Lonna Wisdom

May 10, 1943 - October 20, 2013

Lonna Cris Wisdom was born May 10, 1943 to Art and Verla Zerwer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She passed away on October 20, 2013 in Peoria, Arizona. She married the love of her life, Leroy Wisdom, in 1963. Lonna and Leroy, along with their three year old daughter, Leonda, moved to the family ranch in Clayton, New Mexico in 1974. Lonna was a book keeper and helped Leroy run the ranch for nearly 30 years. Lonna and Leroy retired from the ranch life and moved to Oklahoma in 2003. Leroy passed away, unexpectedly, shortly after their move to Oklahoma and Lonna then moved to Chino Valley, AZ to be close to her daughter, Dr. Leonda Armstrong. Lonna was an avid animal lover and that love brought her to work with her daughter Leonda at Circle L Animal Hospital right up until her passing. Lonna is survived by her daughter, Dr. Leonda Armstrong and son in law, Jim David, of Chino Valley and her grandson, Virgil Bryan Armstrong of Tucson; one sister, Lisa (Tom) Butler of Reno, Nevada. In lieu of flowers, an account has been set up at National Bank in Chino Valley. Proceeds will benefit the Charlie Hall Animal Fund and the Community Church of Chino Valley. A Celebration of Lonna’s life will be at 2pm on November 2, 2013 at the Chino Valley Community Church, at the corner of Hwy 89 and Road 3 North. A second celebration will be at a later date in December, 2013 at the family ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. Hampton Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements