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Jones Osborn (October 22, 1921 – November 6, 2014) was an American politician, newspaper editor, and publisher.. Born in Bicknell, Indiana, Jones moved with his parents to Yuma, Arizona, where they bought two local daily newspapers.
Jose Maria Redondo (March 9, 1830 – June 18, 1878) was a Mexican-American entrepreneur, member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature, and mayor of Yuma, Arizona. Jose Maria Redondo is known as the father of the Yuma Territorial Prison. He also changed the name of Arizona City to Yuma and became wealthy from mining and irrigation in Arizona.
Cora Louise Boehringer (1878 – September 11, 1956) was an American educator who was the first female superintendent of schools in Yuma County, Arizona. [1] [2] She has been called "the mother of the Arizona educational system". [1]
Curley Culp grew up in Yuma, Arizona, the youngest of 13 children including a twin sister, Shirley. At Yuma Union High School, he was a standout first in football and then in wrestling, winning Arizona high school wrestling state titles at heavyweight in 1963 and 1964. [1] He was recruited to Arizona State University to play both sports.
Claudette Christine White was born on July 19, 1971, in Yuma, Arizona, to Delores Brown and Durman White. She grew up on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation bordering Arizona, California, and Mexico. A member of the Quechan Indian Tribe, she was a descendant of the Cocopah and Kumeyaay Indian Tribes. [3] White was raised by her mother, a home ...
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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2025. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. January 2025 1 Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician ...
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