KILLMAN, Laura W.

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ March 15, 1995, p. 2 Laura W. Killman of Wickenburg died March 6. She was 82. Mrs. Killman was born January 25, 1913 in Yuma County. She was a lifelong resident of Arizona. Mrs. Killman married Floyd L. Killman in May 1928. He preceded her in death in 1985. She worked seven years at the Welton Elementary School as a bus driver and groundskeeper and 15 years at Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, until her retirement in 1976. Mrs. Killman was a member of the Ellton Historical Society, Wellton Pioneer Museum, and an honorary member of the Antelope FFA. She was also a charter member of American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 67. Mrs. Killman was nominated for the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Woman of the year in 1990-91 by the Desert Doves Democratic club. Survivors include her son Floyd H. Killman, Sr. of Wickenburg; daughter Dorothy L. Hibbard of Columbus, Ohio; seven grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted March 11 in Wellton. Mrs. Killman’s cremains were distributed over the Radium Hot Springs and Muggins Mountains, where she grew up. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wellton Pioneer Museum, in Wellton, Arizona.