Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Perry Leonel Baldwin
Jun 22, 2020
Perry Leonel Baldwin, age 86, passed away June 22, 2020, after a brave battle with cancer. He was born June 30, 1933 in Taylor, Arizona to Perry Alvin Baldwin and Jessie Ruth Shumway Baldwin.
Leonel grew up in Taylor, graduating from Snowflake Union High School in 1951. He served his Heavenly Father in the "Eastern States Mission" from November 1953...
Kinesha Joy Hill
Jun 21, 2020
Kinesha Joy Hill of Carrizo, Arizona passed away on June 21, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was 16. Kinesha was born on July 20, 2003 in Show Low, Arizona to her parents Harley Hill and Joyce Lynn (Henry) Palmer.
Kinesha was happy all the time and never had hate in her heart. She enjoyed playing basketball and baking cakes. She...
Nancy A. DeFrance
Jun 21, 2020
Our beloved mother, Nancy A. DeFrance, entered eternal life on Sunday, June 21, 2020 unexpectedly. Her spirit is carried on by her 3 daughters, Tina Mitchell, Cathy and Rochelle Finch; husband, Roy DeFrance; sister, Helen Clark who lives in Pennsylvania; 3 granddaughters, Destiny Serapiglia, Frankie Finch (Brayden) and Shelby Spencer (Shawn); 3 grandsons, Fernando Baca (Annabelle, Angel, Abiah and one...
Sandra Kay Hennessey
Jun 20, 2020
Sandra Kay Hennessey of Lakeside, Arizona peacefully passed away at her home on June 20, 2020 in Lakeside. She was 74. Sandra was born on October 11, 1945 in Springfield, Illinois to her parents the late, Loren and Dorothy (Burgeson) Lewis.
Sandra and her husband Pat lived in Casa Grande, Arizona where she was very active in her community....
Vera Keyes Quintero
Jun 20, 2020
Vera Keyes Quintero of Whiteriver, Arizona passed away on June 20, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was 72. Vera was born on May 15, 1948 in East Fork, Arizona to her parents, Francis and Mary (Mosby) Keyes.
Vera has been a longtime dedicated employee of RTC (Rainbow Treatment Center.) She began her employment with RTC beginning November 19, 1979...
Sammy Russell Birdsong, Sr.
Jun 19, 2020
Sammy Russell Birdsong Sr. passed away peacefully on Friday June 19, 2020 in Mesa surrounded by his beloved children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was born October 11, 1931 in Shiloh Arkansas to Domer and Susie {Majors} Birdsong. He was the eldest of 5 children and he shared many wonderful stories of a childhood filled with laughter and love. Sammy...
Jerry Baylish, III
Jun 17, 2020
Jerry Baylish, III, passed away on June 17, 2020 in Whiteriver, Arizona. Jerry was known as Little Foot, Birdie & Cheeseburger. He was born on December 6, 1999 to Jerry Baylish, Jr and Stephanie Altaha. He was raised by his grandparents, Georgianna & Herman Truax.
Jerry loved art, he could draw anything on a whim, along with art, he...
Paul LeRoy Renner
Jun 17, 2020
Paul LeRoy Renner, 77, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 at his home in Show Low, Arizona with family by his side, and holding his wife's hand.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio July 3rd, 1942 to his mother Virgil M. Renner (Suggs) and his Father Stanley E. Renner. He grew up on a farm in Eaton Ohio...
Wayne Colelay, Jr.
Jun 16, 2020
Wayne Colelay Jr. known to many family & friends as Lil` Boy or Boy was born in Whiteriver, Arizona on May 9, 1948 & went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. A viewing will be held at the Owens Livingston Mortuary, 320 N. 9th Street, Show Low, Arizona on Thursday, June 25, 2020 from...
Dorothy Ann Smith-Bain
Jun 16, 2020
Dorothy Ann Smith-Bain passed away on June 16, 2020. She was born April 18, 1956 in Tuba City, Az, to her parents, Herman Smith of Rocky Ridge, Az and Irene Small of Cornfields, Az. She is one of nine children; Paul Shorty, Ella Smith-Russell, Clintus Smith, Ernest Smith, Benjamin Smith, Jeffery Smith, Samantha Smith and Ervin Smith.
