
Mar 16, 2009
Lynn D. Mullican, 62 of Clarkdale, passed away at home on March 16, 2009. She was born August 25, 1946 in Mendota, IL to Lawrence and Jessie Farmer. Lynn attended Flowing Wells High School. She then worked in sales retail but retired due to illness. She was an honorary member of the Jerome Jag Club and Historical Society. Lynn loved...
Carl C. Conradt
Mar 16, 2009
Carl C. Conradt, 85 of Cottonwood, died March 16, 2009. Carl was born in West Point, Iowa on July 7, 1923. Mr. Conradt was a World War II combat veteran having served in Normandy, France, Belgium and Germany as an army corporal. He resided in Iowa until moving his family to Prescott, Arizona in 1966. While working for Santa Fe...
Jacqueline Downing
Mar 14, 2009
Jacqueline Downing, 83 of Cottonwood, passed away March 14. She was born January 16, 1926 in Mobile, Alabama to Philip Gill. She attended Huntington College and became a teacher. She enjoyed weaving, gardening and cooking. Jacqueline was preceded in death by daughter Julie Downing. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Edgar Downing and daughter Roabie Johnson (Jerry)...
Betty Louise Williams
Mar 13, 2009
Betty Louise Williams 86, born in St. Louis Mississippi and died in Cottonwood. Betty leaves her only daughter Carole Slagle of Cottonwood, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be May 2, 10 a.m. at Mt. View Methodist Church, Cottonwood, and May 17, 10 a.m. with World Fellowship Church at a park near Sedona. Call Carole for directions 649-9727.
Mary Martinez
Mar 13, 2009
Mary Chavez Martinez passed away on March 13, 2009. Mary was born on May 7, 1926 to her parents Andres and Aurora Martinez in Williams, Arizona where she lived for most of her life. Mary worked at Safeway for 38 years. She transferred to the Safeway in Cottonwood, where she retired. Mary shared a home with her life long and...
Ralph A. Hansen
Mar 13, 2009
Ralph A. Hansen, 77, was born in Virginia , Minnesota December 21, 1931 . He attended Milwaukee schools and graduated from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in 1961. He married Violette Backman in St. Stephens Lutheran Church on September 5, 1953 . His early work was as a machinist, then as a telegraph agent for the Milwaukee Road Railroad. He went...
Manuel I. Padilla
Mar 10, 2009
Manuel I. Padilla, 58, of Clarkdale died March 10. He was born December 12, 1950 in Superior. He attended Clarkdale-Jerome schools and graduated from Mingus Union High School. He worked as a maintenance and groundskeeper for different resorts in the Sedona area and worked with the Yavapai-Apache construction crew. He loved to fish. He was preceded in death by his...
