Cynthia Dale "Cindy" Thompson
Feb 5, 2014
CYNTHIA DALE "CINDY" THOMPSON A celebration of life potluck for Dove Creek resident Cynthia Dale "Cindy" Thompson will be held on Thursday, February 13 at the Dove Creek Community Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cindy, as she was known to family and friends, was born on May 10, 1957 in Uravan, Colo. to William Emmett and Julia Orvilla...
Billy Gene "Bill" Graham
Feb 5, 2014
BILLY GENE "BILL" GRAHAM Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Billy Gene "Bill" Graham will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Towns officiating. Bill was born September 8, 1927 in Kay County, Okla. the son of John Fulton and Ethel Nora (Tipton) Graham. He passed away at...
James Edward "Jim" Gilliland
Feb 4, 2014
JAMES EDWARD "JIM" GILLILAND Graveside services for James Edward "Jim" Gilliland will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 15 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Jim passed away on February 4, 2014 in his sleep in Spring Creek, Nev. Jim was born on March 5, 1958 to Eddie Joe and Ruth Opal (Wilderson) Gilliland in Cortez, Colo. Jim spent his...
Vada Iris Small
Jan 30, 2014
VADA IRIS SMALL Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Vada Iris Small will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Anthony Maes officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Vada was born March 6, 1929 the daughter of Cornelius Grant and Vera Lillie (Miller) Roe. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn...
Donald Ervin Rust
Jan 30, 2014
DONALD ERVIN RUST Graveside memorial services for Donald Ervin Rust will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 at Cortez Cemetery. Donald was born April 19, 1941 in Cortez. He passed away on January 30, 2014 at the age of 72. For a number of years, Donald had a saw and lawn mower and then worked with his...
Jackie Miron Biard
Jan 27, 2014
JACKIE MIRON BIARD Funeral services for longtime area resident Jackie Miron Biard will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Ertel Funeral Home with Pastor Kent Slyter officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Jackie Miron Biard was born April 3, 1941 in Gasoline, Texas and passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 in Cortez, Colo....
Bruce Rowland Weber
Jan 27, 2014
BRUCE ROWLAND WEBER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Bruce Rowland Weber will be held at 11:30 on Friday, February 14 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Pastor Mark Baker will officiate. Bruce was born July 9, 1953 in Alamogordo, N.M. the son of Marvin David and Betty Ellen (White) Weber. He passed away at his home on Monday, January 27,...
Mary Elizabeth Meyers
Jan 26, 2014
MARY ELIZABETH MEYERS Mary Elizabeth Meyers, 94 of Cortez, passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Sunday, January 26, 2014. She was born the daughter of Clifford James Sage and Ruth Miriam (Austin) Swihart Sage on November 4, 1919 in Canon City, Colo. On April 21, 1938 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mary became the bride of Robert Leroy Meyers. They...
Sherry Guylene Wallace
Jan 21, 2014
SHERRY GUYLENE WALLACE Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident Sherry Guylene Wallace will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 25 at the Dolores Community Center. Sherry was born September 3, 1938 in Cortez. She passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the age of 75.
Carmen Eileen Wilson
Jan 21, 2014
CARMEN EILEEN WILSON Carmen Eileen Wilson, a lifelong resident of this area, passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the age of 88. Carmen was born to J. Ward Robinson and Angela Kathleen Lofquist in Telluride on June 21, 1925. She was the oldest girl in a large family, so she learned to cook, clean,...
Carmen Eileen Wilson
Jan 21, 2014
CARMEN EILEEN WILSON Services for lifelong Dolores resident Carmen Eileen Wilson are pending with Ertel Funeral Home. Carmen was born June 21, 1925 in Telluride, Colo. and passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Vista Grande Inn. She was 88.
Sherry Guylene Wallace
Jan 21, 2014
SHERRY GUYLENE WALLACE Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident Sherry Guylene Wallace will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 25 at the Dolores Community Center. Sherry was born September 3, 1938 in Cortez to Guy H. Pickens Jr. and B. Pauline (Midge) High. Sherry was raised in Cortez by her mother and stepfather along with her brothers and...
Marilyn Kay Doyel
Jan 20, 2014
MARILYN KAY DOYEL Marilyn Kay Doyel was born February 2, 1958 in Leadville, Colo. the daughter of Raymond Roysten and Mary Ruby (Darden) Doyel. She passed away at her San Antonio, Tex. home on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the age of 55. Growing up on the Dolores/San Miguel County Line, Marilyn attended school in Dove Creek graduating from Dolores...
Melvin T. "Mel" Rippetoe
Jan 16, 2014
MELVIN "MEL" T. RIPPETOE Our loving dad, Melvin Rippetoe, passed away quietly in his home after a heroic battle with leukemia. He was 77. Melvin was an avid builder, welder and mechanic. He loved cars, motorcycles, tractors, hunting, fishing and anything scientific. As a young man, Melvin was trained by Chevrolet as an auto mechanic. Later in life he built...
Jay Leslie Mccabe
Jan 15, 2014
JAY LESLIE McCABE Memorial services for lifelong resident Jay Leslie McCabe will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cortez. Jay was born January 12, 1944 in Cortez and passed away January 15, 2014. On November 26, 1985 Jay married Beth Baxstrom. Jay was preceded in death by his father, Francis McCabe; and...
Carrie Lynn Nettles
Jan 15, 2014
CARRIE LYNN NETTLES Carrie Lynn Nettles was born June 5, 1961 in Cortez the daughter of David and De Los (Striley) Miller. She passed away at her Cortez home at the age of 52. Surviving Carrie are her son, Troy Nettles and wife, Kimberly of Marietta, Ga.; her grandchild, Jayden Nettles; and her sister, Kelly Goddard and husband, Thomas of...
Elsie Lavern Kennedy
Jan 14, 2014
ELSIE LAVERN KENNEDY Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident Elsie LaVern Kennedy will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 20 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Visitation has been set for Monday morning at Ertel Chapel from 9 a.m. until service time. Elsie LaVern Kennedy was born...
Florella Lydia Oakes
Jan 11, 2014
FLORELLA LYDIA OAKES Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident Florella Lydia Oakes will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 18 at the Dolores Community Center. Assistant Pastor Ben Erickson of Lighthouse Baptist Church will officiate. Florella was born December 13, 1928 in Cook County, Colo. the daughter of William Leonard and Florene (Rogers) Wagner. She passed away at...
Sheila M. Rogers
Jan 7, 2014
SHEILA M. ROGERS A graveside inurnment service held for Sheila M. Rogers will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 28 at Arriola Cemetery, 14480 Road 22. A celebration of life will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Laurie and Casey Lynch, 48 Grandview Circle in Durango. All family, friends and anyone who knew Sheila or knows...
Mary Anna "Ann" Starbuck
Jan 5, 2014
MARY ANNA "ANN" STARBUCK Graveside services for Mancos resident Mary Anna "Ann" Starbuck will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, January 13 at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo. Ann was born September 1, 1925 in Brighton, Colo. the daughter of Harold Viron and Blanche Mary (Throckmorton) Hartley. She passed away at her Mancos, Colo. home on Sunday, January...
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