Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Betty Lou Axline
Jan 16, 2005
Betty Lou Axline, 81, of Sedona, Arizona died on Sunday, January 16th at the Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood. She was born in Los Angeles, California on October 31, 1923. Mrs. Axline was a graduate of Pepperdine University. She had worked as a personnel consultant for Reddy Form and as President of the San Gabriel Council of the Girl...
Michael S. Medigovich
Jan 15, 2005
Michael Stephen Medigovich, 90, of Cottonwood, a pioneer of the Verde Valley, died January 15. He was born June 19, 1914 in Douglas, where as a child he experienced one of Pancho Villa\u0027s raids into Arizona. He moved shortly thereafter with his parents to Cottonwood, where his family established a ranch near the Verde River. He was a graduate of...
Mark D. Schmeller
Jan 14, 2005
Mark Douglas Schmeller, 66, of Clarkdale died January 14. He was born November 14, 1938 in Chewelah, Washington. Mr. Schmeller was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from working on the Central Arizona Project. After his retirement, he went to work for Phelps and Sons, Incorporated. Mr. Schmeller leaves his wife of 38 1/2 years, Helen...
Robert W. Guhl
Jan 12, 2005
Robert W. Guhl, 81 of Cottonwood went home to be with the Lord on January 12. He was attended in his home by his wife Barbara and Hospice of Northern Arizona. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and retired in 1989 and moved with his wife to Cottonwood in 1993. Mr. Guhl retired as a baker with Entenmanns in Northlake,...
Wilma D. Goodfellow
Jan 12, 2005
Wilma Dora Goodfellow, 91, of Camp Verde died January 12. She was born April 6, 1913 in Sidney, Iowa. She attended Northwest College in Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked as a medical and x-ray technician. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Her interests were pets, traveling, camping, was an avid reader, loved horses and riding and enjoyed...
William N. Wheatley
Jan 11, 2005
William Neal Wheatley, 83, of Cottonwood died January 11. He was born October 9, 1921 in Wise, Virginia. A veteran of Wolrd War II, he served in the Army where he did cold weather experimentation for the B17 in Alaska. He worked on the construction at the Prescott Fairgraounds which has the oldest rodeo and also on road construction around...
Karen McDermott
Jan 11, 2005
Karen Ardell McDermott, 60, of Cornville died January 11. She was born July 19, 1944 in Tucson. She attended Catalina High School in Tucson. Karen was a bartender at the Old Corral Bar and the Page Springs Restaurant and Bar. She had also drove a school bus, was a dental assistant and operated the \u0027\u0027Cowgirl Clothing Company\u0027\u0027 with her daughter....
G. John Beshore
Jan 7, 2005
Gloyd (John) Beshore, age 83, passed away January 7. He was a resident of Cottonwood Ranch. John was born on a large farm in Bates County, Missouri. He was attending college when the war broke out. After enlisting in the Army Air Corp he served as flight engineer, flying 191 combat missions over Nazi held Europe in 1944 and 1945....
Mildred M. Geiler
Jan 6, 2005
Mildred Marguereite White Geiler was born January 19, 1908 in North Judson Indiana to G.A. and Elizabeth White. George Thomas Geiler and she were married December 1, 1928. Her husband preceded her in death in April 1978, and she died in her sleep January 6, 2005 at Home Sweet Home, care facility. They had moved to Cottonwood and the Bent...
Andrew V. Roeller
Dec 31, 2004
Andrew Vincent Roeller, 19, of Cottonwood died December 31st as a result of an automobile accident.He was born September 21, 1985 in Phoenix. He attended Most Holy Trinity Catholic Schools in Phoenix to the third grade, then his family moved to Cottonwood. Andrew was a 2004 graduate of Mingus Union High School. Andrew was working as an Associate at WalMart....
James Cameron Hutchinson
Dec 31, 2004
James Cameron Hutchinson, 15, of Cottonwood, Arizona died Friday, December 31st after being involved in an automobile accident. James was born September 13, 1989 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He was the son of William Frank and Vicki (Bohstedt) Hutchinson. James was a student and had attended Verde Valley Christian School, and was attending American Heritage Academy in Cottonwood. He was...
Matthew W. ''Matt'' Hutchinson
Dec 31, 2004
Matthew William Hutchinson, 27, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on December 31st after being involved in an automobile accident. He was born July 2, 1977 in Lynchburg, Virginia to William Frank and Vicki (Bohstedt) Hutchinson. Matt was a graduate of Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood, and he graduated from Southwestern Bible College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree...
Rev. William F. ''Bill'' Hutchinson
Dec 31, 2004
Rev. William Frank (\u0027\u0027Pastor Bill\u0027\u0027) Hutchinson, 55, of Cottonwood died December 31 in an automobile accident. He was born May 11, 1949 in Ravenna, Ohio, the son of William Frank and Frances King Hutchinson. He was a graduate of James A. Garfield High School in Garrison, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Southwestern Bible College, a Master...
Richard Allen Swift
Dec 27, 2004
Richard Allen Swift, 82, of Cottonwood died December 27. He was born July 7, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of the late Allen and Gleda Swift. Mr. Swift spent three years in the Army during World War II, serving in the Phillipines and Japan. He then enrolled in the Phoenix Fine Arts Academy, and subsequently moved to Los Angeles...
Irene L. Pallace
Dec 25, 2004
Irene Leona Pallace of Clarkdale decided it was time to leave us on Christmas morning, December 25, 2004. She was born November 27, 1913 in Massena, New York. She lived, grew up and went to school in the Blodgett Mills-Cortland, New York area. She graduated from Crouse Irving School of Nursing and was married to Donald Rogers in 1935. She...
Jean Mary Lukasik
Dec 25, 2004
Jean Mary Lukasik, 93, of Clarkdale, Arizona passed away on Saturday, December 25th. Mrs. Lukasik was born in Warsaw, Poland on April 1, 1911. A resident of Arizona for 56 years, she was a homemaker and managed her own apartment property.She was a former member of St. Cecilia\u0027s Catholic Church in Clarkdale, and attended St. Theresa\u0027s when she lived in...
Odessa M. Langford
Dec 22, 2004
Odessa Marie Langford, 82, of Cottonwood died December 22. She was born May 26, 1922 in Plainview, Nebraska. She attended Cottonwood schools and business college. Mrs. Langford was a retired secretary for Northern Arizona Gas. She was a member of the VFW Auxillary and the Elks Ladies. She enjoyed hand sewing and gardening. Surviving is her son, Dennis (and his...
Richard Glenn Archey
Dec 20, 2004
Richard Glenn Archey, 86, of Cottonwood died December 20. He was born September 24, 1918 in Houston, Texas. He served in the Army Air Corps. He then went on to work for Braniff Airlines. He also had owned a travel agency. He has lived in Cottonwood for four years and prior to that lived in Tucson for four years. He...
Wayne McAnally
Dec 18, 2004
Wayne McAnally, of Clarkdale, a longtime Verde Valley resident passed away December 18, 2004. He was 83 years old. He was born February 1, 1921 in Seminole County, Oklahoma to Thomas T. and Jessie McAnally. He came to Flagstaff in 1941 and returned to Flagstaff in 1946 after 3 years in the Army during World War II. He and his...
Peggy N. Swapp
Dec 17, 2004
Peggy N. Swap, 88, of Cornville died December 27. She was born July 30, 1916 in Vernal, Utah. She was a member of the Sedona Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mrs. Swapp enjoyed making quilts and loved to cook. She enjoyed the outdoor life, camping, fishing and hunting. She also enjoyed the family pet...
