Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Henrietta L. Zampini
Jan 21, 2004
Henrietta L. Zampini, 98, of Camp Verde went to be with the Lord January 21. She was born July 13, 1905 in New York City. Mrs. Zampini moved to Arizona in 1996 to live with her son and his wife Ann. She was a lover of children and had a joyful and sensitive heart to everyone. The blessings she brought...
Lucille Rose Jackson
Jan 21, 2004
Lucille Rose Jackson, 78, of Clarkdale died January 21. She was born November 28, 1925 in Tuba City. Mrs. Jackson loved her family gatherings. She also enjoyed church, traveling and crocheting. She leaves her husband, Stanley Jackson; four daughters, Pauline Jackson, Judy Stevens, Shirley Gonzales and Debbie Rowe; three sons, David Jackson, Lawrence Jackson and Jeffrey Jackson; a sister, Bonnie...
Anthony J. De Santo
Jan 20, 2004
Anthony J. De Santo, 60, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Tuesday, January 20th. He was born in Freeport, New York, on July 2, 1943. A resident of Arizona for 4 years, Mr. De Santo was a retired postal carrier. He attended St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Sedona. Mr. De Santo enjoyed metel detecting and studying the Old West...
Lewis C. Johnson
Jan 16, 2004
Lewis Charles Johnson, 72, of Cottonwood died January 16. He was born July 6, 1931 in Toldeo, Ohio. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Johnson was a retired civil engineer. He leaves his wife, Amelda Jean Johnson; four daughters, Debra F. Mabry of Cottonwood, Dana R. Bloom of Tempe, Kimber Lee Converse of Glendale and...
Donna L. LeBeau
Jan 15, 2004
Donna Lorraine LeBeau, 66, of Rimrock died January 15. She was born October 15, 1937 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She head worked as an auto parts stocker. Ms. LeBeau is survived by three daughters, Cindy V. Hale of Rimrock, Dorinda Christian of Lander, Wyoming and Linda Jewert of Casper, Wyoming; a brother, Dale Kunze of Lander, Wyoming; and seven grandchildren. There...
Juana E. Green
Jan 15, 2004
Juana Evelyn Green, 80, of Cottonwood died January 15. She was born May 20, 1923 in Herrin, Illinois. Mrs. Green worked in the San Francisco shipyards during World War II as a welder. She was the owner of Arizona Peddler, a jewelry store in Cottonwood and Precious Metals Brokerage. She leaves her husband Edward Green; three daughters Juana Mead of...
Hester K. Alexander
Jan 14, 2004
Hester K. Alexander, 98, of Cottonwood died January 14. She was born September 26, 1905 in Birmingham, Florida. Mrs. Alexander was a school teacher for many years in the Verde Valley. She taught school in Jerome and at the Clemenceau School in Cottonwood. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Cottonwood. She leaves a niece Mary K....
Jerry L. Morey
Jan 12, 2004
Jerry L. Morey, 56, of Cottonwood died January 12. He was born July 17, 1947 in Joliet, Illinos. He worked as a roofer. Mr. Morey leaves a daughter, Jolinda Tworek of Channahon, Illinois; three sons, Jerry Wayne Morey of Elmhurst, Illinois, Johnny Eugene Morey of W. Lafayette, Indiana and Robert Ballard Morey of Vero Beach, Florida; his mother, Bernice Morey...
F. Jules Reed
Jan 6, 2004
F. Jules Reed, 77, of Cornville died January 6. Mr. Reed was born in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska September 17, 1926. He was a vteran of World War II and served in the Pacific and was honorably discharged in 1946. He was preceded in death by his wife Fran McGrew Reed. He was a retired school teacher and taught goldsmithing and...
M. Jeanne Cox
Jan 6, 2004
Jeanne Cox, of Cottonwood passed away at her home January 6. She will be missed by many including her husband of 56 years, Walter E. Cox; daughters, Janice Wilson and her husband Reid, Nola Wesley and her husband Jim; son Warren Cox and his wife T.J.; and her pride and joy, her three grandchildren Erica and Victor Wilson and Joshua...
