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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Donna Sue Hudson
Nov 8, 2003
Donna Sue Hudson died peacefully Saturday, November 8th, surrounded by her family and close friends. Donna Sue, 35, was born February 24, 1968 in Ganado, Arizona to Donald and Donna (Ross) Coffland. She moved to the Verde Valley in 1979 where she was raised by her mother and stepfather. She graduated from Mingus Union High School in 1986 and married...
Jean Slessor
Nov 8, 2003
Jean Slessor, 78, of Cottonwood died November 8. She was born October 8 in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 11 at 1 PM. Westcott Funeral Home directed
Reginald N. Winthrop
Nov 5, 2003
Reginald Nielson Winthrop, 73, a resident of Sedona died November 5. He was born November 21, 1929 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Winthrop was an actor in the theater. He was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Sedona. He leaves his wife Claire Winthrop and a daughter Viviane Winthrop, both of Sedona. There...
Iola Blanche Gaston
Nov 2, 2003
Iola Blanche Gaston, 91, of Cottonwood, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2003. She was born in Maryville, Missouri on December 1, 1911. On June 28, 1933, Iola married Earll Edward Gaston in Pasadena, California, and lived there until their retirement in 1966. Earll and Iola spent the next five years touring the United States and Mexico in search of...
Jerold L. Kingsbury
Nov 2, 2003
Jerold L. Kingsbury, 93, a resident of Sedona died November 2. He was born April 1, 1910 in Los Angeles, California and remembered when the city had gaslights. He worked for Douglas Aircraft Company from 1938 to 1958, during World War II he was helping manufacture war aircraft. He retired to Camp Verde and then moved to Sedona. Mr. Kingsbury...
William C. Cox
Oct 31, 2003
William Charles Cox, 68, of Camp Verde died October 31. He was born April 27, 1935. He had worked as an operating engineer in highway contsruction. Mr. Cox was a meber of the International Union of Operating Engineers for 37 years. He leaves his wife, Sharon Cox; two daughters, Anna Barker and Lynette Baldwin; two sons, Mike Cox and Brad...
Orville Hendrickson
Oct 29, 2003
Orville Hendrickson, 84, of Cottonwood died October 29. He was born June 9, 1919 in Vandalia, Illinois. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the Corps of Engineers in the South Pacific. He retired as a master mechanic from Kaiser, Ball and Yaeger Freeway Construction Company and helped construct the world\u0027s largest freeway. He was...
Maude R. Greiner
Oct 29, 2003
Maude R.Greiner, 87, of the Village of Oak Creek passed away peacefully October 29 surrounded by her family. She was born January 7, 1916 to William and Mildred Reed in Bay City, Michigan. She graduated from Chowchilla High School, valedictorian of her class in 1934, Chowchilla, California. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelors of...
Evelyn Mae Medearis
Oct 27, 2003
Evelyn Mae Medearis, 78, of Cottonwood died October 27. She was born May 5, 1925 in Corona, California. Mrs. Medearis came to Arizona fifteen years ago from California. She leaves her husband, Leland \u0027\u0027Dale\u0027\u0027 Medearis; three sons, Douglas Medearis of Yuma, Terry Medearis of California and David L. Medearis of San Diego, California; two brothers, Frank Morrell of LaPine, Oregon...
Everett D. Bennett
Oct 26, 2003
Everett Douglas Bennett, 78, of Cottonwood died October 26. He was born LeMoyne, Nebraska on May 23, 1925. He was an Army veteran of World War and served in the Eurpoean Theater. He was a member of VFW Post 7400 and American Legion Post 26 and the Loyal Order of the Moose #1449. Mr. Bennett was a retired carpenter. He...
Happy B. Chapman
Oct 25, 2003
Happy B. Chapman, 94, of Cottonwood and formerly of Flagstaff, died October 25. He was born in Berwell, Nebraska on April 2, 1909. He was the owner of Chapmans Market in Flagstaff for many years. He was a member of the Roadrunners Square Dance Club and was a \u0027\u0027do it yourself\u0027\u0027 kind of guy. Mr. Chaprman leaves his wife, Lois...
Lorene Y. Crandall
Oct 25, 2003
Lorene Younger Crandall, 100, of Cornville died October 25. She was born April 3, 1903 in Hollister, California. She leaves a daughter Doris Grinsfelder; a brother, Jack Younger of Napa, California; three grandchildren. There are no public services. Westcott Funeral Home handled these arrangements.
Evelyn W. Jensen
Oct 18, 2003
Evelyn W. Jensen, 93, of Sedona died October 18. She was born June 17, 1910 in Berkely, California. Mrs. Jensen lived all over the world as her late husband worked as a construction manager. They traveled and worked in Western Europe in England and Ireland, the Middle East in Bahrain, Kuwait and Iran, in the Far east, in the Phillipines,...
Barbara Jean Freed
Oct 17, 2003
Barbara Freed, 57, of Cottonwood joined her mother, Argell Vann in the arms of the Lord, Friday, October 17. She courageously fought breast cancer for 20 years and did not allow her illness to overcome her. She passed of a heart attack unrelated to her cancer. Barbara\u0027s greatest joys in life were her family and her kitty, Dini. We will...
Elsie May Dana
Oct 17, 2003
Elsie May Dana, 81, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on October 17th. She was born on February 25, 1922 in Manhasset, New York. Mrs. Dana had previously lived in California. She had worked as a supervisor for a manufacturing plant in Orange, California. She moved to Cottonwood in 1988. She was a long time member of Friends Church. She enjoyed studying...
Ralph William Shelton
Oct 17, 2003
Ralph Shelton, 87, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on October 17, 2003. He was born in Buckner, Arkansas on August 16, 1916. Ralph spent his childhood in Arkansas. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and in 1934 at the age of 18, while working with the CCC in the Mena, Arkansas area, he met the love of his life,...
Willis Roger ''Slick'' Hardin
Oct 17, 2003
Willis Roger \u0027\u0027Slick\u0027\u0027 Hardin, 65, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on October 17th, at his home. He was born in Los Angeles, California on September 25, 1938. As a young child, he and his family moved to Winslow, Arizona where he grew up and attended school. He was a retired heating/air conditioning technician and he worked for 20 years on...
Almarie Vesta Shelton
Oct 13, 2003
Almarie Shelton, 84, Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on October 13, 2003. She was born in Opal, Arkansas on January 6, 1919. Almarie spent her childhood in Arkansas. She married Ralph Shelton in 1939, and they moved to Santa Ana, California. She worked at various jobs including at a Douglas Aircraft Feeder Plant during World War II while her husband served...
Audrey Mae Amaya
Oct 12, 2003
Audrey Mae Amaya, 83, of Cottonwood, beloved mother, sister, Nana and friend died at home with family by her side, of cancer. An Arizona resident for only eight months from San Bruno, California, Audrey felt great love for, and from, her new friends at the Cottonwood, Kingdom Hall. She is survived by her sister, Violet Mills, 90, of Hawaii and...
Stanley A. Ruzich
Oct 9, 2003
Stanley A. Ruzich, 87, of Sedona died October 9. He was born October 23, 1915 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. He was a retired steelworker. Mr. Ruzich served in the Army during World War II. He leaves his wife, Darling I. Ruzich and a daughter, Linda McGill of Sedona. There are no public services planned. Westcott Funeral Home assisted the family with...
