Deaths

• William Raymond
• David Shorty, Jr.
• Valerie A. Davis
• Mike Luther
• Bob Tabaha

William Raymond

LITTLEWATER, N.M. — Funeral services for William E. Raymond, 91, will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 in Littlewater. Johnny Platero will officiate. Interment will follow in the Crownpoint community cemetery.

Raymond died Jan. 17 in Farmington. He was born April 20, 1914 in Littlewater into the Towering House People Clan for the Edge Water People Clan.

Raymond graduated from the Albuquerque Indian School. He was a DNA advocate and chapter secretary.

Survivors include his sons, Harry Raymond of Heartbutte, N.M.; sister, Irene Jimmie of Heartbutte; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Raymond was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Raymond; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Chiquito; brother, Walter Juan; sisters, Esther Marion and Bessie C. Platero.

Pallbearers will be family members.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the Littlewater Chapter House.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

David Shorty, Jr.

GALLUP — Funeral services for David F. Shorty, Jr., 51, will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Layloni Drake will officiate. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park.

Shorty, Jr. died Jan. 18 in Gallup. He was born Dec. 25, 1954 in Corona, Calif.

Shorty, Jr. served in the US Army for six years during the Vietnam Era. He returned to the area and worked as an EMT in McKinley County and the Navajo Nation Risk Management for 18 years. He enjoyed cooking, sitting at the casino and being with family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Rose M. Shortey of Gallup; sons, David F. Shortey, III, Michael D. Shortey, Robert C. Shortey, both of Gallup; daughters, Miranda E. Shortey, Traci L. Shortey, both of Gallup; sister, Beverley Jaramillo of Bullhead City, Ariz.

Shorty, Jr. was preceded in death by his father, David Floyd Shortey; mother, Minnie Naha Shortey.

Pallbearers will be Montegomery Bitsuie, Tom Manning, III, Ferrell Naha, Brogan Quintana, Edgar Shupla, Stephan Tootsie.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Valerie A. Davis

LAVEEN, Ariz. — Funeral services for Valerie A. Davis, 72, will be 12 noon on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the St. Pius X Catholic Church, Flagstaff. Father Patrick Mowrer will officiate. Interment will follow in the Flagstaff Citizens Cemetery.

Visitation will be held today, Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tempe Mortuary, Tempe, Ariz.

Davis died Jan. 13 in Sacaton, Ariz. She was born Dec. 20, 1933 in Keams Canyon.

Davis graduated from Flagstaff High School in 1952; Lamson Business College in 1954; Northern Arizona University 1985 and received her masters degree in 1981. She worked at Pine Springs Boarding School from 1975 ro 1985; Hunters Point School, 1985 to 2002. She retired in May 2002 following 42 years with the BIA/OIEP. Davis was an avid reader and dedicated teacher.

Survivors include her husband, John L. Davis; sons, Virgil L. Davis, Aaron Davis, Darryl A. Davis; daughters, Brenda A. Anderson, Jennifer L. Davis; brother, Lawrence N. Sanderson; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Davis was preceded in death by her brothers, Sam O. Sanderson, Thomas B. Sanderson, Edgar M. Sanderson, Melvin C. Sanderson, Sr., Milford B. Sanderson, Delbert G. Sanderson, Reginald P. Sanderson; parents, Justin and Georgianna Sanderson.

Mike Luther

SHIPROCK — Funeral services for Mike Luther, 64, will be 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Open Bible Baptist Church, Waterflow. Pastor Donald Chitty will officiate. Interment will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Farmington.

Luther died Jan. 16 in Shiprock. He was born Dec. 24, 1941 in Gap, Ariz. into the Red House People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.

Survivors include his wife, Louise Luther; son, Emerson Luther; daughter, Samaria Luther.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the Open Bible Baptist Church.

Bob Tabaha

HUNTERS POINT, Ariz. — Funeral services for Bob Tabaha, 84, will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at St. Michaels Catholic Church. Father Gilbert Schneider, O.F.M. will officiate. Interment will follow in the St. Michaels community cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour before services.

Tabaha died Jan. 18 in Fort Defiance. He was born June 17, 1921 in Hunters Point into the Edge Water People Clan for the Salt People Clan.

Tabaha was a track layer for the Santa Fe Railway. He was a rancher, medicine man and silversmith.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Tabaha of Hunter Point; sons, Francis Tabaha of Hunters Point, Dan Tabaha of Window Rock, Frederick Tabaha of St. Michaels; daughters, Alice Emerson, Evelyn Dale, Lena Shorty, Mary Agnes Tabaha, Nancy Tabaha all of Hunters Point, Catherine Tabaha, Sally Shurley of Window Rock, Arvisa Tabaha, Charlene Tabaha, Rosemary Tabaha all of Fort Defiance; sister, Rena Parkett of Hunters Point; 31 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.

Tabaha was preceded in death by his parents, Hastin bina'a'dini and Alcihazba; brothers, Harry, Tobias, Flavin Tabaha; daughter, Elsie Tabaha.

Pallbearers will be Stanford Shorty, Norton Emerson, Nathan Emerson, Nathaniel Emerson, Frederick Tabaha and Herman Dale.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.