Deaths

• Sally Acosta
• Helen Jones
• Idzemio Chavez
• Audrey Jean Manuelito
  

Sally Acosta

GALLUP — Services for Sally Z. Acosta, 82, are pending.

Acosta died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, in Gallup. She was born March 16, 1929, in Gallup.

Rollie Mortuary has charge of arrangements.

Helen Jones

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Funeral services for Helen E. Jones, 93, will be Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at the Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church in Rehoboth. The Rev. David Hilderman will officiate. Burial will be in Rehoboth. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2011.

Jones died Saturday, Aug 6, 2011, in Fort Defiance, Ariz. She was born Sept. 29, 1917, in Keams Canyon, Ariz., into the Charcoal Streaked Division of the Red Running into the Water People Clan born for the Big Water People Clan.

Jones was retired and was a former first lady of the Navajo Nation under the Paul Jones and Scott Preston administration from 1956 until 1963. She was a homemaker and loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed attending the

Survivors include her sons Paul Jr., Stewart, and Harold; daughters Louella Begay, Helene Grigsby, Pauline Cardenas, Cynthia Mendez and Gerri Harrison; brothers Ned Mike and Alfred Mike Sr.; sisters Francis Kanuho, Mary Dine Yazzie, Loretta Nelson; 19 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Jones was preceded in death by her husband Paul Jones Sr., chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council, son Ronald Jones; sister Elsie Multine; brothers King Mike Sr., Thomas Mike and Cordell Mike and parents Hosteen Big Mile and Zonnie Benejiibah Mike.

Pallbearers will be Joshua Harrison, Harold Jones II, Patrick Jones, Paul Cardenas, Dennis Morgan, Chris Jarvis and Stanly Floyd.

The family wil receive relatives and friends at the Churchrock Chapter House in Churchrock following the services.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Idzemio Chavez

GRANTS — Funeral Mass for Idzemio Sammy Chavez, 79, will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Grants Memorial Park.

Chavez died Aug. 7, 2011, in Grants. He was born on June 6, 1932, in San Rafael.

Chavez is a retired uranuim miner.

Survivors include his children Christine Quintana, of Grants, Alfred Chavez, of Grants, John Chavez, of Albuquerque, Tom Chavez, of Albuquerque; sisters Ruth Armijo and Marie Chavez, of Albuquerque; seven granddaughters and three great-grandchildren. Chavez is preceded in death by his wife Nancy "Rougemont" Chavez; parents Danile and Anita Chavez; sister Dora Diaz; brothers Paul Chavez, Sonny Chavez, David Chavez; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife Nancy “Rougemont” Chavez; parents Danile and Anita Chavez; sister Dora Diaz; brothers Paul Chavez, Sonny Chavez, David Chavez.
Pallbearers will be Ryan Garcia, Eloy Jaramillo, Gary Varela, Dion Sandoval, Billy Tanuz, Jr. and Hamp Porter.

Compassion Mortuary of Grants is in charge of arrangements.

Audrey Jean Manuelito

NASCHITTI — Services for Audrey Jean Manuleito, 53, are pending.

Manuelito died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was born Nov. 24, 1957, in Gallup into the Bitter Water People Clan and the Sleep Rock People Clan.

Rollie Mortuary has charge of arrangments.