Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Toni Aneya Paxson
May 24, 2014
Toni "Tootie" Aneya Paxson passed away on Friday, May 24, 2014 at the Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona. She was born May 5, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona; her parents are Rotan James and Antoinette Antonio. A wake will begin on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 10:00 am at the family residence in Canyon Day; 115 So....
Charles Matthew Grant
May 21, 2014
Charles Matthew Grant went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on May 21, 2014. He is survived by his wife and love of his life Stephanie, his children and apples of his eye Emily, 14, Lilly, 9, Sydney, 2, and Max, 6. His mother Diane, stepdad Jim, sister Beth, and many other friends and family who all love and...
John Arthur Leech
May 19, 2014
John Arthur Leech, Sr., age 73, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Mayo Surgical Hospital in Scottsdale. He was born in Jonesburg, Arkansas on November 6, 1940 to Austin and Irene (Horne) Leech. John graduated from El Camino High School in California. He served honorably in the United States Army in 1958. In 1967 John decided to make...
Dora Dayaye
May 17, 2014
Dora Dayaye was born on July 29, 1929 in Whiteriver, Arizona. Dora went home peacefully surrounded by family at the Sierra Blanca Rehabilitation Center in Lakeside, Arizona on May 17, 2014. The visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Owens Livingston Mortuary - White Mountain Chapel, 320 N. 9th Street in Show...
Merrill Lee Young
May 17, 2014
Merrill Lee Young died, the day after his 75th birthday, on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Banner Gardens in Mesa, Arizona following a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 16, 1939 in Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona to his parents, the late James Merrill and Juanita Lucille (Jones) Young. Merrill was owner of Young Beer Distribution...
Knowles Coleman "K.C." Clifton
May 17, 2014
Knowles Coleman "K.C." Clifton died Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the White Mountain Regional Hospital in Springerville, Apache County, Arizona from complications of a hip fracture. He was 100 years old! K.C. was born on November 6, 1913 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois to his parents, the late Ralph Albert and Grace (Knowles) Clifton. He married Lenore Nadine Bayliff...
Gerald Edward Wetchensky
May 16, 2014
Gerald Edward Wetchensky died unexpectedly on Friday, May 16, 2014 at his home in Lakeside, Arizona from a sudden illness. He was 73 years old. Jerry, as he was affectionately known, was born on February 7, 1941 in Los Angeles, California to his parents, the late Edward Joseph and Florence Maybelle (Harrison) Wetchensky. Jerry has lived in Arizona for many...
Mary Louise Taylor
May 14, 2014
April 24, 1926 God blessed Oliver and Mary Alice Strong with one of two beautiful daughters. Mary Louise received her primary education in the state of Mississippi. Mary Louise excelled in education, physical education, but most of all singing. She began singing publicly at the early age of 8 and continued, representing her school in singing competitions throughout the state...
John Garrett Frazier, Jr.
May 13, 2014
John Garrett Frazier Jr., age 52, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at his home in Costa Mesa, CA. He was born to the late John and Sharon Frazier on April 12, 1962 in Bisbee, Arizona. He graduated from Thatcher High School in 1980 and received a BA in Marketing from Arizona State University in 1985. He was married to...
Marie Jane Leavens
May 12, 2014
Marie Jane Leavens, of Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, May 12, 2014 at her home in Show Low. She was 82. Marie was born on May 21, 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Marie enlisted in the United States Navy in 1951 during the Korean Conflict having been stationed at...
Richard Terrance Moolick
May 11, 2014
Richard Terrance Moolick, age 93, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Carriage House Care Center in Snowflake, Arizona. He was born October 11, 1920 in Anaheim, California to Charles Moolick and Blanche M. Glover Moolick. There are no public services planned at this time. However, there will be a memorial service planned in the future, probably in...
Ezra Max Hatch
May 11, 2014
Ezra Max Hatch, age 85, of Taylor, Arizona, peacefully passed away of natural causes on May 11, 2014 in Nampa, Idaho. Most of his children and his wife Jean were present as he moved on to a joyful reunion with his son Dennis, family and friends. Max was born in Taylor on July 27th, 1928. He graduated from Snowflake Union...
Flora Chavez Sanchez
May 9, 2014
Flora C. Sanchez died Friday night, May 9, 2014 at The Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona at the age of 100. She was born on Thursday, April 9, 1914 in Los Lentes, Valencia County, New Mexico to her parents, the late Elias and Ignacita (Mireles) Chavez. She met and married her life's love, Pete Sanchez and moved to Winslow, Arizona in...
Hal Eugene Hall
May 9, 2014
Hal Eugene Hall was born January 25, 1946 in Phoenix, AZ to Frank and Velma Hall. He grew up in Tempe, AZ where he attended Tempe HS, majoring in Football and Baseball. Hal's love for the outdoors began at a young age, since he would spend every summer at Black River; there he camped with his parents and 3 older...
Charles Ervin Gallagher
May 9, 2014
Charles Ervin Gallagher, age 90, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Sierra Blanca in Lakeside, Arizona. He was born September, 25, 1923 in Yankton, South Dakota to John Gallagher and Mary Klug Gallagher. There are no public services scheduled at this time. Arrangements were handled thru Owens Livingston Mortuary-White Mountain Chapel in Show Low, Arizona.
Marilyn Anne Williamson
May 7, 2014
Marilyn Anne Williamson, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at her home in Pinetop, Arizona. She was born April 11, 1932 in Perrysburg, Ohio to George E. and Minerva Lippert. There are no public services planned here in Arizona. However, Marilyn will be entombed with her husband, Matthew, at the Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier, California. Arrangements...
Robert Kim Hisey
May 7, 2014
Robert "Bob" Kim Hisey, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low Arizona. He was born on July 14, 1942 in Phoenix, Arizona to Robert Vernon Hisey and Verda Mae Slaughter Hisey. No public services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements were handled thru Owens Livingston Mortuary-White Mountain Chapel in...
Leo Tessay
May 7, 2014
In loving memory of Leo Tessay, also known as "L.E", who passed away on May 7, 2014 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. He was 66. L.E was born on March 13, 1948 in Cibecue, Navajo County, Arizona and was raised there by his parents the late Rupee Danford and Roy Tessay. Survivors include: 3 uncles, Abner Tessay Sr., Calvert Tessay...
Frank Wolford Shugart
May 6, 2014
Frank Wolford Shugart, 89, entered into rest with the Lord on May 6, 2014 in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona. He died in his home surrounded by loved ones. Frank was born on October 1, 1924 in Maxwell, New Mexico to Louis Alfred and Katie (Wolford) Shugart. Frank served his country by enlisting in the Navy and served aboard the USS...
Lavieve Rogers Geiger
May 5, 2014
Lavieve Rogers Geiger of Snowflake, Arizona passed away peacefully on Monday, May 5, 2014. She was born in Snowflake, Arizona to Wilford and Wilmirth Rogers on November 24, 1924. Lavieve married Leland Ray Geiger, the love of her life for 56 years, on October 15, 1941 in Snowflake. They were later sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They are the...
