Deaths

• Mia Henderson
• Robert Lee
• Mae Yazzie
• Joseph Cordova

Mia Henderson

FORT DEFIANCE — Funeral services for Mia Janelle Henderson, 18, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Fr. Gilbert Schneider, OFM, will officiate. Burial will follow on the family plot in Sanostee.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Fort Defiance.

Henderson died Sept. 5, 2007 in Tucson. She was born April 10, 1989 in Fort Defiance into the Edge Water People Clan for the Tangle People Clan.

Henderson graduated from Tuba City High School in 2007. She graduated with honors and was ranked 6th in her class. She was a National Honor Society member, a Chief Manuelito Scholar, and a student at the University of Arizona at the time of her death. Henderson enjoyed sports especially softball and basketball. She also enjoyed reading, watching classic movies, and spending time with friends and family.

Survivors include her parents, Henry and Jennifer Henderson of Fort Defiance; brothers, Charles William Henderson of Fort Defiance; sisters, Kristen Shealynn Henderson and Gracie Ann Henderson of Fort Defiance; grandparents, Johnny R. Thompson of Pinedale, Maxine Morgan Bahe of Fort Defiance, and Chuck Henderson of Window Rock.

Henderson was preceded in death by her grandmother, Helene A. Henderson; great-grandparents, Dr. William and Desbah Morgan, Sr. and Charles H. Henderson; and Dorothea Johnson and Aubrey R. Morgan.

Pallbearers will be Clyde Henderson, Wade Henderson, Otis Henderson, Richard D. Morgan, Lionel Price, and Teyen K. Tsosie.

Silver Creek Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Lee

GAMERCO — Funeral services for Robert Jason Lee, 42, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at First Church of the Nazarene in Gallup. Pastor Raymond Perry will officiate. Burial will follow at the Gallup City Cemetery.

Lee died Sept. 4, 2007 in Gamerco. He was born Aug. 2, 1965 in Gallup into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Chiricahua Apache People.

Lee attended Van Buren Middle School, Highland School, and Gallup High School. He was co-owner of Somethin’ Wild Tattoos and was a published artist.

Survivors include his daughters, Melinda Beth Lee of San Felipe, N.M.; parents, Herbert E. Lee of Bluewater and Linda R. Lee of Albuquerque; brothers, Derrick B. Lee of Gamerco; grandparents, Martha D. Perry of Gamerco, Robert E. Lee and Mary E. Lee of Pinon, Ariz.

Pallbearers will be Danny Sanchez, Tim Trujillo, Merv Moran, Dorian Hastings, John Carrillo, Mark Silva, Vance Gill, and Chaney Gill.

The family will receive relatives and friends at First Church of the Nazarene.

Cope Memorial is in charge of arrangements.

Mae Yazzie

CHINLE — Funeral services for Mae Rose Yazzie, 66, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Chinle. Fr. Flann O’Neil, OFM, will officiate. Burial will follow at the family plot in Chinle.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services.

Yazzie died Sept. 5, 2007 in Sun City, Ariz. She was born Feb. 16, 1941 in Chinle into the Deer Springs People Clan for the Mexican People Clan.

Yazzie was employed with Chinle School District, Navajo Nation Senior Centers in Chinle and Many Farms Chinle Health Services where she retired from as a cook. She helped many people through the Native American Church. Her hobbies included arts and crafts and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her sons, Julius Yazzie of Rough Rock and Juliason Yazzie of Peoria, Ariz.; daughters Caroline Yazzie and Cheryl Martinez, both of Phoenix; mother, Susie Martinez; brothers, Michael Martinez of Chinle and Kenneth Martinez, all of Chinle; sisters, Nellie Yazzie, Angela Chee, Louise Chee and Katherine Francisco all of Chinle, Selena Shorthair of Pinon, Lorraine Martinez of Phoenix, and Esther Slim of Salt Lake City; and 12 grandchildren.

Yazzie was preceded in death by his father, Notah Martinez; and Terry Yazzie.

Pallbearers will be Anthony Chee, Darrell Francisco, Benjamin Yazzie, Kurtis Smith, Victor Martinez, Teddy Halwood, Jr., Eli Paul, and Garrett Smith.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Susie Martinez residence, five miles north of Basha’s Market in Chinle.

Silver Creek Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Cordova

ALBUQUERQUE — Services for Joseph L. Cordova, 65, will be announced at a later date.

Visitation will be from noon to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 at Rollie Mortuary.

Cordova died Sept. 5, 2007 in Albuquerque. He was born July 18, 1942 in Gallup.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.