From Yavapai County, Arizona:
Norman Reynolds
Norman K. Reynolds, 89, died Monday, May 11, 1998, in Prescott.
He was born Jan. 11, 1909, in Lowell, Mass., to Kenneth F. and Beartha (Nye) Reynolds.
Mr. Reynolds sold advertising for newspapers.
Survivors include his son, Kenneth; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held at a later date.
Memory Chapel Mortuary helped the family with arrangements.
Nina Carney
Nina Deal Carney, 88, of Prescott Valley, died Sunday, May 10, 1998, in Phoenix.
She was born Oct. 9, 1909, in Caldwell County, N.C., to William and Mamie (Craig) Deal.
Mrs. Carney was a member of the Eastern Star in Prescott and several other fraternal and business organizations. She moved to Arizona more than 25 years ago from Texas.
Survivors include her daughter, Ann Boone of El Paso, Texas; sons, Dr. Ross Harrell of Grand Junction, Colo., and Bob Grier of San Diego, Calif.; sisters, Irene Walker of Gallatin, Tenn., and Dorothy Massey of Black Canyon City; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1997.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunrise Funeral Home, 8167 E. Highway 69 in Prescott Valley, with members of the Eastern Star officiating.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the charity of choice.
Sunrise Funeral Home helped the family with arrangements.
Robert Mathewson
Robert Stadler Mathewson, 80, of Dewey, died Monday, May 11, 1998, at Prescott Valley Samaritan Center.
He was born Aug. 28, 1917, in Detroit, Mich., to Edward G. and Florence C. (Stadler) Mathewson.
Mr. Mathewson married Sallie Willison on Nov. 14, 1940, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He worked as a self-employed sales representative for the automotive industry.
He and his wife moved to Arizona in 1943, and to Dewey in 1986, after several years in Hawaii. He was an avid golfer, having won the Thomas Trophy in 1948 at the Wigwam Country Club, and the championship in 1966 at the Moon Valley Country Club, both in Phoenix. He was a life member of Elks Lodge #355 in Phoenix.
Survivors include his wife, Sallie, of Dewey; daughters, Diane Peck of Ventura, Calif., and Barbara Rohrbacher of Phoenix; sister, Jean McElroy of Brooking, Ore.; brother, Donald of Houston, Texas; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private inurnment will take place at Greenwood Memory Lawn in Phoenix.
The Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home helped the family with arrangements.
Lynne Zenner
Lynne Grace Zenner, 68, died Sunday, May 10, 1998, at her residence in Chino Valley.
She was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to Frank and Emilia (Elia) Sercha.
Mrs. Zenner worked in real estate most of her life.
Survivors include her husband, Warren; son, Mark Dudley of Chino Valley; two brothers; two sisters; four step-children and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memory Chapel Mortuary helped the family with arrangements.
Arvol Lawrence
Arvol Charles Lawrence, 68, died Friday, May 8, 1998, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
He was born Nov. 3, 1929, in Bisbee, to Nathan and Frona (Dexter) Lawrence.
Mr. Lawrence was a life-long Arizona resident. He was a Jehovah's Witness minister in Kingman.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta, of Kingman; daughter, Tina McGrew of Flagstaff; son, Gary of Mesa; brothers, Elven, Bernell, Earon, Colon, Enard and Connie; sister, Geraldine Kilby; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Donna Lawrence and Verona Hazelwood.
Private services will be held.
Memory Chapel Mortuary helped the family with arrangements.
Marie Turrentine
Marie A. Turrentine, 79, died Saturday, May 9, 1998, in Prescott.
She was born April 2, 1919, in Kingston, N.Y., to Silvio and Lillian Nenni.
Mrs. Turrentine worked for many years as a manager for retail clothing stores, and spent the last eight years of her career at Isadora's in Sedona, retiring in 1991.
She and her husband were married on Valentine's Day, 1995. She enjoyed and excelled in oil landscape painting. She was interested in reading, writing poetry and cooking. She was very proud of her artistic abilities, and of her husband.
Survivors include her husband, Paul of Prescott; and son, William Schaefer, also of Prescott.
Private services will be held. Inurnment will also be private.
The Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home helped the family with arrangements.
Thomas Weil
Thomas William Weil, 88, of Ephrata, Wash., and long-time resident of Prescott, died Thursday, May 7, 1998, at Col. Basin Hospital in Ephrata, Wash.
He was born Sept. 17, 1909, to E.C. and Gertrude Weil.
He attended Prescott schools. Mr. Weil married Helen Ida Evans on Aug. 17, 1929, in Prescott. He joined the Navy in September 1942, where he was a chief petty officer. During World War II he served as an aerial torpedo man. He was discharged in 1945.
Mr. Weil began working for Standard Oil Company in Winslow at the age of 19, retiring after 38 years. He was a life-long member of the Elks Lodge in Winslow, and a life-long member of the V.F.W., in Prescott.
Survivors include his nephews, Ken of Ephrata, Wash., Fredrick of Lander, Wyo., Jack of Sequin, Wash.; and niece, Marion of San Diego, Calif.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Mt. View Cemetery, 1051 Willow Creek Road.
Nicoles Funeral Home in Ephrata, Wash., helped the family with arrangements.
Memory Chapel Mortuary helped with local arrangements.
Donna Johnson
Donna Jean Johnson, 57, of Chino Valley, died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, at Yavapai Regional Medical Center.
She was born Feb. 25, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo., to Alfred G. and Vivian M. (Cox) Bozarth.
Mrs. Johnson moved to Arizona 25 years ago from Missouri. She was vice-president of the Yavapai Coconino Title Agency for the past eight years. She was a member of the Northern Arizona Trustee Association and the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 40 in Chino Valley.
Survivors include her husband, Alvin of Chino Valley; sons, Leslie and Steven Webb, both of Kansas City, Mo.; brother, Allen Bozarth of Kansas City, Mo.; mother, Vivian Allen of Phoenix; and four grandchildren.
A visitation will be from 12 to 1 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion Post in Chino Valley. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Ray Roller officiating.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 40 in Chino Valley.
Hampton Funeral Home helped the family with arrangements.
