ARIZONA TRAILS
MOHAVE COUNTY OBITUARIES


Angela Carol Mundo, 48, of Chloride died Tuesday, June 6, 2006, in Chloride. Angie was a librarian assistant in Mohave County Library District.Angie is survived by her spouse, Robert Mundo; her daughter, Becky Marie Withey; and her mother, Maria Rhoades. Memorial services were held on June 10 in Chloride.Angie was a loving daughter, sister, mother, wife, grandmother and friend for life to all who had the joyful opportunity to meet her.She loved and lived life to the fullest, as if there was no tomorrow, sharing her special kindness and loving nature with all who came to know this wonderful woman.
We will deeply miss her as a part of our time remaining on this earth, until we are called to share in her special brand of sunshine. Her memory will shine until that time arrives. Until then, rest peacefully with the angels, Angie, who are now blessed with the same sunshine you provided us all.

Leland Otis Barker, born Sept. 5, 1919, in Orange, Calif., died on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. He grew up in Lakeside and attended Grossmont High School. He Served in World War II in the Army Air Corps. He married Elouise Cook and settled in Lakeside. He ran the Bostonia Store until the 1960s. He retired as a finish carpenter and moved to Kingman in 1990. He was active in the El Cajon Music Masters and Shadow Mountain Church. He was preceded in death by wife, Elouise; and son, David. He is survived by daughters, Genevieve McKinnon of Kingman and Camille Nielsen of El Cajon; son, Lantz of Kingman; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services were held on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Greenwood Memorial Park where he was laid to rest. A memorial service will be held in Kingman by the Cedar Hill Community Church at 4 p.m. Sunday at Leland’s Log Cabin in Cedar Hills.

Isabelle Bosso Nelson, born in Farrell, Pa., on Nov. 24, 1912, died May 28, 2006. She was the oldest of four children.Liz worked for many years as manager of Lerner Stores in Sharon, Pa., and in Huntington Park, Calif. She met Slim when he was the contractor remodeling one of the Lerner stores. They married and lived in Compton, Calif., for many years. On one of their many vacations to the desert areas, they discovered Kingman, and in 1963 they moved permanently to this area. Liz was preceded in death by her husband, Fields “Slim” Nelson; her sister, Adeline Fleischer of Pico Rivera, Calif.; and her brother, Joe Rio. She is survived by her sister, Rose Rio of Solvang, Calif.; and one stepdaughter, Helen Raver and her family residing in Washington state. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews to whom she was known as Aunt Liz. Liz attended the Presbyterian Church in Kingman for many years until she was confined to her home. She made many friends in Kingman and many of them remember her as the “clown lady” as she had a collection of more than 750 clowns. She spent her final years as a resident of The Gardens Care Center where, though she was confined to a wheelchair, she managed to “travel” around the center visiting with the nurses and other patients. Everyone who knew Liz said she was about one of the happiest people they ever knew, not because of her clowns; she wasjust a happy person. She was so friendly – everyone liked Liz!A celebration of Liz’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, at Kingman Presbyterian Church, 2425 Detroit Ave.

McClenn D. Sly, 69, of Kingman died Thursday, June 1, 2006, in Kingman. He was born July 16, 1936, in Ely, Nev. Arrangements are being handled by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home, Kingman.

Chester Floyd Smith, 21, of Prescott, died Saturday, May 27, 2006, in a boating accident on Lake Mead. He was born Dec. 20, 1984, in Phoenix. Chester attended Kingman High School from 2001 to 2002 and graduated from Seligman High School in 2003. He was ambitious and courageous. He was well loved by his friends and family and will be deeply missed. Chester is survived by his parents, Russ and Debbie Smith, and his brothers, William and Creedy Smith.

McClenn D. Sly (Danny) passed away Thursday, June 1, 2006, in Kingman. He was born July 16, 1936, in Ely, Nev. He is survived by his wife, Alta of Kingman; daughter and son-in-law, Frank and Lisa Martinovic of Las Vegas; daughter and son-in-law, Aaron and Laura Schoellman of Galveston, Texas; a son, Michael Sly of Struthers, Ohio; two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and spent 24 years in military service with the U.S. Navy, Seabees and Air Guard. He retired with the rank of chief master sergeant. He also retired from the State of Nevada. The family would like to express their gratitude to the Kingman Regional Medical Center Hospice and to the White Oaks Assisted Living Facility for all their compassion and kindness during his illness.

Arturo A. Garcia, 89, of Kingman died Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Kingman. He was born Sept. 13, 1916, in Mexico. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 9, at Sutton Memorial Funeral Home, with the service to follow at 10 a.m. on Saturday, also at Sutton.  Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery, Kingman.

