Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Eard B. Upshaw
Jun 13, 2004
Eard Buell Upshaw, 85, of Cottonwood died June 13. He was born April 9, 1919 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was a Naval veteran. He worked for the railroad for 40 years. He was an honest and fair man who is remembered by his family as a great father. He loved to fish, hunt and work in the gardens. He loved...
Thomas R. Gatlin
Jun 13, 2004
Thomas Robert Gatlin, 82, a resident of Sedona died June 13. He was born March 30, 1922 in Avery, Mississippi. He was a graduate of Mt. Olive High School in Mt. Olive, Mississippi and was the 1940 valedictorian. Mr. Gatlin retired after a career in the Air Force. He was a veteran of World War II and served in England,...
Bill J. Mundine
Jun 10, 2004
Bill Jerry Mundine, 52, of Cottonwood died June 10. He was born August 17, 1951 of Flagstaff, Arizona. He was a graduate of Mingus Union High School and junior colleges in Arizona and Georgia. He had career in the military and retired as a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force due to becoming disabled. He enjoyed driving, watching old movies...
Dolores A. ''Dee'' Finney
Jun 6, 2004
Dolores A. \u0027\u0027Dee\u0027\u0027 Finney, 73, a 14 year resident of Cottonwood, passed away June 6th at her home with her family at her side. She was born in the town of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and county of Manitowoc and was the daughter of the late Joe and Agnes Adam Kanaugh. Dolores graduated with the class of 1949 from Washington High...
Buddy R. Lay
Jun 4, 2004
We need to get a price on this Obit (with picture, e-mailed seperately) for the DAILY COURIER NEWS of Elgin. The day can be whenever approved. We will prepay if family OKs price. Steve Palmer, Westcott Funeral Home (928)-634-9566. --- Buddy R. Lay, 84, of Clarkdale, AZ died June 4. He was born December 7, 1919 in Elgin, Illinois. He...
Lillian H. Kelly
Jun 4, 2004
Lillian Harriet Kelly, 89, of Cottonwood died June 4. She was born December 25, 1914 in Hesper, Iowa. She was a housewife. Her husband Paul Harwood Kelly and a daughter, Judith Howard preceded her in death. Mrs. Kelly leaves a daughters, Paula Kelly of Cottonwood; five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. There are no public services planned. Westcott Funeral Home is...
Frank Carter Hughes
Jun 2, 2004
Frank Carter Hughes, 71, of Lake Montezuma, Arizona died on Tuesday, June 2nd. He was born April 11, 1933 in Sturgis, South Dakota. Mr. Hughes was a retired mechanic and truck driver. Earlier, he had also worked as a miner in Matline Falls, Washington. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He loved fishing, hunting and spending time with...
Dennis R. MacKinney
Jun 1, 2004
Dennis Roy MacKinney, 61, of Clarkdale died June 1. He was born January 30, 1943 in Elgin, Illinois. He was a graduate of Elgin High School and was a retired retail business owner. He previously had worked in ranching. He enjoyed woodworking, ranching, his children, grandchildren, friends and family. Mr. MacKinney leaves his wife of 12 years, Elizabeth; a son,...
Margaret M. Buchanan
May 31, 2004
Margaret M. Buchanan, 89, a resident of Sedona died May 31. She was born August 10, 1914 in Valparaiso, Indiana, where she lived her entire life until moving to Sedona eight years ago to live with her son Jim Buchanan and Bob Arehart. She was preceded in death by parents Allen J. White and Martha Stevens-White, a brother, James and...
Arthur W. Gifford
May 29, 2004
Arthur \u0027\u0027Art\u0027\u0027 William Gifford, 75, of Camp Verde went to be with his Heavenly Father May 29. He was born in Valencia County, New Mexico on August 28, 1928. He was a heavy duty equipment operator and truly enjoyed working. He loved to drive around the Verde Valley and tell of places where he did work. He did some of...
Martha Osentoski
May 27, 2004
Martha Osentoski, age 76, formerly of Alpena passed away on Thursday, May 27 at her home in Clarkdale amongst her family. Martha Wahoski was born in Argyle, Michigan on April 5, 1928 to the late Alex and Helen (Andras) Wahoski. She married Alfred Osentoski on April 29, 1950 in Detroit. He preceded her in death on June 16, 1994. Martha...
Mary Carrillo Hernandez
May 27, 2004
Cottonwood resident, Mary Carrillo Hernandez, 83, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2004. Mrs. Hernandez was born in Jerome where she grew up and graduated from the old Jerome High School. She married her husband of 58 years in 1942 at the historical Holy Family Catholic Church in Jerome. In 1953 the family moved from jerome to San Manuel, AZ when...
Fay A. Yeager
May 26, 2004
Fay Alma (Sirman) Yeager, 95, of Cottonwood died May 26 in Tucson. She was born September 17, 1908 in the community of Ashland, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. She was the oldest child of Talmage DeWitt and Barbara (Ezell) Sirman. Her parents were famers and ranchers, and she grew up helping with the many chores that are farm related. Along with...
Mary M. Brutti
May 25, 2004
Mary M. Brutti, 88, of Flagstaff died May 25 . She was born October 12, 1915 in San pedro, California. She was the wife of the late Baldwin Leonard Brutti. Private family services were held.
Jess Lewis
May 24, 2004
Jess Lewis, 73, of Camp Verde passed away May 24, 2004. Jess loved the outdoors and enjoyed his horses, chickens and dogs. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife of thirty years, Joyce Lewis; three sons, Jim Lewis, Dan Lewis and Ted Lewis; his stepchildren, Steve Hockaday, Diana Bedient, Kathy Dugwyler, Chuck Hockaday and Craig Hockaday. He is...
Norman R. Schrader
May 21, 2004
Norman R. Schrader, 81, of Cottonwood died May 21. He was born Fenruary 18, 1923 in Roberts County, South Dakota. He was a graduate of Browns Valley High School of Browns Valley, Minnesota. He was a retired owner and operator of a treanching business. Mr. Schrader was previously a farmer in South Dakota. He enjoyed gardening and his grandchildren. He...
Goebel Jesse Bromback
May 19, 2004
Goebel Jesse Bromback, 79, of Cottonwood died May 19. He was born December 7, 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of Louisville High School. He worked as an electrician for Local 58 in Detroit, Michigan and retired from a local International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Arizona. Years ago...
Geraldine Mae Pender
May 16, 2004
Geraldine Mae (Allen) Pender, 79, of Cottonwood passed away May 16. She moved to Arizona 68 years ago from Oologah, Oklahoma. Fifty of those years she resided in Cottonwood. Geraldine leaves behind her husband of 54 years Jervie Dee Pender; three children, Carol Lee Kennick, Jervie \u0027\u0027Leon\u0027\u0027 Pender and Janet Rae Foster. She had thirteen grandchildren, James Foster, Geralynn Ellison,...
Floyd B. Kracht
May 15, 2004
Floyd B. Kracht, 91, of Cottonwood died May 15. He was born October 29, 1912 in Fairfield, Iowa. He was a graduate of Fairfield High School and worked as a machinist at the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois. He went on to work for Lockheed Aircraft Services in Onatrio, California. He was a member of the International Asociation...
Janet L. Rogers
May 14, 2004
Janet Lee Rogers, 64, of Clarkdale died May 14. She was born April 21, 1939 in Tamarac, Michigan. She was retired manager. She was a member of the VFW, American Legion, Masonic Lodge and other organizations. Her husband, Charles Lee Rogers preceded her in death. Mrs. Rogers is survived by two daughters Jody Lee Johnson (and her husband David)of Cottonwood...
