Obituaries

Larry Eldon Bingham

Larry Eldon Bingham

May 24, 2014

LARRY ELDON BINGHAM Larry Eldon Bingham was born January 18, 1940 in Longmont, Colo. the son of Arther and Irene (Tarr) Bingham. He passed away at his Dove Creek home on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the age of 74. Larry owned and operated Bingham Construction, Inc. He also owned Rusty's Bar in Dove Creek for several years. Larry was...

Barbara Ann Warren

Barbara Ann Warren

May 19, 2014

BARBARA ANN WARREN Barbara Ann Warren was born September 17, 1948 in Fort Bragg, N.C. the daughter of Russell and Gertrude (Abert) Wynn. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez on Monday, May 19, 2014 at the age of 65. On May 2, 1992 in Las Vegas, Nev. Barbara married James Warren. Barbara worked in the Empire Electric...

Dorothy  Lee Winburn

Dorothy Lee Winburn

May 18, 2014

DOROTHY LEE WINBURN Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Dorothy Lee Winburn will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 24 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Dorothy was born December 8, 1934 in Wynnewood, Okla. the daughter of James Lewis and Jewel Evelyn (Southerland) Ray. She passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at her home. Dorothy was...

Raymond Doyal Eitel

Raymond Doyal Eitel

May 17, 2014

RAYMOND DOYAL EITEL Graveside inurnment services for Raymond Doyal Eitel will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 31 at the Cortez Cemetery. Ray, a humble and "to the point" man, wrote the following as his obituary: "Raymond was born October 22, 1925 at Bettie, Texas the son of Rufus and Evie (Smith) Eitel. He served in the U.S....

Darrell Dean Dennison

Darrell Dean Dennison

May 11, 2014

DARRELL DEAN DENNISON Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Darrell Dean Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until service time. Darrell was born July 6, 1936 in Cortez the son of James H. and Emma (Brinker)...

William Sherburne Johnson

William Sherburne Johnson

May 10, 2014

WILLIAM S. JOHNSON William Sherburne Johnson was born on January 3, 1923, in Kearny, Neb. He spent the first nine years there with his parents, Ralph Sherburne Johnson and Hilda Pearson Johnson. After their separation, he went to Torrance, Calif., to live with his Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Horace Woods. After he graduated from Torrance High School, he attended UCLA...

Lloyd Ezra Crapo

Lloyd Ezra Crapo

May 9, 2014

LLOYD EZRA CRAPO Memorial services for Dove Creek resident Lloyd Ezra Crapo will be held Wednesday, May 14 at 11 a.m. at Dove Creek Assembly of God, 412 Guyrene St. Dove Creek, Colo. Lloyd Ezra Crapo was born to Hazel and Ez Crapo, March 16, 1928 in Lockerby, Utah. He passed away at 1:30 p.m. on May 9, 2014 in...

Jessie Root House

Jessie Root House

May 9, 2014

JESSIE ROOT HOUSE Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Jessie Root House will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Apostle Wallace Begay officiating. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday, May 12 from 5-7 p.m. at the chapel. Jessie was born June 2, 1925 in Towaoc the...

Kay Sanders

Kay Sanders

May 7, 2014

KAY SANDERS A celebration of life and times of remembering for Kay Sanders will be held at Boyle Park in Mancos, Colo. on Thursday, May 15 at 11 a.m. Kay passed away peacefully at home late Wednesday evening. She was 56 and a lifelong resident of Mancos, Colo. Kay was born on May 20, 1957 in Cortez, Colo. to John...

Rodney Ray Ritthaler

Rodney Ray Ritthaler

May 6, 2014

RODNEY RAY RITTHALER Funeral services for long time resident of Cortez, Rodney Ray Ritthaler, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Anthony Maes officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday at Ertel Chapel. Rodney passed away on May 6, 2014 at the...

Debra  Sue Baker

Debra Sue Baker

May 6, 2014

DEBRA SUE BAKER Debra Sue Baker was born April 3, 1959 in Cortez, Colo. the daughter of Paul and Jeanette (Dunn) Dean. She passed away at her Mancos home on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the age of 55. Debra attended and graduated from Mancos High School. She was a waitress at numerous establishments. Debra was a member of Eastern...

William Curtis "Bill" Duncan

William Curtis "Bill" Duncan

May 4, 2014

WILLIAM CURTIS "BILL" DUNCAN Funeral services for lifelong area resident William Curtis "Bill" Duncan will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 9 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Montezuma County V.F.W. Post #5231. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday, May 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel...

Dorothy May Ray Miller

Dorothy May Ray Miller

May 4, 2014

DOROTHY MAY RAY MILLER Dorothy May Ray Miller, 85, of Kerrville, passed away on Sunday May 4, 2014 in Houston, Texas. She was born in Newton, Texas to Hardy Ray and Opal Whitman on October 20, 1928. She married James Harold Miller on September 1, 1962 in Houston, Texas. She went to school in Jack, Texas and worked as a...

Richard Thomas "Rick" Stacer

Richard Thomas "Rick" Stacer

May 2, 2014

RICHARD THOMAS "RICK" STACER A Celebration of Life for Richard Thomas "Rick" Stacer will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rick was born June 5, 1956 in Seattle, Wash. the son of Richard Kent and Evelyn Harriett Stacer. He passed away at his Cortez home on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the age...

Ralph Dean  Haynie Jr.

Ralph Dean Haynie Jr.

May 2, 2014

RALPH DEAN HAYNIE JR. A Celebration of Life and time of remembering for Ralph Dean Haynie Jr. will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at the Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, Cortez. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph Dean Haynie Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth (Maxon) Haynie; his first wife, Audice Haynie; and...

Ollie  Rose Albin

Ollie Rose Albin

Apr 29, 2014

OLLIE ROSE ELLIOTT ALBIN Funeral services for lifelong area resident Ollie Rose Elliott Albin will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Ollie was born February 23, 1922 in Altus, Okla. the fifth child of Alvin Johnson Elliott and Beulah Mae (Ford) Elliott. She passed from this life...

Jesse Junior James

Jesse Junior James

Apr 27, 2014

JESSE JUNIOR JAMES Jesse Junior James, 76, a resident of White Mountain Lake, Ariz., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Monticello, Utah. He was born in Payette, Ida. on December 17, 1937. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Sabalo SS-302 from February 1956 to December 1959, earning the...

Robert Martin "Bob" Kocher

Robert Martin "Bob" Kocher

Apr 27, 2014

ROBERT MARTIN "BOB" KOCHER Funeral services for Robert Martin "Bob" Kocher will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Rick Gregory officiating. Bob was born July 20, 1921 in Oregon City, Ore. the son of Frank Arthur and Claire Julie (Neiss) Kocher. He passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Southwest...

E. Leroy Martin

E. Leroy Martin

Apr 26, 2014

E.LEROY MARTIN Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident E. LeRoy Martin will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. E. LeRoy Martin was born on December 28, 1930 in Cortez, the son of Elmer and Maymie (Wilson) Martin. He passed...

Robert Dean Crouch Jr.

Robert Dean Crouch Jr.

Apr 26, 2014

ROBERT DEAN CROUCH JR. Our Brother, Uncle and Friend, Robert D. Crouch, known as Bob, passed from this life, Saturday April 26 at Mercy Medical in Durango, after a brief illness. Bob was born in Oklahoma City, Okla. June 26, 1956 and had lived in Colorado since the mid 80's. He was the manager of the Mustang in Dolores after...