Obituaries

Mary Helen Platter (Chamberlain) was born April 3, 1945 to Howard and Helen Chamberlain. She passed away unexpectedly May 30, 2019 at her home in Costa Mesa, California, just nine days after her brother Alan. She was also preceded in death by her parents Howard and Helen Chamberlain and nephew Mark Chamberlain Jr. Mary was an excellent artist from a very young age and continued it as a hobby until eye surgery left her unable. She spent years working as an insurance claim adjuster, then working for a realtor, and spent her final years working for her dear friends Glen and Theresa at their auto shop. Mary is survived by

Several weeks ago, we had the greatest snowfall that I have seen since moving to Kingman ten years ago. With as much as sixteen inches of snow recorded, the temperatures dropped accordingly. The fresh, brilliant white snow brought a cleanness that was undisturbed for a short amount of time. Its beauty was unparalleled. But as the weeks have passed, so has the winter weather, and the trees began to bud, and flowers to bloom. To look at things as they are today, you would never know that our Kingman weather was the harshest in forty years. Seasons come and go, and I am certain that the mild days of spring

I am quite sure that many of you have heard the story of how Kingman was started. It seems that a wagon train of the early settlers were cross through on their way to California when the Arizona winds began to blow harder than usual. The wagon master told the people it would be best if they stopped to rest until the wind stopped. They have been here ever since!             It is true that the winds blow often, and sometimes lasts for days, and are a cause for concern. Being bald, I don’t mind so much; but it is an altogether different story for my wife and many other