Evelyn Rose Neal
Dec 26, 2009
EVELYN ROSE NEAL Evelyn Rose Neal was born on July 7, 1916 in Sugar City, Idaho the daughter of George and Irene (Bruce) Curtis. She passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 93. Evelyn was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Baker City, Oregon. She enjoyed gardening, cooking,...
Thomas Rex Kerns
Dec 24, 2009
THOMAS REX "TOM" KERNS Thomas Rex "Tom" Kerns was born on February 8, 1942 in Paonia, Colo. the son of Glenn Robert and Kathryn Irene (Collins) Kerns. He passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 67. Tom was a graduate of MCHS in 1960. In the 1960's he moved to Nevada and...
Dorothy Black
Dec 23, 2009
DOROTHY "DOTTIE" BLACK Dorothy "Dottie" Black passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, after a brief illness. She was born in South Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 11, 1923, and called Cortez her home for the last 18 years. She raised her four children in California before coming to Cortez to retire. She knew many people in town, some of whom...
Jace Justin Alexander
Dec 22, 2009
JACE JUSTIN ALEXANDER Jace Justin Alexander passed away peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on December 22, 2009. Jace was born on December 15, 2009. During his seven short days here on Earth he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. His life was a brief gift that will live on as his heart...
Rayma "Charlie" Percell
Dec 13, 2009
RAYMA “CHARLIE” PERCELL Funeral services for Bluff, Utah resident Rayma “Charlie” Percell will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 18 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Rayma was born on April 8, 1939 in Rocky Ford, Colo. the daughter of Tom and Helen Frances (Nichols) Barbee. She passed away on Sunday, December...
Robert Lee "Bobby" Wright
Dec 11, 2009
ROBERT LEE "BOBBY" WRIGHT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Lee "Bobby" Wright will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 14 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Private interment will follow the funeral service. Pastor Andrew Reed will officiate. Bobby was born on November 1, 1948 in Andrews, Tex. the son of Robert Lee Wright Sr. and Asalea V....
Edith L. Denton
Dec 11, 2009
EDITH L. KOEHN DENTON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Edith L. Koehn Denton will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 14 at Cortez Cemetery. Edith was born to Frank J. and Lola M. (Hawk) Koehn on January 20, 1922 in the Cortez area. She passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at Vista Grande Inn at the...
Zora Gates
Dec 10, 2009
ZORA GATES "GRANDMA Z" Memorial services for Cortez resident Zora Gates "Grandma Z" will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 19 at Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Zora was born on October 31, 1922 in Wakene, Kan. the daughter of Fritzhugh Lee and Sylvia Marie (Luckey) Jones. She passed away on Thursday, December 10...
Delos Fulks
Dec 10, 2009
DELOS FULKS Lifelong resident DeLos Fulks passed away December 10, 2009 at her home in Cortez, Colo. She has found rest after a long illness. A private memorial celebration is planned for late spring 2010. DeLos was born in Moab, Utah on March 3, 1941, the daughter of Alice and Bruce Striley. She lived most of her life in the...
Delia Davis
Dec 8, 2009
MAGGIE DELIA DAVIS Maggie Delia Davis was born on January 19, 1923 in Egnar, Colo. the daughter of Alex Washington and Maggie Sue (Sykes) Davis. The lifelong Dove Creek resident passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at a family friend's home in Durango. Delia was 86 years old. Delia attended school in Egnar and completed the eight grade. She...
Verna Baird Percell
Dec 7, 2009
VERNA BAIRD PERCELL Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Verna Baird Percell will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 11 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Gary Tanner will conduct. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 9 a.m. to service time at...
Isabel Theresa Sanchez
Dec 7, 2009
ISABEL THERESA SANCHEZ Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Isabel Theresa Sanchez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 11 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary service will be held on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Isabel was born on July 15, 1946 in Cortez the daughter of Ben Whitehorse Sr....
Blanche Mae Gass
Dec 7, 2009
BLANCHE MAE GASS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Blanche Mae Gass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 10 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Blanche was born on January 10, 1912 in Jackson, Mich. the daughter of Clarence Hungerford and Maggie Mae (LaFollette) Purchase. She passed away on Monday, December 7, 2009 at Vista Grande...
Robert Archibeque
Dec 6, 2009
RICHARD “ROBERT” ARCHIBEQUE Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Archibeque will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 12 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Robert was born on September 15, 1952 in Cortez the son of Mike and Carmelita (Gallegos) Archibeque. He passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at his residence at the age of...
Lester Nelson Wilmarth
Dec 6, 2009
LESTER NELSON WILMARTH Lester N. Wilmarth, 93, a 42-year resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz. passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009. Les was born July 30, 1916, in Center, Colo., to Sidney S. and Dora V. Wilmarth. Les loved to tinker with his computer and ham radio. He was an avid AZ Diamondback fan and a supporter of U of A...
Dorothy Jean Uptain
Dec 5, 2009
DOROTHY JEAN UPTAIN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Dorothy Jean Uptain will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Dorothy passed away on Saturday, December 5 at Southwest Memorial Hospital after...
Connie Ogden Howell
Dec 3, 2009
CONNIE OGDEN HOWELL Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Connie Ogden Howell will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 7 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. A reception will follow the memorial service in Mary Blake Hall located at the church. Connie Ogden Howell, age 84, died on Thursday, December 3, 2009, at Southwest Memorial Hospital after a brief...
Dale Lansing Black
Dec 3, 2009
DALE LANSING BLACK Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Dale Lansing Black will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 7 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Mr. Rob Hall will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 1 to...
Edgar Clint Mcnutt
Dec 1, 2009
EDGAR CLINT MCNUTT Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Edgar Clint McNutt will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2 at the Church of Christ. Ed was taken home to be with God on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Ed lived most of his life in Colorado. He was born in Cortez on September 29, 1942 to Bonnie Thelma...
Elma Irene Boren
Dec 1, 2009
ELMA IRENE BOREN Funeral services for Cortez resident Elma Irene Boren will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elma was born on August 8, 1909 in Dolores the daughter of Frank and Edith Belden (Stone) Myers. She passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Vista Grande...