Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Naomi J. Spicer
Sep 12, 2005
Naomi Jean Spicer, 67, of Cottonwood died September 12.She was born November 18, 1937 in Blackfor, Ohio the daughter of William and Mabel Marie (Johnson) Brewer. She was a retired liquor store owner. Mrs.Spicer enjoyed sewing and quilting for her family, baking delights for everyone. She loved her family more than life. She is survived by her husband of 53...
Robert D. Peel
Sep 10, 2005
Robert Dean Peel, 85, of Clarkdale died September 12. He was born March 12, 1920 in Radnor, Ohio. He was a Coast Guard veteran where he served as a mechanic. A graduate of Athens University, he he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University and his PhD from Ohio State University. Dr. Peel was a retired Regional Manager...
Eva Pearl Releford
Sep 10, 2005
Eva Pearl Relford, 93, of Cottonwood Arizona, passed away on Saturday 10, 2005. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Walter, beloved daughter Mardele and son-in-law Mitch Davis. Eva was also preceded in death by her parents Wilmar and Claire, brothers Floyd and Bernce and sister Margaret Meyer. Eva was born in Luverne, Minnesota on July 2, 1912....
David Speicher
Sep 10, 2005
David Speicher, 58, died September 10 of a heart attack. Born October 18, 1946 in Indianapolis, David had lived in central Arizona for seven years and was the owner of Verde Tax Service in Cottonwood. He is survived by his former wife, three daughters, two brothers, sister, father and stepmother. A celebration of life ceremony was held at Murphy\u0027s Grill...
Henrietta (Jerry) Cameron
Sep 10, 2005
Henrietta (Jerry) Cameron, 86, of Cottonwood died September 10. She was born April 23, 1919 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mrs. Cameron was a housewife but earlier in her life had worked as a dental assistant. She was a member of the VFW Auxillary, Elks Ladies and the Verde Valley Baptist Church. She enjoyed church activities, card games with friends and VFW...
Willie A. Simpson
Sep 9, 2005
Willie A. Simpson, 96, of Clarkdale died September 9.He was born May 14, 1909 in Hodges, Texas. Mr. Simpson was a retired operating engineer and previoulsy had worked as a cowboy, mechanic and as a carpenter. He was a Baptist and a member of the Pinnochle Club. His enjoyments were playing cards, RVing, Camping, fishing, playing with his great-grandchildren and...
Marjorie A. Marimon
Sep 8, 2005
Marjorie A. Marimon of Cornville went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ September 8, 2005. She was born in Seattle, Washington July 28th, 1922. Marjorie moved to Cornville in 1981 from California. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Bill and Donna Voss, daughter Joy Marimon, grandchildren David Voss and Stacy Scott and four great-grandchildren. A...
Teresa A. Pinner
Sep 7, 2005
Teresa Ann Pinner, 52, of Cottonwood died September 7. She was born May 9, 1953 in Sullivan, Indiana. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe owned and operated (with her husband Ron) Akiva Glass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer interests were decorating, snow skiing, boating, water skiing, reading, card playing, traveling and cooking. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeresa is survived by her husband Ron; sons Craig Hamilton of Pasco, Washington and Daniel Pinner of Cottonwood;...
James A. Fortmann
Sep 7, 2005
James A. Fortmann, a resident of Sedona died September 7. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, February 13, 1916, James grew up in Iowa and moved to Chicago to attend the Art Institute of Chicago at the University of Chicago where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree and later attended the University of Southern California to get his Masters of Fine...
Wilma J. Martin
Sep 6, 2005
Wilma J. Martin, 78, of Cottonwood died September 6, 2005. She was born in Cascabel, Arizona to Wiley and MabelShirley. She worked for Adams Market, Verde Valley Lumber Yard, Griffith Enterprises and owned and operated several businesses with her husband. She was a wonderful, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was always involved in her children and grandchildrsn\u0027s activities...
