WINSLOW, Ariz. – Graveside service for Marilyn Monroe was held April 27 at the Desert View Cemetery.
Marilyn was born Marilyn Thompson to Nona and Navajo Billy Thompson on Oct. 25, 1925, in Tolani Lake, Ariz.
Living in Tolani Lake most of her life, although she said she only went to the third grade, Marilyn read and sang nursery rhymes to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Marilyn married Sidney Monroe in June of 1940, out of that came seven children. Due to employment with Santa Fe, Sidney moved them to a little community of Dennison, near the railroad tracks in 1953. For further employment with Santa Fe, they moved to Winslow in 1960, where they lived until retirement in 1973, taking them back to their homestead in Tolani Lake.
Marilyn was an avid fan of the Diamondbacks, Dallas Cowboys, and loved to watch NBA games on TV. She also watched the soap opera “Days of Our lives” and watched “Another World” from 1960 until it was cancelled.
She loved to sew, not only making her own clothes but was creative making clothes, pin bags, quilts, and denim coverings out of old pants. She also enjoyed doing puzzles and working in her word search book. She wove beautiful rugs all her life, making sure her children had rugs with their last names written on them hanging in their home.
Marilyn is survived by her sons, Eddie (Laverne) Monroe of Tolani Lake, and Tony Monroe of Morris, Okla.; daughters, Dolly Monroe and Marilyn (Earl) Dixon, both of Tolani Lake; brothers, Dennis Thompson of Bostic, N.C., and Cornelius (Fannie) Thompson of Window Rock; sisters, Patricia James of Seligman, Ariz., Florence Nez of Winslow, and Lula Mae Riggs of Tolani Lake; and 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Marilyn is also survived by a special granddaughter, Sandy (Darren) Nez, whom she helped raise and also took care of her in her late years with her children, Devon (Tanisha) Nez, Laci Nez (Leander Tso), Demitrius Nez, and Draden Nez.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Monroe; daughters, Irene Monroe and Annie J. Barton; and great-grand-nali, Hailey A. Barton.
Sidney made sure she lived a loving and blessed life without being in need of anything. We will continue her traditional Táchii’nii teachings for generations to come.
Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow was in charge of arrangements.
Marilyn was born Marilyn Thompson to Nona and Navajo Billy Thompson on Oct. 25, 1925, in Tolani Lake, Ariz.
Living in Tolani Lake most of her life, although she said she only went to the third grade, Marilyn read and sang nursery rhymes to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Marilyn married Sidney Monroe in June of 1940, out of that came seven children. Due to employment with Santa Fe, Sidney moved them to a little community of Dennison, near the railroad tracks in 1953. For further employment with Santa Fe, they moved to Winslow in 1960, where they lived until retirement in 1973, taking them back to their homestead in Tolani Lake.
Marilyn was an avid fan of the Diamondbacks, Dallas Cowboys, and loved to watch NBA games on TV. She also watched the soap opera “Days of Our lives” and watched “Another World” from 1960 until it was cancelled.
She loved to sew, not only making her own clothes but was creative making clothes, pin bags, quilts, and denim coverings out of old pants. She also enjoyed doing puzzles and working in her word search book. She wove beautiful rugs all her life, making sure her children had rugs with their last names written on them hanging in their home.
Marilyn is survived by her sons, Eddie (Laverne) Monroe of Tolani Lake, and Tony Monroe of Morris, Okla.; daughters, Dolly Monroe and Marilyn (Earl) Dixon, both of Tolani Lake; brothers, Dennis Thompson of Bostic, N.C., and Cornelius (Fannie) Thompson of Window Rock; sisters, Patricia James of Seligman, Ariz., Florence Nez of Winslow, and Lula Mae Riggs of Tolani Lake; and 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Marilyn is also survived by a special granddaughter, Sandy (Darren) Nez, whom she helped raise and also took care of her in her late years with her children, Devon (Tanisha) Nez, Laci Nez (Leander Tso), Demitrius Nez, and Draden Nez.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Monroe; daughters, Irene Monroe and Annie J. Barton; and great-grand-nali, Hailey A. Barton.
Sidney made sure she lived a loving and blessed life without being in need of anything. We will continue her traditional Táchii’nii teachings for generations to come.
Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow was in charge of arrangements.
