Everett Coxwell |
| Posted 2008-02-04 by Sharon |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ November 22, 1957 p. 1 Everett Coxwell Rites Were Held Monday On Coast Roy and Tucker Coxwell were called to Huntington Beach, Calif., last weekend by the death of their father, Everett Coxwell, which occurred the morning of November 15 at his home in Huntington Beach. He had been in ill health for several years. Funera1 services were held Monday afternoon of this week at 2 o'clock with burial in the Westminister Cemetery of Huntington Beach. A long-time resident of Wickenburg before moving to Huntington Beach several years ago, Mr. Coxwell played a prominent role in the earlier day growth and development of Wickenburg. Always active in civic and community affairs, he, with the assistance of others, was responsible for the present location of Highway 60-70 through town, rather than along a routing south of the present alignment, which had been proposed. Mr. Coxwell was also responsible for most of the business development on East Center Street. When he and Mrs. Coxwell came to Wickenburg in 1929, they located where the Bridge Auto Court is situated today, operating a service station and restaurant. Later they acquired the Texas Hotel and Cafe and built the row of store buildings to the west of that structure. They built the Del Rio Motel and still later acquired the property opposite the Texas Cafe which is today the location of their son Roy's Motel Rancho Grande. Mr Coxwell was born in Brewton, Alabama, January 19, 1889. He came to Arizona in 1911 as an employee of the Santa Fe railroad. He was a veteran of World War I, having enlisted in the Field Artillery while he was employed by the Santa Fe at Seligman. Mr. Coxwell is survived by his widow, Myrtle, the two sons of Wickenburg and three brothers, Grady of Oakland, Calif.; Ollie of San Francisco, and George of McKenzie, Ala. Surviving also are six grandchildren, the sons and daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Coxwell and Mr. & Mrs. Tucker Coxwell. See Also: Find A Grave |
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