Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Beverly Richards
Mar 8, 2008
Beverly Richards, 63, of Lakeside passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008 in Pinetop. She was born on September 30, 1944 to Clarence Hale and Gwen Webb Penrod. Beverly married her high school sweetheart, Terry Richards on August 2, 1962 in Lakeside, Arizona. She was a lifetime member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoyed her various...
Ralph Rodero Fernandez
Mar 8, 2008
Ralph Rodero Fernandez died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Serenity Hospice in Phoenix, Arizona of complications from a fall that occured in January. He was 81. Ralph was born on October 12, 1926 in Navajo, New Mexico to the late Rudolfo and Lucia (Rodero) Fernandez. Ralph moved to Arizona 74 years ago from his native New Mexico and has lived...
Marilyne Ruth Uhlmann-Howland
Mar 6, 2008
Our beautiful Marilyne passed way after a year plus battle with ovarian cancer. As a teenager in Mesa, she was the first Arizona Junior Maid of Cotton, Mesa Rawhide Roundup Queen, Salad Bowl (now Fiesta Bowl) Queen and first woman President of Scottsdale Board of Realtors. She was a three-year member of the National Honor Society at Mesa High School,...
Frances Vallejos Sample
Mar 4, 2008
Frances Vallejos Sample, age 52, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2008 in Winslow. She was born October 4, 1955 to Victor and Mary (Molina) Vallejos. Frances is survived by her children, Victor and Bianca Sample; brothers, Sonny Vallejos and Freddie Vallejos; sisters, Lupe Maldanado and Vickie Morones; grandchildren, Jaysa Sparkle Esplin, Aiden Michael Sample and Isaac Damian Sample. She was...
Flake Willis
Mar 3, 2008
Flake Willis, age 93, returned to his loving Father in Heaven, his wife, Bernice, and many family members and friends on March 3, 2008, after a brief illness incident to age. He was born Marshall Flake Willis on April 13, 1914, in Snowflake, Arizona, to parents Tillman and Ida Flake Willis and was the second of 12 children. Flake spent...
Douglas Leon Mulkey
Mar 2, 2008
Douglas Leon Mulkey, age 87, passed away Sunday March 2, 2008 in Holbrook, Arizona. Douglas was born April 18, 1920 in Electra, Texas, to the late James & Laura (Forsythe) Mulkey. He was a master mechanic who moved from Nevada to Holbrook. He is survived by his wife, Leona; 3 children, Joyce Marie Moncrief, Douglas Leon Mulkey, JR., and Billy...
Freda Jean "Fred" Wood
Mar 2, 2008
Freda Jean Wood, affectionately known as "Fred", died Sunday, March 2, 2008, surrounded by her family at RTA Hospice and Palliative Care in Lakeside, Arizona following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 64. Fred was born on June 16, 1943 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to her parents, the late L.D. Chitwood and Joe Caudle Chitwood. Fred moved to Show...
Carl Edward Williams
Feb 28, 2008
Carl Edward Williams passed away February 28, 2008, at the Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson. He was born in Everton, Arkansas on October 25, 1929 to Joseph Hugh and Lottie Young Williams and was the youngest of six children. He joined the U.S. Air Force and served from 1946 to 1949. Carl moved to Eloy and met his...
Delbert Frederick Hackert
Feb 27, 2008
Delbert Frederick Hackert, age 86, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 in Lakeside, Arizona. Del was born September 29, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Fred & Jesse Hackert. He was an avid crossword puzzle enthusiast, very well read individual until the end. He was a space enthusiast who met Werner Von Braun while working for Air Research....
Wilma Edith Hockabout
Feb 27, 2008
Wilma Edith Hockabout, age 94, passed away February 27, 2008, in Snowflake, AZ. She was born in Helena, Montana. She is survived by 3 children, Kent Hockabout, Cathie Helmick, and Clark Hockabout; one brother, Edwin Rhodes; one sister Leile Bruner; 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at a later date in Callifornia.
