Bobby Gene "Bob" Likes

BOBBY "BOB" GENE LIKES Memorial services for Bobby Gene "Bob" Likes will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at the First United Methodist Church with Reverend Tom Towns and Chaplain Marvin Graves officiating. Bobby "Bob" Gene Likes (75) went to be with his heavenly father on May 31, 2014. He was born on January 31, 1939, in Cortez, Colo., to the late Dale and Edith Likes. He spent his early years in the Lewis/Arriola area before returning to Cortez. On August 12, 1961, he married the late Fay Conrad, with whom he had three children Lana Waters (David), son Les Likes (Susan), and son Brett Likes. On February 1, 1986, he married Terri Fuhrman, who brought three children to the family, which Bob embraced as his own; son Troy Fuhrman (Joanna), son Delvin Fuhrman (Rosie), and daughter Kim Rule (Keith). Bob was an avid baseball fan and spent many years coaching baseball teams in the Cortez area. He enjoyed watching his sons and grandsons play the game. Bob also loved spending time with his friends and family in the outdoors hunting, camping, fishing, or rock hunting. Bob cherished each memory he made with his loving family. Bob worked many jobs, but his longest employment was for Southwest Beverage in Durango, Colorado, which lasted approximately 30 years. Afterwards, he semi-retired maintaining rental properties. Bob is survived by his loving wife Terri; his children mentioned above; brothers Larry Likes (Kay) and Duane Likes (Barbara); sister Beverly Papoff (Rick); uncle Charles Newby whom he loved as a brother (Carol); and many cousins, nieces, nephews and close extended family members. Bob also leaves behind his loving grandchildren whom he adored: Tiffani and Ryan Waters, Jessie, Cody, Lizabeth and Bobby Likes, Korie Likes, Michael Necaise, Kyler and Braden Faulk, Randia and Chase Rule, Elizabeth Kellison and one great grandchild. The family requests in lieu of flowers, please consider placing a donation in Bob Likes name at the Community Banks of Colorado, 1438 East Main Street, Cortez, Colo. 81321, 970-564-0200. Funds raised will go to the Mercy Health Foundation Cancer Center and Little League Baseball of Cortez.