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Published: 28 September 2016 28 September 2016

Zumwalt, Vicky Lou, 74, a resident of Buckeye, Arizona, passed from this life into eternity on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Abrazo West Campus Hospital after a brief illness.

A memorial service will be held at Buckeye Funeral Home, 104 Baseline Road, Buckeye, Arizona, 85326, on Friday, September 30, 2016, at 3:00 pm.

Vicky was a veterinarian technician, long-time Norwegian Elkhound breeder and served as president of the Norwegian Elkhound Association of America. She dedicated the last 43 years of her life to the betterment of the breed.

She is survived by sons, Troy Phillips and wife Thelma of Santa Rita, NM and Dwight Phillips and wife Julie of El Reno, OK; sister, Susan Schear of Peralta, NM; brother-in-law, Ivan Goodner of Duncan, AZ; sister-in-law, Carol Smith of Deming, NM; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Zumwalt; parents, Dwight and Grace Houston; father & mother-in-law, Leonard Sr. and Bessie Zumwalt; sister, Janice Goodner; brother-in-law, Luther Schear; brother-in-law, Leonard Zumwalt Jr.; and sister-in-law, Vera Rooks & husband, Frank.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the A.K.C. - C.H.F Norwegian Elkhound Donor Advised Fund. Mail donations to AKC Canine Health Foundation, PO Box 900061, Raleigh, NC 27675.