WHORTON, Nicole Victoria


The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ 02/15/2013 Nicole Victoria Whorton, 22, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. She was born July 7, 1990, in Ruidoso, N.M., the daughter of Nathaniel John Whorton and Devona Frances Dunne Whorton. Nicole was always quick with a smile that would make others smile. She was very witty and very humorous. A great jokester. Nicole’s pride and joy was her dog “Waldo.” She was loved by so many and her absence will be truly missed. She is survived by her mother, Devona Whorton of Chandler; grandmother Bessie Gaddy and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Nicole was preceded in death by her father, Nate Whorton, grandparents: Elsie Whorton, Jack Whorton and uncle Jeffery Gaddy. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Sanders Valley Baptist Church, Hwy. 191 in Sanders. Leave an online condolence at www.burnhammortuary.com. Burnham Mortuary of St. Johns handled arrangements.