HASTINGS, Rusty Ed

Wickenburg Sun Wickenburg, AZ April 30, 2008 Rusty Ed Hastings was born Dec. 3, 1950 in Wickenburg and died April 28, at Lake Roosevelt, Ariz. Rusty was a lifelong cowboy around Morristown and Castle Hot Springs area. As a boy, rusty attended school at the old Champie School at Castle Hot Springs. He later moved to Morristown and attended Morristown School. Rusty spent many years as a cowboy on Desert Hills Ranch for the last Irene Evans and Dinky Molina. He later managed Desert Hills for R. H. Johnson. Rusty suffered poor health for many years, forcing him and his wife Marilyn to retire to Kingman and later to Lake Roosevelt where he spent the last years of his life fishing and collecting old County and Western albums. Rusty Hastings was a true cowboy in every sense. He rode for the brand. He will be dearly missed by all his friends and loved ones. Rusty was preceded in death by his mother Eugenia in 1981. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years Marilyn Hastings of Lake Roosevelt; his father Rusty Hastings and wife Betty of Morristown, Ariz.; brother Alvin Hastings of Williams; sisters Elaine Lancaster of Kingman, Ariz.; Zona Stoddard of Wickenburg; Susan Paul of Cave Creek, Ariz.; and brother Spencer Hastings of Phoenix, and much extended family. Memorial services will be held Saturday (May 3) at 3 p. m. at Morristown Christian Church with a potluck to follow at Desert Hills Ranch. In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated and can be made at Wells Fargo Bank, Rusty Hastings benefit account.