Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Josephine Rainey Begay
Jan 23, 2008
Josephine Rainey Begay, the late wife of Frank S. Begay of White Cone, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at the Winslow Campus of Care. She was 94 years old. Josephine was born April 18, 1913 in White Cone, Arizona where she lived her entire life. She enjoyed rug weaving and caring for her livestock. She is survived by...
Abraham Belin
Jan 21, 2008
Abraham Belin, age 97, passed away January 21, 2008. Abraham was born October 15, 1910 in Na`Ah-Tee Canyon, Arizona. He served in the United States Army during WWII from 1943-1945. Abraham's name in the Navajo language means "Many Horses". He was in construction and ranching in which he worked hard his whole life to support his family. He is survived...
Betty Jo Hobbs
Jan 20, 2008
Betty Jo Hobbs died peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 20, 2008 at the home of her daughter following a lengthy illness. She was 75. Betty Jo was born on March 8, 1932 in Mill Creek, Oklahoma to her parents, the late George Edmond and Dovie May (Crownover) DeShazo. She moved to Arizona 54 years ago from...
Donna Jean O'Neill
Jan 19, 2008
Donna Jean O'Neill died Saturday, January 19, 2008 at her Pinetop, Arizona home following a sudden illness. She was 61. Donna was born on September 3, 1946 in St. Paul, Minnesota to the late Howard Joseph and Ada Mae (Rodecker) Madison. She has lived in Arizona for the past 39 years. Throughout her life, Donna worked as a make-up artist...
Katherine Elizabeth Webb
Jan 19, 2008
Katherine Elizabeth "Kathi" Webb, of Gilbert, Arizona, died Saturday, January 19, 2008 in Mesa, Arizona from complications of injuries she sustained in a motorcycle accident nearly a year ago. She was 49. Kathi was born on February 1, 1958 in Augusta, Georgia to Michael Cornwall Polley and Jeanne Elizabeth Norton. She married Terry Lee Webb on November 26, 1976 in...
Violet Flora Kostelny
Jan 18, 2008
Violet Flora Kostelny, age 72, died Friday, January 18, 2008 in Show Low, Arizona. She was born April 17, 1935 in Moab, Utah, to the late Felix and Violet Murphy. Violet is survived by her husband, Edward Kostelny; 2 sons, Randy Kostelny and Edward "Eddie" Owens Kostelny; 2 sisters, Mary and Emy. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00...
Daisy Mae Douglas
Jan 16, 2008
Daisy Mae Douglas died on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 in Lakeside, Arizona at the age of 89. She was born on March 22, 1918 in Macon, Missouri to the late Forest and Pearl (Cress) Van Sickle. On June 25, 1934 she married Herschel Douglas. After their marriage, they moved to Montana. While in Montana they had 2 sons. In 1950,...
Ethel May Stilwell
Jan 14, 2008
Ethel May Stilwell, of Holbrook, Arizona, died Monday, January 14, 2008 in White Mountain Lakes, Arizona at the home of her daughter. She was 95. Ethel was born on May 25, 1912 in Hancock, Wisconsin to the late Elmer Ellsworth and Regina Margaret (Czarneski) Shepard. At the age of 17, Ethel married her childhood sweetheart, Weybourne Irish Stilwell, on April...
James Peter Tottle
Jan 11, 2008
James Peter Tottle of Killingworth, Connecticut, died Friday, January 11, 2008 at RTA Hospice and Palliative Care in Lakeside, Arizona following a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was 52. James was born on July 16, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Kenneth Bruce and Barbara Jean (O'Hara) Tottle. As a young man, James served in The United States...
Donald Stearns Taylor, Jr.
Jan 11, 2008
Donald Stearns Taylor, Jr. died Friday, January 11, 2008 at RTA Hospice and Palliative Care in Lakeside, Arizona from lung cancer. He was 60. Don was born on October 15, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Donald S., Sr. and Virginia (Prentice) Taylor. Though he was born in Boston, he always considered himself a native of Lexington, MA, as...
Vilas Bassett
Jan 11, 2008
Vilas "Sam" Bassett, age 68, passed away, Friday, January 11, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born November 3, 1939 to the late Wayne and Veronica (Dwyer) Bassett in Plattsburgh, NY. Sam served in The United States Air Force for 3 years in Turkey. He worked as a prison guard for 25 years in New York retiring in 1986. He...
Margaret Ellen Cozad
Jan 10, 2008
Margaret Ellen "Peg" Cozad, of Show Low, passed away peacefully January 10, 2008 in Lakeside. She was 65. Margaret was born June 29, 1942 in Highland Park, MI to the late Edward and Audrey Coffin. Her passion was raising her children. She also enjoyed playing the drums with her husband, Robert Henry Cozad. She was a loving mother to 5,...
Walter Starling Carpenter
Jan 7, 2008
Walter S. "Tuffy" Carpenter, 85, died on Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Walter was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Haywood, Okla., the son of Berta and Mede Starling Carpenter. Following the death of his father, the family moved to Holbrook in 1930. He graduated from Holbrook High School in 1940, and attended Arizona State Teachers College in Flagstaff for two years...
Henry Clinton Jr. Phipps
Jan 6, 2008
Henry C. Phipps, Jr., 87, a native of Kingsport, Tennessee and current resident of Show Low, Arizona passed away Sunday, January 6, 2008. Mr. Phipps after serving in World War II moved to Mobile, Alabama and later to Lake Forest, Daphne, Alabama. During his career he held several key sales positions with companies such as R.H. Hill Tobacco Company, Trail...
Gary Lee Edgar
Jan 6, 2008
Gary Lee Edgar, of Show Low, passed away peacefully January 6, 2008, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 71 years old. Gary was born October 24, 1936 in Shepherd, MI to the late Floyd and Myrtle (Thomas) Edgar. He worked in the construction industry. Gary was an avid outdoorsman who loved to camp and hunt. He enjoyed working around the house...
Glenilah W. Madsen
Jan 4, 2008
Glenilah W. Madsen, age 56, passed away January 4, 2008, in Show Low, Arizona. She was born February 13, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona. As a child she was active in sports. She had a lifelong love of horses and animals and especially loved the rodeo and the outdoors. Glenilah was a member of the DAV And a VFW Auxillary member....
Doris Lewis Rogers
Jan 2, 2008
Doris Rogers died peacefully Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at her home in Show Low, Arizona following a lengthy illness. She was 81. She was born on June 24, 1926 in Show Low to her parents, the late William Henry and Nancy (Whipple) Lewis. Doris married her husband, Herman Richard Rogers, on April 24, 1952 in the Mesa, Arizona Temple of...
Amanda Rene Ethelbah
Jan 1, 2008
Amanda R. "MIM" Ethelbah passed away January 1, 2008 in Globe, Arizona. She was 16. Amanda was born to Roland and Lona Ethelbah, January 29, 1991 in Show Low. She was a junior in Alchesay High School. "MIM" will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her parents, Roland and Lona (Johnson) Ethelbah; sisters, Loranda...
William Thomas Armstrong
Jan 1, 2008
William Thomas "Tom" Armstrong passed away peacefully at his home, January 1, 2008 in Show Low. He was 91. He was born February 12, 1916 to the late James and Burnice (Mastin) Armstrong, in Stotesbury, Missouri. Tom was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving in World War II. He is survived by a sister, Rachel (Harrel) Swink...
Olga LaVerne Watson
Dec 31, 2007
Olga L. Watson, age 88, passed away peacefully December 31, 2007 in Show Low. Olga was born October 3, 1919 in Abilene, TX to the late Frank and Olga Idabelle (Ebbersol) Jackson. No services are planned.
