Obituaries

James B. Lyons, Sr. passed away at the age of 75 on Sept. 11, 2019, at Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Arizona.

Patricia Jean Campbell, 96, of Cottonwood, passed away on September 4, 2019.

William (Bill) Emil Kovacovich Jr. born April 13, 1945 - Sept. 11, 2019, in Jerome, Arizona to William and Anne (Baker) Kovacovich.

Mike Chapman, 74, of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away the morning of September 6, 2019.

Billy L. Teague was born on Nov. 22, 1930, and he entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Sept. 7, 2019.

Betty Alf passed away on Aug. 30, 2019 in Cottonwood, Arizona.

Jeffry “Jeff” Scott Bowers, age 44, of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away on Sept. 1, 2019.

Charles W. Bechtel, age 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Cottonwood, Arizona, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019.

Velva Mae Henry died August 31, 2019, just one month short of her 99th birthday.

Richard Wingfield Sturges was born on Feb. 14, 1935, in Jerome, Arizona. He passed away on Aug. 30, 2019.

Barbara Randall, 77, of Camp Verde, Arizona, departed this world for Heaven on Thursday, August 29, 2019.

Elma Jean (Higgins) Smithson born August 16, 1929, in Long Beach, California, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 11, 2019.

Gloria Lucille “Lucy” Gordon, of Camp Verde, passed away on Aug. 28, 2019, after a long battle with cancer.

Margaret Elizabeth Chick-Miller, 101 years old, was born in Cornville, Arizona, on Aug. 22, 1917.

“Ernie” lost his long fought battle with Parkinson’s disease on June 10, 2019.

Patricia Lee Brock, 91, of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away August 17, 2019, with her family by her side.

Betty Ann Harbeson passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at her home in Camp Verde, Arizona.

Joseph G. Houle, 86, of Glendale, Arizona, died July 18, 2019.

Norvella was born in Wray, Colorado, to Elmer and Lamedia Bullard and in Wray was where she grew up, met the love of her life, Norvin Vanderford, and in 1959 they married.

Donald John Zeman of Rimrock, Arizona, passed away July 19, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kenneth Stokes passed away peacefully on August 16, 2019.

Roberta Gardner born on April 26, 1939. Died on July 17, 2019, in Village of Oak Creek, Arizona.

Kevin Dunn, born June 16, 1969, died May 13, 2019, in Cottonwood, Arizona.

Colleen Ann Schutte, 89, went to be with Jesus on Aug. 12, 2019. She went peaceably here at home, Country Care Assisted Living in Cottonwood.

Roxanna, 55, passed away August 13, 2019. She was a long-term Arizona native and she absolutely loved her desert home.