Gordon P. DoBell, 60, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low. A Celebration of Life will be held. Details will be forthcoming. He was born Feb. 19, 1956, at St Mary’s Hospital in Gallup, N.M., and moved to the DoBell Ranch at the age of 2. He graduated from Holbrook High School in 1974. Gordon joined the Army in 1975, serving as a tank mechanic. After his service, he continued working as a mechanic personally and professionally for Arizona Public Service Co. He also continued the work of his grandfather, Frank DoBell, with the DoBell Ranch as a lapidary. He had a passion for petrified wood. He enjoyed sharing that passion with others and loved sharing the history of the DoBell Ranch. He had a huge heart and spent his life helping others. Survivors include children and grandchildren, John Paul DoBell of Flagstaff, and Uriah, Zerachaya and Elias, Athena DoBell-Garcia (Andre) of Peoria, and Cooper, Chloe and Mason, and Noah Adam DoBell of Petrified Forest, and Isabell and Dominic; his stepchildren, Crystal Elliston of Holbrook, and Marcus, Bella and Matthew, and Lacy Serna (Nick) of Holbrook, and Isaac and Nicholas; his siblings, Chris DoBell Young (Brent) of Joseph City, Carolyn DoBell of Mesa, Frank DoBell (Rhonda) of Petrified Forest and Kevin DoBell of Willcox; his stepmother, Beverly DoBell of Willcox; and his aunts, Edna May Patton of Petrified Forest and Roberta Hartwell of Colorado. He was preceded in death by his father, Francis Albert “Buzz” DoBell II, and his mother, Kathleen Elliston. Daddy, you have a heart of gold and I hope you know how much we love you. You will be deeply missed. –JP, Beance and Noah
