Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Laurel Yvonne Acosta
Jun 23, 2016
Laurel Yvonne Acosta, 61, died peacefully Thursday, June 23, 2016 at her home in Show Low under the care of Hospice and her family. She was born in Coral Gables, Florida to William and Florence Anne Blanchard.They moved as a family when she was 21 months old to Southern California. She graduated from Agoura High School in 1972 and went...
William Toups
Jun 22, 2016
Mr. “Bill” Toups passed away at the age of 83 on June 22, 2016 in Taylor, Arizona. Bill and his wife, Carmen Jimenez Toups of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico married in 2001 and chose this community to spend their retirement years. Mr. Toups was the son of the late John Malcolm and Myrtis Campbell Toups of Abbeville, Louisiana. He was...
Barbara Jane McCartney
Jun 22, 2016
Barbara Jane McCartney died Wednesday morning, June 22, 2016 at the Hinkson Assisted Living House in St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona following a lengthy illness. She was 81 years old. Barbara was born on a Thursday, November 1, 1934 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio to her parents, the late Homer and Frances (Osborne) Hatton.Though reared in Ohio, Barbara moved to...
Shirley Ann Campbell
Jun 21, 2016
Shirley Ann Campbell passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones, June 21, 2016, at the age of 61. She was born December 28, 1954, in Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico to the late Harvey Carr and Nina Jewell (Thompson) Tedford. She married Stephen James Campbell in the Oakland Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Karen Tessay Way
Jun 20, 2016
Karen Tessay, a beautiful daughter, was born on January 16, 1956, to her parents Calvert and Darlene Tessay in Whiteriver, Arizona. Karen was also a mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and friend who entered the beauty of Heaven on June 20, 2016 from Tucson, Arizona.We are honoring Karen's request of not having a wake. A viewing is scheduled from 9:00 a.m....
Leon David Lawson Sr.
Jun 19, 2016
Leon David Lawson, Sr., of Cibecue, Navajo County, Arizona passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Cibecue. He was 42. Leon was born on July 30, 1973 in Whiteriver, Navajo County, Arizona to Logan Lawson Sr. and Norma Lupe. Leon began working for the Tribal Forestry Department in Whiteriver in 1999 until 2002. He then began working for the Ft....
Larry Dean Loflin
Jun 18, 2016
Larry Dean Loflin, age 75, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at his home in Vernon, Arizona surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 18, 1941 in Mesa, Arizona to Ira Dean Loflin and Viola Mae Passey Loflin.Larry was a man who worked very hard to provide for his family, whatever the need might be. His most...
David Ray Kinney
Jun 15, 2016
David Ray Kinney found eternal peace on June 15, 2016. He was born in Peoria, Illinois on May 29, 1943, one of 10 children of Pearline Hull Kinney and Earl Edward Kinney. He left Illinois a young man and went to California. Schooled in the Grocery Industry he began his career which lasted 36 years. He and his wife Penny...
Calvin Wray Bismarck
Jun 15, 2016
Calvin Wray Bismarck, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at his home in White Mountain Lake, Arizona. He was born August 2, 1925 in Joliet, Illinois to Clinton Orr Bismarck and Bernice Eva Krueger Bismarck.Calvin was a beloved friend to all who ever met him. His kindness was known to all of his friends. He served in...
Lewis Wayne Nieman
Jun 12, 2016
Our beloved father, Lewis Wayne Nieman, passed away peacefully, from the effects of failing organs, on Sunday morning, June 12, 2016. Lewis was born August 28, 1951 in Geary County, Junction City, Kansas to Lewis Furland Nieman and Charline June Henderson Nieman. He was the second of four children. At the age of four his family moved to Sacramento, CA...
Geraldine Willis
Jun 8, 2016
Geraldine Gardner Willis, age 87, passed away peacefully in Linden, Navajo County, Arizona on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. She was born at home in Linden, Arizona on August 19, 1928, the sixth of eight children to William Clark Gardner and Martha Alice Willis Gardner. She is survived by her youngest sister, Leabeth McLaws. She and her seven siblings had a...
John Charles Bailey
Jun 8, 2016
John Charles Bailey July 15, 1946 and passed away June 8, 2016. Born in Lebenon, Indiana to Joe Zenith Bailey and Margaret Ann Haughey Bailey, the family moved to Arizona of February 1960 to work with the family business, F.E. Bailey Construction. He graduated in 1964 from Apache Junction High School, which was the very first graduating class. He managed...
Grant Lee Sr.
Jun 5, 2016
A cowboy’s cowboy, Long time Show Low, Arizona resident, Grant Lee Sr passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016. Grant was born on August 15, 1927 in Young, Arizona to Oscar and Molly Lee. Grant lived his early childhood in Oak Creek, near Cibecue. Oscar and Molly raised their children and Grant was the eldest child and they lived off...
Klinton Wayne Edwards
Jun 4, 2016
Klinton Wayne “Klint” Edwards died unexpectedly June 4, 2016 at his Show Low home. He was born Aug. 27, 1981 in Show Low. He is survived by his darling daughter, Karmalynn June Edwards, 4, of Show Low. He always said he was the luckiest man on earth since she was born. He will forever be her “dad” and she will...
Joseph Sidney Woolford
Jun 3, 2016
Joseph Sidney Woolford passed away on June 3, 2016 at the age of 95 years old. He was born on December 29, 1920 to George and Lillie (Hall) Woolford in Show Low, Arizona. Joseph married his sweetheart of 75 years, Louise Lewis, on August 31, 1940 and their marriage was solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple on March 4, 1958. ...
Kathy Elaine Alger
Jun 1, 2016
Kathy Elaine Alger, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Holbrook, Arizona. She was born December 12, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois to Albert Alonzo Beltman and Easter Sparger Beltman. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Redding Memorial Park, 1201 Continental St. in Redding, California, where a visitation...
Ryan Felix
May 30, 2016
Ryan Dale Felix, 17, passed away on May 30, 2016. He was born on April 13, 1999.Ryan loved his life. He was a very gentle soul with a heart full of love for all those close to him. Ryan, even at the tender age of 17, would change his plans at a moment's notice, to take care of his cousins,...
Eileen Katherine Warner
May 30, 2016
Eileen went home with the Lord on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016. She was 96 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Les Warner in 2011. Eileen was a loving dedicated wife, a most wonderful Mother, and the best Grandma her two Grandson's could ever have. She is survived by her Son, Wayne, his wife, Lisa; her...
Mildred Jane Witt
May 29, 2016
Loving wife, mother and grandmother, Mildred Jane Witt, age 80, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at her home in Clay Springs, Arizona. She was born September 26, 1935 in Grants, New Mexico to Timothy Kizzar and Myrtle Pope Kizzar. Mildred was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served as a councilor in...
Odessa Swinney
May 28, 2016
Odessa Swinney, age 92, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at her home in Lakeside, Arizona. She was born October 23, 1923 in Fostoria, Texas to Lee Turner and Serbia Frances McIlvain Turner.Odessa was a life member of Pythian Sisters in Globe, Arizona, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 1704. She was a great mother, cook...
