Obituaries

Preston Edward Akin

Preston Edward Akin

Jul 20, 2005

PRESTON EDWARD AKIN Memorial services for lifelong Dolores residence Preston Edward Akin will be held at 12 p.m. on Sunday, July 31 at the Hollywood Bar in Dolores. Johnny Wesch will be officiating. Preston was born on June 12, 1941 in Dolores to the late James Preston and Mary (Olson) Akin. He passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at...

Mattie Bell Rowlett Bailey

Mattie Bell Rowlett Bailey

Jul 19, 2005

MATTIE BELL ROWLETT BAILEY Services for Mattie Bell Bailey, 78, of Lubbock, Tex. will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2005 at the Cortez Cemetery. Mrs. Bailey died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at her residence. Bell was born February 20, 1927 in Alvord, Texas to the late William and Fannie Prescott Rowlett. She graduated from Alvord High School. Bell...

Latifia Marie Jabour

Latifia Marie Jabour

Jul 17, 2005

LATIFIA MARIE JABOUR Summit Ridge resident, Latifia Marie Jabour was born on January 15, 1923 in Racheine, Lebanon the daughter of Maged and Sadie (Abraham) Corey. She passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2005 at her home on Summit Ridge at the age of 82. Latifia is survived by her son and daughter, Michael Peter Jabour, Jr., and Lyn Rowley...

Freda Hall

Freda Hall

Jul 14, 2005

FREDA HALL Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Freda Hall will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 18 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Lynn Evans will be officiating. Visitation will be held Monday prior to the services beginning at 1 p.m. Freda was born on April 19, 1920...

Bernard Edwin Franklin

Bernard Edwin Franklin

Jul 13, 2005

BERNARD EDWIN FRANKLIN Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Bernard Edwin Franklin will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 16 at the Cortez Christian Church. Pastor Charles Story will be officiating. Bernard was born on December 8, 1915 in DeBeque, Colorado the son of Floyd C. and Gladys M. (Huntley) Franklin. He passed away on Wednesday, July 13,...

Ilene Marie Uhl

Ilene Marie Uhl

Jul 12, 2005

ILENE MARIE UHL Services for longtime Dolores resident, Ilene Marie Uhl will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ilene was born the daughter of Mearl Silas and Evelyn (Maybe) Radigan on January 28, 1925 in Gouverneur, N.Y. She passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction,...

Herbert Duane Cruzan

Herbert Duane Cruzan

Jul 3, 2005

HERBERT DUANE CRUZAN Duane was born on April 3, 1941, in Cortez, the second child of Herbert L. and Flora O. Cruzan. He passed away on July 3, 2005 at the Valley Inn in Mancos at the age of 64. Duane started school at the Mildred Community School and attended about 15 schools in five states before starting high school...

Janet Lyn Johnson

Janet Lyn Johnson

Jul 1, 2005

JANET LYN JOHNSON Memorial services for Janet Lyn Johnson, lifelong resident of this area, will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 7 at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Janet was born the daughter of Earl Lowell and Patricia Jodell (Waller) Rea in Durango, Colo. on April 11, 1956. She passed away at her home on...

Frances Mildred Pharo

Frances Mildred Pharo

Jun 30, 2005

FRANCES MILDRED PHARO Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Frances Mildred Pharo will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel of the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at...

James Robert Aitken

James Robert Aitken

Jun 27, 2005

JAMES ROBERT “JIM” AITKEN James Robert “Jim” Aitken was born on Nov. 11, 1941 in Englewood, Colo. to Vern and Vera May (Willis) Aitken. He passed away on Monday, June 27, 2005 at his residence at the age of 63. Jim was part of the first graduating class at Littleton High School and then went on to attend C.S.U. He...

Derrick Adakai

Derrick Adakai

Jun 25, 2005

DERRICK ADAKAI Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Derrick Adakai will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment to follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Stanley Jones will officiate. Derrick was born Oct. 29, 1981 in Shiprock, N.M. to Sam and Mamie Adakai. He passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2005...

Walter Heaton

Walter Heaton

Jun 21, 2005

WALTER HEATON Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Walter Heaton will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28 at the Cortez Cemetery. The Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will be conducting military services. Walter was born on March 12, 1925 in Mancos the son of Lee Roy and Dorothy (Moore) Heaton. He passed away on Tuesday, June...

Lewis E. Phillips

Lewis E. Phillips

Jun 21, 2005

LEWIS E. 'LEW' PHILLIPS Memorial services for Dolores resident, Lewis E. 'Lew' Phillips, will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mountain View Baptist Church. Pastor Roy Vinson will officiate. Lew was born on Sept. 6, 1919 in Burr Oak, Kans. to Grace Marguerite (Trigg) and Charles Clyde Phillips. He passed away at his residence...

James Wiley Mccabe

James Wiley Mccabe

Jun 20, 2005

JAMES WILEY McCABE Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident, James Wiley McCabe will be held on Monday, June 27, 2005 at 10 a.m. at the Mancos Volunteer Fire Department. Burial will follow the funeral at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. James was born on May 17, 1929 in Granath Mesa, Colo. to Blanche (Kuykendall) and Charles...

Max Joseph Montoya, Jr

Max Joseph Montoya, Jr

Jun 12, 2005

MAX JOSEPH MONTOYA, JR. Funeral services for Dolores resident, Max Joseph Montoya, Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 16 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Derrek D. Scott will officiate. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Max...

Mildred Pauline Maggart

Mildred Pauline Maggart

Jun 7, 2005

MILDRED PAULINE MAGGART Graveside services for former Cortez resident, Mildred Pauline Maggart will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 13 at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverends Lynn Evans and Matt Crain will be officiating. Mildred was born on August 5, 1916 in Poteau, Okla. the daughter of John Thomas and Zola (Butler) Bookout. She passed away on Tuesday, June...

Elva Lee Phillips

Elva Lee Phillips

Jun 5, 2005

ELVA LEE PHILLIPS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Elva Lee Phillips will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 9 at the Sheldon Cemetery in Duncan, Ariz. A visitation was held Monday evening from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the...

Francis Mark

Francis Mark

Jun 1, 2005

FRANCIS MARK Funeral services for McCracken Mesa, Utah resident, Francis Mark will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Francis was born on March 23, 1924 in Dewhoozhi Bekho, Utah the son of Mark and Laura (Descheeny) Tohtsonie. He passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2005...

Stanley Raymond Black

Stanley Raymond Black

May 30, 2005

STANLEY RAYMOND BLACK Funeral services for longtime Lewis resident, Stanley Raymond Black will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 3 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Goodman Point Cemetery. Stanley was born on July 22, 1928 in Cortez the son of Marshal and Leslie (Stanley) Black. He passed away on Monday, May 30 at...

Robert Frank Hitchcock

Robert Frank Hitchcock

May 30, 2005

ROBERT FRANK “BOB” HITCHCOCK Robert Frank “Bob” Hitchcock was born on February 3, 1918 in Las Angeles, Calif. the son of Frank Harold and Marguerite June (Steck) Hitchcock. He passed away on Monday, May 30, 2005 at his home in Mancos at the age of 87. Bob worked in apparel manufacturing for many years. During his spare time he loved...