BEGAY, Jennie

JEDDITO, Ariz. — Services for Jennie Begay, 87, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the United Methodist Chruch. Pastor William John will officiate. Burial will follow at Jeddito Community Cemetery. Begay died Sept. 2, in Gallup. She was born Dec. 24, 1918 in Rural Jeddito into the Edgewater People Clan for the Big Water People Clan. Begay finished 10th grade. She taught the community to weave, and taught arts and crafts at the Jeddito Chapter. Her hobbies included weaving, sewing, making pottery and cooking. Survivors include sons, Melvin Betoni of Peoria, Ariz., and Virgil Begay of Window Rock; daughters, Gloria McCabe of Scottsdale, Daisy Keoni of Farmington, Carol Begay of Phoenix and Patty Begay of Jeddito; brothers, Bahe Hoskie of Whitecone, Ariz. and Frank Hoskie of Jeddito; sister, Helen Geneeha of Jeddito, 19 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Begay was preceded in death by husband, Betoni Begay; sons, Samuel Begay and Freeman Begay; daughter, Alma Pete; grandsons, Brandon Begay and Burton Keoni. Pallbearers will be Jerrick Yazzie, Michale Pete, Melvin Betoni, Virgil Begay, Kendrick G. Begay and Jerry Pete. The family will receive relatives and friends at 1/2 mile SW of Holbrook, Jct. 264 and NR 6. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements