Deaths

• Rodger James
• Nina Nez
• Alice Lee

Rodger James

CORNFIELDS, Ariz. — Services for Rodger W. James, 68, will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 14 at Ganado Presbyterian Church in Ganado. Reverend Roger Davis will officiate. Burial will follow at Cornfields Community Cemetery in Cornfields.

James died Oct. 10 in Payson, Ariz. He was born July 8, 1938 in Cornfields into the Waters Edge People Clan for the One-Walks-Around People Clan.

James attended Cornfields Day School and completed a five-year program at Intermountain Indian School in Brigham, Utah. He was employed with the BIA Road Construction and other construction jobs as a carpenter, plumber and mason. His hobbies included silversmithing, drawing and watching western movies.

Survivors include sons, Mark James, Timothy James, Christopher James, Michael James and Patrick James; daughters, Rosetta Emerson, Sandra James and Pricilla James; brothers, Roy James, Jr., Mike James, Sr. and Everett James; sisters, Marie Shirley and Mae K. Dedman; 25 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

James was preceded in death by parents, Roy James, Sr. and Camillia James; son, Rodger James, Jr.; brothers, Irvin James and Harvey James; grandparents, Hosteen and Rose Slivers and Mr. and Mrs. Mailcarrier.

Pallbearers will be Kenneth Jones, Thomas Moses, Jr., Daniel James, Fred Elliott, Gilbert Belinti and Tyrone Belinti.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Cornfields Chapter House after services.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Nina Nez

PINON, Ariz. — Services for Nina Deliyah Nez, 3, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Pinon, Ariz. Elder Dansai will officiate. Burial will follow at the family land in Pinon.

Nez died Tuesday, Oct. 10 in Pinon. She was born Sept. 4, 2003 in Chinle into the Edge Water People Clan for the Tangle People Clan.

Survivors include father, Gary Nez, Sr. and mother, Joann Nez, both of Pinon; brothers, Gary Nez, Jr. and Jary Nez; sisters, Denisha Nez, Desirai Nez and Destinie Nez, all of Pinon.

Pallbearers will be Kalsey Chavez, Mark Hosteen, Gary Nez and Channing White.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Alice Lee

GALLUP — Services for Alice M. Lee, 68, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church in Rehoboth. Keith Bulthuis will officiate. Burial will follow at Rehoboth Cemetery.

Lee died Oct. 11 in Gallup. She was born April 15, 1938 in Rehoboth into the Waters Edge People Clan for the Many Comanche Warrior People Clan.

Lee was an LPN and graduated from Baylor Nursing School. She was employed with Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital for 30 years.

Survivors include her daughters Eugenia Lee AuBuchon of Rio Rancho, Brandie Casuse of Albuquerque, Candice Casuse of Fort Lewis, Wash.; brothers Robert Lee of Denver, Raymond Lee of Kirtland, Eddie Lee of Rock Point, David Lee of Coyote Canyon, Thomas Wilson of Kirtland; sisters, Katherine Tsosie of Shiprock, Marilyn Becenti of Crownpoint, Shirley Lee of Albuquerque and one grandchild.

Lee was preceded in death by her father Guy Lee and her mother Anne Cadman.

Pallbearers will be Jonathan AuBuchon, Chancey Bizardie, Tino Tsosie, Thomas Wilson, Chris Gose and Merle Benally.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.