Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Ronald Noel
Dec 29, 2017
Ronald Noel peacefully passed away on December 29, 2017, with his loving family by his side. He was born on April 11, 1943 in New Haven, Kentucky.Ron proudly served in the Navy for 30 years from 1960-1980. He served 20 1/2 years in Active Duty and 9 1/2 years in inactive duty. In 2004 he started the tradition of having...
Mabel Louise Wells
Dec 28, 2017
Mabel Louise Wells (Madie), 89 years, passed away on December 28, 2017 at Summit Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona. She was born April 21, 1928 in Winner, South Dakota to Gilbert A. & Mabelle Josephine Vandenburg.Madie enjoyed swimming, making quilts and loved her flowers. She loved spending time with all her family and her very special four-legged friend...
Jean Butler
Dec 27, 2017
Jean Lancaster Butler, 67, returned home to her Heavenly Father with her husband by her side, in Mesa, Arizona on the evening of December 27, 2017. She was born in Snowflake, Arizona on Sunday, March 19, 1950 to Ralph and Venola Lancaster. She was the youngest in her family, with her brother being the oldest, and her being five minutes...
Donnie Rue Boring
Dec 26, 2017
Donnie Rue Boring was born in Holbrook, Arizona on October 24th, 1950, to James and Freida Boring. He was the older twin to Connie Weatherford with thirty minutes separating them—a distinction he often loved to tease his sister about. They would later move to Snowflake, Arizona, where he became a proud Lobo, often breaking out into the catchy fight song....
Johnathan Patrick Hinton
Dec 26, 2017
Johnathan Patrick Hinton, of Whiteriver, Arizona passed away on December 26, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 34. Johnathan was born on November 23, 1983 in Whiteriver to the late Nathaniel Hinton, Sr. and Sandra (Grant) Hinton. Johnathan was affectionately known as Pete by his many family members and friends. He was very traditional in his Apache beliefs. He enjoyed...
Pastor Jerry Keams
Dec 25, 2017
Pastor Jerry Keams passed away Christmas morning, Monday, December 25, 2017 at the Little Colorado Medical Center in Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona following a sudden illness. He was 61 years old. He was born on a Sunday, September 23, 1956 in Winslow, Arizona to his father, the late Jack Keams and to his mother, Mae Jensen Keams.As a child, Jerry...
Marilyn Rhoton Heal
Dec 24, 2017
Marilyn Rhoton Heal was born to Wilson Dow Rhoton and Serene Lila Penrod. She and her twin sister, Carolyn, were born on October 26, 1938 in Lakeside, Arizona. They were the fifth and sixth children born to Dow and Lila, out of eight total children in their family. Marilyn loved growing up in Lakeside. She often reminisced with fondness about...
Fawn Hunt
Dec 24, 2017
Fawn Leavitt Hunt passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 24, 2017. in Eagar, Arizona. She was 79 years old and was preceded in death 33 years, by her sweet husband, Ray LaDell Hunt of Snowflake, Arizona.She is survived by their 10 children; Barbara (Paul) Petersen of Gilbert, AZ, Ray (LeAnn) Hunt of Las Vegas, NV, Rex (Tracy) Hunt of Snowflake,...
Monika Pia Andress
Dec 20, 2017
Monika-Pia Frederika Paulina Heep Andress, 79, died in the comfort of her home in Arizona on Wednesday, December 20th, 2017. She was born August 1, 1938 to Theodor Ludwig Heep and Hildegard Elma Methner Heep in Berlin, Germany. She was born in the height of war conflict in Germany. Her father chose not to join the war movement and instead...
Rosemary Johnson
Dec 18, 2017
Rosemary Johnson, age 88, passed peacefully to the other side December 18, 2017 at her home in Show Low, AZ. She was born April 19, 1929. She is survived by her three children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A child of the Great Depression, she sold newspapers on the street corner with her brother Robert for extra money at...
Robin Melinda Sherman Fuller
Dec 16, 2017
Surrounded by her beloved family, Robin Melinda Sherman Fuller died in the comfort of her home on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at age 62, following a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Robin is survived by her husband of 13 years, Jeffrey Alan Fuller of Show Low, Arizona, and their five children and their families: Rachel and Conrad Oliver of Denver,...
Thelma Matilda Wallace
Dec 15, 2017
With her sons at her bedside, Thelma Matilda Wallace died Friday afternoon, December 15, 2017, at the family ranch in east Snowflake following a lengthy illness. She was 91 years old. Thelma was born on a Thursday, July 22, 1926, in Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri to her parents, the late Jacob and Myrtle (Roat) Ingenthron. A few years after her...
Jennifer Ann Colley
Dec 14, 2017
Jennifer Ann Colley, age 70, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her residence in Overgaard, Arizona. She was born February 17, 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona to Jessie Lee Barnes and Una Ellis Barnes. She married David Colley, he preceded her in death. She has 2 children surviving her: James Colley and Tracy Davis. There will not be any...
Morgan Faith Koepp
Dec 13, 2017
Morgan Faith Koepp was taken to Heaven on December 13, 2017 at the age of three. Morgan was born in Sugar Land, Texas to Brianna Williams and Shawn Koepp on October 11, 2014. Family and friends remember Morgan as a beautiful, smart, sweet and happy child that touched many lives with a smile that lit up any room. Sadly, her...
Leroy Herman "John" King
Dec 13, 2017
Leroy "John" King passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona at the age of 70. John was born on a Wednesday, August 13, 1947 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio to his parents, the late Amos and Kathleen (Freeman) King. John, a resident of Heber-Overgaard, Arizona, was a beloved...
Robert Douglas Grabe
Dec 13, 2017
Robert Douglas "Bob" Grabe of Show Low passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona. He was born on Friday, January 27, 1967 to Richard Vernon and Alice Mae (Kieran) Grabe in Winslow, Arizona.For over 20 years, Bob has worked as a manager at various Car Quest throughout Arizona. He loved cooking,...
John William Hall
Dec 12, 2017
John William Hall, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Carriage House in Snowflake, Arizona. He was born October 19, 1933 in Sugar City, Colorado to Frank Hall and Sylvia Legrande Hall. He graduated form Sugar City High School in 1951 where he was a Salutarian. As a young man he earned his Eagle Scout award....
James Kyle Langston
Dec 12, 2017
James Kyle Langston came into the world on June 22, 1942, in Alamosa, Colorado. He was the 5th of 8 children born to John and Louise Langston. He left his worn out earthly body on December 12, 2017. He's having a grand reunion with loved ones. Jim grew up in Flagstaff. He served an LDS mission to Uruguay and Paraguay...
Michael Bruce Peddie
Dec 12, 2017
Michael Bruce Peddie (Mickey), died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at his home in Lakeside. He was born June 25, 1931 in Baldwin Park, CA to Harward Peddie and Elizabeth (Wood) Peddie. Mickey and his family moved to Bylas in 1941 where they ran a trading post. He attended school in nearby Fort Thomas. They later moved to Bowie where he...
Isabelle Marie Birdsong
Dec 6, 2017
Isabelle Marie Birdsong, beloved Matriarch of our family, passed away December 6, 2017 at her home in Mesa Arizona. She is survived by her sweetheart, of 63 years, Sammy Birdsong; daughters: Margie (Carl) Vance, Domereen Birdsong; son, Sammy (Ruth) Birdsong; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Marsha Birdsong; brothers-in-law: Melton Saiz and Richard Stewart. She was preceded in death...
