GONNIE, Sarah Mary

LOW MOUNTAIN, Ariz. — Funeral services for Sarah Mary Gonnie, 84, will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, at the Community Baptist Church, Keams Canyon, Ariz. Burial will be in Community Cemetery, Jeddito, Ariz. Gonnie died June 27, 2008, in Chinle. She was born July 28, 1923, in Low Mountain, into the Big Water People Clan for the Salt People Clan. Survivors include her sons, Benedict Gonnie, Elroy Gonnie, Ben Gonnie; daughters, Elsie Turner, Alice Speen, Esther Bahe, Mae Yazzie, Edith Gonnie, Ruth Ann John, Francine Gonnie, Connie Ranger, Eva Welch; sister, Zonnie Cepai; 54 grandchildren; 83 great-grandchildren. Gonnie was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Gonnie; daughter, Anita Gonnie; parents, John and Adzan Salt; two sisters; one brother. Pallbearers will be family members. The family will receive relatives and friends at Gonnie Residence, following services. Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.