Ted Jay
Sep 5, 2005
Ted Jay, 86, of Lake Montezuma died September 5. He was born October 22, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio. He served his country in World War II in the Army. He was a self employed consultant for many years. He interests were reading, horticulture. fishing, discipling unruly grandchildren and his faith and caring for his buddy who was a skink (a...
Carroll Ann Gabrielson
Sep 5, 2005
Carroll Ann Gabrielson, 69, a long time resident of the Verde Valley died after a short illness on September 5, 2005. Carroll was raised in the Verde Valley. She attended Oak Creek Elementary School in Cornville, and graduated from Cottonwood High School. She then attended Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Phoenix, and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1956....
Viola V. Greenrock
Sep 5, 2005
Viola V. Greenrock, 77, of Camp Verde died September 5. She was born April 18, 1928 in Dill, Oklahoma. She leaves five sons, Eugene, Sidney, Chester, Billy and Art Greenrock; two brothers, Dennis (Deal) Martin and Claude (Shortey)Martin; sixteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. There will be a visitation Friday, September 9 in the Westcott Funeral Home at 10 AM. An...
Patsy R. Dickison
Sep 3, 2005
Patsy Rose Dickison, 77, of Cornville died September 3. She was born December 31, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. She graduated Anaheim High School in Anaheim, Californa and attended business school in Sata Ana, California. Mrs. Dickison retired in July from selling Avon products. She picked berries at Knotts Berry Place in California. She was a Girl Scout leader and...
Thomas R. Clark
Sep 3, 2005
Thomas Roberts Clark, 86, of Clarkdale died September 3. He was born in Willette, Tennesseeon September 20, 1918. He attended the Parker Vocational School in Dayton Ohio, Cooperative High School, the William Dean Howell and Technical High School of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Clark was retired in 1984 from Pitney Bowes. He also had worked at many companies as a product...
George A. Nelson
Sep 3, 2005
George Arthur Nelson of Cottonwood, AZ, age 85, passed away September 3rd, 2005 after a 25 year battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Whitmore Lake, MI to the late Ila Hoepfl, on July 12th, 1920. He is lovingly survived by his wife Esther V. Nelson (Cottonwood, AZ); son Robert and daughter-in-law Linda Nelson (from Laguna Niguel, CA); son...
Norma L. Webb
Sep 2, 2005
"The Queen of our Hearts" Our beloved Norma of Lake Montezuma left us on September 2, 2005 at the Cottonwood hospital in the presence of loved ones. She was the daughter of Lacy Belle Ivy and Rodney D Swords, born November 22, 1923 in Gridley, Kansas. She graduated from Grossmont Union High School, Grossmont, California, with the class of 1941....
Earl T. Blackwell
Sep 2, 2005
Earl T. Blackwell Joanna (Jo) B. Blackwell Earl Thomas Blackwell departed this life on September 2, 2005. He was preceded in death by his loving and devotated wife of 30 years, Joanna Bouldin Blackwell who departed this life on August 22, 2005. They were residents of Clarkdale, Arizona. Earl was born in Washington D.C. September 21, 1930 to George Gamble...
Carol L. Biggs
Sep 2, 2005
Carol Lynn Biggs, 67, of Cottonwood died September 2. She was born April 13, 1938 in Pasadena, California. Mrs. Biggs had worked for a glass company. She was a meber of Emmanuel Fellowship in Cottonwood. She loved to cook, bake and loved her animals. Her parents Harold and Arlene West and her husband Darrell Leon Biggs preceded her in death....
William T. Carothers
Aug 30, 2005
William \u0027Bill\u0027 Thomas Carothers, 77, of Clarkdale died August 30. He was born September 26, 1927 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the US Army. He attended a one room school house in Oklahoma. Mr. Carothers retired from the City of Torrance(California) Water Department. Previously he had worked in the Climax Colorado Millenium Mine, as...
