Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Barbara M. Miles
Sep 6, 2014
Barbara M. Miles, 92, of Camp Verde died September 6, 2014. She was born October 27, 1921. Barbara grew up in upstate New York farm country, the Middle child of three brothers and three sisters. She married Raymond Miles on her Graduation Day, June 25, 1940. After the war they moved to Southern California in 1948. She drove school buses...
Rosa Delia Fimbres
Sep 3, 2014
Rosa Delia Fimbres, 75 of Cottonwood, passed away on September 3, 2014. She was born on September 30, 1938. Rosa was the best cook. Rosa is survived by her husband Manuel Fimbres; 3 sons; 1 daughter; 1 brother and 1 sister. A visitation will be held on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood from 5:00pm 8:00pm....
Thomas Edward Mulcaire
Aug 31, 2014
Thomas Edward Mulcaire, 67, passed away on Aug. 31st, 2014 in his home, on the original homestead, in Cornville, AZ. He was born Nov 1, 1946 in Cottonwood, AZ to Thomas and Erma Mulcaire (Self). As a young child, Tom served as an alter boy at the Catholic Church in Jerome. He attended Mingus Union High School on the hill,...
Valerie Leonard
Aug 26, 2014
Valerie Leonard, 68, of Cottonwood died August 26, 2014 after a losing battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 14, 1945, the daughter of Louis and Prudence Lodestro. She moved to Arizona in 1957, graduated from Scottsdale H.S. and attended ASU. Val was an accomplished hair stylist in Arizona and Hawaii for 25 years and a...
Wayne -Tiny- Addington
Aug 24, 2014
Wayne "Tiny" Addington of Cottonwood passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2014. He was 67 years old. Tiny was born on October 7, 1946 in Phoenix, AZ to Ray and Catherine (Johnston) Addington. Tiny attended Sunnyslope High School, graduating in 1965 before attending Phoenix College. Tiny was voted Homecoming King of Sunnyslope High School. He was a coach and referee....
Richard Dean Woolley
Aug 21, 2014
Richard Dean Woolley passed away at home in Rimrock on August 21, 2014 at the age of 84. He was born in Wynoka, Oklahoma on January 29, 1930 to Oliver R. and Mary E. Woolley. Richard spent his formative years in Coos Bay and Eugene, Oregon. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1951. He...
Eugene Melville Waldroup
Aug 21, 2014
Eugene Melville Waldroup, 94 of Cottonwood, died on August 21, 2014. He was born on December 11, 1919 at Fort Verde in Camp Verde. He was the son of Jesse Franklin and Enone (Montgomery) Waldroup. He attended grade school at Stoneman Lake and Beaver Creek Schools and graduated high school in Clemenceau. Eugene spent 28 years working for Fred Harvey...
Zeck Willie Raney
Aug 19, 2014
Zeck Willie Raney of Cottonwood passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Zeck was born on June 29, 1928 in Lawn, NM to Joe Willie and Tishia Evdoshia (Marchbanks) Raney. As a young man he fought in WWII in the Merchant Marines. Later he did a variety of things including working in a grocery warehouse, as a truck driver, a...
L. Josephine Riggs
Aug 18, 2014
****************** Lena Josephine (Schell) Riggs was born to Joseph and Mary Schell on April 6, 1921, on a small ranch that now lies under the waters of Lake Pleasant. She was the third of their six children. Josephine was raised near the town of Canon (now Black Canyon City) where her father owned and worked two ranches. She loved riding...
Betty Jo McClure
Aug 17, 2014
Betty Jo McClure of Cottonwood passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014. She was 86 years old. Betty was born on July 16, 1928 in Wichita, KS to Charles and Helen Turner. She attended Wichita Public schools and Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS before marrying Bruce McClure and becoming a homemaker. Betty and Bruce lived in Hutchinson, KS until 1967...
