Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Donna Marie Willis
Apr 12, 2016
Donna Marie Willis went to be with the Lord on April 12, 2016, after a long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.Donna was the daughter of Bud and Mary Kay. She graduated from Show Low High School where she was a cheerleader. Donna married her High School Sweetheart, John Willis, in 1987. They had three children; Clint Willis, Dustin Willis, Ryanne Willis;...
Teresa Hitzeman
Apr 10, 2016
On April 10, 2016 our beloved Teresa Hitzeman, loving wife, mother and grandmother was called by the Lord to come home.Her life was full of joy and happiness and she will be greatly missed by all of her family and friends.She faced many challenges in her later years, losing most of her vision and going through a heart surgery. But ...
Hilda Frost
Apr 10, 2016
Hilda Frost, age 94, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at her home in Tempe, Arizona surrounded by her loved ones. She was born February 21, 1922 in Show Low, Arizona to William Henry Lewis and Nancy Whipple Lewis. Hilda was a woman who loved her family more than anything. She also loved to do genealogy and to pick...
Sue Jacobs
Apr 9, 2016
Sue Penrod Jacobs passed away Saturday morning, April 9, 2016, in Tucson, Arizona after a twenty year plus hard fight with a cancer, that was caused by the government's reckless nuclear experiments, like so many White Mountain residents that were downwind of the Nevada atomic bomb tests. Sue was born in McNary, Apache County, Arizona on Wednesday, October 23, 1940. ...
William (Bill) Lester Bartlett
Apr 7, 2016
William (Bill) Lester Bartlett, 100, of Show Low, Arizona passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Solterra of The White Mountains in Lakeside, Arizona. He was born December 5, 1915 to Lester William and Bess Rogers Bartlett in Pomona, California, raised in Chicago, Illinois and earned a Bachelor’s Degree for the University of Illinois in 1937. He was a...
Jesse Damien Wallen
Apr 5, 2016
Jesse Damien “Skye” Wallen of Cibecue, Navajo County, Arizona passed away on April 5, 2016 at his home in Cibecue. He was 23. Skye was born to his parents, Delbert Wallen Jr. and Narcisce (Cromwell) Wallen on April 29, 1992 in Springerville, Apache County, Arizona. He grew up in Cibecue having graduated 8th grade from the Dishchii` Bikoh Jr. High...
Michael Anthony Plower Sr.
Apr 5, 2016
Michael Anthony Plower Sr., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center in Globe, Arizona. He was born November 11, 1965 in Santa Ana, California to William Plower and Rita Nez. Michael had been a long time resident of Holbrook where he met his wife, Valarie Plower. April 19th would have marked 26...
George Obe Thrasher
Apr 4, 2016
George Obe Thrasher, age 94, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at his home in Lakeside, Arizona. He was born March 31, 1922 in Hopedale, Illinois to Obe Thrasher and Minnie Etta Neville Thrasher.George worked in the construction industry building dams in Colorado. He also operated several service stations in Montrose, Colorado. He loved snowmobiles and motorcycles. George was...
John Grant Willis
Apr 4, 2016
John Grant Willis, III, age 79, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle passed away peacefully on Monday, April 4, 2016 at home on his 40 acres outside of Snowflake, Arizona, surrounded by his caring family. John is survived by his loving wife of almost 45 years, Patsy Ann Willis. Together they had 9 children, 17 grandchildren, and 18...
Oasker Lee Hollins, Jr.
Apr 3, 2016
Our beloved son, Oasker Lee "OJ" Hollins, Jr., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, he was 34 years of age. He was born June 25, 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona to Oasker Lee Hollins, Sr. and Delphine Casteal Hollins. He is survived by his children: Trinity,...
Parley P. Stock
Apr 2, 2016
Parley P. Stock was born January 10, 1930 to Earl and Katie Stock, in Show Low, Arizona. He died April 2, 2016 in Mesa, Arizona. Parley was raised in Show Low and Carrizo. He attended grade school in Show Low and high school in Snowflake. As a young man he loved to play basketball and dance. He also liked to...
Joseph Leland Gardner
Apr 1, 2016
Joseph Leland Gardner, age 85, passed away peacefully among members of his family, on April 1, 2016. Leland was born on June 29, 1930, in Lakeside, Arizona, to Joseph Ivan and Sarah Isophine (Penrod) Gardner. As a young man, he served two years in the Army, stationed in England. He then returned to the mountains he loved, where he met...
Frances Louise Barrett
Mar 31, 2016
Frances Louise Barrett entered heaven on Thursday, March 31st at 9:25 in the morning. She joins her husband, Eugene "Gene" Brooks Barrett, and her son, Kevin Roe Barrett. She is survived by her son Thomas (Sue) Barrett, her grandchildren, whom she spoke of often and with much love, great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter, born March 18th. Along with the family who...
Robert Reaves Cooper
Mar 29, 2016
Robert Reaves Cooper, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Carriage House in Snowflake, Arizona.He was born January 7, 1931 in Snowflake, Arizona to Thomas Jefferson Cooper and Pauline Willis Cooper.Robert graduated from ASU in 1960 and worked as an Electronics Engineer. He worked in Arizona, California and Florida. He retired in 1993 and was currently...
Waneta Maxine Brown
Mar 28, 2016
Waneta Maxine Brown, of Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona passed away on March 28, 2016 in Lakeside. She was 91. She was born to her parents the late, Ervie and Dessie (Jacobson) Young on April 25, 1924 in San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California. A loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend she will be deeply missed. Waneta...
Daniel Roderick Christian
Mar 27, 2016
Daniel Roderick Christian, Sr., passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016, comfortably at his home, in the presence of his wife, Pamela Christian, who deeply cared for him and loved him since they were happily married, 17 years ago on April 17, 1998. He was 84 years old. He was born on January 22, 1932, in Metropolis, Illinois. Together, Daniel...
Glenn Walter Elliott Jr.
Mar 27, 2016
Glenn Elliott, Jr. passed away on March 27, 2016 in Lakeside, Arizona. He was born on March 6, 1923 in Howard, New York to his parents, Glenn W. and Jessie (Burgett) Elliott. In 1982 Glenn was Born Again by receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior. He served as assistant Sunday school director and was active in many areas of ministry,...
Rita Jane Shepard
Mar 25, 2016
Rita Jane Shepard, of Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona passed away on Good Friday, March 25, 2016, in Lakeside. She was 92 years old. Rita was born on April 27, 1924, in Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio to her parents, the late Ernst and Margaret (McCabe) Werbeach.Rita grew up and attended school in Fairport Harbor and graduated from Fairport Harbor High...
Donna Lee O'Dell
Mar 25, 2016
Donna Lee O'Dell, age 78, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 25, 2016. She was born May 4, 1937 in Downey, California to Everett Cooper Fox and Martha Louise Dougherty Fox; their only child. She came to Holbrook, Arizona in 1943 with her family to run the Central Auto Court; now known as the Pow Wow Trading Post. She attended...
Dean Raymond Speer
Mar 23, 2016
Dean Raymond Speer, beloved son, father, brother and grandpa passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Haven of Show Low Care Center in Show Low, Arizona.He is survived by his mother, Marjorie Moore, a daughter Shawnene Santiago; sisters Debbie Hall and Jennie Speer; a brother Dennis Speer; grandchildren Johnny Speer, Chance Reeves, Christian Santiago, Aries Santiago and Shawnene...
