Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
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...
Owen Julius McIntosh
Dec 14, 2004
Owen Julius McIntosh - Born January 1, 1922 in Louisville, Kentucky to Owen W. and Louise McIntosh. The oldest of four brothers 2 of which preceded him in death - Kenneth W. of Fairhope, Al and O. Keith of Showsville, VA. Survived by William N. McIntosh (Catherine) of Louisville, KY. Preceded in death by first wife, Diane Snyder and then...
Thomas Maze Aderhold
Dec 10, 2004
Thomas Maze Aderhold died Friday, at his home in Sedona, after a brief illness. He was born in Oklahoma City on September 6, 1950, and grew up in Boulder, Colorado. Tom studied architecture at the University of Colorado and moved to Sedona in 1972. Recently, he built a second home in Ophir, Colorado. Tom was known for his infectious love...
Albert J. Aquilina
Dec 9, 2004
Major Albert Joseph Aquilina, USMC, Ret., 64, of Clarkdale, AZ died December 9. He was born May 16, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. Major Aquilina served in the United States Marine Corps with tours in Vietnam. Among decorations and citations received was the Meritorious Service Medal. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. His hobbies included firearms, motorcycles,...
Kissia Belle Lundy-Wilson
Dec 4, 2004
Kissia Belle Lundy-Wilson, 83, of Litchfield Park, Arizona and formerly of Cottonwood, died on Saturday, December 4th, in Peoria, Arizona. She was born in Arkansas on September 28, 1921. Kissia worked as a hotel manager and was a wife and mother. Her first husband, Jack Lundy preceded her in death. Kissia is survived by her husband, George Wilson, daughters: Patricia...
Margaret King Seeglitz Andrews
Dec 4, 2004
Margaret King Seeglitz Andrews, 78, of Clarkdale died December 4. She was born August 9, 1926 in Jerome. Margaret graduated Clarkdale High School and attended Redlands University in Yucaipa. She retired in 1990 after 30 years in banking with Bank of Arizona/First National Bank/First Interstate Bank. Margaret gave unselfishly of her time to help others as a candy-striper at the...
