Doris Katherine Seibold |
| Posted 2009-01-26 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona Saturday, June 25, 1994 Teacher, author and rancher Doris Katherine Seibold, descendant of a Patagonia pioneer family who earned fame as a cowgirl, died Thursday after a brief illness. She was 83. Seibold (pronounced Cy-bold) lived on the family's 640-acre T Rail Ranch homesteaded near Patagonia by her father in 1907. Thirty years before multicultural education became popular in the 1990s, Siebold 'was passing on the vision that in order for her students to understand their place in this community and nation, (they had to understand) that there are three cultures operating here,' said Susan C. Spater, director of the Pimeria Alta Historical Society. Seibold was a founding member of the historical society in the Nogales and Patagonia area. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and also held a master's degree, Spater said. In 1948, she compiled a volume of work published as 'Folk Tales from the Patagonia Area.' She taught in Patagonia Union High School, where she also served as dean of girls, and began teaching English and Spanish at Nogales High School in 1956. In 1959, she was featured as the ''Horsewoman of the Month'' in The Stockman magazine. The article described Seibold's work in horse breeding and with the Sonoita Horse Show. In 1960, the University of Arizona awarded her a Medallion of Merit for her contributions in speech and folklore. Throughout her career, Seibold worked to preserve the culture and folklore of the Indian, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo presence in the region. Seibold, a knowledgeable rancher, was a member of the Cattle Growers Association of Arizona, the American Quarter Horse Association, the Santa Cruz Fair and Rodeo Association and the State Cowbelles Association. She was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Hereford, Texas, in June 1985 for her role in developing the West. Seibold received the Sharlot Hall Award - sponsored by the Sharlot Hall Historical Society in Prescott - this month. The award recognized her work and dedication to the history of Arizona and especially of the Pimeria Alta region through books, articles and oral history. She also was recognized by the American Association for State and Local History for a bilingual book published in 1975, and spearheaded work for a historical compilation of 22 regional authors titled 'Voices from the Pimeria Alta.' Seibold is survived by her sister-in-law, Irene Seibold of Patagonia, and by several cousins. Visitation will be Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Adair Carroon Mortuary, 1191 N. Grand Ave. in Nogales. The funeral will be at the mortuary, beginning at 1 p.m. Burial will be at the Patagonia Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made either to the Seibold Scholarship Fund to help graduating high school seniors, or to the Pimeria Alta Historical Society. Donations should be sent to P.O. Box 2281, Nogales, Ariz., 85620. Please specify the charity with the donation. |
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