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Kathleen Allison Estavillo

Kathleen Allison Estavillo

Dec 16, 2024

Kathleen Allison Estavillo, 72, passed away, Monday, December 16, 2024 in Eagar, Arizona. She was born April 14, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of George Washington Caudill and Mary Alice Dickinson.

Kathy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She loved her brothers, David and Bruce. She loved helping people; that’s why she became a nurse. She lived life...

Cecilia Ulibarri Pena

Cecilia Ulibarri Pena

Dec 10, 2024

Cecilia Ulibarri Pena, 90, has returned home to embrace her loving family early Tuesday morning, December 10, 2024 in Benson, Arizona. Family members were at her bedside as she took her last breath.

Cecilia was born August 28, 1934 in McNary, Arizona, daughter of Manuel Ortiz Pena and Benina Moreno Ulibarri. She was the youngest of the surviving children and third...

Lee Winters

Lee Winters

Dec 10, 2024

Lee Winters, 59, passed away, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 in St. Johns, Arizona. He was born August 8, 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Albert Lee Winters and Thelma Marie Pattee.

Lee Winters was a devoted, loving, fun, selfless son, husband, father, uncle and grandfather. Lee was very dedicated to his family. He always prioritized family time over anything else....

Inez Aragon

Inez Aragon

Dec 8, 2024

Inez Aragon passed away, Sunday, December 8, 2024 at White Mountain Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family. A remarkable woman, Inez was known for her strength, independence and a heart brimming with kindness. She deeply cherished her family, especially her daughter, Krissee and her grandchildren, Kamron, Kyron and Tairran Aragon, who were the light of her life.

During her career...

Ronald Kurt White

Ronald Kurt White

Dec 5, 2024

Ronald Kurt White, 86, of St. Johns, Arizona, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024 in his home under hospice care and with caring members of his family attending him. Ron was born in a log cabin near Hooper, Colorado on November 13, 1938. Ron is the second son of Edith Coombs and Wesley Curtis White.

Ron proudly and honorably served in...

LaVor Nikolaus

LaVor Nikolaus

Nov 30, 2024

LaVor Nikolaus, 81, passed away, Saturday, November 30, 2024 at his home in Luna, New Mexico. He was born July 4, 1943 in Snowflake, Arizona, the son of Henry Isreal Nikolaus and Clara McNeil.

LaVor served his country in the United States Army from 1966-1970. He was a retail manager for Sears, retiring in 2010. He loved his family.

He is survived...

Glenn Russell Calvert

Glenn Russell Calvert

Nov 28, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Glenn R. Calvert, beloved husband, father and Papa, who passed away peacefully in his home in Eagar, Arizona with his wife by his side, Thursday, November 28, 2024 at the age of 76. He was born in Burbank, California on February 26, 1948 to Freeman Preston Calvert and Nellie...

George Kendall "Ken" Burns

George Kendall "Ken" Burns

Nov 22, 2024

George Kendall “Ken” Burns, 81, passed away, Friday, November 22, 2024 in Vernon, Arizona. He was born July 19, 1943 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the son of George Clifford Burns and Geneva Louise Cameron.

Kendall was very patriotic. He served 2 tours of duty in the Navy and was in the Air Guard. He was a very loving and devoted husband...

Michael Charles Leaverton

Michael Charles Leaverton

Nov 22, 2024

Michael Charles Leaverton, 72, passed away, Friday, November 22, 2024 at his home in Quemado, New Mexico. He was born August 7, 1952 in Long Beach, California, the son of Keith Blake Leaverton and Naomi Dawn Hurd.

Michael was a mechanic and volunteer for the Quemado Fire Dept. He was a son, brother, husband, father, uncle and most of all, friend;...

Jean Connie Johnson Hutchison

Jean Connie Johnson Hutchison

Nov 21, 2024

Jean Connie Johnson Hutchison, lovingly known as Jeanie, ChaCha and Nana, passed away peacefully, Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the age of 80. She was born April 20, 1944 in Tucson, Arizona and spent her later years in the serene community of Blue, Arizona.

A trailblazer in mining operations for 22 years, Jeanie fearlessly broke barriers in a predominantly male industry....