Emilio Mayorga
Jan 4, 2004
Emilio Mayorga, 75, of Cottonwood died January 4. Emilio was born February 14, 1928 in Flagtsaff. He attended St. Anthony Catholic School and Flagstaff High School. He entered the U.S. Marine Corp in 1946. He also served with the National Guard. Emilio married his High School sweetheart Lucy in 1948. Lucy was at his side at his time of passing....
Ralph M. Rita
Jan 3, 2004
Ralph Michael Rita, 50, of Lake Montezuma died January 3. He was born March 9, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a quality control manager in the plastics and stell industry. He was also a self employed wood artist. He leaves his fiancee Bernice Johnson of Lake Montezuma; his mother, Albina Ann Rita of Yuma; a daughter, Corrie Rita of...
Evelyn K. Drayton
Jan 2, 2004
Evelyn K. Drayton, 89, a resident of Sedona died January 2. She was born November 11, 1914 in New York City, New York. She was retired secretary in the motion picture industry. Mrs. Drayton leaves no immediate family. She was an active volunteer with hospice, the Sedona Humane Society and was a devoted volunteer to the Sedona Library. There are...
Carolyn E. Garner
Jan 1, 2004
Carolyn Elizabeth Garner, 44, of Camp Verde died January 1, 2004. She was born January 1 in Montebello, California. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she also had been financial secretary and also at the Los Ninos Pre-school. She was employed at the Stockbridge Electric for eleven years where she was office manager. She leaves her...
John Acker McNary
Dec 30, 2003
John Acker McNary, 91, of Cottonwood died December 30. He was born December 28, 1912 in Berino, New Mexico. Mr. McNary was a retired from the US Government. He served his country in the Army during World War II. He was a member of the Verde Valley Presbyterian Church and the Jerome Lodge of Elks. His wife, Elizabeth McNary survives...
Wilma A. Beecher Gyce
Dec 29, 2003
Wilma Ann Beecher Gyce, 64, of Clarkdale died December 29. She was born on the Yavapai-Apache Reservation in Camp Verde on February 22, 1939. She leaves her father, Wilson beecher of Clarkdale; a daughter Glenda Gyce of Clarkdale; four sons, Marcel Darcy Gyce, Jasone Engle, Elsone Gayce, Sr., Arthur William Gentry, all of Clarkdale; a brother, Wayne Beecher of Flagstaff...
Michael J. Cash
Dec 28, 2003
Michael \u0027\u0027Mike\u0027\u0027 Joseph Casciati Cash, 89, of Cottonwood, a native of Somers, Montana died December 28 in Cottonwood, Arizona. He was born December 1, 1914 to James Vincent Casciati Cash and Mary Beltramini. He attended Somers Grade School. In early life he was employed by the Forest Service, Somers Lumber Company and Sliters. Mike entered the US Army in 1941,...
Robert L. Donahoo
Dec 27, 2003
Robert Louis Donahoo, 56, of Camp Verde died December 29, 1003. He was born July 15, 1947 in Yakima, Washington. Mr. Donahoo lived in Arizona 25 years coming from Utah. He leaves a sister Joan Donahoo of Ogden, Utah; two brothers, Leonard Donahoo of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Bill Donahoo of Glendale. There are no public services planned. Westcott Funeral...
A. Loren Makela
Dec 23, 2003
Alfred \u0027\u0027Loren\u0027\u0027 Makela, 85, a resident of Cottonwood since 1994 died December 23rd. He was born in Carbonado, Washington. He lived most of his life in the Seattle area. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army Air Corp. He worked as a merchant for many years and later retired from land development. Mr. Makela was an...
Hermelinda Sanchez
Dec 23, 2003
Hermelinda Sanchez, 62, of Cottonwood died December 20. She was born March 12, 1941 in San Miguel, Mexico. She leaves her husband, Antonio Sanchez; her father, Carmelo Aguilar of Mexico; three daughters, Maria Sanchez, Gloria Sanchez and Ivette Sanchez, all of Cottonwood; three sisters, Beatriz Sanchez of Mexico, Rita Aguilar, Leonor Aguilar; two brothers, Jorge Aguiilar and Carlos Aguilar, all...
