Obituaries

Mary Jane Hammond

Mary Jane Hammond

Aug 11, 2007

MARY JANE HAMMOND Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Mary Jane Hammond will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Mr. Davis Badback will officiate. A viewing has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary was born on...

Michael Perkins "Mike" Fox

Michael Perkins "Mike" Fox

Aug 11, 2007

MICHAEL PERKINS “MIKE” FOX Memorial services for Cortez resident Michael Perkins “Mike” Fox will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Michael Perkins “Mike” Fox was born on March 2, 1953 in Wallace, Idaho the son of Howard Franklin and Vernita Marie (Perkins) Fox. He passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at the...

Myron Phildale Buffalo

Myron Phildale Buffalo

Aug 10, 2007

MYRON PHILDALE BUFFALO Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Myron Phildale Buffalo will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Myron was born on August 13, 1969 in Cortez the son...

Lloyd Perry Smith

Lloyd Perry Smith

Aug 8, 2007

LLOYD PERRY SMITH Memorial services for Cortez resident Lloyd Perry Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 17 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Lloyd was born on January 23, 1925 in Ludlow, Okla., the son of William McCarren and Ruby Edna (Harwell) Smith. He passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at his residence at...

Ronald Wayne "Ron" Smith

Ronald Wayne "Ron" Smith

Aug 4, 2007

RONALD WAYNE “RON” SMITH Memorial services for Cortez resident Ronald Wayne “Ron” Smith will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 18 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Reverend Erika Meyer and Carol Tookey will officiate. Ron was born on February 8, 1929 in Scottsbluff, Neb. the son of Merritt D. and Vernese Marie (Bedwell) Smith. He passed away on...

Vera Jean Fraka

Vera Jean Fraka

Aug 4, 2007

VERA JEAN FRAKA Graveside services for longtime area resident Vera Jean Fraka will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8 at Fairview Cemetery. In the event of inclement weather, a memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. at the Pleasant View Fire Station. Vera was born on April 11 in Ucolo, Utah, the daughter of Harold Bernard...

Garret Clarridge

Garret Clarridge

Jul 31, 2007

GARRET CLARRIDGE Garret Clarridge was born on September 14, 1994 in Mission Viejo, Calif. He moved to Mancos with his family at three months of age. He left this world to be with his mom on July 31, 2007 at the age of 12. He was the son of Robert “Bob” and Lisa Clarridge, and the ornery brother of Charise...

Michael Maurice Moore

Michael Maurice Moore

Jul 31, 2007

MICHAEL MAURICE MOORE Memorial services for longtime area resident Michael Maurice Moore will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 4 at San Juan Regional Medical Center Healing Garden in Farmington, N.M. Mr. Darrell Erwin will officiate. Michael was born on March 18, 1947 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Maurice L. and Martha (Morris) Moore. He passed away...

Ivan Bernard Boyer

Ivan Bernard Boyer

Jul 30, 2007

IVAN BERNARD BOYER Ivan Bernard Boyer was born on November 26, 1943 in Hastings, Neb., the son of Leslie LaFayette and Marie Roth (Daly) Boyer. He passed away at his residence in Dove Creek on Monday, July 30, 2007 at the age of 63. Surviving Ivan are his mother, Marie Boyer; his sons, Ivan B. Boyer Jr. of Dove Creek,...

Frank Arthur Blackmer

Frank Arthur Blackmer

Jul 28, 2007

FRANK ARTHUR BLACKMER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Frank Arthur Blackmer, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 1 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor David Ramsey officiating. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery with Military Honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening, July 31 from...

Elda Harriet Sterzing

Elda Harriet Sterzing

Jul 27, 2007

ELDA HARRIET STERZING Elda Harriet Sterzing was born on September 9, 1911 in Burley, Idaho, the daughter of Clyde and Valera (Boner) Propst. She passed away on Friday, July 27, 2007 at her residence at the age of 95. Elda graduated from U.C.L.A. with a degree in education in 1933. She taught school for many years in El Centro, Calif....

Jimmy Laird Kennedy

Jimmy Laird Kennedy

Jul 26, 2007

JIMMY LAIRD KENNEDY Funeral services for Durango resident Jimmy Laird Kennedy will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 3 at Lifeway Baptist Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Wayne Frans and Pastor Roy Vinson will officiate. Jimmy was born on September 28, 1967 in Jal, N.M., the son of Jimmy O’Brien and Bonnie...

Larry Norman Jenkins

Larry Norman Jenkins

Jul 26, 2007

LARRY N. JENKINS Larry N. Jenkins was born on October 9, 1956 in Clarkston, Wash., the son of Ben and Agnes (Rich) Jenkins. He passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at his residence at the age of 50. Larry graduated from Clearwater Valley High School in Kooskia, Idaho in 1975. He obtained an Associates degree in electronics from the...

N.J. "Bill" Salisbury

N.J. "Bill" Salisbury

Jul 25, 2007

N. J. "BILL" SALISBURY Memorial services for Cortez resident, N. J. "Bill" Salisbury will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 11 at Victory World Outreach Church. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. Bill was born September 21, 1933 in Viroqua, Wis. the son of Jerauld Guy and Eva (Winger) Salisbury. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Wednesday,...

Darrell Eugene Veach

Darrell Eugene Veach

Jul 25, 2007

DARRELL EUGENE VEACH Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Darrell Eugene Veach will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Elder Dean Kirk will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. at the...

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Parcel

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Parcel

Jul 25, 2007

GERALD LEE “JERRY” PARCEL Gerald Lee “Jerry” Parcel was born October 21, 1928 in Long Beach, Calif., the son of Leo and Geraldine (Oswald) Parcel. He passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at the Vista Grande Inn at the age of 78. On June 6, 1987, Jerry wed Avalon Gay “Abbie” Wells in Las Vegas, Nev. Jerry served his...

Dale Lenville Todd

Dale Lenville Todd

Jul 23, 2007

DALE LENVILLE TODD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Dale Lenville Todd will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 27 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Minister Raymond Boyd will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dale was...

Berry Patrick Dennison

Berry Patrick Dennison

Jul 22, 2007

BERRY PATRICK DENNISON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Berry Patrick Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 at the Cortez Cemetery. Berry was born on July 2, 1958 in Cortez, the son of LaVaughn and Merylin (Malone) Dennison. He passed away at his residence on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the age of 49. Berry...

Wenzel Steve "Wence" Beagles

Wenzel Steve "Wence" Beagles

Jul 21, 2007

WENZEL STEVE “WENCE” BEAGLES Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Wenzel Steve “Wence” Beagles will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 27 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Wenzel was born on February 12, 1917 in Silt, Colo., the son of Steve H. and Pearle (Raley) Beagles. He passed away...

Dolores (Rivas) "Dodie" Armenta

Dolores (Rivas) "Dodie" Armenta

Jul 20, 2007

DOLORES (RIVAS) “DODIE” ARMENTA Memorial services for Cortez resident Dolores (Rivas) “Dodie” Armenta will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Dodie was born on August 13, 1969 in...