Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
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.
Frank William Krall
Dec 28, 2007
Frank William Krall, of Pinetop, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at RTA Hospice and Palliative Care in Lakeside, Arizona. He was 72. Frank was born on August 16, 1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to the late Frank and Florentine Sylvia (Plotz) Krall. He was a veteran of The United States Army, serving faithfully from 1958 to 1960. Frank moved to...
Mary Louise Byjoe
Dec 26, 2007
Mary Louise Byjoe passed away in Tucson, Arizona on December 26, 2007. She was born on September 28, 1940 at home near Keams Canyon, Arizona. She was born into the Red Bottom Clan and born for the Water Flows Together Clan. She attended Keams Canyon Boarding School as well as attending school in Albuquerque, NM. She attended and graduated high...
Sheryl Lynn Stewart
Dec 23, 2007
Sheryl Lynn Amos Stewart died unexpectedly on December 23, 2007 in Amarillo, Texas at the age of 46. She was born on March 8, 1961 in Lima, Ohio to her parents, Orley Edward (Eddie) and Mary Jo (Smith) Stewart. She moved to Arizona with her family when she was 5 years old and has lived here ever since. She is...
Wanda Mae Miller
Dec 22, 2007
Wanda Mae Miller, of Joseph City, Arizona, died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at The Carriage House in Snowflake at the age of 82. She was born on August 28, 1925, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the late Charles Orley and Margaret Mabel (Kirk) Morris. She married Carl Louis Smith, however, he preceded her in death in 1981. Wanda later married Leon...
Vera Mae Blake
Dec 22, 2007
Vera Mae Blake died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at RTA Hospice and Palliative Care in Lakeside just 2 days shy of her 92nd birthday. She was born on December 24, 1915 in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Sherman and Elner (Walker) Collins. She moved to McNary, Arizona in 1942 with her husband, Ben Lee Blake, and worked in the molding...
Brenda Lynn Muskus
Dec 21, 2007
Brenda Lynn Muskus, age 35, passed away December 21, 2007 at her home in Snowflake. She was born in New Richmond, Wisconsin and moved to Arizona 15 years ago with her family. Brenda is survived by her parents, Carol Muskus and Steven J. Muskus and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Memorial services will be held Saturday January 5, 2008 at...
Ted Blake
Dec 19, 2007
Ted Blake died quietly at his home, in Holbrook, Arizona following a courageous battle with prostate cancer on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. He was 98. Ted was born on April 23, 1909 in Myrtis, Louisiana to the late Nelson and Martha (Shepherd) Blake. He received his early education in Louisiana, where he completed the 7th grade. Throughout his long life,...
Frances Roma Portillo DeMare
Dec 19, 2007
Frances Roma Portillo DeMare was born in Silver City, N.M., on November 30, 1929 and passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2007 in Flagstaff, Arizona at the age of 78. She attended elementary & secondary schools in Silver City and earned a higher education degree at N.M. Western. Frances met and married William DeMare in 1948, while both were in college,...
William Ellis
Dec 16, 2007
William "Bill" Ellis, age 73 passed away December 16, 2007 at his home in Taylor. He was born May 17, 1934 to John M. and Mildred M. Ellis. Bill served in the Army during the Korean war. He enjoyed woodworking and was an accomplished woodworker. Bill is survived by his wife, Faye C. Ellis of Taylor; 2 daughters, Tot (Steve)...
John Elias Bedway
Dec 15, 2007
John Elias Bedway, age 71, completed his journey in life on Saturday, December 15, 2007. He was born on November 21, 1936 in Toledo, Ohio. John worked for 36 years with the Salt River Project as a Heavy Equipment Operator. In 1979 he moved to Concho and retired as the Coal Yard Forman for The Coronado Generating Station in St....
