Obituaries

Elizabeth Armenta Eyetoo

Elizabeth Armenta Eyetoo

Feb 12, 2012

ELIZABETH ARMENTA "LIZ" EYETOO Memorial services for longtime Towaoc resident Elizabeth Armenta "Liz" Eyetoo will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 16 at the Ute Mountain Presbyterian Church. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Liz was born July 7, 1938 in Toadlena, N.M. the daughter of Willie Charles and Sarah (McDonald) Armenta. She passed away on Sunday, February 12,...

Martha Jean Creswell Spotts

Martha Jean Creswell Spotts

Feb 11, 2012

Martha Jean Creswell Spotts Martha Jean Creswell Spotts was born on Jan. 8, 1919, in Coulterville, Ill., to the Rev. Andrew and Eleanor (Wilson) Creswell and passed away at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, on Feb. 11, 2012 at age 93. Jean grew up in Pontiac, Mich., and attended Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, and Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich....

Elizabeth Jane Snair

Elizabeth Jane Snair

Feb 8, 2012

ELIZABETH JANE SNAIR Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Snair was born on February 8, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Penn. to Oscar A. and Winnifred (Burgiss) Loeffler. She passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at her Cortez home at the age of 89. Betty worked as the Junior High School Librarian for many years. She enjoyed writing poems which were published in numerous...

Bertha Marie Brewer

Bertha Marie Brewer

Feb 6, 2012

BERTHA MARIE BREWER Funeral services for lifelong area resident Bertha Marie Brewer will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Bertha was born June 11, 1916 in Ellington, Mo. the daughter of Jefferson...

Kelly Lee  Bingham

Kelly Lee Bingham

Feb 4, 2012

KELLY LEE BINGHAM Kelly Lee Bingham was born on April 5, 1959 in Rifle, Colo. to Marvin W. and Virginia Lee (Wilcox) Bingham. He passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at his Mancos home at the age of 52. Kelly worked at Western Excelsior for thirty years. He enjoyed sports, music and hunting. Surviving Kelly are his sons, Matthew...

Charlene King Washington

Charlene King Washington

Feb 4, 2012

CHARLENE KING WASHINGTON Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Charlene King Washington will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday morning from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Charlene was born April 3, 1931 in Towaoc the daughter of Frank King and Lizzie Shedd Jacket. She passed...

Barbara Elaine Mckinley

Barbara Elaine Mckinley

Jan 27, 2012

BARBARA ELAINE McKINLEY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Barbara Elaine McKinley will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 2 at Madison House in Cortez. Barbara was born the daughter of Frederick Raymond and Ruth Hope (Lewis) Graham on December 7, 1948 in Grand Junction, Colo. She passed away at her Cortez home on Friday, January 27, 2012...

Allan Ray Ford

Allan Ray Ford

Jan 27, 2012

ALLAN RAY FORD Lifelong Cortez resident Allan Ray Ford passed away at his home on Friday, January 27, 2012 at the age of 70. He was born June 14, 1941 in Cortez to Thomas Franklin and Margaret Ethel (Leonard) Ford. Surviving Allan are his brother, Harold Ford and wife, Janice of Cortez; his nephew, Kenny Ford and wife, Karrie of...

Chantell Rae Fury

Chantell Rae Fury

Jan 23, 2012

CHANTELL RAE FURY Funeral services for Chantell Rae Fury will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 30 at the Dove Creek High School Gymnasium. Following the services Chantell will be laid to rest at the Dove Creek Cemetery. On April 2, 1976, Chantell was born the daughter of Albert Joe and Carol Sue (Knuckles) Fury in Cortez. She...

Don Carver Flaugh

Don Carver Flaugh

Jan 18, 2012

DON CARVER FLAUGH Memorial services for Cortez resident Don Carver Flaugh will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Lifeway Baptist Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Andy Johnson will be officiating. Interment is to follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Don passed away at the age of 61 on Jan. 18, 2012 in Albuquerque, NM, with his family...

Trevor Dillon Blair

Trevor Dillon Blair

Jan 16, 2012

TREVOR DILLON BLAIR Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Trevor Dillon Blair will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 21 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Mr. Doug Carver will officiate. Trevor was born January 24, 1992 in Cortez the son of Jay and Teresa Lynn (Higman) Blair. He passed away on Monday, January...

Betty R. Duncan

Betty R. Duncan

Jan 15, 2012

BETTY R. DUNCAN Memorial services for lifelong area resident Betty R. Duncan will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 19 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Pastor Ted Duncan will officiate. Betty was born October 11, 1919 in Lewis the daughter of William Griffith and Roxie Elizabeth (Lewis) Rutherford. She passed away Sunday, January...

Alice Losada Wagenknecht

Alice Losada Wagenknecht

Jan 15, 2012

ALICE LOSADA WAGENKNECHT Alice Losada Wagenknecht was born August 3, 1938 in Manila, Ark. the daughter of Rule and Leva B. (Jones) Needham. She passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Mesa View Retirement Center at the age of 73. Alice worked various jobs throughout her life. She drove 18-wheelers across the country and she knew restaurants well, having...

Jonathan Danny Hayes

Jonathan Danny Hayes

Jan 14, 2012

JONATHAN DANNY HAYES Funeral services for life-long Four Corners area resident Jonathan Danny Hayes will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 20 at the Montelores Baptist Church, 18735 Road 23.5, Lewis, Colo. Pastor Paul Gleason will be officiating. Interment is to follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A viewing will be held prior to the service at the church...

Debi L. Halls

Debi L. Halls

Jan 13, 2012

Debra (Debi) Laurel Halls passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 in Denver following a long illness. Debi died of complications of Leukemia and its treatment. She was 57. Debi was born in Cortez January 27, 1954 and attended school Mancos and Kemper elementary in Cortez. Her family moved to Arizona and settled in Ganado, where they ran the cafe attached...

Kolean "Granny" Smith

Kolean "Granny" Smith

Jan 10, 2012

KOLEAN "GRANNY" SMITH Graveside services for longtime Mancos resident Kolean "Granny" Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 13 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Mr. Glen Randol will officiate. A dinner will follow at Mancos Baptist Church. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mady Kolean Smith better known...

Roy Lee Mitchell

Roy Lee Mitchell

Jan 8, 2012

ROY LEE MITCHELL Roy Lee Mitchell was born on June 3, 1945 in Burns, Colo. to Luther M. and Rosella Blanch (Claycomb) Mitchell. He passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 66. Roy worked for Rathjen Construction for several years, as well as C & J Gravel in Durango, Colo. In his...

Halina Lucyna Robinson

Halina Lucyna Robinson

Jan 6, 2012

HALINA LUCYNA ROBINSON Memorial services for Cortez resident, Halina Lucyna Robinson will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 13 at the Anglican Church in Cortez. Halina was born June 30, 1952 in Kalvaria, Poland to Eugeniusz and Maria (Kazio) Drozdziak. She passed away on Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of...

Nona Masters

Nona Masters

Jan 6, 2012

NONA MASTERS Funeral services for Nona Masters, 95, and longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Shelby Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. She was born Mary CeNona...

Billie Gay Goforth

Billie Gay Goforth

Jan 4, 2012

BILLIE GAY GOFORTH Graveside services for Naturita, Colo. resident Billie Gay Goforth will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Peel Cemetery in rural Dove Creek. Billie was born on December 13, 1930 in Egnar, Colo. to Gay Newman and Lydia Merial (Hicks) Goforth. He passed away on January 4, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in...