Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
William I. Mosley
May 31, 2003
William I. Mosley, 63, a resident of Rimrock died May 31. Born in Montgomery, Illinois, he was a former resident of Flagstaff. Mr. Mosley is survived by his wife, Joy of Rimrock; daughters, Theresa and her husband Blake Coleman, Jane and her husband Ron Slusher, Meg and and her husband Jeffey LaFace, Mary and her husband Dwayne Lee, Nancy and...
Baltazar M. Lozano
May 30, 2003
Baltazar Monreal Lozano, 56, of Clarkdale died May 30. He was born July 10, 1946 in Jerome. He had a 35 year career in education. He served as school principal for several schools in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District including the Junior High/Middle School. Mr. Lozano was most recently Administrator of the Chester Newton Charter \u0026 Montesori School. He leaves...
Harry Levin
May 29, 2003
Harry Levin, a long time resident of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2003. He was born in Vilna, Poland on December 25, 1911 and moved to the united States when he was five years of age. After military service during World War II he and his wife Bertha, resided in Cleveland, Ohio, until their move to Phoenix...
E'Vangelina L. Meeker
May 27, 2003
E\u0027Vangelina Lauda Meeker, 75, of Cottonwood died May 27. She was born October 20, 1927 in Phoenix, Arizona. She resided in Flagstaff before moving to Cottonwood. She was a member of American Legion Auxillary and V.F.W. Auxillary, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Garden Club of Cottonwood, She leaves her children Henry Meeker of Phoenix, Dr. Edward and his wife...
Edna G. Ramsey
May 27, 2003
Edna G. Ramsey, 79, of Cottonwood died May 27. She was born April 12, 1924 in Indiana. She leaves two daughters, Debbie Holley of Cottonwood and Nina Jernigan of Denver, Colorado; five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Her husband, Mitchell Ramsey preceded her in death. Services and burial will be held in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Oscela, Indiana. Westcott...
Mary Ellen Robyn Waterman
May 25, 2003
Mary Ellen Robyn Waterman died May 25, 2003 at Verde Valley Medical Center, Cottonwood, Arizona after a brief illness. Born October 3, 1911 in Glenmora, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late William Crumbly and Leontine (Kelone) Nash and the great-granddaughter of Patrick Kellone (Killoren) who immigrated to America in August 1844 from County Roscommon, Ireland. Upon graduation from...
Carlene B. Armstrong
May 25, 2003
Carlene B. Armstrong, 73, of Cornville, Arizona died May 25th. She was born May 8, 1930 in Jamestown, New York. In 1985, Carlene purchased a 10 acre property in Cornville and established Rusty\u0027s Morningstar Ranch, a residential setting for autistic adults. Rusty\u0027s Morningstar Ranch is named for her son Rusty, who suffers from autism, a neurological disorder that interferes with...
Rita L. Lambert
May 24, 2003
Rita Louise Lambert, 52, of Clarkdale died May 24. She was born November 7, 1950 in Gary, Indiana. She leaves her life partner, Pamela S. Bishop; her daughters, Kimberly A. Kleckner and Lauryn C. Shores, both of Portage, Indiana, Carrie C. Wharff \u0027\u0027Demmon\u0027\u0027 of Beech Grove, Indiana and Courtney J. Bishop of Clarkdale; six grandchildren, Nathalee N. Kleckner, Darrius D.C....
James Gaffney
May 23, 2003
James Gaffney, 38, of Camp Verde, Arizona died on Friday, May 23rd. He was born on September 17, 1964 in Long Island, New York. Mr. Gaffney was the owner of Gaffney Family Construction in Camp Verde. He was a developer and builder of many beautiful homes throughout Sedona and the Verde Valley. He was a member of the First Baptist...
Robert M. Bitticks
May 22, 2003
Robert M. Bitticks, 60, of Lake Montezuma died May 22. He was born Spetember 25, 1942 in Miami, Oklahoma. He was a sergeant in the Air Force reserves. He worked in the hardware business in retail sales. He leaves a daughter, Heather Kettner of Eagle Point, Oregon; a son, Robert G. Bitticks of Rimrock; his mother, Edith Bitticks of Rimrock;...
