Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Larry Tolino, Sr.
Jun 13, 2020
On June 13, 2020, Larry Tolino Sr., joined his loved ones to be with the Lord in Mesa, Arizona. He was 63 years of age. In his final hours, his daughter joined his side as family and friends telephonically bid their genuine love and farewells. It was a somber moment for everyone to show their everlasting love and dedication to...
Van Palmer
Jun 13, 2020
Kenneth Van Palmer, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, died June 13, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Mesa Arizona. He was born Jan 5, 1931 in Taylor Arizona. He was the 10th of 11 children born to Arthur Palmer and Evaline Augusta Gibbons.
He married his lifelong love, Susie Joy Button, in the St George temple of The...
Grace Evelyn Richardson
Jun 12, 2020
On June 12, 2020, Grace Evelyn (Williams) Richardson, in Show Low, Arizona joyfully went to be with the Lord, after a long illness. She was 88 years old. When she passed, family was present. Grace was born on October 20, 1931, to Harold George and Jessie Eveline (Brewster) Williams in Olympia, Washington. She was reared in Longview, Washington.
Grace...
William Martin Gorman
Jun 11, 2020
William Martin Gorman was born on September 22, 1953 in Auburn, California. He was raised in an environment which was far from traditional and would have led many to lead an unconventional life, but he became skilled at a young age to use what he had to create an ideal life for himself and those around him. He accepted the...
Edelene Ferguson
Jun 11, 2020
Edelene Ferguson, age 72, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2020 in Snowflake, Arizona. She was born to Edward and Myrleen Ferguson on January 17, 1948 in Winslow, Arizona.
Edelene is survived by her mother, Myrleen Fersuson; sister, Deanna (Hank) Jansen; brother, Mike (Heather) Ferguson; sister, Carolee (Brady) DeWitt and sister, Rakael (Ron)Smith; Edelene is also survived by her...
Gibson Cheney, Sr.
Jun 10, 2020
Gibson Cheney Sr. entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona. He was born in Fort Ridge, Arizona on July 25, 1948. He built his life and family on the White Mountain Apache Reservation and made his home in the Rainbow City community of Whiteriver.Gibson was a man of many trades and served with the White Mountain...
Ruthe Mae Wasson
Jun 9, 2020
Ruthe Mae Willis Wasson (94) passed away at home in Snowflake, AZ on June 9, 2020. She was born October 17, 1925 in Riordan, Arizona to Vern Willis and Pearl Hunt Willis.
When she was six months old the family moved to Snowflake and as she liked to say, she lived on "back street" the rest of her life. A...
Timothy Clawson, Sr.
Jun 9, 2020
Timothy Clawson, Sr., died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona. He was 91 years old. Mr. Clawson was born on Saturday, July 25, 1927, in Cedar Creek, Arizona to his parents, the late Carl and Raina (Altaha) Clawson. He was a lifelong resident of Arizona's White Mountains and loved the communities in...
Shirley R Long
Jun 9, 2020
Shirley R. Long, born December 9, 1926 passed away on June 9, 2020 at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Long (Sam) (b.1920, d.1994), a veteran of the United States Army, WWII. She is survived by her three daughters, Joan Long, Chris Long (Sibley), and Virginia Long (Aelen); her grand-daughter, Christina Sibley...
Delmarina Joyce Elgo
Jun 9, 2020
Delmarina Joyce "Joy" Elgo died, unexpectedly, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at her home in Cibecue, Arizona. She was 43 years old. She was born on a Saturday, February 26, 1977, in San Carlos, Gila County, Arizona to her parents, Pastor Delmer and Norma (Edwards) Tessay.
Joy married her high school sweetheart, Johnson "Beans" Elgo, Jr., on October 23, 1993,...
Virginia Aguilar
Jun 7, 2020
Virginia Aguilar of Show Low, Arizona went to be with God on June 7, 2020 in Show Low. She was 84. Virginia was born in Tlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico on December 20, 1935 to her parents the late, Zenon and Francisca (Javier) Perez.
She was a devoted Catholic and member of the St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Show Low. In...
Edgar Louis Chapman
Jun 6, 2020
Edgar Louis Chapman was born in Wickenburg, Arizona December 20, 1948. He passed away in Snowflake Arizona June 5, 2020 at home with all of his loving family around him.
In the first stage of life, Lou spent his time learning how to play music from his uncles Lim Chapman and Faral Stockton. His love of music lasted a lifetime....
Melissa Bonito
Jun 6, 2020
Melissa Bonito of Whiteriver, Arizona passed away on June 6, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was 85. Melissa was born on September 22, 1934 in Whiteriver, Arizona to the late Clinton and Stella (Massey) Dayaye.
She is survived by her sons, Leon Bonito Sr., Ronald Bonito, Marcus Bonito Sr., Chester Bonito and Eddie Bonito; sister, Agnes Declay; 15 grandchildren;...
Ivan Lee Walker, Sr.
Jun 6, 2020
Ivan Lee Walker, Sr., died early Saturday morning on June 6, 2020, at the Abrazo Central Campus Hospital in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. He was 62 years old. Ivan was born on a Wednesday, November 13, 1957, to his parents, the late Leslie and Cora (Bahlen) Walker.
Ivan was a graduated member of Alchesay High School's Class of 1976. A...
Roland Orlando Ethelbah
Jun 5, 2020
Roland Orlando Ethelbah died Friday, June 5, 2020, in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. He was 58 years old. Roland was born on a Saturday, December 2, 1961, to his parents, Nelson Lloyd & Winona Ethel Chester Ethelbah.
In 1981, Roland began working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in its Game & Fish Department as a game warden. He...
Virginia Lee Lilly
Jun 4, 2020
Virginia "Lee" (Williams) Lilly passed away peacefully June 4, 2020 with beloved family at her side. Lee was born September 24, 1943 in Snowflake Arizona to Virginia and Troy Williams and was raised in the White Mountains. Lee loved to sew and crochet. She enjoyed camping and especially spending time at Burro Mountain camping with her family.
Lee was preceded...
Raymond Howard Morris
Jun 1, 2020
On June 1, 2020, the Lord healed Raymond Howard Morris, 77, by welcoming him into His arms. Ray was born in Columbus, Ohio on August 8, 1942. Ray is survived by Anna, his wife of 59 years; six of his siblings, Michael (Ginny), Kathleen (Benny), Marlaina (Richard), Janien (Mark), and Anna Mae (Duane); and his three children Raymond Jr., Deborah...
Rosemarie A. Sable
May 30, 2020
Rosemarie A. Sable, 74, resident of Show Low, Arizona past peacefully in the arms of her family on May 30, 2020. She was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Rose was a retired nurse, a career that spanned 35 years.
She is survived by her step-children, Laura, Lynn and Mary; grandchildren, Jaime, Jill and Jolene; great-grandchildren, Shelby,...
Jarrod Paul McCray
May 29, 2020
Jarrod Paul McCray passed away at Flagstaff Medical Center on Friday, May 29, 2020 at the age of 45. He was born Friday, February 13, 1975 to Jeffrey Scott McCray and Rebecca Marvona (Reidhead) McCray in ShowLow Arizona. Jarrod was the oldest of 7 children.
Jarrod was raised in Snowflake, Arizona and lived the majority of his life there. He...
Larry Howard "Pecos" Whipple
May 29, 2020
Larry Howard "Pecos" Whipple passed away May 29, 2020, in his home, at the age of 82. He was born August 10, 1937 in McNary, Arizona. He was the oldest of 5 children.
Pecos spent his entire life ranching, fishing and hunting in the White Mountains. He was also a great dutch oven cook and cooked for the Range...