She did...
Ann Elizabeth Masters
Jun 15, 2020
On Monday, June 15, 2020, Ann Elizabeth (Reynolds) Masters, passed away in Phoneix, Arizona, at the age of 83.
Born in 1936 in Marquette, Michigan, she and her family later moved to Royal Oak where she met Ken. They married in February of 1959, and during their 59 years of marriage made their home in Worthington, OH, Greenwood, AK and...
Walter "Bud" Wiltbank
Jun 15, 2020
Walter (Bud) Wiltbank, 83, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 after a 20-month battle with Guillain Barre Syndrome. He was born April 8, 1937 in Eagar, AZ to Walter and Arrilla Faye (Ashcroft) Wiltbank.
He grew up working cattle and started his own children’s guest ranch, the Double Bar K, at the age of 16. He married Jeanette Bowers on...
Susan Kay Kriter
Jun 14, 2020
Susan Kay Kriter passed away peacefully in her home on the evening of Sunday, June 14, 2020. She was born on August 27, 1949 to Betty and Stephen Rants Farnsworth in Prescott, Arizona.
Susan was a beautiful, sweet caring woman and always had a big smile for everyone she met. She loved Taco Wednesday at El Rancho! She was her...
Larry Tolino, Sr.
Jun 13, 2020
On June 13, 2020, Larry Tolino Sr., joined his loved ones to be with the Lord in Mesa, Arizona. He was 63 years of age. In his final hours, his daughter joined his side as family and friends telephonically bid their genuine love and farewells. It was a somber moment for everyone to show their everlasting love and dedication to...
Van Palmer
Jun 13, 2020
Kenneth Van Palmer, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, died June 13, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Mesa Arizona. He was born Jan 5, 1931 in Taylor Arizona. He was the 10th of 11 children born to Arthur Palmer and Evaline Augusta Gibbons.
He married his lifelong love, Susie Joy Button, in the St George temple of The...
Grace Evelyn Richardson
Jun 12, 2020
On June 12, 2020, Grace Evelyn (Williams) Richardson, in Show Low, Arizona joyfully went to be with the Lord, after a long illness. She was 88 years old. When she passed, family was present. Grace was born on October 20, 1931, to Harold George and Jessie Eveline (Brewster) Williams in Olympia, Washington. She was reared in Longview, Washington.
Grace...
William Martin Gorman
Jun 11, 2020
William Martin Gorman was born on September 22, 1953 in Auburn, California. He was raised in an environment which was far from traditional and would have led many to lead an unconventional life, but he became skilled at a young age to use what he had to create an ideal life for himself and those around him. He accepted the...
Edelene Ferguson
Jun 11, 2020
Edelene Ferguson, age 72, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2020 in Snowflake, Arizona. She was born to Edward and Myrleen Ferguson on January 17, 1948 in Winslow, Arizona.
Edelene is survived by her mother, Myrleen Fersuson; sister, Deanna (Hank) Jansen; brother, Mike (Heather) Ferguson; sister, Carolee (Brady) DeWitt and sister, Rakael (Ron)Smith; Edelene is also survived by her...
Gibson Cheney, Sr.
Jun 10, 2020
Gibson Cheney Sr. entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona. He was born in Fort Ridge, Arizona on July 25, 1948. He built his life and family on the White Mountain Apache Reservation and made his home in the Rainbow City community of Whiteriver.Gibson was a man of many trades and served with the White Mountain...
Ruthe Mae Wasson
Jun 9, 2020
Ruthe Mae Willis Wasson (94) passed away at home in Snowflake, AZ on June 9, 2020. She was born October 17, 1925 in Riordan, Arizona to Vern Willis and Pearl Hunt Willis.
When she was six months old the family moved to Snowflake and as she liked to say, she lived on "back street" the rest of her life. A...
