Betty Lou "Helen" Leonard
Feb 8, 2005
BETTY LOU “HELEN” LEONARD Graveside services for longtime Lewis resident, Betty Lou “Helen” Leonard will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 14 at the Arriola Cemetery. Helen was born on April 22, 1926 in Amarillo, Tex. the daughter of Clifford Neal and Lillian Mitilda (Keeter) Eddy. She passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at the Mesa View...
Florence Julian Downey
Feb 8, 2005
FLORENCE JULIAN DOWNEY Florence Julian Downey, lifelong resident of Cortez passed away at Golden Years Retirement Home in Dolores on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was 92 years old. Florence was born August 26, 1912 in Windsor, Colo., the daughter of John Julian and Florence (Carlson) Downey. After moving to the Cortez area, the Downey family became quite involved within...
Patricia Ellen Hover
Feb 7, 2005
PATRICIA ELLEN “PATTI” HOVER Memorial services for Dolores resident, Patricia Ellen “Patti” Hover will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 19 at the Arriola Bible Church. Patti was born on January 14, 1958 in East Saint Louis, Ill. the daughter of John and Virginia (Eastman) Tisdale. Patti died suddenly on Monday, February 7, 2005 at St. Mary’s Hospital...
Nona Lynn Moore
Feb 6, 2005
NONA LYNN MOORE Funeral services for Cortez resident Nona Lynn Moore will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 11 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Nona was born in Scotia, Calif., on October 17, 1947 the daughter of Raymond E. and Meredith Elwyna (Dew) Barkdull....
Rita Jeanne Burke
Feb 6, 2005
RITA JEANNE BURKE A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Cortez resident, Rita Jeanne Burke will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 18 at the Anasazi Restaurant. Rita was born on September 11, 1930 in Houston, Tex. the daughter of Thomas Marshall and Gertrude (Johnston) Ouzts. She passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2005 at her home in...
John Samuel Foster
Feb 3, 2005
JOHN SAMUEL FOSTER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, John Samuel Foster will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Officiating will be Mr. Glen Randol. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. John was...
Iva Hutton
Feb 1, 2005
IVA HUTTON Graveside services for Iva Hutton, former longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 4 at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Iva, the daughter of Ross and Ruby Ethel (Rider) Mosher, was born in Ulysses, Kans. on January 4,...
Bonnie Joan Forest
Jan 30, 2005
BONNIE JOAN FOREST Funeral services for longtime Lewis resident, Bonnie Joan Forest will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Brother Don Wilson will be officiating. Joan was born on June 14, 1934 in Clovis, N.M. the daughter of Charlie M. and Florine Imogene (Brooks)...
James Howard Daves
Jan 27, 2005
JAMES HOWARD DAVES Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, James Howard Daves, age 69 of Cahone, Colo. passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at his home. James was born in Quail, Tex. on January 16, 1936 to Floyd and Glennis Daves. He came to Lewis with his family when he was 1 1/2. His family moved to Dove...
Zena Hatfield Whitener
Jan 27, 2005
ZENA RAE WHITENER Funeral services for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Zena Rae Whitener will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 5 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. May 20, 1925 was the day God chose to bless this world with the birth of one his precious children. Her parents,...
Joyce Butler Robb
Jan 24, 2005
JOYCE BUTLER ROBB Joyce Butler Robb was born on March 16, 1916 in White Haven, Cumbria, United Kingdom the daughter of John Byers and Emma Jane (Butler) Smith. She passed away on Monday, January 24, 2005 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. Joyce was a window dresser for various retail shops. She enjoyed both crocheting and...
Marjory Coppinger Calhoon Smith
Jan 18, 2005
MARJORY COPPINGER CALHOON SMITH Funeral services for former area resident, Marjory Coppinger Calhoon Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26 at the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. The Reverend Erika Meyer will officiate. Marjory was born on December 6, 1918 in Cortez the daughter of Elwin J. and Elva K....
George Raymond Geer
Jan 17, 2005
GEORGE RAYMOND GEER Funeral services for Cortez resident, Army Pfc. George Raymond Geer will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 28 at the Dolores High School Gymnasium. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with full military honors being conducted by the U.S. Army Color Guard. George will lie in state at the Ertel Memorial Chapel Wednesday evening...
Donald Junior Harrison
Jan 16, 2005
DONALD JUNIOR HARRISON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Donald Junior Harrison will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 21 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Don was born on September 26, 1925 in Akron, Ohio to Donald Allen and Oral (Becker) Harrison. He passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez...
Walter James Moffitt
Jan 16, 2005
WALTER JAMES MOFFITT Graveside services for former area resident, Walter James Moffitt will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 24 at the Cortez Cemetery. Walter was born on January 12, 1924 in Arizona the son of Walter James and Caroline Louise (Habermann) Moffitt. He passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at his home in San Diego, Calif....
Troy Lawson Bowling
Jan 13, 2005
TROY LAWSON BOWLING Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident, Troy Lawson Bowling will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 21 at the First Baptist Church in Mancos. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Rick Gregory will be officiating. Troy was born on June 29, 1916 in La Madera, N.M. the son of Lawson and Ethel...
Hugh Adams Swafford
Jan 12, 2005
HUGH ADAMS SWAFFORD Hugh Adams Swafford was born on August 24, 1940 in Los Angeles, Calif. the son of Clayton L. and Ruth M. (Lally) Swafford. He passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2005 at his home in Cortez at the age of 64. Surviving Hugh are his twin daughters, Brigette and Janette. No services are planned at this time.
Ava Mural Meador
Jan 11, 2005
AVA MURAL MEADOR Ava Mural Meador was born on January 24, 1921 in Randolph County, Ark. the daughter of Henry N. and Cora Belle (Askew) Stull. She passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos at the age of 83. Ava was a hardworking rancher who enjoyed living on her ranches. She also...
Mary Marguerite Allmond
Jan 10, 2005
MARY MARGUERITE ALLMOND Funeral services for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Mary Marguerite Allmond will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 14 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cahone Cemetery. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 8 a.m. until noon at the Ertel Chapel. Mary...
G. Wayne Rust
Jan 8, 2005
WAYNE RUST Funeral services for Wayne Rust will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. Doug Carver will be officiating. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Wayne was born on May 5, 1932 in Cortez...
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