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Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Willis "Bill" Sherwood
May 5, 2020
On May 5, 2020, Bill Sherwood of Pima, Arizona, passed away due to cancer. He was 81.Bill is survived by: his wife of 57 years, Marcia Lynn; his four sons, Steve (Leigh) of San Tan Valley, Dale (Deena) of Casa Grande, Matt (Kim) of Pima and Kit (Sawnya) of Pima; his 25 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.He was predeceased by: one...
Zola Ellsworth Rova
May 3, 2020
Zola Rova of Show Low, Arizona peacefully passed away on May 3, 2020 in Lakeside, Arizona. She was 97. Zola was born on October 10, 1922 in Show Low to her parents the late, Whittie and Blanche (Moody) Ellsworth.
Zola spent her younger years in Show Low and graduated from Snowflake High School class of 1930. She met...
Betty Lowry
May 2, 2020
On May 2, 2020, Betty Lowry got her wings and went to walk with the angels. She was 78 years old.
Elizabeth Marie Beers was born in Missoula, Montana, on November 16, 1941, as the first child of Elizabeth (Shea) and William Beers. The family moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1945 where Betty learned to ice skate and developed...
Lilly Lee Massey
May 1, 2020
Lilly Lee Massey was born on October 13, 2010 to her parents Chris and Leia Massey, in Show Low Arizona. Our "Little Lilly Lee" unexpectedly left this world on May 1, 2020.
Lilly is survived by her parents Chris and Leia, her big brother Grady, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends who loved and cared for her.
Lilly was...
Melissa Carson Zimmerman
Apr 30, 2020
Melissa Carson Zimmerman was born in Flagstaff, Arizona on May 23, 1983 and died on April 30, 2020 at her home in Troy, Ohio. Melissa lived most of her life in Arizona. She was brought back to rest in her hometown and was buried at the Show Low Cemetery on May 18th.
As a small child, Melissa was lively, mischievous,...
Patricia Lawson
Apr 25, 2020
Patricia Lawson of Snowflake Arizona passed away on Saturday April 25th, 2020.
Patricia was born in Rockford, Illinois on May 14th 1947, she was the second child of Martha and Henry Lutzow.
The Lutzow family moved to California in 1953, taking the time to enjoy the countryside along the way including Mt. Rushmore and Yellowstone. Making time to explore...
Angelita (Gushoney) Bennett
Apr 25, 2020
Angelita (Gushoney) Bennett passed into eternal life on April 25, 2020 but will live on in our hearts forever. She was born in a wikiup on the family homestead in Whiteriver, AZ on April 2,1931. Angelie was raised in in a traditional Apache home by her parents Roger and Dora Gushoney. She attended the Theodore Roosevelt School in Fort Apache,...
Hannah Ethel Brooks
Apr 25, 2020
Hannah Ethel (Cosay) Brooks passed from this life to eternal life on April 25, 2020 in Whiteriver, AZ. She was born on May 22, 1936 in Cedar Creek, AZ.
Hannah grew up in Cedar Creek community and she attended grade school at the Cedar Creek Day School before attending the Theodore Roosevelt School in Fort Apache, AZ.
In December...
George (Butch) Edward Salyers
Apr 24, 2020
Butch was born on August 24, 1950 to George Edward Salyers & Mary Alice Salyers in Middletown, Ohio. He passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, in Litchfield Park, Arizona.
When Butch was 10 years old, his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he attended Maryvale High School, with his younger brothers, Mike & Rick. He grew up playing baseball. ...
Ashlei Taylor Smith Fountain
Apr 23, 2020
Ashlei Taylor Smith Fountain
Our strong headed, strong willed, independent daughter said “Deuces, I have bigger things to do”
Ashlei was born in Show Low on August 4, 2004. She lived most of her life in Lakeside and attended Blue Ridge School from 1st grade through her sophomore year. Ashlei got involved with volleyball and literally would play it all...
