Dillard O. Duran

DILLARD O. DURAN Funeral services for Dillard O. Duran, a longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Matt Segebart of the Seventh Day Adventist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 conducting military services. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Dillard was born December 4, 1941 at Arriola, Colorado the son of Edward C. and Alma I. (Leslie) Duran. He passed away at his home in Cortez on Thursday, April 21, 2004 at the age of 63. Dillard proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970. He held membership in the American Legion and the VFW. He was a member of the Four Corners Community Band, playing the tuba. Surviving Dillard are his daughter, Dalena Cross and husband, Joseph of Lansing, Mich.; two grandsons, David W. Cross and Joseph Levi Cross both of Lansing, Mich.; former wife, Vicky S. Duran of Lansing, Mich.; three sisters, Vivian Duran of Montrose, Colo., Dana Duran of Brighton, Colo. and Marlene Duran of Phoenix, Ariz.; and special friends, Ruth Ann Brown of Cortez and Linda Luce of Mancos. Three brothers, Eddie Duran, Sidney Duran, and Duane Duran; and one sister, Donnis Duran preceded Dillard in death, as did his parents.