Karen Ardell (Rutherford) McDermott |
| Posted 2009-07-17 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Karen A. McDermott Born in Tucson, Arizona on Jul. 19, 1944 Departed on Jan. 11, 2005 and resided in Cornville, AZ. Karen Ardell McDermott, 60, of Cornville, Arizona, died January 11. She was born July 19, 1944 in Tucson. She attended Catalina High School in Tucson. Karen was a bartender at the Old Corral Bar and the Page Springs Restaurant and Bar. She had also drove a school bus, was a dental assistant and operated the 'Cowgirl Clothing Company' with her daughter. Karen enjoyed cowboying with the guys at Windmill Ranch, fishing with grandkids, snow skiing, skeet shooting (she was a crackshot), antiquing, barrel racing and roping. She was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, Tom McDermott and a sister, Jane Orlecky. She leaves two daughters, Ardell Handverger, Cottonwood and Sham Eldridge, Elko, Nev.; her mother, Belva Allen, Cottonwood; her father, Doug Rutherford, Cave Creek; brother, Adam Jones, Cottonwood; sisters, Buckshot Carpenter, Bagdad, Ariz., Charlene Kester, Cottonwood and Judy Jones-Dalton, Rimrock and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 15 in the Verde Valley Christian Church (Rt. 89 at Zalesky Rd) at 11 a.m. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2724 E. Lakin St., Flagstaff, Arizona, 86001. Westcott Funeral Home assisted the family with these arrangements. Westcott Funeral Home, Cottonwood and Camp Verde, Arizona. |
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