Jane M. (Miskimen) Colton |
| Posted 2009-04-25 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Bill and Jane (Miskimen) Colton Resided in Cottonwood, Arizona. A Celebration of Life for both George (Bill) and Jane Colton will be held Saturday, April 15, 2006 in the Westcott Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Jane M. Colton Jane Miskimen Colton of Cottonwood died in her sleep Monday, March 27, 2006, following a short battle with lung cancer. Jane was born in Zelienople, Penn., Jan. 5, 1926, to James and Martha Miriam (Yost) Miskimen. She was preceded in death by and infant son, her husband, George W. (Bill) Colton, four sisters and three brothers. Jane and Bill were married on April 9, 1952, in New Philadelphia, Ohio. They moved to Rockville, Md., in 1958 and then to Flagstaff in 1966. After raising their eleven children, Jane became a volunteer at Flagstaff Medical Center, putting in well over 2,000 volunteer hours. In 1994 she moved to Little Rock, Ark., and then returned to Arizona in 1999, to settle in Cottonwood. She is survived by eight siblings, her eleven children: Jim (Jan), Cottage Grove, Ore., Ted (Becky) Flagstaff, Ariz., Doug, Cottonwood, Ariz., Jenny Miller (Kurt), El Paso, Texas; Kathy (Rusty) Branscum, Batesville, Ark.; Matt, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Charley (Carla), Imperial, Neb., Tom (Debby), Rialto, Calif.; Karla (Jon), Rollins, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Dwight (Heather) Parker, Colo., and Holly (Mike) Seeders, Glendale, Ariz., twenty-eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. She was a loving mother and wife, who touched the lives of all those she met. She will be greatly missed. A joint memorial service for Jane and Bill will be held April 15 at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Northern Arizona Hospice. Westcott Funeral Home, Cottonwood and Camp Verde, Arizona. |
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