Leland W. Civish
April 23, 1920 — July 10, 2008

Leland W. Civish, 88, of Cottonwood, died July 10.
Civish is preceded in death by a granddaughter; and is survived by Arline Civish; daughters, Dr. Gayle Civish and Joyce [Dr. Robert] Cave; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at National Memorial Cemetery in Prescott, Monday, July 21, 10 a.m., with family/friends gathering at the Civish home at 1 p.m.
Donation to: RTA Hospice, 70 Bell Rock Plaza Road, Suite A, Sedona 86351.

James S. Thomas
Oct. 13, 1922 — July 7, 2008

James Stafford Thomas, 86, of Cottonwood, died Monday, July 7.
An ordained minister, Thomas served as pastor in many states including Mich., Idaho, Ala., Calif., Ariz., Spain, New Zealand and Panama.
A memorial service took place at the Verde Valley Presbyterian Church; of which he was the founding pastor. Funeral services took place Sunday, July 13.
Donations may be sent to the Verde Valley Presbyterian Church, 1500 E. Hombre Drive, Cottonwood, AZ 86326.

Rito L. Quesada
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Rito L.”Chino” Quesada, of Cottonwood, died July 13.
Preceded in death by a son, Daniel; a grandson; and a great-granddaughter; Quesada is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary M.; sons, Rito M. Quesada III and Robert M. [Cheryl] Quesada; daughters, Sylvia Q. [Francisco] Sanora, Armida Zaragoza and Esther Quesada; 15 grandchildren; and many great and great-great-grandchildren.
On Thursday, July 17, 5 to 7 p.m., Rosary and visitation at Westcott Funeral Home.
On Friday, July 18, 10 a.m., Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; interment, All Souls Cemetery.