Deaths

• Casey Thomas
• Trixie Begay
• Frances Ramirez Sandoval
• John Bedonie Jr.
• Marjorie Griffith

Casey Thomas

GALLUP — Memorial services for Casey Kent Thomas, 25, will be 1 p.m., Feb. 4, at Rollie Mortuary. Burial will be in Gallup City Cemetery, Gallup.

Thomas died Jan. 5, 2008, in Los Angeles, Calif. He was born July 22, 1982, in Gallup.

Thomas graduated from Wingate High School in 2000. He enjoyed traveling, reading, listening to music, and also being with friends and family. Thomas loved laughing and joking around, and enjoyed watching cartoons.

Survivors include his father, Kee Claude Thomas; brothers, Emmett Cadman Jr., Quinn Livingston; sisters, Missy Livingston, Melisha Cadman, Kimberly Kay Thomas, Jyme Shilee Livingston; grandparent, Sadie Thomas.

Thomas was preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Cadman; grandfather, Claude Thomas.
The family will receive relatives and friends at Chilhitah Chapter House, following services.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Trixie Begay

PINEDALE — Funeral services for Trixie Begay, 90, will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Rollie Mortuary Chapel. Edison Gruber will officiate. Burial will be in Pinedale.

Begay died Jan. 2008, in Gallup. She was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Pinedale into the Meadow People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.
Begay attended Crownpoint Boarding School. She was a homemaker, who took care of her grandchildren. Begay loved to cook, did rug weaving, was a wool spinner, and loved to work on puzzles and word search puzzles. She enjoyed helping others.

Survivors include her daughters, Eleanor Smith of Chinle, Nancy Eriacho of Pinedale, Nora Grey of Gallup; brother, Roy Brown of Pinedale; sister, Deanna Brodie of Pinedale; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Begay was preceded in death by her parents, Card Watcher Begay, Hanabah Begay; sons, Lambert Begay, Delbert Begay; brothers, Bob Begay, James Begay, Willie Begay, Jones Begay; sister, Fannie Gray; grandchildren, Otis Begay, Nasbah Spencer.

Pallbearers will be George, Albert, Paul, Donovan, Gabrial Brodie, and Shane Smith.
The family will receive relatives and friends at Pinedale Chapter House, following services.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Frances Ramirez Sandoval

ALBUQUERQUE — A Rosary and Funeral Mass for Frances Ramirez Sandoval, 47, will be 12:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Father Juan Antonio Gutierrez will officiate. Visitation will be 12-12:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.

Frances died Jan. 30, 2008, in Albuquerque. She was born Nov. 3, 1960, in Gallup.

Frances graduated from Gallup High School.

Survivors include her husband, Jose Sandoval of Albuquerque; sons, Louie Estrada of Albuquerque, Jeremy Sandoval of Albuquerque, Joseph Sandoval of Albuquerque; daughter, Alana Sandoval of Albuquerque; father, Fred Ramirez of Gallup; brothers, Frank Bubany of Denver, Chris Ramirez of Albuquerque, Art Jimmie Calderon of Gallup; sisters, Virginia Ramirez, Rae Marie Ramirez, Jessica Paddilla of Oceanside, Cali., Samantha Ramirez of Fayettville, N.C.; four grandchildren.

Frances was preceded in death by her first husband, “Bobo” Estrada; brother, George Ramirez; mothers, Alvera Ramirez, Virginia Bubany; grandparents, Dagoberto and Candelaria Ramirez, Frand and Margaret Ramirez.

Pallbearers will be Fred Ramirez, Ernie Ramirez Jr., Christopher Saucedo, Joseph Sandoval, Jose Sandoval, and Matthew Franco.

John Bedonie Jr.

STEAMBOAT — Services for John Bedonie Jr., 44, were 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Navajo Bethel Baptist Church, Steamboat. Burial was in the family plot, Steamboat. Visitation was 9 a.m.

Bedonie died Jan. 28, 2008, Steamboat. He was born July 08, 1963, in Keams Canyon into the Coyote Pass People Clan for the Edge Water People Clan.

Bedonie attended Snowflake High School. He worked for Blaines Construction in Salt Lake City, Utah, Archer Western Construction, PCL Construction, and Sundt Construction. His hobbies included oil paintings, silversmithing, pow wows and hee was active in Native American Church, rodeos.

Survivors included his wife, Gloria Nichols of Klagetoh; son, J.C. Bedonie of Klagetoh; daughters, LaTanya Bedonie of Phoenix, Tamara Bedonie of Lupton; parents,, John Bedonie Sr. of Jeditto, Lutricia Yellowhair of Steamboat; brothers, Ron Bedonie of Kirtland, Jameson Bedonie of Newport Beach, Calif., Jodie Bedonie of Low Mountain, Ariz.; sisters, Sharon Bedonie of Mesa, Patricia Bedonie of Avondale, Susie Yellowhair of Phoenix, Marlinda Bedonie of White Cone, Ariz.

Bedonie was preceded in death by his grandparents, Leon and Margaret Yellowhair, Jim and Betty Bedonie.

Pallbearers were Ron Bedonie, Shawn Bedonie, Calvin Bedonie, Patrick Bedonie, Hansen Archie, and Kevin Bedonie.

The family received relatives and friends at Steamboat Chapter House, following services.

Silver Creek Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

Marjorie Griffith

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. — Funeral services for Marjorie Griffith, 77, were 11 a.m., Friday at Collins Funeral Home. Burial was in Scottsburg Cemetery. Visitation was 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday and after 10 am Friday at Collins Funeral Home.
Griffith died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, in Scottsburg, Ind. She was born Feb. 5, 1930 in Okabena, Minnesota.

Griffith was the daughter of the late Vernon Eckert and Della (Rasmussen) Eckert. She married Lyle Griffith, who passed away March 13, 1984. Griffith was a retired Marketing Director for the Indiana Motel Developers in Columbus, Indiana and a former Scottsburg City Councilwoman from Feb. 5, 1990 to Dec. 16, 1991, a former employee of the Scott County Journal & Chronicle, the old Dobbins Chevrolet and the Indiana State Highway Department. She was a member of the Scottsburg Presbyterian Church. Griffith was lifetime member of the Lambda Chi Omega Sorority and many other civic organizations.

Survivors include her sons, Jeffry L. Griffith of Jeffersonville, Ind., Jay M. Griffith of Sellersburg, Ind.; daughter, Julie K. Griffith of Indianapolis, Ind.; grandchildren, Lyle Joseph Griffith, of Gallup, and three other grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to her church or Scott County Public Library c/o Collins Funeral Home.