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Alice D. Lee

BLUE GAP — Funeral services for Alice Desbah Lee, 80, will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19 at the Black Mountain Mission, BlackMountain, Ariz. Burial will follow in the Black Mountain cemetery.

Lee died April 15 in Phoenix. She was born Nov. 25, 1924 in Blue Gap.

Lee was a homemaker, rugweaver, silversmith and rancher.

Survivors include her husband, Harold Lee; sons, Larry Begay of Rexburg, Idaho; Roger Begay, Jessie Tully both of Blue Gap, Andrew Begay of Chinle, Benjamin Tully of Phoenix; daughters, June Hardeman of Tucson, Lita Begay of Blue Gap, Marjorie Benally of Black Mesa, Kathryn Kenneth of Crownpoint; sister, Minnie Begay of Blue Gap; 25 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Lee was preceded in death by her mother, Asdzaan Ya'zhi; father, Hosteen Begay; brothers, Kee Yazzie Tom, Kee Tsosie and Kee Bahe.

The family will meet this evening at 6 p.m. at the Blue Gap Chapter House.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.


Dean Benally Jr.

JONES RANCH — Services for Dean Benally, Jr., 40, are pending and will be announced at a later date.

Benally Jr. died April 16 in Albuquerque. He was born July 24, 1964 into the Edgewater People Clan for the Mexican People Clan.

The family will meet this evening at 6 p.m. at the Red Rock Chapter House.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.


Henry Ellis Andrews

GRANTS — Services are pending for Henry Ellis Andrews, 97.

Andrews died April 16 in Grants. He was born Nov. 3, 1907 in Taylor, Texas.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

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April 18, 2005
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