David & Marline Braden

David & Marline Braden

Nov 20, 2024

In loving memory of David “Pee Wee” Braden, Jr. and Marline White Braden who died Wednesday, November 20, 2024 in an automobile accident near Concho, Arizona. David was born May 20, 1935 in Green River, Wyoming to David Ernest Braden and Cora Hopkins Gullion. Marline was born January 28, 1938 in Green River, Wyoming to Dell Boyer White and Edith...

Henry Israel Cohen

Henry Israel Cohen

Nov 20, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Henry Israel Cohen, age 71, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and pillar of the St. Johns community on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. He was born April 16, 1953 in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Isidore Pete Cohen and Margaret Murrietta. Henry was a man whose life was defined by his unwavering...

Daniel Lee Reynolds

Daniel Lee Reynolds

Nov 17, 2024

Daniel Lee Reynolds, 73, passed away, Sunday, November 17, 2024 in Red Hill, New Mexico. He was born May 15, 1951 in San Diego, California.

Daniel spent 46 years living in the Texas panhandle, working several years as an Instrument Journeyman at the Borger Phillips Refinery. After retirement he spent several years volunteering for the National Park Service at Alibates Flint...

Sherry Ann French

Sherry Ann French

Nov 14, 2024

Sherry Ann French, 74, passed away, Thursday, November 14, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born January 11, 1950 in Carmel New York, the daughter of George Edwin Lockwood and Ida Mae Thompkins.

Sherry grew up in New York, graduating from Carmel High School in 1968. After high school, she became certified as a cosmetologist. Shortly after, in 1969, she married...

Jeffery Wade Wiltbank

Jeffery Wade Wiltbank

Nov 14, 2024

Jeffery Wade Wiltbank, 63, passed away, Thursday, November 14, 2024 in Springerville, Arizona. He was born September 21, 1961 in McNary, Arizona, the son of Bobby Milo Wiltbank and Delberta Elaine Lytle.

Jeff loved the mountains and the woods. He enjoyed all his house plants and would spend time singing and watering them every day. He really enjoyed taking his kids...

Phyllis Marie Price

Phyllis Marie Price

Nov 9, 2024

Phyllis Marie Price, 86, passed away, Saturday, November 9, 2024 in Springerville, Arizona. She was born June 3, 1938 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Henry Cox Graham, Jr. and Jessie Marie Haught.

Phyllis lived in Apache Creek, New Mexico. She is survived by her sons, Tony (Noor) Horton, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Russel (Kimberly) Horton, Ramona, California; Pete (Amy)...

Gary Adelbert Mead

Gary Adelbert Mead

Nov 6, 2024

Gary Mead passed away peacefully at home Wednesday November 6, 2024. He was born in Michigan on December 25, 1940. 

Gary attended grade school in Chama, New Mexico and later graduated from Durango, Colorado High School in 1959. For graduation his father bought Gary a 1959 pink Edsel convertible that he eventually matched with his pink single engine airplane. He learned...

Gerry Pat Wilkinson

Gerry Pat Wilkinson

Oct 31, 2024

Gerry Pat Wilkinson, 88, passed away, Thursday, October 31, 2024 in Vernon, Arizona. She was born April 29, 1936 in Seymour, Texas, the daughter of Alfred H. “Shorty” Thomas and Ruby A. Sweeden Thomas. She was the widow of Joseph Ray Wilkinson.

Pat worked as an executive secretary in the banking industry most of her life. She loved playing her baby...

Erma Wilkins Waite

Erma Wilkins Waite

Oct 31, 2024

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Erma Wilkins Waite, age 86, of St Johns Arizona, graduated from this life, Thursday, October 31, 2024. Erma was born to Thomas Wilson Wilkins and Nellie Bloomfield Wilkins in Bluewater, New Mexico. She is the seventh of ten children and is survived by four sisters, Theodora “Thedie” Rothlisberger, Christine Tietjen, Karla Connolly...

Edgar Dean Gillespie

Edgar Dean Gillespie

Oct 28, 2024

Edgar Dean Gillespie, 83, passed away, Monday, October 28, 2024 at his home in Reserve, New Mexico. He was born August 23, 1941 in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Victor Gillespie and Sarah Louise Wilkinson.

A graveside service will be held Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Reserve Cemetery, Reserve, New Mexico.

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