Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Jesse Ray Newton, Sr.
Mar 10, 2009
Jesse Ray Newton, Sr., 86, of Munds Park died March 10 in Flagstaff. He was born December 6, 1922 in Payden, Oklahoma, the son of John W. and Sara Bettis Newton. He served in World War II with the Marines. He was a private on Iwo Jima and was a few yards away as the flag was being raised. A...
James Poindexter
Mar 8, 2009
James Poindexter, 76. of Cottonwood died March 8. He was born May 21, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of James B. and Theresa Poindexter. He was a graduate of Ohio Northern University where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the army. Mr. Poindexter worked for Motorola in Scottsdale...
Richard E. Ellison
Mar 5, 2009
Richard E. Ellison, 75, of Cottonwood, AZ; formerly of Roselle, IL, passed away unexpectedly March 5, 2009. He was born August 16, 1933 in Chicago, IL. He was a Police Officer for the Roselle Police Department for 27.5 years, retiring as Sergeant in 1983. Rich and his wife Georgia moved to Cottonwood in 1994 where they enjoyed their retirement until...
Delmer Dare Culley
Mar 4, 2009
Delmer Dare Culley, 95, of Sedona, passed away on March 4, 2009. Born in Earlton, Kansas on January 12, 1914, the eldest son of William and Anna Culley. He survived by wife Joyce and numerous nieces and nephews. A Navy veteran of the Seabees, Dare served in the South Pacific in World War II. Prior to the war, Dare owned...
Ann E. Burrell
Mar 4, 2009
Ann E. Burrell, 96, of Cottonwood died March 4. She was born April 27, 1912 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Zacheriah and Esther Hobbs. She was a graduate of Clarkdale High School. She owned and operated a restaurant. She was also an accountant for several businesses. Mrs. Burrell was a member of Cottonwood Assembly of God Church and...
Robert F. Stilwell
Mar 3, 2009
Robert F. Stilwell, 68, of Rimrock, passed away peacefully March 3 with his wife at his side. He was born May 9, 1940 in Burbank, California, the son of Llewelyn and Agnes Stilwell. Before his retirement, Mr. Stilwell worked thirty years as a carpenter. His interests included model ship building, baseball and astronomy. He will be remembered as a loving...
Anna Ehle-Post
Mar 1, 2009
Anna Ehle-Post, 76, of Cottonwood died March 1. She was born April 29, 1932 in Prescott. She loved sewing, her dogs and her birds. She was preceded in death by her sons, Victor K. and Richard Holmgren. Mrs. Ehle-Post is survived by her husband of 35 years, Michael Post; a daughter Joni Losey and a grandson Victor Holmgren. There are...
James L. Higley
Mar 1, 2009
James Leonard Higley was born January 30, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio and passed away on March 1, 2009 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Jim is survived by his sons: Bart, James, Blaine and Ryan; 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 7 @ 2pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah\u0027s Witnesses 7101 West Orangewood Avenue, Glendale,...
Doris M. Alexander
Feb 27, 2009
Doris Malinda Alexander of Cottonwood died February 27. She was born August 13, 1914 in Hanston, Kansas, the daughter of William Henry Halling and Lucy Catherine (Hamilton) Halling. She was a graduate of Jetmore High School in Jetmore, Kansas. Doris ran a telephone office in Hanston, Kansas. She was the bookkeeper for the family business, "Alex Machine Shop". A lifelong...
Patricia W. McClurg
Feb 26, 2009
Patricia Wagner McClurg , Born December 7th, 1931, went home to be with the Lord, February 26th, 2009. Married in 1981, to William Robert Blackburn McClurg, joining two families totaling 6 children, 15 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at Pacific View Chapel in Corona Del Mar, California , on March 5th, 2009 at 1:00pmAn online guestbook is...
Betty Marie Pepper
Feb 26, 2009
Betty Marie Pepper, 78, of Sedona died February 26. She was born June 14, 1930 in North Omsted, Ohio, the daughter of Frederick and Alma Brammer. She was a volunteer at the Sedona Visitors Bureau and at the Sedona Library, Mrs. Pepper is survived by her husband of 58 years, Wilbur Pepper; two sons, Alan (Luda) Pepper of Dearborn, Michigan...
Ellen Mason
Feb 21, 2009
Long time resident of Williams, Arizona Ellen Mason passed away Saturday February 21st peacefully at her Cottonwood, Arizona home with daughter Charlotte Stephens at her side. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas September 30, 1918 Ellen Aileen Seymour. Ellen\u0027s family moved to California from Kansas in 1920 and she spent the majority of her life in Pasadena, California. Ellen met and married...
Wayne Loving
Feb 21, 2009
Wayne Loving, 86, of Cottonwood, born December 1, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas passed away February 21, 2009. Wayne came to Prescott, Arizona at an early age and except for his time in the military and five years in California, he remained in the state he loved. His final years were spent in Cottonwood. Predeceased by his wife of 63...
Roy L. Kurtz
Feb 20, 2009
Roy L. Kurtz, 99, of Cottonwood died February 20. He was born July 2, 1909 in Barberton, Ohio, the son of Emery Jacob Kurtz and Gertrude Anna Young Kurtz. He attended Phoenix elementary schools and Murphy-Alhambra and Phoenix Union High School. He was a veteran of World War II, serving the Army Air Corp. Mr. Kurtz worked at the Sedona...
Manfred Schweikert
Feb 19, 2009
Manfred Schweikert, 73, of Cornville died February 19. He was born April 25, 1935 in Eshenau, Germany, the son of Adolf and Lina Glaser Schweikert. Manfred immigrated to the United States in 1960 from Germany with his wife Inge and young son, Uwe. He joined the US Army for four years, discharged honorably in 1964. Manfred worked tirelessly for over...
Leroy P. Meredith
Feb 17, 2009
Leroy P. Meredith, 66 of Cottonwood, Arizona. He was born on November 3, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio to Leroy and Ann Meredith. He spent forty years as a bomb disposal technician first for the Army then the Navy. He served in Vietnam as an infantryman with the 9th Infantry Division and later as a bomb disposal instructor at Indian Head,...
Ascencion E. Enriquez
Feb 10, 2009
Ascencion E. Enriquez, 86, of Cottonwood passed February 10. He was born January 26, 1923 in Clarkdale, the son of Juan and Octaviana Espino Enriquez. He was a Navy veteran who served in World War II. Mr. Enriquez worked as a miner and welder in addition to his military service. He owned and trained race horses and was a licensed...
Lowell D. Bartels
Feb 9, 2009
Lowell D. Bartels, 72, of Cottonwood died February 7. He was born December 12, 1936 in Alliance, Nebraska, the son of Herman and Viola Merrill Bartels. He was a graduate of Alliance High School and received his Associates in Arts Degree from Glendale Community College. Mr. Bartels worked for the City of Glendale, California and City of Burbank, California. He...
Catherine Jean Densmore
Feb 9, 2009
Catherine Jean Densmore, 53, of Cornville died February 9. She was born December 29, 1955 in York, Nebraska, the daughter of Alden and Donna Rodgers. She worked for Circle K convenience stores in various locations for over 23 years. Cathy was known as "Circle K Cathy" for the 15 years she worked at the Mayer Circle K. Her hobbies included...
Karen Amy van Hoose
Feb 6, 2009
Karen Amy Van Hoose, 47 of Cottonwood, passed away February 6. She was born May 21, 1961 in Dixon, IL to William and Eleanor (Widolff) Van Hoose. Karen attended St. Anne\u0027s Catholic School then went on to Dixon High School and Northern Illinois University. She worked as a sales and marketing representative in the real estate industry. Karen was a...