Iris Morris, 86, of Kingman died Friday, June 2, 2006, in Kingman. She was born April 16, 1920, in Joy, Ill. Funeral service will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, at Beulah Land Adult Foster Home, 5080 W. Oatman Road, Golden Valley.

Mildred M. McKenzie was born on Oct. 3, 1914, at Schleswig, Iowa, the daughter of John and Dora (Riessen) Glau. Mildred entered into rest on Thursday, April 27, 2006, in Las Vegas.
She attended schools in Grant Township.Mildred lived in Sioux City from 1945 to 1989 when she moved to Kingman. Later in 2004, she moved to Las Vegas and made her home with both her sons, Dale and Jeannette and Lyle and Yumiko.Survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Joyce and Roland Gowin of Kingman, and Betty and Vito Dattolico of Sioux City, Iowa; two sons and their wives, Lyle and Yumiko McKenzie of Las Vegas, and Dale and Jeannette McKenzie of Las Vegas; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Laurence and one brother, Edwin Glau. There will be a memorial service at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3958 N. Bank St. A light supper will follow.

Colonel Eugene Drew “Gene” Robinett (USAF retired) was born in Los Angeles on Nov. 25, 1931, and passed away on May 21, 2006, in El Paso, Texas. Gene and his parents moved to Mohave County in 1933 and he spent his early childhood in Yucca while his father worked at the Boriana Mine in the south Hualapai Mountains. In 1942, he moved closer to Kingman when his parents purchased the Hunt homestead, located about three miles northwest of Kingman. He attended local schools and graduated from Mohave County Union High School in 1950 with a scholarship to the University of Arizona.
He earned a BS-BPA from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Arizona State University.  He married the former Mary Elizabeth (Betsie) Daeuble in 1956. While at the U of A, he joined the ROTC and upon graduation joined the Air Force. He graduated from pilot training in 1956 and spent most of his 28-year Air Force career in assignments related to flying. During his career he accumulated more than 5,100 flying hours and flew 10 different airplanes, including the AC-47, B-52, F-86, F-100 and C-141. He was a decorated fighter pilot; aircraft commander/B-52; AC-47 gunship pilot in Vietnam; Wing Commander at the 437th Military Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB-SC; Deputy Director, Maintenance and Supply, USAF HQ at the Pentagon; Director of Air Operations, Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO) in Oslo, Norway, and personal pilot for former President Lyndon B. Johnson. In November 1966, he volunteered for assignment to Southeast Asia and received an assignment at Nha Trang, Vietnam. He went on to log over 250 combat missions in the AC-47 gunship, known as Puff the Magic Dragon. In November 1967, he returned to the States and continued to serve in many different capacities at numerous locations. His military awards and decorations include two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Meritorious Service Medals, 12 Air Medals, two Air Force Commendation Medals and a Combat Readiness Medal. He retired a full colonel in 1983, and joined and became a partner in a consulting firm, Cypress International, in Alexandria, Va. He retired once again in 1990, and he and Betsie moved to El Paso, “the land of no hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes or floods and advertises 360 sunshine days a year.” He was a member of the Sierra Club and Order of Daedalians, the National Fraternity of Military Pilots. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dalton and Ethel Robinett, and sister Janet Pynchon. He is survived by his wife, Betsie; daughters Kathy Thompson (Mike) and Kimberly Morrell (Tim); sons, Troy Robinett (Denise) and Todd Robinett; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Dalton Robinett (Jewel); and three sisters, Ruby Bergbauer (Frank), Mary Haizlip (Bernie) and Susan Thomas (Steve); as well as numerous nephews; nieces and cousins. Visitation was held at Sunset Funeral Home-West in El Paso on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. Funeral Mass was held at St. Patrick Cathedral on Thursday, May 25, 2006. A burial ceremony was held at the Ft. Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, with full military honors.

Beverly Mae Smith, 68, of Golden Valley died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, in Kingman. She was born Aug. 11, 1937, in Barre, Vt. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday at Sutton Memorial Funeral Home, Kingman. Interment will be in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.

Maryellen O’Brien, 50, of Kingman died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in Kingman. She was born Oct. 19, 1955, in Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.

