Bobby Gene "Bob" Likes
May 31, 2014
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...
Yvonne Marcele Sitton
May 30, 2014
YVONNE MARCELE SITTON Memorial services for Yvonne Marcele Sitton, 54, of Dolores will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7 at Victory World Outreach Church, 11088 Highway 491, Cortez. Pastor Jonathon Bland will officiate. Yvonne was born one of 14 children to Franklin Pearl and Lilly Mae (Wells) Pittser on December 16, 1959 in Anaheim, Calif. She passed...
Paul Dean
May 29, 2014
PAUL DEAN Paul was born in Quemado, N.M. on May 1, 1937. He passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at his Cortez residence. Paul grew up on many homesteads throughout the west. He was the third child and second son born to Walker Elmer Dean and Marganie Mae (Calder). Paul was a gentle soul who will forever be in...
Jeremy Michael Ben
May 28, 2014
JEREMY MICHAEL BEN Funeral services for Jeremy Michael Ben, a lifelong resident of Pion, Ariz. will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 2 at the Chinle Catholic Church. Sister Theresa Chato will officiate. Interment will follow at the Whippoorwill Community Cemetery. Jam, as he was known to family and friends, was born March 5, 1983 in Phoenix, Ariz....
Kenneth Wayne Jensen Phillips
May 27, 2014
KENNETH WAYNE JENSEN PHILLIPS Kenneth Wayne Jensen Phillips passed away at St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at the age of 63. The son of Alfred and Thelma Lorene (Ansiel) Jensen, Ken was born March 23, 1951 in Riverside, Calif. Ken was a builder in the construction industry and particularly loved woodworking. Ken...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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...