Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Lee Roy White, Sr.
Jul 19, 2005
Lee Roy White, Sr., 80, of Camp Verde died July 19. He was born November 22, 1924 in Prescott, Arizona. A World War II veteran, he served in the Army. Mr. White was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Local #428 Operating Engineers. He is survived by a brother, Orvan White of Prescott Valley; two sisters,...
Ella M. Liljenberg
Jul 18, 2005
Ella Mae Liljenberg, 80, a resident of Sedona died July 18. She was born October 30, 1925 in Stuart, Oklahoma. She attended the Clemenceau school. Miss Liljenberg worked in the office at the Navy Yard at Mare Island. She loved loved to sing and had a beautiful voice, she also loved animals. She leaves one sister and one brother and...
Stephanie M McCarbery
Jul 17, 2005
On July 17, 2005 Stephanie Michell McCarbery lost her long courageous fight with cancer. Stephanie was born to Michael and Tina Mc Carbery on June 14, 1984 in California, where she lived with her parents and sister Breanne until they moved to Arizona in 1993. Stephanie always had a love for all animals. She became involved in 4-H where she...
Ruth Lillian Wright
Jul 17, 2005
Ruth Lillian Wright, 83, of Cornville, AZ died July 17. She was born on January 20, 1922 in Cleveland, OH. to Vernon and Florence Breyley. She attended Mary Washington College and spent many years as a homemaker. Mrs. Wright was involved in the community, as PTA President, and in V.V. Republician Women, ESA Sorority, M.J.L. Hospital Auxillary and Arizona Hospital...
Frankie Darlene Pirtle
Jul 16, 2005
Frankie Darlene Pirtle, 88, of Cottonwood died July 16. She was born July 16, 1917 in Hydro, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Bessie Gibson. She attended school in Sedona. Family and church was her life. She was a Pastor\u0027s wife and mother of five boys. She also enjoyed playing guitar, playing with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she enjoyed the...
Jeffrey L. Reed
Jul 15, 2005
Jeffrey Lynn Reed, 56, of Camp Verde, Arizona died July 15. He was born September 21, 1948 in Johnston City, Illinois, the son of Harvey \u0027\u0027Tobe\u0027\u0027 Reed and Vivian Stroud Reed.. A Vietnam veteran he served in the Army with the military police. Mr. Reed worked as a machinist. He came to Arizona four months ago from Illinois. He leaves...
Mary G. Reid
Jul 12, 2005
Mary Gordon Reid, 88, of Cottonwood died June 12. She was born February 15, 1917 in Bridgeport\u003c cOnnecticut. She was a retired secretary with Ameron Corporation. Private family services were held.
Diane LaVone Carr
Jul 11, 2005
Diane LaVone Carr, 61, of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Monday, July 11th. She was born in Pt. Arthur, Texas on August 8, 1943. She grew up in Texas, attending Franklin Elementary School; Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School, St. James Catholic School all in Pt. Arthur. She also attended Nederland High School in Nederland, Texas and Lamar College Business School...
Virginia Lee Waldschmidt
Jul 11, 2005
Virginia Lee Waldschmidt, 71, of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away on Monday, July 11th. She was born in Salina, Kansas on October 25, 1933. She attended Salina High School was a homemaker and enjoyed painting. Mrs. Waldschmidt is survived by her husband of 55 years, John Waldschmidt; two sons; Richard Waldschmidt of Deer Park, WI; David Waldschmidt of Peoria, AZ...
Esperanza Rodriguez
Jul 9, 2005
Esperanza Rodriguez, 60, of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Saturday, July 9th. She was born in Imuris, Sonora, Mexico on August 1, 1944. Mrs. Rodriguez was a homemaker and a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Gustavo Rodriguez, Sr.; five sons:...
Clara Mary Hovis
Jul 9, 2005
Clara Mary Hovis, 80, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Saturday, July 9th. She was born in Eau Clare, Pensylvania on May 19, 1925. Mrs. Hovis attended schools in North Washington and Eau Clare, Pennsylvania. She was a faithful minister\u0027s wife and a devoted homemaker and mother. She enjoyed baking, reading, entertaining company, traveling, attending church camp meetings, crocheting, sewing,...
Raymond Norris Hoskins
Jul 9, 2005
Raymond Norris Hoskins, 92, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Saturday, July 9th. He was born in Ft. Worth Texas on June 26, 1913 to Charles Houston and Jettie (Gregory) Hoskins. He graduated from Handly High School and attended the University of Texas for 2 years. He was a member of the Booster Club for Mississippi State University. During World...
Lester E. Scarbrough
Jul 8, 2005
Lester E. Scarbrough, 76, of Cottonwood died July 8. He was born May 11, 1929 in Winona, Missouri. He was a retired cabinetmaker. There are no public services planned.
Dorothy ''Jean'' Brown
Jul 6, 2005
Dorothy \u0027\u0027Jean\u0027\u0027Brown, 73, of Rimrock, died July 6. She was born January 28, 1932 in North Hollywood, California. She was a graduate of Prescott High School. Mrs. Brown was a foster mother to twenty-five newborn babies. She took communion to nursing home for 10 years. A member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Camp Verde, she was also a...
Celina M. Beck
Jul 2, 2005
Celina Mascarenas Beck, 96, of Cottonwood died July 2 in Cottonwood. She was born August 12, 1908 in Ozuluama, Mexico. Shadow Mountain Mortuary, 2350 East Greenway Road in Phoenix is handling arrangements and burial.
Georgianna M. Schactman
Jul 2, 2005
Georgianna Mary Schactman (\u0027\u0027Georgie\u0027\u0027), 79, of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on July 2, 2005. Born in Minnesota on March 1, 1926, to Inez and Nye McCarty, Georgie grew up in Ortonville, Minnesota. She later resided mainly in Chicago, the Lake Minnetonka area of Minneapolis and, for the past 18 years, in Cottonwood. She was employed in the restaurant industry throughout...
Robert M. Johnson
Jul 1, 2005
Robert Max Johnson, 87, of Lake Montezuma died July 1. He was born July 30, 1917 in Idaho. Mr. Johnson was an Army veteran and retired from Civil Service. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and enjoyed photography, traveling and gardening. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Eva E. Johnson; a...
Jack A. Smith
Jul 1, 2005
Jack Arnold Smith, 63, of Cottonwood died July 1. He was born November 8, 1941 in Belden, Nebraska. He was a graduate of Hawthorne High School in Hawthorne, California. Mr. Smith was retired from Hughes Aircraft Company now part of Raytheon. He had previously worked as a bank supervisor. He was a member of P.E.R. in Gardenia, Elks and the...
Margaret Jane Chiswell
Jun 28, 2005
Margaret Jane (Shuck) Chiswell, 87, of Cottonwood died June 28. She was born September 27, 1917 in Gillette, Wyoming. She graduated from Holbrook High School and Arizona Teachers College in Flagstaff. Mrs. Chiswell retired from civil service with the Navy and the Forest Service. Her hobbies included reading, traveling, camping, fishing, gardening, flowers and family. She is survived by a...
Nick Christopher
Jun 22, 2005
Nick Christopher, 83 of Cottonwood died June 22. He was born February 12, 1922 in Chicago, Ilinois. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army. He was a retired from the Park District of Chicago where he worked in construction. He had previously worked as a bartender. He leaves his wife of 30 years, Harriet Christopher; a...
