HUSBAND, Elizabeth F.

Elizabeth F. Husband, well known owner of the Four Spear Ranch and the Cochise Hotel and Gift Shop, Cochise, Arizona, died at her home on the Four Spear Ranch on Sunday, November 17, 2002. Mrs. Husband was born January 14, 1910 in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was a Class of '27 graduate of Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut. Mrs. Husband was a founding member of Lambda Chi Omega Sorority, Willcox, Arizona, and a member of The Amerind Foundation Board of Directors, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Henry L. Ferguson Museum, Fishers Island, New York, Cochise Community College Foundation Board of Directors, Cattlemen's Association, Civil Air Patrol, Arizona State Cowbells Association, Willcox Cowbells, Mayflower Society, Progressive Pioneers Women's Club of Cochise, Arizona, and the Santa Catalina Corral of Westerners International, Tucson, Arizona. Mrs. Husband was a lover of books, an avid reader, and an active supporter of several libraries. She maintained an on-going interest in historical properties and their preservation. Mrs. Husband participated in Children Research, Inc. and sponsored two European children under its foster parent plan. The wonder and excitement of visiting new places and meeting new people took her to many parts of the world in her travels. With her ever-present camera, Mrs. Husband recorded the world and the people around her. She leaves behind many friends throughout the United States and Europe. Mrs. Husband was preceded in death by her parents, William Shirley Fulton and Rose Hayden Fulton, her daughter, Sherry Gunter Adams, and her brother, William Hayden Fulton. She was the widow of Kenneth E. Gunter and Thomas B. Husband. Mrs. Husband is survived by grandchildren, William (Angie) Adams, Rosemary Adams, David Adams, Steven Adams, and Kenneth (Carla) Adams; great grandchildren, April Adams, Jessica Adams, Guenter Adams, Dustin Adams, Desiree Adams, and Christopher Adams Mueller; nephew, Duncan (Marilyn) Fulton, and niece, Nancy (Jerry) Briggs; stepsons, Michael (Judy) Husband and Timothy Husband; step grandchildren Susan Husband, Larissa Husband Tackett, Andrew Husband, and Benjamin Husband; step great granddaughter, Ashley Husband; and other nieces and nephews. Grandsons, William Adams, David Adams, Steven Adams, and Kenneth Adams together with Frank Flanders and William Flanders will serve as Pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers are Duncan Fulton, Michael Husband, Timothy Husband, Benjamin Husband, Andrew Husband, Rusty Glenn, Howard Adams, Frank Flanders, Jr., John McCarty, Teryl Murray, David Murray, Tyler Murray, Joseph Cannon, Keith Cannon, Dustin Adams, Guenter Adams and Christopher Adams Mueller. Graveside services were on Saturday, November 23, 2002 at the Texas Canyon Cemetery, Dragoon, Arizona. A reception in celebration of Mrs. Husband's life will be held at the Amerind Foundation, Dragoon, Arizona, immediately following the services. Contributions in Elizabeth F. Husband's name may be made to The Amerind Foundation, Inc., Dragoon, Arizona 85609 or to the Charles William Leighton, Jr. Hospice, 319 W. Grant, Suite A, Willcox, Arizona 85643. Services under the direction of Westlawn Chapel and Mortuary in Willcox, AZ. 520-384-2413. Published in the Arizona Republic on 11/20/2002.