Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Joseph W. Salazar, Jr.
Jul 5, 2003
Joseph William Salazar, Jr., 41, of Phoenix, died July 5 in Phoenix. He was born January 24, 1962 in Phoenix. He attended St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Phoenix. He was a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation and has many relatives in the Verde Valley. He leaves his wife, Claudia Salazr of Phoenix; three daughters, Karolyn Salazar, Kasarah Salazar and...
Peggy Ann Scarborough
Jul 4, 2003
Peggy Ann (Pan)Scarborough, 72, of Cottonwood passed on the evening of Friday, July 4 after a brief illness. She was born on April 29, 1931 in Bismark, North Dakota to Colonel Bird Little and Margret Ann Sherwood. On November 7, 1959, Peggy married Robert Leslie Scarborough of Los Angeles in Las Vegas, Nevada. She retired from Pacific Telephone Company in...
Allen C. Burnett
Jul 1, 2003
Allen C. Burnett, 71, of Cottonwood was born February 18, 1932 and passed away on July 1, 2003. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Virginia Burnett; his brother, Lloyd Burnett; his children, Ruth Caskey, Bob Burnett, Robyn Burnett, LaNita Pittman, and adopted daughter Mickaelle Denham; his six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, He was loved and cherished...
Daymon E. Adcock
Jul 1, 2003
Daymon Earl Adcock, 72, of Sycamore Canyon died July 1. He was born May 25, 1931 in Clovis, New Mexico. He was a retired industrial electrician. During the Korean War he served in the Air Force. His wife, Birtie Adcock passed away last year. He leaves four daughters, Cindy Ruff of Sycamore Canyon, Donna French of Ft. Lupton, Colorado, Brenda...
William F. Phillips
Jun 30, 2003
William F. Phillips, 72, of Camp Verde died June 30 in Camp Verde. He was born August 24, 1930 in Prescott. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Phillips. Mr. Phillips is survived by two daughters, Linda Ramos of Santa Maria, California and Cynthia Ayala of Palm Desert; a son, William F. Phillips, Jr of Camp Verde; four...
Kevin R. Ellis
Jun 28, 2003
Kevin Ray Ellis, 24, of Cottonwood died June 28. He was born November 10, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona. He has lived in the Verde Valley for 22 years and was last working for Lumbermens. He leaves his parents Kenneth R. and Therese J. Ellis; a brother Scott R. Ellis and his grandmother, Barbara J. Mahoney. A visitation will be held...
Leonard H. Cummmings
Jun 28, 2003
Leonard H. Cummings of Cottonwood was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1909, but was raised in Southern California. He worked for the Southern California Rapid Transit District for many years. He, his wife and daughter moved to Cottonwood in 1997 to be closer his granddaughter and her family. He leaves behind his wife of 70 years, Florence E. Cummings;...
Mercy B. Navarro
Jun 27, 2003
Mercy B. Navarro, 84, of Cottonwood died June 27. She was born May 10, 1919 in Phoenix. She loved to cook for everyone, sew and she had a rooster and chicken collection. Mrs. Navarro leaves her husband Joe Navarro; three sisters, Teresa Failing of Apple Valley, California, Lillian Paniagua of Pismo Beach, California and Martha Murrillo of Glendale, Arizona; three...
Richard S. Rosenthal
Jun 26, 2003
Richard S. Rosenthal, 85, of Sedona died June 26. He was born November 18, 1917 in Chicago, Iliinois. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. Mr. Rosenthal leaves his wife, Jean Rosenthal; a daughter, Sally Seitz of Golden, Colorado. A Memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, July 2 in St. John\u0027s Vianney Catholic Church, Soldiers Pass...
Paul O. Hines
Jun 25, 2003
Paul Oliver Hines, 83, of Cottonwood died June 25. He was born February 13, 1920 in Union County, Illinois. He was a retired appraiser for the United States Department of Transportation. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of the Elks, Masons, Shriners and St. Thomas of the Valley Episcopal Church. He leaves...
Edna R. Simpson
Jun 24, 2003
Edna Ruth Simpson, 78, of Cottonwood died June 24. She was born December 13, 1924 in Laurel, Mississippi. She had worked in the electronics industry. She leaves her lovng companion of 43 years, Mary Lou Atchison; a son, Charles W. Simpson of Phoenix; three brothers, Rudolph Walters of Fairoaks, California, Charles Walters of Morgan City, Louisiana and Dan Eugene Walters...
Herman J. Bartell
Jun 22, 2003
Herman J. Bartell, 86, of Sedona died June 22. He was born June 16, 1916 in Rochester, New York. He was a retired General Contractor. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by two daughters, Nola M. Dewester of Covina, California and Judy and her husband Phil Kelley of Sedona; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren....
Brian Stanley Lizotte
Jun 22, 2003
Brian Stanley Lizotte, 59, of Camp Verde died June 22. He was born January 7, 1944 in Claremont, New Hampshire. Mr. Lizotte served with the Yavapai County Sheriff\u0027s Office from 1995 to the present. Prior to that he served with the Prescott Justice and City Court from 1991 to 1995. He was an Army veteran where he served with the...
Philip Vickers
Jun 16, 2003
Philip Vickers _______________________________________ Spitfire Pilot, Actor, Sculptor, Writer Sedona has lost one of its great talents. Philip Vickers passed away at home with his wife, Barbara and sons Stephen and Christopher at his side on Monday evening June 16. Vickers\u0027 long and illustrious life included almost 200 missions flying for the RCAF in World War II; ten years on the...
Alta L. Dixon
Jun 13, 2003
Alta L. Dixon, 84, of Cottonwood died June 16. She was born January 20, 1919 in Florida. She was a retired registered nurse. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Dixon leaves her husband, Cyril J.\u0027\u0027C.J.\u0027\u0027 Dixon. There are no public services planned. Westcott Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Willard Bell
Jun 12, 2003
Willard Bell, 92, of Cottonwood died peacefully June 12, 2003. He was born January 7, 1911 in St. Louis, Missouri. The youngest of four children, his life adventures began when his family loaded the wagon, hitched the horses and moved to Wyoming. At age twelve, he was teaching people to drive automobiles (his father, William Bell, sold the cars). After...
Virgil D. Coombs
Jun 8, 2003
Virgil Doyle Coombs, 78, a life long resident of Arizona passed away on Sunday, June 8th. He was born in Central, Arizona on May 5, 1925. During World War II, Mr. Coombs served in the United States Navy. For the last thirty years, he owned and operated Coombs Countertops in Cottonwood. A business that he ran with his beloved wife...
Lela B. McGaff
Jun 8, 2003
Lela B. McGaff, 96, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Sunday, June 8th. She was born in Brookings, South Dakota on September 25, 1906. A former resident of California, Mrs. McGaff was a retired employee of the Orange County Sheriff\u0027s Department where she worked as a record and identification keeper. A very private person, she was a woman of great faith,...
Mary K. Holt
Jun 8, 2003
Mary K. Holt, 69, of Cornville died on Sunday, June 8th. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 20, 1933. A fifty two year resident of Arizona, Mrs. Holt spent her life as a devoted wife and mother to her husband George and their three children. Although most of her time was spent as a housewife she did find...
William C. Turner III
Jun 7, 2003
William Clifton Turner III, 76, a resident of Sedona died June 7, 2003. Mr. Turner served in the Navy during WWII where he sank a Japanese sub. He receieved a PhD in metallurgical engineering and had a successful career in this line, After his retirement he started a business to aid oil production and registered several patents on this process....