James Edward Sprueill
May 22, 2003
James Edward \u0027\u0027Ed\u0027\u0027 Sprueill, 85, of Camp Verde passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2003. He was born in Madill, Oklahoma on March 4, 1918. He was the son of the late Willie Andrew Sprueill and Minnie Lee Berry Sprueill. A beloved husband and father, Ed was an Army Veteran of World War II having served in the South Pacific....
George R. Neagle
May 22, 2003
George R. Neagle, 84, of Cottonwood died May 22. He was born August 9, 1917 in Cohasset, Massachusetts. He was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his daughters, Mary Ellen Rymanski, Patricia Neagle and Kathleen Neagle; a son, George W. Neagle and a sister, Joan MacCleod. Burial will be in the National Memorial Cemetery of Massachusetts in...
Jeanne M. Crider Anderson
May 21, 2003
Jeanne M. Crider Anderson, 79, a longtime resident of the Verde Valley, died May 21st in Cottonwood after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. Anderson moved to Sedona in 1977. She was involved with the Civil Air Patrol in Sedona and had been flying since the early 1940\u0027s. She was also a longtime employee of Livingston...
Helen Agneta Duncan
May 21, 2003
Helen A. Duncan, 82, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Wednesday, May 21st. She was born Helen Agneta Jensen on June 13, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up with her late sister Katherine in Park Ridge, Illinois where she was church secretary to Pastor Spangler of St. Lukes Lutheran Church for awhile until she got a job as a dental...
Elsie R. Carlson
May 19, 2003
Elsie Ruth Carlson, 84, of Cottonwood died May 19. She was born August 17, 1918 in Birchtree, Missouri. Mrs. Carlson was born in Birchtree, Missouri and was raised one out of nine children and graduated high school there in 1936. She was a Harvey Girl, came out from Kansas City, Missouri in 1939 to Ashfork. She met future husband, Don...
William Moreno Yanez
May 19, 2003
William Moreno Yanez, 66, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Monday, May 19th. He was born in Ruby, Arizona on August 23, 1936. Mr. Yanez served in the United States Air Force. He worked 33 years until his retirement as an aircraft mechanic for Northwest Airlines. Mr. Yanez is survived by his wife Pearl E. (Liz)of Cottonwood; two daughters: Gina Bartlett...
Ernest (Ernie) Odell Long
May 19, 2003
Ernest (Ernie) Odell Long of Cornville, Arizona lost his battle with cancer May 19, 2003. Ernie the son of Walter (Shorty) Long and Helen Hyatt was born December 20, 1934 in Marlow, Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife Jolene, son: Ken Long and daughter Cynthia Mae Huggins both of Parachute, Colorado. A sister Mary Fern Martin and mother, Helen Hyatt of...
James F. Barnett
May 17, 2003
James F. Barnett, 69, of Sedona, Arizona, died on Saturday, May 17, 2003. He was born January 1, 1934 in Murphysboro, Illinois. He served in the United States Air Force from which he retired,achieving the rank of Sargent. He then worked as a jet engine mechanic until his retirement. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, American Legion, and...
Maxine O. Dunlap
May 15, 2003
Maxine Olive Jane Dunlap, 84, of Cottonwood died May 15. She was born March 8, 1919 in Fairfax, Iowa. She leaves two sisters, Madeline Finley of Covina, California and Mary Meyer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Private family services will be held. Westcott Funeral Home is...
Ellannette Babcock
May 15, 2003
Ellannette Babcock, of Cottonwood, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2003, at the age of 89. She was born September 6, 1913 in Tucson, Arizona to Ralph and Allie Ward Aspaas. As a small child, she moved with her family to Colorado where she lived most of her life until retiring to Cottonwood in 1987. Ellannette married Jack Whitworth in 1939....
