James Lafayette Black
Dec 20, 2013
JAMES LAFAYETTE "JIM" BLACK A gathering to celebrate the life of James Lafayette "Jim" Black will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jim was born the only child of James L. and Frances (Kasal) Black on September 10, 1933 in Cortez. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, December...
Audrey Ruth Bixler Tycksen
Dec 20, 2013
AUDREY RUTH (BIXLER) TYCKSEN Audrey Ruth (Bixler) Tycksen was born January 3, 1927 in Ignacio, Colo. She passed away December 20, 2013 in Cortez, Colo. Audrey was raised on a family farm in Arboles, Colo. She came from a large family of 9 children and her parents. She always said that their family was lucky during the depression as they...
Bert Charles Ray
Dec 20, 2013
BERT CHARLES RAY Bert Charles Ray, a longtime resident of Cortez, passed away on December 20, 2013 at the age of 97. Bert was born in Jasper, MO. on May 27, 1916. Following the death of his father, Bert took on the responsibility at the age of 14 of driving his mother, younger brother and sister from Oklahoma to Colorado....
Ralph E. Vavak
Dec 20, 2013
RALPH E. VAVAK Memorial services for Ralph E. Vavak will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 4 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. A reception will follow in Hampton Hall. Ralph E. Vavak (Mr. V) left this world on Friday, December 20, 2013. He was born on January 20, 1928 in Waynes County, Mo. to parents Joseph...
Ellagray Butts-Ross
Dec 17, 2013
ELLAGRAY BUTTS-ROSS EllaGray Butts-Ross was born April 22, 1922 in Ada, Okla. the daughter of Arthur James and Marie Elizabeth (Yoakum) Miller. She passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the age of 91. Being active, EllaGray loved to exercise especially hiking. She was an excellent mother and loving care...
Robyn Lyn Robbins
Dec 15, 2013
ROBYN LYN ROBBINS Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident Robyn Lyn Robbins will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 19 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Robyn was born April 4, 1958 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of Ralph Edward and Dixie Delora (Dillon) Robbins. She passed away at her Mancos home...
Joe Lloyd Cornett
Dec 14, 2013
JOE "SCOTTY" LLOYD CORNETT Memorial services for lifelong area resident Joe "Scotty" Lloyd Cornett will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 19 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Joe was born November 12, 1929 in Hereford, Tex. the son of Harold Lloyd and Velma Lee (Hughes) Cornett. He passed away at his Cortez...
Rubin Francis Young
Dec 12, 2013
RUBIN FRANCIS YOUNG Memorial services for longtime Dove Creek resident Rubin Francis Young will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 19 at the Dove Creek Community Center. Private interment services will take place. Francis was born October 2, 1937 in Clovis, N.M. to Robert Elree and Zelma (Loffland) Young. He passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand...
Carolyn Arleen Elliott
Dec 10, 2013
CAROLYN ARLEEN ELLIOTT Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident Carolyn Arleen Elliott will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Carolyn was born June 1, 1947 in Cortez the daughter of Clayton and Ann (Pugsley) Wilson. She passed...
Eloise June Alexander Ferree
Dec 8, 2013
ELOISE JUNE ALEXANDER FERREE Memorial services for Eloise June Alexander Ferree will be held at the Mancos United Methodist Church Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 11:00 am with Pastor Craig Paschal officiating. Eloise, daughter of James (Boe) and Callie Noland Alexander, was born June 12, 1918 in Mancos, Colo. and died at the Valley Inn in Mancos, Colo. on December...
Elizabeth Janell (Grasse) Mcneel
Dec 8, 2013
ELIZABETH JANELL (GRASSE) McNEEL Elizabeth Janell (Grasse) McNeel was born February 19, 1935 in Cortez the daughter of Joseph Noel and Georgia C. (Hogue) McNeel. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the age of 78. Janell graduated from Cortez High School in 1953. She loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman. Janell...
Twila Doreen Livingston
Dec 7, 2013
TWILA DOREEN LIVINGSTON Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Twila Doreen Livingston will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 12 at Cortez Cemetery. Doreen was born October 22, 1930 in Lincoln, Kans. to Thomas Walter and Maude Etna (Rathbun) Cox. She passed away at her home on Friday, December 7, 2013 at the age of 83. On December 17,...
Gary Lyle Leonard
Dec 4, 2013
GARY LYLE LEONARD Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Gary Lyle Leonard will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 11 at Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel with Bishop Douglas Pace officiating. Interment will follow at Sylvan Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday from 9-9:45 a.m. at the church. Gary was born...
Joshua James Everin
Dec 3, 2013
JOSHUA JAMES EVERIN Funeral services for Dolores resident, Joshua James Everin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 14 at Dolores High School gymnasium. Military honors will follow on the Dolores Bears football field. Josh was born December 6, 1991 in Durango, Colo. the son of James Francis and Michelle (Martin) Everin. He passed away on December 3,...
Kathy Ann Miller
Dec 3, 2013
KATHY ANN MILLER Kathy Ann Miller was born March 1, 1960 in Waseca, Minn. the daughter of Jack Harold and Bette Lou (Carlson) Karsten. She passed away at her Cortez home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the age of 53. Enjoying beautiful scenery, Kathy loved spending time outdoors. She had a very kind heart and her grandchildren were very...
Louise Juanita Eaton
Dec 2, 2013
LOUISE JUANITA EATON Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Louise Juanita Eaton will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 6 at the Dove Creek High School Gym. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Louise was born June 17, 1920 to Emery and Grace (Landers) Randolph. She passed away at San Juan Hospital in Monticello, Utah on...
George John Grubbs
Dec 1, 2013
GEORGE JOHN GRUBBS George John Grubbs was born December 29, 1938 in Sheridan, Wyo. the son of Votaw Allison and Julia (Coster) Grubbs. He passed away at his Dolores home on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the age of 74. George proudly served in the United States Air Force. Surviving George are his wife, Cecilia Grubbs of Dolores; four children,...
Joseph Peabody Sr.
Nov 29, 2013
JOSEPH PEABODY SR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Joseph Peabody Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Ouray Cemetery in Ignacio, Colo. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday from 4-6 p.m. at the chapel. On April 1, 1926 in Towaoc, Joe was born the son of Ike...
Patricia E. Grant
Nov 26, 2013
PATRICIA E. GRANT Funeral services for Patricia E. Grant will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pat was born to William and Ethel Grant on March 12, 1921. She was one of the most extraordinary women you will ever meet. She dominated women's golf in Oklahoma during...
Mary Ruth Rice
Nov 25, 2013
MARY RUTH RICE Mary Ruth Rice was born October 31, 1945 in Belmont, Ariz. the daughter of Lloyd Garfield and Alta Marie (Medley) Ackerman. She passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 at her Dolores residence at the age of 68. Surviving Mary are her children, Carol Coleman and husband, William of Dolores, and Richard Clark Jr. and wife, Angie...