Barbara Louise McCray
Apr 23, 2020
Barbara Louise McCray, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, age 87, died quietly and peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2020, in the home of her son in Snowflake, Arizona. Barbara, better known as ‘Bobby’ by all who knew and loved her, was born on Feb. 10, 1933 in Hartford, Connecticut to Frederick A. McCarthy and Beatrice Angelina Leduc who preceded...
Myah Kaylee Fae Collazo
Apr 22, 2020
Myah Kaylee Fae Collazo was born on April 22, 2020 in Show Low, Arizona to her loving parents, Jacob Ryan and Megan Ashley (Dixson) Collazo.
She never knew the pain and suffering this world has to offer. She only knew the sound of her mother’s heartbeat and the sound of her father’s voice. She only knew unconditional love and...
Ruth Marie Acton
Apr 22, 2020
With her husband and daughter at her side, Ruth Marie Acton died Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at her home in Show Low, Arizona following a lengthy illness. She was 69 years old. Ruth was born on a Monday, February 19, 1951, in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania to her parents, Edward Warren and Mary Jane (Hidinger) Shotts.
Ruth was a member...
Alejandro Badia Vargas
Apr 21, 2020
Remembering Alejandro Badia Vargas, Alex, who passed away peacefully on April 21, 2020 at Bannon Springs in Vernon, Arizona. He was born on January 26, 1930 on a ranch in Chandler, Arizona to Abraham and Leonar Badilla Vargas.
He enjoyed many years of hunting and fishing with family and friends. On June 9, 1948 he married his wife, Stella Vargas....
Esther Diane Padilla Velasquez
Apr 21, 2020
Esther Diane Padilla Velasquez was born in Miami, Arizona on February 12, 1948, and passed away on April 21, 2020, at her home, in Whiteriver, Arizona.
Diane was a successful, highly respected and dedicated teacher working with the Apache Indian Tribes both in San Carlos and then Whiteriver for over 42 years.
Diane leaves behind her beloved husband...
Sonya Rae Spear
Apr 20, 2020
Sonya Rae Spear was a beauty contestant who could hold her own with four rambunctious sons taller than her 6 feet, clean with a vengeance, pop-up on a single waterski, meticulously refinish furniture, and balance a business ledger down to the last penny.
Married at 19 and a mother by 20, the Sturgis, South Dakota native with an unfailingly pleasant...
Lenn Minnerly Shumway
Apr 19, 2020
Lenn Minnerly Shumway, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, age 95, died quietly and peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2020, in Bryce, Arizona. He was born on September 19, 1924, in Taylor, Arizona to the late Charles L and Julia Myrtle Shumway. Due to the early death of his parents, he was raised by selfless brothers, a sister and their...
Joyce Helen Yeomans
Apr 19, 2020
Joyce Helen Yeomans died late Sunday morning, April 19, 2020, at her home in Show Low, Arizona following a lengthy illness. She was 81 years old. Joyce was born on Friday, April 29, 1938, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to her birthparents, John Edwin and Margaret Theresa (Trayer) Gray. When she was 9 months old, Joyce was legally adopted by...
Helen Jane Tso
Apr 18, 2020
Helen Jane Tso, of Carrizo, Arizona peacefully passed away on April 18, 2020 in Lakeside, Arizona. She was 90. Helen was born to the late, Samuel and Bessie (Kessay) Truax in Carrizo on October 10, 1929.
Helen was a loving person to all. She was a devout Christian all her life and was a member of the Carrizo...
Jonathan David Baylish, Jr.
Apr 18, 2020
Jonathan "RJ" David Baylish, Jr., age 26, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at his home in Whiteriver. He was born on August 18, 1993 to Jonathan & Rosie Baylish, Sr. RJ was raised in Rainbow City on the White Mountain Apache Reservation and graduated from Alchesay High School with the class of 2012.
RJ was a great man who...
