Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
David Ellington
Sep 5, 2011
David Emmett Ellington, age 88, passed away September 5, 2011 at his home in Wickenburg, Arizona. He was born June 11, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to David & Gertrude Ellington. David enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at an early age and served from June 3, 1940 to September 26, 1945. Follow his military service he married Dolores Hohm on...
Brenda Cowles
Sep 4, 2011
Brenda McDonnell Cowles: Beloved wife of Bill and sister of Leigh; loving mother of Chip(Diane), Tyler(Jennifer) and Leah(Kevin) devoted grandmother of Daniella, Gabriella, Seth, Aaron, Morgan, Ben, Caleb, Micah and Savannah and much loved daughter of the late Allan Leigh McDonnell and Nina Frances Colby McDonnell. Brenda spent her formative years in New Hampshire. She lived close to her cousins...
Joyce Sayer
Sep 4, 2011
Joyce Peirce Bird Sayer died September 4, 2011 at her home in Wickenburg, Arizona of natural causes due to age. She was born October 14, 1926 in Springville, Utah to Junius M. Peirce and Ann Jane Ballantyne. Joyce was raised in Springville, Utah where she graduated from high school and was Art City Queen. she had a beautiful voice and...
Charlotte Fletcher
Aug 26, 2011
Charlotte V. Fletcher, age 86, passed away August 26, 2011 at her home in Congress, Az. She was born May 1, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to Herbert & Florence Ryan. She and husband Lester have been residents of Congress for 22 years. She is a member of Baha'i Faith. Charlotte was preceded in death by her son Tracy Ginn and...
Houston Spencer
Aug 25, 2011
Houston Earl Spencer, 66, peacefully passed away August 25th while in the company of his beloved wife and soul mate, Marilyn, after a valiant long battle with heart disease. Houston was born January 18, 1945 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and raised in Winfield, Louisiana and Phoenix, Arizona. He joined the Navy in 1962, and was part of the honor guard for...
Richard Pendergast
Aug 24, 2011
Richard E. Pendergast was born July 16, 1933 in Elmira, New York to Raymond Ernest Pendergast and Alverta Entz Pendergast. He served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Sergeant. Following his military service he pursued his education and attained a Masters degree in Education. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints....
Mack Dowdy
Aug 24, 2011
Mack Dowdy, Jr. died at the age of 80 on August 24, 2011. He was born January 27, 1931 in Congress, Arizona to Mary Monte Dowdy and Mack Dowdy, Sr. When Macky was 6 years old, his mother died from pueumonia. Macky went to live with Sarah and William Hershkowitz who raised him as their son along with their children,...
Rose Bergman
Aug 19, 2011
Rose M. Bergman was born May 30, 1915 in Escanaba, Michigan to Frank Smith and Nellie Iyotte Smith. She and her husband Gordon came to Arizona in 1970 living in Wickenburg and later in Sun City. Rose was preceded in death by her husband Gordon in 1996. She is survived by her children: Janice & Joseph Sheets of East Lansing,Michigan...
Bobbie Brownell
Aug 15, 2011
Bobbie Jo Brownell, age 78, passed away August 15, 2011 in Sun City West, AZ. She was born in Ashfork, Arizona to Lester Pyeatt and Irene Wilson Pyeatt. She was preceded in death by her husband Gene Russell Brownell March 9, 2010. Bobbie Jo is survived by her children: Steve Brownell, Danae Brownell and Don Brownell, Grandchildren: Bonnie, Crystal and...
Ruth Shumway
Aug 13, 2011
Aleen Ruth Shumway, age 80, passed away August 13, 2011 in Sun City West, AZ. She was born July 10, 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona to Jesse Ervin Fleming and Fern Price Fleming. She is survived by her husband Van L Shumway of Wickenburg, Children: Van Shumway, Jr. (Vanessa) of Provo, UT., Cheryl Underwood (Mike) of Gilbert, AZ., Kevin Shumway (Valarie)...
Ruth Bennett
Aug 7, 2011
Ruth Ann Bennett, age 69, passed away August 7, 2011 in Sun City, Arizona. She was born and raised in Stilesville, Indiana. She and husband Daniel made their home in Phoenix in the 1960's. She was primarily a homemaker. They retired moving to the Wittmann area in 1985. Ruth Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel in 2008...
Beryl Lee
Jul 31, 2011
Beryl Constance Lee was born April 10, 1929 in Surrey, England to Harry & Lorraine Sanders. She came to Arizona from California over 20 years ago settling in Wickenburg. Beryl is survived by her husband John of Wickenburg and Son & daughter in law Mandle & Sandra Roberts of Victorville, California. Grandsons Clinton & Kyle Roberts and a brother John...
Marie Gregory
Jul 22, 2011
Marie Gregory, age 83, passed away July 22, 2011 in Peoria, Arizona. Marie was born October 19, 1927 in Ashland, Ohio to Edward Nelson and Ethel Minnie Nelson. She had lived in Wickenburg in the early 1960's and later returned to live in 1990. Marie was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary and enjoyed bowling and bingo. She...
William Medlock
Jul 10, 2011
Graveside services at Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery are pending at this time.
Richard Ballard
Jul 9, 2011
Richard "Dick" Henry Ballard passed away on July 9, 2011 in Sun City West, AZ. He was born in Los Angeles, California on November 23, 1924 to Sylvester Ballard and Wilma Morel. He grew up and attended schools in the Los Angeles area. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the US Army serving in the Army Air Corps...
Georgia Haller
Jun 24, 2011
Georgia L. Haller, age 60, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 in Wickenburg, AZ. Georgia was born September 7, 1950 in Denver, Colorado to Bobby Emil Dowd and Juanita Miller Dowd. She was raised in Colorado and always enjoyed and worked with horses. She had been active in the Rodeo circuit and worked as a co-owner of Haller Horses with...
James Gillette
Jun 21, 2011
James Robert Gillette was born July 23, 1945 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Earl & Orma Gillette. He worked as a welder most of his life and retired to Yarnell, Arizona for health reasons. He is survived by companion Evelyn Koehler of Yarnell and a son and daughter.
Danny Smith
Jun 13, 2011
Funeral services will be Saturday, June 18th at 11:00 AM at the Wickenburg Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with interment to follow at the Genung Cemetery in Peeples Valley.
