Contributed Arizona Obituaries
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CANTRELL, Charles Clayton
image CHANDLER--Services for Charles Clayton Cantrell, 44, a ranch hand who lived at 18 Hamilton will be in Gibbons Bunker Mesa Mortuary. Burial will be in Mesa Cemetery. Mr. Cantrell, born in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, was injured fatally Sunday in an auto accident at Baseline Road and I-10. Survivors include his wife, Bernice, four daughters, Mrs. Katherine Brown, Tammy, Charlotte and Brenda May; four sons, Charles Jr., Sidney E., Robert J. and Steven P.; his mother, Mrs. Fannie M. CANTRELL; a brother, Sidney E.; three sisters out of state, and five grandchildren. Published in The Phoenix Gazette, October 15, 1974. Submitted by KATHY CANTRELL, Elizabethimage Graveside services for Elizabeth "Skinny Lady" Cantrell, 62, of Higley will be at Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix. She died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1988. She moved to Arizona 28 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include daughter Dora Ruth FAZ of Gilber; sons Glen A. and Lynn E. BURNS of San Antonia, Texas, and Sidney C. and Jerry W. CANTRELL of Higley; three sisters and a brother out of state; and 16 grandchildren. Valley of the Sun Mortuary Tri-City Chapel handled arrangements. From the Mesa Tribune Newspaper, Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ, September 23, 1988; Section B; Page 2. Researched by Linda Day REARDON,RAOGK Volunteer. January 24, 2005. Submitted by KATHY CANTRELL, Sidney E. image Sidney E. "Moonshiner" Cantrell, 59, a rancher, died Aug. 15, 1986, at his Chandler residence. Mr. Cantrell was born in Ripley, Tennessee, and moved to Arizona 26 years ago from Missouri. He was an Army veteran and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Ruth FAZ; sons, Glen A. BURNS, Lynn E. BURNS, Sidney C. and Jerry W.; two sisters; and 15 grandchildren. Graveside services will be at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road. Valley of the Sun Mortuary, Tri City Chapel made arrangements. From the Arizona Republic Newspaper, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona August 20, 1986, Section D, Page 20. Researched by Linda Day-Reardon, RAOGK Volunteer. January 24, 2005. Submitted by KATHY LOPER, Cecil P. OBITUARY AND NEWS STORY, The Phoenix Gazette, April 4, 1959 TRAPPED WORKER DROWNS (photo of worker being lowered to pull out victim) A doomed man's screams were remembered today by would be rescuers who battled furiously as gushing water from a broken pipe engulfed his pinned body and snuffed out his life. Cecil P. LOPER, 44, of 2447 E. Jackson, a construction worker was drowned in a sewer trench excavation yesterday afternoon at 35th and Glendale avenue. The job on which Loper was employed is part of the $70 million municipal improvement project now being carried out by the City of Phoenix. He and fellow workers were in the 17-foot-deep trench when a 40-foot section of the north wall caved in. A moment later a 12-inch water main broke. Loper's legs were pinned between timbers used in shoring the earth against a cave-in as the trench begin to fill with water. A rope was tied around Loper's chest and seven men tugged on it in a vain attempt to free the drowned man. Joining in the rescue attempt was Loper's brother, Hollis, 35, of 4041 E. Katherine. Hollis held his brother's head above the rising water as long as he could, until he was forcible pulled away and lifted by rope to the top of the trench. "Help me, Hollis. My God, help me!" the doomed man cried as the water buried him. Loper's body was recovered by Eddie COX, 5401 N. 43rd Ave., who was lowered onto the muck by a cable suspended from a boom. COX is a lineman for the Salt River Project. The drowning victim, an employee of the George F. Cook Construction Co., had lived in Phoenix 17 years. He was born in Pauls Valley, Okla. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Memory chapel of A.L. Moore & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams, with the Rev. Ralph KOFOED officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Marvin BARNES; two sons John and Cecil E.; his father, Jess LOPER, and brother, Hollis, all of Phoenix, and another brother and two sisters, residing out of state. Submitted by Ruth HASTEN WALSH researching desc. of Rev. Jeremiah BLANTON's sons Josiah and Stephen Fletcher BLANTON. MEEKS, JOIE Y. Douglas Dispatch, Clipping from private collection not dated. August 24, 2002 Joie Y. Meeks, age 74, peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2002, surrounded by her loving family. She was a resident of Douglas for over 58 years. She recently moved to Chandler, AZ to be near her daughter Cathy. Joie is survived and lovingly missed by her husband John, daughters Cathy EGLIN (Tom), Martha MOASON (Ken) and son John M. MEEKS III (Andrea), five grandchildren and one great-grand child. The family gathered for a private memorial at the home of Cathy EGLIN. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made in Joie's memory to the Arizona Parkinson Assoc. at 222 ... Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 89.... (transcriber's note: right margin of photocopy of above obituary was "cut off"). Submitted by Ruth HASTEN WALSH researching desc. of Rev. Jeremiah BLANTON's sons Josiah and Stephen Fletcher BLANTON. RECORD OF FUNERAL (Unidentified Funeral Home, Douglas, AZ) No. 186; Yearly No. 207; Date of Entry: 11-4-44 Name of Deceased: John M. Meeks; Race: White Address: 1323 D Avenue; Husband of Maude Clara MEEKS; Age of Wife (if living) 63 Order Given by: D.H. -- Ina Mac Gillian, Box 509, Coleman, Texas Veteran, State War: None ...tion: Motorman PD Corp Smelter Div; Social Security Number: 526 09 8105 yer and Address: Douglas Death: 11-13-44 Monday 3:10 A.M. Birth: June 3rd 1881, 63 years, 5 months, 10 days Funeral: 11-15-44; Wednesday 4:00 P.M. at: Presbyterian Church man: Rev. G. Crey DASHEN of the Deceased: Prot. Place: Tracy City Death: Douglas Hospital Death: Coronary thrombosis Causes: [5 hours] Physician: N.V. ALESSI Address: Douglas Arizona Father: Felix MEEKS Birthplace: Tracy City Tenn Name of Mother: Nancy TUCKER Birthplace: Tracy Tenn Then in next column there's list of names believed to be pallbearers: Stewart Carpenter William Pugh R.W. Spencer William Culver "Bunker" Hill Ed Fox Car **transcriber's comments: first few spaces of left column of funeral home record "cut off" during photocopying process Submitted by Ruth HASTEN WALSH researching desc. of Rev. Jeremiah BLANTON's sons Josiah and Stephen Fletcher BLANTON.
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