Charles Blakey, Arizona Republican Newspaper, Phoenix April 4, 1903
News has reached Kingman of the murder of Charles Blakey, known as the "Cowboy Pianist" and Roy Winchester, a young miner on the trail forty miles from this place by James McKenney.  Nothing definite is known of the cause of the murder but it is thought that McKenney who is wanted for the killing of William L. Wynn at Porterville California last July, took the men for officers and laid in wait for them on the trail.  A sheriff's posse is now in pursuit of the murderer. Blakey was well known here.  He was not only a pianist but was also something of a boxer and attained quite a reputation in this part of the territory. 
Mr. McKenney is said to be an American, about forty years old, five feet seven and weighs about 160 pounds.  His eyes are blue, his complexion florid and his features are broad and square.  He is missing two joints off his left forefinger and was previously shot in the leg.  He is by occupation a barkeeper and is a gambler and he smokes and drinks.

William George  Ziegenmeyer age 88 died Wednesday June 28, 2006 at Beulah Land in Golden Valley Arizona. He was born July 1, 1918 in Grinnell, Poweshiek Co. Iowa. He was the son of George Edward Ziegenmeyer and Vera Eliza Murray. He was married to Helen Dorothy Ziegenmeyer (nee Lakomy) and she passed away June 20, 1997.
He was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge in Grinnell Iowa. His survivors are two sisters Vera Carol Vogt of Grinnell Iowa and Dorothy Helen Davies of Alexandria Virginia.
One son William A. Ziegenmeyer of Golden Valley Arizona. He also had three grand children Michael Ziegenmeyer of Golden Valley Arizona, William A. Ziegenmeyer II and Kerri Lynn Burns of Riverside County California.  One great-grandchild Jeffery Burns also of Riverside Co. California

John Henry Craft Sr., 76, of Kingman went to be with our Lord on July 11 after a short battle with cancer. John was born on Jan. 13, 1930, in Ridge, Mont.
He is survived by his wife, Idonna of Kingman; his children: John Craft Jr., 52, of Sayer, Okla.; Charlotte Jackson, 48, of Kingman; Karen Green, 46, of Port Orchard, Wash.; Tom Craft, 44, of Kennewick, Wash.; and Paul Craft, 41, of Columbus, Ohio. He leaves behind 16 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, three brothers, one sister, and son Bill Craft. John retired from the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer in 1969 and returned to Hot Springs, Mont., to raise his family.  He retired to Kingman in 1987 and lived here ever since with the exception of frequent trips to see his far-flung family. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars with service in Korea and Vietnam. John was also a lifetime member of the Kingman Bowling Association and volunteer  as a coach with the Kingman Young American Bowling Association. He enjoyed bowling with his wife, daughter and friends on a frequent basis. The family will hold a private memorial service.

Wayne Carnes was born in Paoli, Colo., on Jan. 28, 1927. He went to be with our Lord on June 28, 2006, at the age of 79. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Jackie Carnes. Mr. Carnes was a 30-year member of Operating Engineers Local 12 and resided in Golden Valley since 1998.
Mr. Carnes was a veteran of World War II, served as a reserve deputy sheriff and rodeoed in his early years. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his sister, Laurel Snyder of Richland, Wash.; brother, Malcolm Carnes of Idaho Falls, Idaho; daughters, Luan Roberts of Golden Valley and Jodene Thompson of Mesa; and son, Dale Carnes of Marlow, Okla.  His grandchildren are Rob Smith, Amber Leserra, Larry Roberts, Amanda Roberts, Jessica Thompson, Raymond Thompson, Joey Carnes and Noah Carnes. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held on Friday, July 7, 2006, at Sutton Memorial Funeral Home in Kingman.

Russell B. Ellis Sr., born Nov. 5, 1918, in Cape Cod, Town of Bourne, Mass., went with the Lord on July 3, 2006. He was a veteran, having served his country with the Navy on the U.S.S. California just prior to WW II. Russell was a very proud 11th generation American. Several of his ancestors arrived in the United States on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a member of The Mayflower Society as well as a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a carpenter by trade until 1972, when a serious building accident left him disabled from the construction business for five years. During that time he became a locksmith known as “Don’t Cuss – Call Russ” in Highland Park, Calif. He and his wife, Sarah, moved to Kingman in 1977, where he continued to be a locksmith until 1995 when he retired. In California, he was scoutmaster for 15 years with Troop 335. He leaves behind his wife of 58 years, Sarah; his daughter, Grace Van Horn (Rick); his son, Russell B. Ellis II (Cindy); his son, Jerry Ellis (Jane); granddaughter, Olivia Rose Ellis; grandson, Jason; brother, Alex Ellis of Thomasville, Ga.; and many nieces and nephews too numerous to mention.  Russell was always a kind, compassionate person with a smile and a joke for everyone. He did a lot of free work for people who could not afford his services, especially the elderly. His favorite greeting on the phone was, “Hi, old Jellybean.” He will be sorely missed by all, especially his family who loved him very much. There will never be another like him.






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