Gregg Lynn Hersman
Feb 26, 2008
Gregg Lynn Hersman, age 51, passed away February 26, 2008 in Lakeside, AZ. Gregg was born December 16, 1956 in Illinois. In 2005 he moved to Arizona from Alabama. Gregg was a professional bowler who loved to bowl. No services are planned at this time but we will update this web site as soon as they are available.
Lewis (Mac) Raymond McDougal
Feb 25, 2008
Lewis "Mac" Raymond McDougal was born on June 25, 1922 to Anver Larra (McColly) and Charles Alonzo McDougal in Kansas. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Lewis returned to Kansas City, MO where he drove a truck for Cook Paint and Varnish. In 1957, he and his family moved to Holbrook where he worked as the local agent...
Myrlan "Andy" Anderson Brown
Feb 24, 2008
Myrlan A. "Andy" Brown, 68, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 after a battle with cancer. He was born February 11, 1940 in St. Johns, Arizona to Myrlan Greer Brown and Kathlyn Anderson. Andy married Barbara Bodily in the Logan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are the parents of 5 children and 21 grandchildren....
Jessica LaDawn Young
Feb 23, 2008
Jessica LaDawn Young, age 23, died Saturday, February 23, 2008. She was born February 1, 1985 to Merrill Young and Julie (Ward) Hancock in Show Low, Arizona. She graduated from Valley Union High School in 2003. Jessica was a loving and devoted mother; she was a selfless and kindhearted person who always went out of her way to help others....
Harriett Helen Creager
Feb 23, 2008
Harriett Helen Creager, age 92, passed away in Show Low, AZ on February 23, 2008. She was born on September 22,1915 to the late Martin & Gracepearl (Tidionte) Culp in Sperry, Oklahoma. She is survived by 2 daughters, Vina Creager of Pinetop, AZ and Virginia (Edward) Scott of Lipscomb, TX; a sister , Lucy Lee Lancaster of Amarillo, TX; 8...
Cathryn Carla Mastel
Feb 21, 2008
Long time Carbon County resident Cathryn Carla Mastel died peacefully at home on February 21, 2008. She was 52 years old. Cathryn was born November 17, 1955 in San Diego, California, the daughter of Betty (Taylor) and Kenneth Bant. She moved to Rawlins, Wyoming, in 1974 where she met and married Patrick Houser in 1980. They raised two children, Nikole...
Maxine Hancock
Feb 18, 2008
Maxine Hancock, age 83, passed away February 18, 2008, at the home of her daughter in Winslow. She was born February 4, 1925, in Snowflake, AZ to the late Charles Franklin and Jane (Freeman) Baldwin. She attended grade school in Heber and later attended Snowflake High School. Maxine was married to Percy Elwood Hancock on November 27, 1941, in Snowflake...
Jasmin Sue Sharpe
Feb 18, 2008
Jasmin Sue Sharpe, age 28, passed away February 18, 2008 in Santa Fe, NM. She was born January 13, 1980 in Tucson, Arizona to Charles Sharpe, III, and Ginger (Frew) Bishop. She is survived by 4 sons, Damian Christian Sharpe, Tomas Deanthony Sharpe, Marcus Antonio Sharpe and Skyler Chris Montgomery; her life companion, Derek Montgomery; parents, Ginger & Donald Bishop...
Elna Haught
Feb 18, 2008
Elna Brinkerhoff Porter Haught, age 84, of Woodruff passed away Monday February 18, 2008, at Hospice of the Valley in Scottsdale, AZ. She was born on May 16, 1923 in Holbrook, AZ to Levi and Rhoda (Turley) Brinkerhoff. She grew up in Woodruff and attended school in Woodruff, Holbrook, and Snowflake. She also attended Lamson Business School in Phoenix. She...
Clorice Rhoton
Feb 18, 2008
Clorice Rhoton, age 90, passed away February 18, 2008, in Snowflake, AZ. She was born May 15, 1917 in St. Johns, AZ to the late Edward and Cecelia (Hamblin) Gibbons. She met her future husband, Bendrew Rhoton, at a dance in Vernon. They were married August 10, 1936, in Winslow. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple...