Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Lonnie Garfield Garner
Oct 8, 2003
Lonnie was born April 17, 1940 in Glendale, AZ. He was preceded in death by his parents Pete and Ella Mae Garner, brothers Delton (Shorty)Garner and Ray Baker. Lonnie is survived by his wife Virginia and three children, Vicki Cramer of Camp Verde, Az, Ed Garner of Scottsdale, AZ, and Charles Garner of Peoria, AZ. Lonnie and his family moved...
Vincent P. Enriquez
Oct 5, 2003
Vincent P. Enriquez, 63, of Cottonwood died October 5. He was born July 19, 1940 in Cottonwood. Mr. Enriquez worked in construction before his illness. He leaves his mother, Frances P. Ontiveros; two daughters, Patricia M. Rios and Lila Enriquez; a son, Richard Enriquez; four sisters, Helen Romo, Margaret Pena, Espie Haro and Ester Soto; five brothers, Frank Enriquez, Diego...
Leon Felton
Oct 3, 2003
Leon Felton, 78, of Cottonwood, was born in Seminole, OK on Sept. 7, 1925 and passed away on October 3, 2003. He served in the 4th Marine Division in the South Pacific during World War II. He married Esther, his wife of 58 years in 1945 and moved to Phoenix in 1949. In 1969, after becoming established in the construction...
Rebecca R. Schumann
Oct 3, 2003
Rebecca R. Schumann 87, formerly of Gallup, New mexico and of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Friday, October 3, 2003 in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was born May 11, 1916. Mrs. Schumann lived for many years on the Navajo Indian Reservation at Ft. Defiance, in Arizona. She worked for the civil service in Public Health Office where she was the Personnel...
Helen M. Quail
Oct 2, 2003
Helen Myrtle Quail, 84, of Camp Verde, died October 2. She was born May 29, 1919 in Yager County, Mingus Mountain, Arizona. She was a member of the Middle Verde Rock Baptist Church and the American Indian Evangelical Church. She leaves three daughters, Myrtle Manuel of Sells, Arizona, Peggy White and Roberta Quail, both of Middle Verde Reservation; three sons,...
Paul F. Noble III
Oct 1, 2003
Paul Francis Noble III, 7, of Cottonwood died after a long illness. He was born December 30, 1995 in Prescott, Arizona. Paul leaves his father and stepmother, Paul F. and Cindy Noble, Jr. of Mayer; his mother and stepfather, Joyce D. and Tony Kowal of Cottonwood; his sisters, Jessica Noble, Corinne Noble, Brittney Noble; his stepsisters, Brittany Lynn Tice and...
Carmen Y. Encisco
Oct 1, 2003
Carmen Y. Encisco, 90 years old, of Cottonwood, formerly of Flagstaff and Williams, died October 1, 2003 of natural causes. Born to Lino Ybarra and Maria Serrano Ybarra March 28, 1913 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. She came to the United States in the mid 1920\u0027s. Residing in Williams, Arizona before moving to Flagstaff, Arizona. She was a housewife all of...