Bob C. Wann
Aug 16, 2014
Bob C. Wann of Cottonwood passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014. He was 90 years old. Bob was born on October 3, 1923 in Chandler, AZ to Thomas and Hattie Jacks Wann. He attended and graduated from Phoenix Union High School before joining the Army to serve his country in WWII. Later Bob became a truck driver, eventually retiring...
Margaret Elizabeth Taylor
Aug 11, 2014
Margaret Elizabeth Taylor, 94, of Cottonwood, Arizona, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 11, 2014, after a three year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on November 11, 1919 in Ontario, Canada to William and Cecily Mitchell. While living in California, working in early childhood education and raising her family, she attended Hope University part...
Erna Sejba
Aug 10, 2014
Erna Sejba, Nee Anderer, 101, of 1730 N. Rustlers Trail, Camp Verde, AZ., beloved wife of the late James, devoted mother of Deacon James J. (Merci) and the late Marlene A. Doyle, cherished grandmother of Michelle, Thomas, Melissa and Randy and loving great grandmother. Information contact: Deacon Jim Sejba, [email protected].
Patti Wheelock Cluff
Aug 7, 2014
Patti S. Wheelock Cluff, 55, of Cottonwood, passed away in her sleep on August 7, 2014. She was born on March 14, 1959, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Donald and Beatrice Wheelock. Patti moved here in 1967 where she attended Cottonwood Elementary School and Mingus Union High School and graduated. She worked for Safeway from 2002-2008 and then went to...
Keith L. Merryfield
Aug 5, 2014
Keith L. Merryfield of Cottonwood passed away on Tuesday, August 05, 2014. He was 90 years old. Keith was born on September 11, 1923 in Wild Rose, WI to Lester and Lucille (Evans) Merryfield. He attended school and graduated from Wild Rose High. He earned a Bronze Star during WWII and worked as a milkman and a machinist. Keith worked...
Kenneth M. LaMont
Aug 4, 2014
Kenneth M. LaMont passed away August 4th after accepting the challenge of ALS / Lou Gehrig\u0027s Disease with courage and humility. He was born in Minnesota and always was proud of his Minneapolis roots. Ken played in the Roosevelt High School orchestra and led his own band at age 15. He left Minnesota in 1961 (age 20) for a road...
Christian -Chris- Lucas
Aug 3, 2014
Christian Lucas, 29 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 3, 2014. He was born on July 16, 1985 in Montana to Robert Lucas and Joyce Van Dunk. Chris attended Mingus Union High School. He worked as a cook for Georgies and as a landscaper for Verde Santa Fe. Chris\u0027 greatest accomplishments were graduating and purchasing his first motorcycle. He loved...
John R. Toler II
Jul 31, 2014
John R Toler II, 67, of Cottonwood, AZ, passed away on July 31, 2014. He was born on December 5, 1946 in Williamson, WV to John R. and Winogene Toler. He attended school in Riverside, CA until graduation. John worked at Security National Bank, various offices, from Riverside, CA, 29 Palms, CA and Indio, CA, from 1966 through 1976. His...
Thomas T Tanaka
Jul 31, 2014
Thomas Tsutomu Tanaka, Sr., died on July 31, 2014 in Cottonwood, Arizona at 90 years of age. He is survived by his sons Thomas Jr. and Kenneth, brother Frank Tanaka, grandchildren Luke Singer and Michelle Tanaka, and great grand-daughter Carli Winchester. His dear wife Ruth and brother George (Duke) preceded him in death. Tom was born in Portland, Oregon to...
Gilbert W. Ross
Jul 31, 2014
Gilbert W. Ross of Cottonwood passed away on Thursday July 31, 2014. He was 74 years old. Gilbert was born on April 20, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Jack and Eleanor Ross. He attended and graduated from Chicago Public Schools. After school, Gilbert served his country in the U.S.A.F. as a Private First Class. Later, Gilbert worked as a dispatcher...
