George Hackley Lay
Nov 26, 2005
GEORGE HACKLEY LAY Graveside services for lifelong Dolores resident, George Hackley Lay will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 5 at the Cortez Cemetery. George was born on August 27, 1918 in Wellington, Mo. the son of George Washington and Anna Caroline “Nora” (Breuer) Lay. He passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at his home in Dolores...
Frances Ellen Denton
Nov 23, 2005
FRANCES ELLEN DENTON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Frances Ellen Denton will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2005 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Reverend Lynn Evans will officiate. Frances was born on May 4, 1917 in Dunton, Colo. the daughter of Jacob E. and Ellen (Erickson) Jacobson. She passed away on Wednesday, November...
W. Duane Christiansen
Nov 22, 2005
W. DUANE CHRISTIANSEN Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident, W. Duane Christiansen will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 3rd at the Cortez Cemetery. Duane was born on September 13, 1937 in Colorado Springs, Colo. the son of Wilbur Donald and Ora Mae (Bumgarner) Christiansen. He passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at the New Mexico...
Marwin Ray Laner
Nov 22, 2005
MARWIN RAY LANER Services for Towaoc resident, Marwin Ray Laner will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 3 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Marwin was born on July 24, 1970 in Cortez to Ray Laner and...
Carol Jeanne Nevius Mikkelson
Nov 22, 2005
CAROL JEANNE NEVIUS MIKKELSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Carol Jeanne Nevius Mikkelson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Chapel on Empire Street. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday morning beginning at 9 a.m. until service time in...
Pheoba Rose Neely
Nov 21, 2005
PHOEBA ROSE AYERS NEELY Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Phoeba Rose Ayers Neely will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 28 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cahone Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday morning at the Ertel Chapel from 8 a.m. until service time. Rose was born on October 7,...
Gertrude Irene Ward
Nov 15, 2005
GERTRUDE IRENE “GERTIE” LYNN-WARD Gertie was a long time resident of Squaw Point. She left us November 15, 2005 at the Valley Inn in Mancos, Colorado where she has been a resident for three years. Gertie was born January 2, 1920 to Clifford and Bessie Lynn in Parma, Missouri the oldest girl of thirteen children. She is survived by three...
Chet Winston Roach
Nov 15, 2005
CHET WINSTON ROACH Memorial services for Cortez resident, Chet Winston Roach will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Larry Chappell of the Lighthouse Baptist Church will officiate. Inurnment services will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with Military Honors being conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Chet was born on...
Winnie Opal Watkins
Nov 15, 2005
WINNIE OPAL WATKINS Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Winnie Opal Watkins will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Jeff Foster will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday, November 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel....
Nathan Scott Adair
Nov 14, 2005
NATHAN SCOTT ADAIR Nathan ' Gator' Scott Adair, 19, of Cortez, Colo., died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, as a result of a car accident in Show Low, Ariz. He was born March 6, 1986, in Durango, Colo., to Tom and Tami Adair. He attended Cortez High School and graduated in 2005. He enjoyed football, spending time with his family and...
Tracy Diane Simmons
Nov 13, 2005
TRACY DIANE SIMMONS Graveside services for Tracy Diane Simmons will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23rd at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Bishop Randy Dalton will be conducting. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 22nd from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Tracy was born on October 4, 1969 in Durango, Colo., the...
Harold G. Bridgewater
Nov 12, 2005
HAROLD G. BRIDGEWATER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Harold G. Bridgewater will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 15 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Empire Street Chapel with Bishop Darrel Veach officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with Military Honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been...
Hilda Laverne Allee
Nov 11, 2005
HILDA LAVERNE ALLEE Funeral services for Cortez resident, Hilda LaVerne Allee will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 18 at Evans-Brown Sun City Chapel in Sun City, Calif. Interment will take place at the Perris Valley Cemetery in Perris, Calif. Mrs. Allee was born in Santa Ana, Calif., on April 10, 1919, the only child of George and...
Goldie Lorene Rose
Nov 11, 2005
GOLDIE LORENE ROSE Funeral services for Goldie Lorene Rose, a lifelong resident of Dove Creek will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 19 at the Dove Creek First Southern Baptist Church. Pastor Keith Weaver will officiate. Interment will be held at the Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Dove Creek First Southern Baptist Church at...
Lorraine Alice Barry
Nov 9, 2005
LORRAINE ALICE (PRIDDY) BARRY Lorraine Alice (Priddy) Barry, loving wife and mother, passed peacefully from this world November 9, 2005. She came to live in this area with her Dad, Joe Priddy and two brothers, Bobby and Jimmy from California – full of wonder and seeking new adventures in the Ucolo community. Lorraine attended school in Monticello, Utah where she...
Ramona Deer Cantsee
Nov 7, 2005
RAMONA DEER CANTSEE Funeral Services for lifelong Towaoc and White Mesa resident, Ramona Deer Cantsee will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 9 at the Ertel Chapel from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Ramona was born on...
David Michael Majors
Nov 6, 2005
DAVID MICHAEL MAJORS Services for David Michael Majors will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 18 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. David was born on April 21, 1971 in Los Angeles, Calif. the son of Frank and Margean (Rickey) Majors. He passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2005 in Nassau, New York at the age of 34.
Lois Francis Gerlach
Nov 6, 2005
LOIS FRANCIS GERLACH Funeral services for longtime Yellow Jacket resident, Lois Francis Gerlach will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 12 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1700 E. Empire Street. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery. Lois was born December 20, 1921 in Lewis, Colo., the daughter of Solomon and Effie Francis (Harris) Lybyer....
Velma "Babe" West
Nov 4, 2005
VELMA “BABE” WEST Funeral services for former area resident, Velma “Babe” West will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 7, 2005 at the Arriola Community Center. Mr. Chandler Chaffin will officiate. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket. Visitation has been set for Monday, one hour prior to the service time at the Community Center. Velma...
Lillian Beatrice Fraughton
Oct 31, 2005
LILLIAN BEATRICE FRAUGHTON Memorial services for Cortez resident, Lillian Beatrice Fraughton will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, November 19 at the Mesa Oasis Camp Park. Pastor Don Henderson will be officiating. Lillian was born on May 4, 1942 in Grand Rapids, Mich. the daughter of William and Beatrice (Shedd) Stinson. She passed away on Monday, October 31, 2005...
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