Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
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...
John Thomas "Johnny" Wycliffe, Sr.
May 26, 2020
John Thomas “Johnny” Wycliffe, Sr. of Whiteriver, Arizona passed away on May 26, 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 75. Johnny was born on November 6, 1944 in East Fork, Arizona to the late, Simon and Aurelia (Kasey) Wycliffe.
Johnny worked for the White Mountain Apache Tribe for 25 years before he retired. He enjoyed joyrides, fishing and singing....
Darwin "PeeWee" Gene Webb
May 26, 2020
Our beloved father, husband, brother, grandfather, and friend, Darwin Gene Webb, better known as PeeWee, passed away peacefully after battling pneumonia and heart complications on May 26, 2020. He was born on April 25, 1943 in Vernon, Arizona to Henry Ray and Inza Holladay Webb.
He was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In...
Stefanie Gwen Lauterio
May 25, 2020
Stefanie Gwen Lauterio, 36 years old formerly of Santa Maria, California floated to the heavens on May 25, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Born February 9, 1984, in Tucson, Arizona, she then moved to her hometown of Santa Maria, California.
Stefanie graduated from the Grizzly Youth Academy High School in San Luis Obispo, California with honors with...
Judith Ann Wild
May 25, 2020
Judith Ann Dasso Wild, age 77, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at her home in Show Low, Arizona.She was born in Australia to Luis Andrew Dasso and Flora McDonald Dasso.
Judith was a woman who loved life and lived it to the fullest; she traveled the world several times during her life. She will be missed by those...
Mary Elizabeth McAllister
May 25, 2020
Mary Elizabeth McAllister passed away peacefully at home May 25, 2020. She was was 98 years old.
Mary was born in Harris, Humboldt County, California on August 20, 1921, the youngest daughter of Frank and Gertrude Brown. She grew up in Northern California and spent many years raising her family and improving every building she could get her hands on....
Oliver L "Tinker" Nez
May 21, 2020
"Tinker" Oliver L. Nez, 68, passed away on May 21, 2020 at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. He was born on December 18, 1951 to the late Israel and Irene Nez in Tuba City, Arizona. He was a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, born to the Standing Walnut Tree Clan and born for the Zuni Edgewater...
LaDawn Smith
May 19, 2020
LaDawn Smith passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at her home in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona. She was 59 years old. LaDawn was born on a Tuesday, June 28, 1960, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona and was adopted to her parents, Milo Ray and Marguerite (Peterson) Smith.
She was a bright child and had a special knack for making...
Malcolm Ridgeway Phillips
May 16, 2020
Malcolm Ridgeway Phillips died Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Pinetop, Arizona following a lengthy illness. He was 71 years old. He was born on October 8, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois to his parents, the late Leon George and Alice (Crook) Phillips.
Early in his youth, Malcolm attended the Chicago Art Institute and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Denver,...
Roger Clinton Stevens
May 15, 2020
Roger Clinton Stevens passed into the arms of the Lord on May 15, 2020 at the age of 83 in Show Low, AZ with his family and friends by his side. He was born in 1936 in Stockbridge, Michigan to Clinton and Glenadine Stevens. As a child he liked to hunt and fish. He graduated from Stockbridge High School where...
Mary Kinney
May 15, 2020
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and long time Show Low resident Mary Kinney passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020 at the age 98. Mary was born November 5th, 1921 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
In 1942 she married Ellwood “Wild Bill” Kinney and moved to Midland, Texas while he was serving in the Army Air Corp. In 1957 while moving to...
Flora Miller Ballard
May 14, 2020
Flora Miller Ballard passed away peacefully in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona on Thursday, May 14, 2020. She was 90 years old. The youngest of six children, Flora was born on September 15, 1929 in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona to the late Allen K. and Philena Matilda (Hunt) Miller. She was raised in Snowflake and attended Snowflake High School.
She married...
Vicki Lynn Smith
May 12, 2020
Vicki Lynn Smith of Show Low, Arizona peacefully passed away on May 12, 2020 at her home in Show Low with her family by her side. She was 67. Vicki was born on December 16, 1952 in Balaton, Minnesota to Laurence Peterson and Shirley (Sharratt) Kells.
Vicki was heavily involved with volunteer work in the White Mountains. She was...
Glen Merle Harrison
May 11, 2020
Glen Merle Harrison, age 88, son of Pearl E. Pollet and Guy Richmond Harrison, was called Home on May 11, 2020, after a long and devastating battle with Alzheimer's/Dementia.
Glen was a longtime resident of Joseph City, Arizona, where he met the love of his life at the age of 53, Annabelle, who was 38 years old at the time;...
Susan Elizabeth Whiteford
May 9, 2020
Dear Family & Friends, of Susan Whiteford aka Sue.
We sadly announce, her final preference is currently being handled by Owens Livingston Mortuary - White Mountain Chapel of Show Low. A celebration of life is currently in the early planning stage. Her service and burial, will be announced in the coming months when the requisitions are approved and finalized.
Thank...
