Obituaries

James Edward Gagneaux

James Edward Gagneaux

Jul 17, 2018

James Jim Edward Gagneaux, was born to Sarah (Boudreaux) and Romain Gagneaux on January 16, 1928 in a happy household and passed away on July 17, 2018 at the age of 90. Jim married Rena Naquin on December 11, 1945 and was blessed with four children. He was drafted into the Army in 1946 after World War II and was...

Michael Yazzie Begay

Michael Yazzie Begay

Jul 14, 2018

Graveside services for Michael Yazzie Begay will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018 at Cortez Cemetery. Michael was born February 15, 1966 in Winslow, AZ the son of Mary Susie Billie and Yazzie Begay. He is of the Bitter Water clan, and related to Big Water Clan; His Grandparents Sam and Louise Billie of SebaDalkai, AZ....

Damion Lee Taylor

Damion Lee Taylor

Jul 12, 2018

Funeral services for Damion Lee Taylor will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Damion was born August 6, 2000 in Cortez, CO the son of Eileen Rose Hatch and Nathaniel Lee Taylor. He passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Childrens Hospital at the age...

Larry Paul Fury

Larry Paul Fury

Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Larry Paul Fury, son of the late Paul and Mary Elizabeth Fury was born February 20, 1940 in Cortez, Colorado. He was raised in Dove Creek, Colorado where he graduated from Dove Creek High School in 1958. He attended Mesa College on a football scholarship and then graduated Colorado State University 1962. Larry served his country in the United...

Geraldine Anne Walker

Geraldine Anne Walker

Jul 10, 2018

Geraldine Anne Walker was born on November 29, 1946 in Klamath Falls, OR, to Mary Genivieve (McCroskey) and Robert Clay Howard. Geraldine passed away July 10, 2018 at her residence in Cortez at the age of 71. Surviving Geraldine are her son Stephen Walker (Anna) of Florida; her step daughters Katherine and Elizabeth; 12 grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and 2...

Jimmy Lemuel Mcdonald

Jimmy Lemuel Mcdonald

Jul 7, 2018

Funeral services for Jimmy Lemuel McDonald will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Jimmy was born November 26, 1962 in Cortez, Colorado, the son of Joe Joy and Uel Faith (Carver) McDonald. He passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the age of 55. Jimmy...

Adrian House Price

Adrian House Price

Jul 7, 2018

Funeral services for Adrian House Price will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Linda Lopez will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Adrian was born on June 15, 1974 in Cortez, Colorado, the son of Dorothy (House) and Melvin Price. He passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Southwest Memorial Hospital...

Laurna Gray

Laurna Gray

Jul 6, 2018

Laurna Gray was born on March 20, 1946 in Magna, UT to Cleo (Dalton) and James David Buck. Laurna passed away July 6, 2018 at her residence in Montezuma County at the age of 72. Laurna enjoyed camping, cooking crocheting and needlework. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy. And now she is with the love of her...

Louise Bedini

Louise Bedini

Jul 4, 2018

Louise Bedini was born on September 29, 1921 in Highwood, Illinois to Jeanette (Dare) and Antone Bedini. Louise passed away July 4, 2018 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, CO at the age of 96. Louise was a longtime member of the Bahai faith. She was an avid artist who enjoyed painting and also had a beautiful voice. Louise loved...

James Holden Phillips, Jr.

James Holden Phillips, Jr.

Jun 23, 2018

James Holden Phillips, Jr., 91, a remarkable man, found his peace in God and entered heaven on June 23, 2018 from his Bandon, OR home. Jim (to his friends) was born to First Lieutenant James Holden, Sr., and Mary Ethel on December 16, 1926, at the home of his maternal grandmother in Colorado Springs, CO. He was appointed to West...

Kenneth Eugene Williams

Kenneth Eugene Williams

Jun 17, 2018

Kenneth Eugene Williams was born to Minnie Estelle Jones Williams and William Garland Williams on March 23, 1942 in Snowcamp, NC. He was one of 10 children. As a child Kenny ran with his six brothers, doing the usual boy stuff, skipping school and getting into trouble, sneaking off to swim, fish or hunt squirrels; when they were supposed to...

Judith Faye Leavell

Judith Faye Leavell

Jun 16, 2018

Judith Faye (Braun) Leavell, age 68 of Cortez, passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2018 at Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez, Colorado. Judith was born on August 7, 1949 in Dickinson, North Dakota. Judith is one of six children. Judith is survived by her husband Donnie Leavell; her brother Kenneth Braun (and his wife Denise); sisters Audrey Smith (and...

Harriet Lucille Cox

Harriet Lucille Cox

Jun 15, 2018

Harriet Lucille (Longenbaugh) Cox, age 80 of North Logan, passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2018 in Logan, Utah. Born on June 8, 1938 in Durango, Colorado, Harriet is predeceased by her parents Frances M. and Harry L. Longenbaugh and her husband Ernest Hoot E. Cox. She is survived by her brother Robert L. Longenbaugh (and his wife Lale), daughter...

Eugene Victor Small

Eugene Victor Small

Jun 13, 2018

Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Eugene Victor Small will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 at Cortez Cemetery. Eugene was born January 30, 1922 in Dolores, Colorado the son of Benjamin Franklin and Luyza (Tibbits) Small. He passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home at the age of 96. Surviving...

Gustava Loteena "Gussie" Gift

Gustava Loteena "Gussie" Gift

Jun 13, 2018

Gustava Loteena Stanford Gift was born the 9th child to Tom Stanford and Ida Simmons Stanford. She was born on her mothers birthday, July 27, 1923 in Oklahoma where she lived her first five years. Her family moved to Colorado in the spring of 1929. She started school in Arriola and then later moved to Cahone and attended high school...

Sami Katelyn Sparks

Sami Katelyn Sparks

Jun 8, 2018

Memorial Mass for Lewis resident Sami Katelyn Sparks will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 15 at Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary will be held on Thursday, June 14th at the church from 6 - 7 p.m. Cremation will follow the Rosary. Sami passed away June 8, 2018 at the age of 18 in Cortez. Sami...

Jackson Johnson Lee Sr

Jackson Johnson Lee Sr

Jun 7, 2018

Memorial services for Cortez resident Jackson Johnson Lee Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Jackson passed away on June 7, 2018 at the age of 70 in Montezuma County. Jackson was born in Rico, Colorado on February 11, 1948 to parents Jack Sr. and Evelyn...

Mariea Ann Rivera

Mariea Ann Rivera

Jun 7, 2018

Mariea Ann Rivera was born September 2nd 1962 to Achilles Eugene Root and Rose Marie Bancroft. The oldest of her siblings she spent the earliest years of her life with her biological parents before being adopted by Sophie Stevenson, the woman who she would call Mom for the rest of her life. She grew up in Mancos, Colorado, in a...

Jessie Nolan Carter

Jessie Nolan Carter

Jun 7, 2018

Graveside services with Military Honors for Cortez resident Jessie Nolan Carter will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 11 at Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jessie passed away June 7, 2018 at his residence in Cortez at the age of 101. Jessie was...

Leslie Marcel (Jake) Jacobsen

Leslie Marcel (Jake) Jacobsen

Jun 6, 2018

Memorial services for Cortez resident Leslie Marcel Jake Jacobsen will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 18 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jake passed away June 6, 2018 at his residence in Cortez at the age of 71. Jake was born in St. George, UT on October 13, 1946 to parents Marcel and Irene (Farnsworth) Jacobsen. Jake is survived...