Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Wilmer Ogle Twit
Aug 7, 2015
Wilmer Ogle Twit was born on June 30, 1924 in Indianola, Iowa. He passed away on August 7, 2015 in Cornville, AZ. Wilmer was born to Jenny and Charles Ogle. After their deaths he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Twit of Slater, Iowa. After High School he served in the U.S. Navy. Then he was employed by Chicago...
Anna Lee Chitwood
Aug 1, 2015
Anna Lee Chitwood, of Clarkdale, passed away peacefully at home on August 1, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Anna was born in Ramhurst, GA on December 12, 1920 to James C. and Barbara Casey. Her family moved to El Paso, TX where she met and married the love of her life Ralph F. Chitwood. Anna was preceded in death...
Ellen M. Chapman
Jul 29, 2015
Ellen Mae Chapman Dec 7, 1930-Jul 29, 2015 On Wednesday morning, Jul 29th, Ellen Chapman passed away after a long and courageous battle with emphysema surrounded by the loving caregivers at The Hillsman House, who had been thoughtfully attending to her needs for the past year and a half. Ellen was 84 years old. Ellen was born on Dec 7,...
Jean E. Wetzstein
Jul 27, 2015
Jean E. Taghon Berger Wetzstein, 83 of Cottonwood, went to rest peacefully at home on July 27, 2015. She was born on November 9, 1931 in Mandan, North Dakota to Rose and Fien Taghon. Jean married Peter Berger from 1952-1959 then married John Wetzstein from 1961 2003. She moved to California and then onto Washington State. Jean is preceded in...
Eugene -Marty- Marten
Jul 26, 2015
Eugene "Marty" Norbert Marten died on July 26, 2015 at his home in Cottonwood surrounded by his family. He was born on April 24, 1928 in Tomah, Wisconsin to Norbert and Emma (Rosenow) Marten. Following graduation from Tomah High School he joined the Army. He served with the occupation forces in Japan in 1947-\u002748 where he became editor of the...
Carrie A. Teague
Jul 23, 2015
Carrie Ann (McCauley) Teague passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Mesa Arizona, she was 75 years young. Carrie was born to (Quincy A.) Doc McCauley and Alice F. (Nichols) Bradford on January 21, 1940 in Cottonwood Az. Carrie Teague was a native Arizonan who lived her life in and around the Verde Valley. Carrie was preceded in death by...
Joyce Waggoner
Jul 23, 2015
Joyce Bonser Waggoner, 86 of Mesa, passed away in Cottonwood on July 23, 2015. She was born on June 9, 1929 in Covington, Oklahoma. Joyce worked for the Chino Police Department in Chino, California. Joyce was preceded in death by husbands Fred Bonser and Joe Fragle. She is survived by husband Don Waggoner; daughters Annette (George) Brewer of Cottonwood, Georgia...
Joyce E. Connelly
Jul 20, 2015
Joyce Elizabeth (Kitts) Connelly passed away on Monday afternoon, July 20, 2015 in Cottonwood, Arizona. She died of natural causes surrounded by family. She was born on April 28th, 1940 in Rochester, New York, raised her family in Tempe, AZ, and eventually settled down in Camp Verde, AZ in January of 2000. After receiving her Master\u0027s in Education, she taught...
Kenneth Brown
Jul 14, 2015
Kenneth J. Brown, 65 of Camp Verde, passed away on July 14, 2015. He was born in Roseberg, Washington. There are no services planned at this time. An online guestbook is available to sign at www.westcottfuneralhome.com
Bea L. Lang
Jul 13, 2015
Bea L. Lang of Sedona passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 13, 2015. Bea was preceded in death by her husband George W Lang in 1998. Born July 23, 1928 in Helena, Montana to Henry and Ruby Hardie, she is survived by sons Marcus G Lang and Brent R Lang. After traveling the world with her husband and...
Margaret Ann Walker
Jul 12, 2015
Margaret Ann Walker passed away on Sunday July 12, 2015 in Cottonwood, AZ. She was 72 years old. She was born in Winslow, Arizona on January 9, 1943 to Glenn \u0026 Nellie Lea Devenport. Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, her husband James Walker and her two daughters LaDonna Ann and Ova Lea Walker. She worked at Verde...
Hazel L. Barnett
Jul 12, 2015
Hazel L. York Barnett, of Cottonwood, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the age of 93. She was born on December 18, 1921 in Roswell, NM to Clint and Rita (Sneed) Johnson. At the age of only two months, Clint and Rita moved their family to AZ where Hazel spent the rest of her life. She lived and...
Armand Christopher
Jul 12, 2015
Armand Christopher, 87 of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to David and Irene (Di Vito) Christopher. Armand was a passionate man who loved life, love to joke around, had a great love for people and was very dedicated to his church Immaculate Conception. He was an entrepreneur and restaurant...
Esther Cool
Jul 10, 2015
Esther Cool, 89 of Cottonwood, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015. She was born on August 9, 1925 in Marysville, PA. A funeral service will be held at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood on Thursday, July 16 at 1:00pm with burial to follow at Valley View Cemetery in Clarkdale. A full obituary will be featured in the newspaper at...
Berniece Petterson
Jul 8, 2015
Berniece Petterson of Cottonwood passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the age of 91. She was born on January 23, 1924 in Pinewood, MN to Oscar and Mathilda Freed. Berniece was the founder of "MOMS", a Phoenix organization designed to support and assist parents of newborn babies with Downs Syndrome. She received a Governors Award in the 1970\u0027s...
Jane C. Minter
Jul 7, 2015
Jane C. Minter passed away peacefully with her family by her side on 7/7/15 in Cottonwood, AZ. She was born in MS on 7/23/34. She is survived by 3 daughters, Carol Thomas (Dave) of Sedona, Mary Warczinsky (Carl) of Cottonwood, Linda Myers of Seattle \u0026 her son Joe (Ginger) of Saratoga Springs, NY. She has 7 grandchildren \u0026 8 great-grandchildren....
Betty R. Lyall
Jul 3, 2015
Betty R. Lyall, 91 of Clarkdale, passed away in Cottonwood on July 3, 2015. She was born on October 27, 1923 in Bristow, Oklahoma to Joseph and Delma Taylor. Betty was a homemaker and held many special accomplishments. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star since 1957 in Starpoint Office as Ruth; the Elks\u0027 Ladies of...
Leland Shoptaugh
Jul 2, 2015
Leland D. Shoptaugh, 80 of Cottonwood, passed away in Prescott on July 2, 2015. He was born on February 8, 1935 in Oakland, California to George and Josephine Shoptaugh. Leland attended the University of California in Berkley. He served his country in the Army as LTC during the Vietnam War and received the Meritorious Service Medal. Leland worked for the...
Donald D. Shanks
Jun 29, 2015
Donald D. Shanks, a resident of Sedona, AZ, was born on January 24, 1920 in Fox, Arkansas. After 95 years of living an active and inspiring life, he passed away on June 29, 2015 in Phoenix, AZ. He spent most of his early years growing up near Flagstaff where his father was the supervisor for the Doney Park Ranger District...
Robert Jones
Jun 27, 2015
Robert "Bob" Jones passed away on June 27, 2015 in Cottonwood, AZ. He was 83 years old. Bob was born on June 1, 1932 in Fairfield, AL to Earnie and Wilda Collum Jones. Bob served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and later had a career in sales and public relations for the aerospace industry, working...
