Nelson C. Yazzie
July 13, 1945-Oct. 5, 2013
Crownpoint, New Mexico
Services for Nelson C. Yazzie, 68, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. The Rev. Tom White will officiate. Burial will take place at Crownpoint Cemetery. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. at the Lighthouse Church.
Yazzie died Oct. 5, 2013, in Albuquerque. He was born July 13, 1945, in Chinle, Ariz., into the Water Flows Together People Clan for the Red Running into the Water People Clan.
Survivors include his wife Jennie P. Yazzie, of Crownpoint; sons Lyle Yazzie of Ganado, Ariz., and Christopher Yazzie, of Farmington; daughters Cheryl Yazzie, of Phoenix, and Claudine Boyd, of Albuquerque; brother Wilson Yazzie, of Chinle; sisters Patsy Jones of Chinle, Dolly Morgan, of Dalton Pass, and Lena Samuel, of Del Muerto, Ariz; and three grandchildren.
Yazzie was preceeded in death by his son Jacob N. Yazzie and sisters Zonnie Jones and Helen Antone.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Yazzie, Harrison Sam, Jerome Morgan, Lou Antone Jr., Harry Jones, Denny Yazzie and Bryan Jones.
The family will receive relatives and friends at the Crownpoint Chapter House after services.
Cope Memorial Chapel of Gallup, NM is entrusted with arrangements.
Service Details
Saturday, October 12th, 2013 9:00am, Lighthouse Church, Crownpoint NM
Interment Details
Community Cemetery Crownpoint, NM