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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
James Max Fraughton
Mar 1, 2009
JAMES MAX FRAUGHTON Memorial services for Mancos resident, James Max Fraughton will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 201 Montezuma Ave., Mancos. James was born July 3, 1955 in Fort Benning, Ga. He passed away at his home in Mancos on Sunday, March 1,...
Phyllis Odette Armstrong
Feb 25, 2009
PHYLLIS ODETTE ARMSTRONG Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Phyllis Odette Armstrong will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 2 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Al Strauss will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Phyllis was born on January 28, 1921 in Rock Creek, Kan. the daughter of...
Dr. Charles G. Massion
Feb 25, 2009
DR. CHARLES G. MASSION Memorial services for Dr. Charles Massion will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 20th, 2009. Charles George Massion, MD was born August 2, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah and passed away in Cincinnati on February 25, 2009 after a brief illness. During World War II he served as an Army medic in France. He...
Ellen Oliver
Feb 19, 2009
JOYCE ELLEN OLIVER Memorial services for lifelong area resident Joyce Ellen Oliver will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 23 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Ellen was born on November 6, 1954 in Cortez the daughter of Joe and Joyce (Roubidoux) Reed. She passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at University Hospital in Denver, Colo. at...
Vinnie Louise Overton
Feb 17, 2009
VINNIE LOUISE OVERTON Vinnie Louise Overton was born on December 15, 1921 in Gatesville, Tex. the daughter of Robert Luther and Vinnie Jewell (Brown) Whaley. She passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 87. On July 4, 1941, Louise married Winford Howell "W.H." Overton. Louise devoted 18 1/2 years as Postmaster. Her...
Jocklyn Fieldson
Feb 17, 2009
JOCKLYN "JACKIE" FIELDSON Funeral services for Dolores resident Jocklyn "Jackie" Fieldson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 21 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A viewing has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 9 to service time at the church. Jackie was born...
Stanley Morrison Mccabe
Feb 16, 2009
STANLEY MORRISON "STAN" MCCABE Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident Stanley Morrison "Stan" McCabe will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 21 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Pastor Andrew Reed will officiate. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Stan was born on June 26, 1920 in Dolores the son of William R. and Lola T. (Morrison) McCabe. He passed...
Leland Charley
Feb 13, 2009
LELAND CHARLEY Funeral services for Cortez resident Leland Charley will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Leland was born on September 26, 1977 in Gallup, N.M. the son of Frankie and Freida (Eddie) Charley. He passed away on Friday, February 13, 2009 in Montezuma Creek, Utah at...
David Lee Merrill
Feb 12, 2009
DAVID LEE MERRILL Graveside services for Dolores resident David Lee Merrill will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 16 at Lebanon Cemetery. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. David was born on November 21, 1924 in St. Louis, Mo. the son of William and Elizabeth (Gilmer) Merrill....
Margaret Agnes Wright
Feb 12, 2009
MARGARET AGNES WRIGHT Margaret Agnes Wright was born on December 16, 1910 in Fayette, Iowa the daughter of Ray and Winifred (Bender) Hall. She passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at her Cortez home at the age of 98. On November 23, 1953, Margaret married William John "W.J." Wright in Pueblo, Colo. Margaret was a founder of the Methodist...
Frances Lucille Dudley
Feb 11, 2009
FRANCES LUCILLE DUDLEY Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Frances "Lucille" Dudley will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, February 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with David Cannon officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Lucille was born October 24, 1918 in Kaufman County, Texas the daughter of John H. and Georgia Thelma (Nelson) Essary. She passed away at Southwest...
Juliet Craik
Feb 10, 2009
JULIET CRAIK Juliet Craik was born November 11, 1949 in Beaufort, S.C. the daughter of James S. and Mary B. (Wilhite) Craik. She passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Vista Mesa Retirement Center at the age of 58. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.
Merrel Eugene Deremo
Feb 8, 2009
MERREL EUGENE DEREMO Graveside services for longtime Dove Creek resident Merrel Eugene Deremo will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 13 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Merrell was born August 1, 1927 in Elbert, Colo. the son of Clyde and Eloise (Whitting) Deremo. He passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2009 in Phoenix, Ariz. at the age of 81....
Bret Micheal Herrmann
Feb 1, 2009
BRET MICHEAL HERRMANN Funeral services for Bret Micheal Herrmann will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 7 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will take place at Lewis Cemetery. Raymond Boyd and Allen Todd will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bret was born on October...
Ardith May Barrett Fiorenzo
Jan 30, 2009
ARDITH MAY BARRETT "ARDIE" FIORENZO Ardith "Ardie" Fiorenzo died January 30, 2009 at the home of her sister in Dove Creek. She was born May 9, 1931 in Cortez, Colo. Her parents were A.V. "Buss" Barrett and Opal May (Tracy) Barrett. She was named Ardith May Barrett. This was during the Depression and the family of four moved a lot...
Laura Louise Kennedy
Jan 30, 2009
LAURA LOUISE KENNEDY Graveside services for lifelong area resident Laura Louise Kennedy will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 5 at Fairview Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel will officiate the services. Laura was born on December 18, 1929 in Mancos the daughter of Arthur...
Randall Garth Davies
Jan 28, 2009
RANDALL GARTH DAVIES Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Randall Garth Davies will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. Ertel Memorial Chapel. Garth was born June 16, 1947 in...
Margaret Susan Cooper Jaillite
Jan 27, 2009
MARGARET SUSAN COOPER JAILLITE Margaret Susan Cooper Jaillite, affectionately called "Deet", the mother of Susan Rose of Durango, Colorado, and Phillip Jaillite of Lawrence, Kansas died in Cortez, Colorado, on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. She was 91. Margaret was born to Mary Guyton Bradley and Willard Cooper in Columbus, Georgia on November 15, 1917. Margaret was the third of four...
Clara Jane Wharton
Jan 27, 2009
CLARA JANE WHARTON Memorial services for longtime Naturita resident Clara Jane Wharton will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 2 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Farren and Mark Bucher will officiate. Clara Jane Wharton was born December 1, 1912 in Everest, Kans. the daughter of Jesse Louis and Mary Elizabeth (Greer) Mathena. She passed away...
Martin Grant "Marty" Gillespie
Jan 25, 2009
MARTIN GRANT "MARTY" GILLESPIE Martin Grant "Marty" Gillespie was born on March 1, 1960 in Holbrook, Ariz. the son of Doyal Jack and Maxine (Martin) Gillespie. He passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at his Dove Creek home at the age of 48. Marty is survived by his mother, Maxine Gillespie of San Manuel, Ariz. At this time, no...
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