NASCHITTI — Services for Shorty Begay, 104, will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Naschitti Community Cemetery.
Begay died March 11 in Naschitti. He was born July 22, 1898, in Naschitti into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.
Begay was a Shooting Way medicine man and reformed the Navajo Blessing Way, Wind Way, Night Way and Mountain Way. He was also a rancher.
Survivors include his sons, James S. Begay of Navajo, James E. Begay of Bayard and Thomas Begay of Mancos, Colo.; daughters, Evelyn Sam and JoAnn B. Herbert, both of Naschitti; brothers, John D. Begay and Nealwood Denetdale, both of Buffalo Springs and Myron Denetdale of Tohatchi; sisters, Martha Perry of Gamerco and Mary Jones of Buffalo Springs; 34
grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Begay was preceded in death by his parents, Shorty Denetdale and Bidisnanaabah; wife, Fannie Begay; sons, Carl Begay, Ned Begay, Phillip Begay and John Begay; and sisters, Elsie Begay, Marie Yazzie and Mary Nez.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Begay, Lincoln Notah, Jordan Sam, Hubert Sam, Johnny Yazzie and Kenneth Yazzie.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Naschitti Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
Begay died March 11 in Naschitti. He was born July 22, 1898, in Naschitti into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.
Begay was a Shooting Way medicine man and reformed the Navajo Blessing Way, Wind Way, Night Way and Mountain Way. He was also a rancher.
Survivors include his sons, James S. Begay of Navajo, James E. Begay of Bayard and Thomas Begay of Mancos, Colo.; daughters, Evelyn Sam and JoAnn B. Herbert, both of Naschitti; brothers, John D. Begay and Nealwood Denetdale, both of Buffalo Springs and Myron Denetdale of Tohatchi; sisters, Martha Perry of Gamerco and Mary Jones of Buffalo Springs; 34
grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Begay was preceded in death by his parents, Shorty Denetdale and Bidisnanaabah; wife, Fannie Begay; sons, Carl Begay, Ned Begay, Phillip Begay and John Begay; and sisters, Elsie Begay, Marie Yazzie and Mary Nez.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Begay, Lincoln Notah, Jordan Sam, Hubert Sam, Johnny Yazzie and Kenneth Yazzie.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Naschitti Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
NASCHITTI — Services for Shorty Begay, 104, will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Naschitti Community Cemetery.
Begay died March 11 in Naschitti. He was born July 22, 1898, in Naschitti into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.
Begay was a Shooting Way medicine man and reformed the Navajo Blessing Way, Wind Way, Night Way and Mountain Way. He was also a rancher.
Survivors include his sons, James S. Begay of Navajo, James E. Begay of Bayard and Thomas Begay of Mancos, Colo.; daughters, Evelyn Sam and JoAnn B. Herbert, both of Naschitti; brothers, John D. Begay and Nealwood Denetdale, both of Buffalo Springs and Myron Denetdale of Tohatchi; sisters, Martha Perry of Gamerco and Mary Jones of Buffalo Springs; 34
grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Begay was preceded in death by his parents, Shorty Denetdale and Bidisnanaabah; wife, Fannie Begay; sons, Carl Begay, Ned Begay, Phillip Begay and John Begay; and sisters, Elsie Begay, Marie Yazzie and Mary Nez.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Begay, Lincoln Notah, Jordan Sam, Hubert Sam, Johnny Yazzie and Kenneth Yazzie.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Naschitti Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
Begay died March 11 in Naschitti. He was born July 22, 1898, in Naschitti into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.
Begay was a Shooting Way medicine man and reformed the Navajo Blessing Way, Wind Way, Night Way and Mountain Way. He was also a rancher.
Survivors include his sons, James S. Begay of Navajo, James E. Begay of Bayard and Thomas Begay of Mancos, Colo.; daughters, Evelyn Sam and JoAnn B. Herbert, both of Naschitti; brothers, John D. Begay and Nealwood Denetdale, both of Buffalo Springs and Myron Denetdale of Tohatchi; sisters, Martha Perry of Gamerco and Mary Jones of Buffalo Springs; 34
grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Begay was preceded in death by his parents, Shorty Denetdale and Bidisnanaabah; wife, Fannie Begay; sons, Carl Begay, Ned Begay, Phillip Begay and John Begay; and sisters, Elsie Begay, Marie Yazzie and Mary Nez.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Begay, Lincoln Notah, Jordan Sam, Hubert Sam, Johnny Yazzie and Kenneth Yazzie.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at Naschitti Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
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