Obituaries

Robert Lee Grant

Robert Lee Grant

Nov 20, 2006

ROBERT LEE GRANT Memorial services for Mancos resident Robert Lee Grant will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 28 at the Mancos First United Methodist Church. Robert was born the only child of Harris and Gladys Irene (Bull) Grant on August 23, 1937 in Santa Cruz, Calif. He passed away at his home in Mancos on Monday, November...

Alice Carol Odell

Alice Carol Odell

Nov 18, 2006

ALICE CAROL ODELL Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident Alice Carol Odell will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Alice was born on June 8, 1942 in Cortez, the daughter of Milton and Verna (Jones) Fox. She passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at...

Bertha Orcelia Valdez

Bertha Orcelia Valdez

Nov 18, 2006

BERTHA ORCELIA “CHELLA” VALDEZ Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Bertha Orcelia “Chella” Valdez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 24 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Pastor Jeff McDonald will officiate. Bertha was born on January 18, 1937 in Glencoe, Colo., the daughter of Fidel and Emilia (Archuleta) Chavez....

Bertha Orcelia Valdez

Bertha Orcelia Valdez

Nov 18, 2006

BERTHA ORCELIA VALDEZ Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Bertha Orcelia Valdez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 24 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Pastor Jeff McDonald will officiate. Bertha was born on January 18, 1937 in Glencoe, Colo., the daughter of Fidel and Emilia (Archuleta) Chavez. She passed...

Alice Carol Odell

Alice Carol Odell

Nov 18, 2006

ALICE CAROL ODELL Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident Alice Carol Odell will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Alice was born on June 8, 1942 in Cortez, the daughter of Milton and Verna (Jones) Fox. She passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at...

Doris R. French

Doris R. French

Nov 17, 2006

DORIS R. FRENCH Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Doris R. French will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 20 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastors Kent Slyter and Jimmy Kennedy officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. The daughter of Lloyd Aaron and Doris Eva (Baird) Brixey, Doris was born on June 14, 1921 in...

Andy Joe Frizzell Sr.

Andy Joe Frizzell Sr.

Nov 17, 2006

ANDY JOE FRIZZELL SR. Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Andy Joe Frizzell Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Andy was born on April 27, 1928 in Fluvanna, Tex, the son of Thomas Jefferson and...

Clarence Calvin Mclaughlin

Clarence Calvin Mclaughlin

Nov 11, 2006

CLARENCE CALVIN MCLAUGHLIN Memorial services for Cortez resident Clarence Calvin McLaughlin will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 16 at the Cortez Assembly of God Church. Pastor Don L. Henderson will officiate. Clarence was born on October 11, 1924 in Hamil, S.D., the son of Perry and Clarice (Shaul) McLaughlin. He passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2006...

Edgar Leroy Law

Edgar Leroy Law

Nov 10, 2006

EDGAR LEROY LAW Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Edgar LeRoy Law will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 14 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Adam Black will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A visitation...

Nelda Lindsay

Nelda Lindsay

Nov 9, 2006

NELDA LINDSAY Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Nelda Lindsay will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Nelda was born on January 31, 1929 in Cortez, the daughter of George Augustus and Rhoda Mary (Gawith) Meistrell. She passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at...

Timothy John Snode

Timothy John Snode

Nov 7, 2006

TIMOTHY JOHN SNODE Timothy John Snode was born May 2, 1950 in Alliance, Ohio the son of Donald and LaRilla Snode. He passed away on Tuesday, November 7 at Monument Valley High School where he taught music at the middle school and high School levels. Tim was 56 years old. Surviving Tim are his wife, Enid M. (Hoffman) Snode of...

Lyndal Kyle Hunt

Lyndal Kyle Hunt

Nov 5, 2006

LYNDAL KYLE HUNT Graveside memorial services for Lyndal Kyle Hunt, 29, of Mancos and lifelong resident of this area, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 10 at Cortez Cemetery. Lyndal was born March 8, 1977 the son of Thomas Arthur and Nancy Ann (Saunders) Hunt in Amarillo, Tex. He passed away at his home in Mancos on Sunday,...

Donald Eric Hanson

Donald Eric Hanson

Oct 30, 2006

DONALD ERIC HANSON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Donald Eric Hanson will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Don was born on June 1, 1918 in Cortez, the son of Eric Helmer and Hazel K. (Kirk) Hanson. He passed away on Monday, October 30, 2006 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the...

Luther T. Waterland

Luther T. Waterland

Oct 30, 2006

L.T. “CURLEY” WATERLAND Funeral services for former Dove Creek resident L.T. “Curley” Waterland will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 3 at the First Baptist Church in Dove Creek. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. L.T. passed away at his home in Grand Junction, Colo. on Monday, October 30, 2006 at the age of 74. He...

Richard George  Rucker

Richard George Rucker

Oct 29, 2006

RICHARD GEORGE “RICKY” RUCKER Memorial services for Cortez resident Richard George “Ricky” Rucker will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 2 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Pastor Matt Segebartt will officiate. The son of Milton Lee and Blanch (Mowry) Rucker, Ricky was born on April 18, 1948 in Telluride, Colo. He passed away on Sunday, October 29,...

Nicky Pete Johnson

Nicky Pete Johnson

Oct 25, 2006

NICKY PETE “NICK” JOHNSON Funeral services for Nicky Pete “Nick” Johnson will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 1 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Nick was born on July 31, 1963 in Cortez, the son of Larry Earl “Pete” and Elaine Louise (Boren) Johnson. He passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2006...

Lawrence Oscar Nichols

Lawrence Oscar Nichols

Oct 22, 2006

LAWRENCE OSCAR “NICK” NICHOLS Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Lawrence Oscar “Nick” Nichols will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 28 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Stuart Hanold will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Nick was born...

Miles Willard Reigel

Miles Willard Reigel

Oct 21, 2006

MILES WILLARD REIGEL Graveside services for Dolores resident Miles Willard Reigel will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25 at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Miles was born on January 17, 1925 in Lewisburg, Penn., the son of Henry and Carrie May (Ren) Reigel. He passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at his residence at the age of...

Edward R. Wood

Edward R. Wood

Oct 18, 2006

EDWARD R. “ED” WOOD Funeral services for longtime Monticello, Utah resident Edward R. “Ed” Wood will be held at noon on Tuesday, October 24 at the Community Church in Monticello. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel and Tuesday at 11 a.m....

Mollie Almetta Eaton

Mollie Almetta Eaton

Oct 18, 2006

MOLLIE ALMETTA EATON Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Mollie Almetta Eaton will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 25 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. Pastor Mike Farren will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Dove Creek First...