Ray Lester Ward
Sep 7, 2007
RAY LESTER WARD Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident Ray Lester Ward will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 13 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maez will officiate. Ray was born on April 2, 1928 in Rico, Colo., the son of Ray Lester and Nellie Ann (Wilderson)...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Johnson
Sep 6, 2007
ELIZABETH M. “BETTY” JOHNSON Memorial services for Bayfield resident and former Grand Junction resident Elizabeth M. Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 22 at the Cedaredge Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Betty was born on February 7, 1923 in St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Roland Jay and Lucinda Kathryn (Grover) Parkinson. She passed...
Marie Becher Carlson
Sep 6, 2007
MARIE EDITH BECHER CARLSON Memorial services for Marie Edith Becher Carlson, 91 of Dolores, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 10 at Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Dolores. Marie was born May 2, 1916 in Rico, Colo. the daughter of John R. and Emma (Koehn) Becher. She passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at her home...
Judith Elaine "Judi" Gilpin
Sep 5, 2007
JUDITH ELAINE “JUDI” GILPIN Judith Elaine “Judi” Gilpin was born in December 7, 1947 in Cortez, the daughter of Howard and Emma Eileen (Pratt) VanPelt. She passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 59. Judi enjoyed 21 years of marriage to her husband, Jessey Joy Gilpin. She was a...
Norma Jean Jenkins
Sep 5, 2007
NORMA JEAN JENKINS Norma Jean Jenkins was born on May 27, 1931 in Lewis, Colo., the daughter of James Theodore and Ethel Grace (McDonald) Westfall. She passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at her residence at the age of 76. On January 21, 1955, Norma married Charles Leroy Jenkins in Aztec, N.M. Norma put learning first. She felt it...
Charles Marvin Watson
Sep 4, 2007
CHARLES MARVIN “CHUCK” WATSON Charles Marvin “Chuck” Watson was born on September 9, 1919 in Hoboken, N.J. He passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at his home in Cortez at the age of 87. In 1937, Chuck met his wife, Mary Maxey while working with the Conservation Corps at Mesa Verde National Park. After being married in Monticello, Utah...
Alfonso Raul Sena
Aug 29, 2007
ALFONSO RAUL “FONZ” SENA Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Alfonso Raul Sena will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 1 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Reverend Joseph Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Alfonso, or Fonz as he was known by his family and friends, was born Nov. 20, 1975 in Cortez. He passed away on Wednesday, August...
Larry Leroy Collins Jr.
Aug 21, 2007
LARRY LeROY COLLINS JR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Larry LeRoy Collins Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment following at Sleeping Ute Cemetery in Towaoc. A Wake will be held Thursday evening beginning at 6 p.m. at the home of Shirley Eyetoo, 165 Mike Wash Road, Towaoc. Larry was...
Della Johnson
Aug 15, 2007
DELLA JOHNSON Funeral services for Cortez resident Della Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Della was born on July 15, 1924 in Aneth, Utah the daughter of Tony Clah and Irene Nez. She passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at the Valley Inn Nursing...
Thomas Leon Hughes
Aug 15, 2007
THOMAS LEON “PEANUT” HUGHES Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Thomas Leon “Peanut” Hughes will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 20 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. Bishop Dave Mortensen will officiate. Tom was born on September 30, 1931 in Friona, Tex. the son of William Arthur and Gladys Annie...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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