WINSLOW, Ariz. – Graveside service for Marilyn Monroe was held April 27 at the Desert View Cemetery.
Marilyn was born Marilyn Thompson to Nona and Navajo Billy Thompson on Oct. 25, 1925, in Tolani Lake, Ariz.
Living in Tolani Lake most of her life, although she said she only went to the third grade, Marilyn read and sang nursery rhymes to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Marilyn married Sidney Monroe in June of 1940, out of that came seven children. Due to employment with Santa Fe, Sidney moved them to a little community of Dennison, near the railroad tracks in 1953. For further employment with Santa Fe, they moved to Winslow in 1960, where they lived until retirement in 1973, taking them back to their homestead in Tolani Lake.
Marilyn was an avid fan of the Diamondbacks, Dallas Cowboys, and loved to watch NBA games on TV. She also watched the soap opera “Days of Our lives” and watched “Another World” from 1960 until it was cancelled.
She loved to sew, not only making her own clothes but was creative making clothes, pin bags, quilts, and denim coverings out of old pants. She also enjoyed doing puzzles and working in her word search book. She wove beautiful rugs all her life, making sure her children had rugs with their last names written on them hanging in their home.
Marilyn is survived by her sons, Eddie (Laverne) Monroe of Tolani Lake, and Tony Monroe of Morris, Okla.; daughters, Dolly Monroe and Marilyn (Earl) Dixon, both of Tolani Lake; brothers, Dennis Thompson of Bostic, N.C., and Cornelius (Fannie) Thompson of Window Rock; sisters, Patricia James of Seligman, Ariz., Florence Nez of Winslow, and Lula Mae Riggs of Tolani Lake; and 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Marilyn is also survived by a special granddaughter, Sandy (Darren) Nez, whom she helped raise and also took care of her in her late years with her children, Devon (Tanisha) Nez, Laci Nez (Leander Tso), Demitrius Nez, and Draden Nez.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Monroe; daughters, Irene Monroe and Annie J. Barton; and great-grand-nali, Hailey A. Barton.
Sidney made sure she lived a loving and blessed life without being in need of anything. We will continue her traditional Táchii’nii teachings for generations to come.
Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow was in charge of arrangements.
Marilyn was born Marilyn Thompson to Nona and Navajo Billy Thompson on Oct. 25, 1925, in Tolani Lake, Ariz.
Living in Tolani Lake most of her life, although she said she only went to the third grade, Marilyn read and sang nursery rhymes to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Marilyn married Sidney Monroe in June of 1940, out of that came seven children. Due to employment with Santa Fe, Sidney moved them to a little community of Dennison, near the railroad tracks in 1953. For further employment with Santa Fe, they moved to Winslow in 1960, where they lived until retirement in 1973, taking them back to their homestead in Tolani Lake.
Marilyn was an avid fan of the Diamondbacks, Dallas Cowboys, and loved to watch NBA games on TV. She also watched the soap opera “Days of Our lives” and watched “Another World” from 1960 until it was cancelled.
She loved to sew, not only making her own clothes but was creative making clothes, pin bags, quilts, and denim coverings out of old pants. She also enjoyed doing puzzles and working in her word search book. She wove beautiful rugs all her life, making sure her children had rugs with their last names written on them hanging in their home.
Marilyn is survived by her sons, Eddie (Laverne) Monroe of Tolani Lake, and Tony Monroe of Morris, Okla.; daughters, Dolly Monroe and Marilyn (Earl) Dixon, both of Tolani Lake; brothers, Dennis Thompson of Bostic, N.C., and Cornelius (Fannie) Thompson of Window Rock; sisters, Patricia James of Seligman, Ariz., Florence Nez of Winslow, and Lula Mae Riggs of Tolani Lake; and 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Marilyn is also survived by a special granddaughter, Sandy (Darren) Nez, whom she helped raise and also took care of her in her late years with her children, Devon (Tanisha) Nez, Laci Nez (Leander Tso), Demitrius Nez, and Draden Nez.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Monroe; daughters, Irene Monroe and Annie J. Barton; and great-grand-nali, Hailey A. Barton.
Sidney made sure she lived a loving and blessed life without being in need of anything. We will continue her traditional Táchii’nii teachings for generations to come.
Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow was in charge of arrangements.
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