Stanford Howe
Jun 1, 2006
STANFORD HOWE Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Stanford Howe will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 5 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Lorenzo Root will officiate. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Stanford was born on October 30,...
Robert Berton Cellar
May 24, 2006
ROBERT BERTON “BOB” CELLAR Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident Robert Berton “Bob” Cellar will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Kent Slyter of the Arriola Bible Church will be officiating. Visitation has been set for Tuesday morning beginning at 8 a.m. until service time...
Rueben Ray Lisenbury
May 22, 2006
RUEBEN RAY LISENBURY Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident Rueben Ray Lisenbury will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 27 at the Summit Ridge Baptist Church. Pastors Anthony Maes and Jim Burton will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Rueben was born on June 16, 1918...
Billie Bouwer
May 21, 2006
BILLIE BOUWER Billie Bouwer died May 21, 2006 of old age. She died in bed with a smile on her face and her hands raised high in glory. She was a member of the human race. She is survived by one daughter; two sons; a brother and a sister; ten grandchildren; and six great-grandchilren; also by many brothers and sisters...
Dorothy Mae Palmer
May 20, 2006
DOROTHY MAE PALMER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Dorothy Mae Palmer will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverends Don Henderson and Sam Jamison will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Dorothy...
Patsy Irene "Pat" Speer
May 17, 2006
PATSY IRENE “PAT” SPEER Patsy Irene “Pat” Speer was born on October 23, 1922 in Brentwood, Calif., the daughter of Carl and Jo (Pattilo) Miller. She passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 83. Pat enjoyed quality time spent at home with her family. She and her husband, Chub shared 62...
Thomas Asa Lynard "Abba" Tom
May 12, 2006
THOMAS ASA LYNARD “ABBA” TOM Funeral service for Towaoc resident Thomas Asa Lynard “Abba” Tom will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16 at The Chapel. Sister Lois Wooten will officiate. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Abba was born...
Lavona P. Luce
May 9, 2006
LAVONA P. LUCE Interment services for Lavona P. Luce, former area resident, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2006 in Sunnyside Cemetery in Lewis, Colorado. Lavona P. Luce, 93, and a resident of Copalis Crossing, Wash. died on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at her home. She was born on October 31, 1912 in Agra, Oklahoma to Alva...
Josephine Dora "Jo" Greenlee
May 7, 2006
JOSEPHINE DORA “JO” GREENLEE Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Josephine Dora “Jo” Greenlee will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Matthew Segebartt will officiate. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Jo was...
Stephen Gary "Steve" Dean
May 7, 2006
STEPHEN GARY “STEVE” DEAN Graveside inurnment services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington, N.M. Steve was born on March 15, 1929 in Clovis, N.M., the son of Irvin and Lita (McClain) Dean. He passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2006 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home at the age of...
Charles Lewis Mitchell
May 4, 2006
CHARLES LEWIS “CHARLIE” MITCHELL Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Charles Lewis “Charlie” Mitchell will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 15 at at the Mancos High School Gymnasium. Charlie was born on September 26, 1935 in Springer, N.M., the son of Harry and Ynaith Mable (Williams) Siel. He passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2006 at the Valley...
Ellen Beatrice Butt
Apr 22, 2006
ELLEN BEATRICE BUTT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Ellen Beatrice Butt will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Brother Dean Kirk will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. at the church....
Adonais Gallegos
Apr 22, 2006
ADONAIS “ED” GALLEGOS Funeral services for Adonais “Ed” Gallegos, a longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 27 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Joseph Gallegos. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 3 to 5 p.m. Rosary...
Francis Orville Buhr
Apr 21, 2006
FRANCIS ORVILLE BUHR Memorial services for Dolores resident Francis Orville Buhr will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Thomas Buhr will officiate. The son of Orville Henry and Ebba Mildred (Sallman) Buhr, Francis was born on December 21, 1929 in Scandia, Kan. He passed away on Friday, April 21, 2006 at his...
Betty Jean Gordon
Apr 19, 2006
BETTY JEAN GORDON Betty Jean Gordon was born on March 10, 1919 in Elkhart, In., the daughter of Bernard L. and Gertrude E. (Doering) Acton. She passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Four Corners Regional Care in Blanding. She was 87 years old. Betty attended high school in Roundup, Mont. and then went on to business school in...
Earlene Mae Roper
Apr 12, 2006
EARLENE MAE ROPER Memorial services for Earlene Mae Roper, 70 of Cortez, and a former longtime Dove Creek resident, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 14 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Mike Farren and Rev. Bud Rousset will officiate. Earlene was born May 26, 1935 in Bristow, Okla., the daughter of Marshall and Sarah Elizabeth (Dotson) Shackelford....
Ann Elizabeth Winstel Morrow
Apr 9, 2006
ANN ELIZABETH WINSTEL MORROW Memorial services for Cortez resident Ann Elizabeth Winstel Morrow will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Reverends Kim Nofel and Erika Meyer will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ann was born December 19,...
Elton Stephen Exum
Apr 8, 2006
ELTON STEPHEN “STEVE” EXUM Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Elton Stephen “Steve” Exum will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Ron Exum and Dale Gifford will officiate. Steve was born on June...
Larry Eugene Smith
Apr 8, 2006
LARRY EUGENE SMITH Memorial services for former Cortez resident Larry Eugene Smith will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 at the Victory World Outreach Church. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. The son of John R. and Mary Ann (Dennison) Smith, Larry was born on January 4, 1954 in Cortez. He passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2006...
Homer Tom
Apr 6, 2006
HOMER TOM Funeral services for Homer Tom, a lifelong resident of Towaoc will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 11 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A Wake service will be held Monday evening at 5 p.m. at 1401 Lafayette in Towaoc. Homer was born to Harry Tom and Jane Browning on January...
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