Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Chico Ray Cole
Mar 16, 2008
Chico Ray Cole, age 31, passed away March 16, 2008, in Globe. He was born September 27, 1976 in Cortez, Colorado to Donna Horn. Later he moved to Miami, AZ to live with Johnnie and Gilbert Gonzales. They moved to Taylor in 1986 and to Snowflake in 1990 where he attended Snowflake High School. In 1994 he moved to Flagstaff...
Catharine Cecilia McNeff
Mar 16, 2008
Catharine Cecilia McNeff, died March 16, 2008, in Show Low, Arizona. She was born August 26, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA to John & Margaret (Price) Lacey. A Memorial Mass will be held 1:30 PM Sunday March 23, 2008 at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church 1915 S. Penrod Lane, Pinetop, Arizona.
Mary Ester Begay
Mar 15, 2008
Mary Ester Begay, died March 15, 2008 at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center. She was 68 years old. Services are pending at this time and will be updated as soon as they are available.
Al Leo Salts
Mar 14, 2008
Al Salts, age 69, passed away surrounded by his loving family, March 14, 2008. Al was born May 4, 1938 in Rolla, Missouri to the late Ralph and Irene (Fox) Salts. Al was an accomplished Journeyman who, when able, was very active in his church serving as an Elder. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt...
Charlotte Ann Jones
Mar 14, 2008
Charlotte Ann Boyle Jones, age 70, passed away, after a rough battle with cancer, March 14, 2008 surrounded by her family. Ann was born on August 2, 1937 in Mesa, AZ to the late Elmer and Alice (Shill) Boyle. She was a loving mother, companion and friend. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Walter Franklin Reinke
Mar 13, 2008
Walter Franklin Reinke, age 67, went to be with the Lord March 13, 2008. Walter was born in Logan Co., Ohio June 22, 1940 to the late Walter and Mae Reinke. He is survived by his son, Walter (Kathy)Reinke and daughter, Raquel Reinke all of Paulden, AZ. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Waylon Eric Ulrich
Mar 13, 2008
A tragic loss of our sweet little boy, Waylon Eric Ulrich, occurred on March 13, 2008. He was born January 17, 2006 in Mesa, AZ to Edward Jaye and Sarah Elaine Washburn Ulrich. Waylon is survived by his parents, Ed and Sarah; brothers and sister, Wesley, Wyatt, Will Jaye and Wylee; grandparents, Doug and Yvonne Ulrich and Bill and Juanita...
Nora Gonzales
Mar 12, 2008
Nora Gonzales, age 70, passed away after a lengthy illness, March 12, 2008 in Lakeside, Arizona. She was 1 of 12 children born to Antonio & Candelaria (Jarmillo) Baldonado on January 31, 1938. She moved to Holbrook, Arizona in 1945. On December 21, 1964 she married Paul Gonzales. Nora is survived by her husband, Paul; her children, Lorena Valenzula, Julie...
Margie Kempton Owens
Mar 10, 2008
Surrounded by her dear family, Margie Kempton Owens died at her Show Low, Arizona home on Monday, March 10, 2008 of natural causes. She was 84 years old. Margie was born on July 24, 1923 in Lone Star, Arizona to the late Nathan and Martha Jane (Stewart) Kempton. She married Wayne A. Owens on May 24, 1941 in Thatcher, Arizona....
John R. DeSpain
Mar 9, 2008
John R. DeSpain, age 54, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 9, 2008 in Holbrook. He was born in Holbrook on June 10, 1953 to George "Teen" and Barbara DeSpain. In 1971 John graduated from Holbrook High excelling in school and in sports, being a State Champion Wrestler, among other things. John worked for many years as a...
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.
