Jan 6, 2018

Evelyn Jane Mecredy, she went by Jane, was born in Roanoke VA in 1931 to Evelyn Keeter and Henry Edwards Mecredy. She graduated from Richmond Professional Institute with a degree in Fine Arts. In 1959 she moved to Denver, Colorado where she met Jerome Vass, got married and had 3 children. From 1969-1988 she lived in Telluride and owned an...

Jan 1, 2018

Jan 1, 2018

Juanita Lee Harris Born October 18th, 1927 and left this Life on January 1st, 2018 This is the celebration of the life achievements of Juanita Lee Harris. Born in October 18th, 1927 in Shiprock, New Mexico to her mother Virginia Lee and father Jim Mitchell. Juanita Harris passed away on January 1, 2018 at Cortez, CO. She grew up at...

Dec 28, 2017

SHIRLEY MARDELLA WHIPPLE Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident Shirley Mardella Whipple will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the Mancos First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Craig Paschal will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Shirley was born...

Dec 27, 2017

Timothy Eugene Miller was born April 9, 1948 in Akron, Ohio and proceeded to conquer his world and whatever was in front of him. He passed away at home peacefully on December 27, 2017. He lived in this area as a child and then in Southern California where he met his wife Jo Anna Hamblin and raised his family, daughters...

Dec 26, 2017

WAYNE SHERMAN COOK Graveside services for lifelong Cahone resident Wayne Sherman Cook will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Cahone Cemetery. Mr. John Shriner will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Wayne was born July 22, 1926 in Cahone the son of Clifford and Eva Etta (Bane) Cook....

Dec 26, 2017

WANDA JEAN KOENIG Wanda Jean Koenig was born May 25, 1931 in Brownswood, Tx. the daughter of Arlye Levon and Amy Gertrude (Sweet) Williams. She passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 86. Surviving Jean are her husband, James whom she married August 14, 1971 in Dolores; her children, Randy Barnes of...

Dec 23, 2017

Mary Karen (Eid) Everson went to be with our Lord in Heaven on Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Round Rock, Texas, near her family, after fighting a valiant 14 month battle with Cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the bile ducts). Her journey took her to see some of the best doctors in the country for this disease at the University of Colorado...

Dec 23, 2017

Nancy Jewell Nice was born April 1, 1927 in Laurel County, Kent. the daughter of Dewitt and Celia Gregory. She passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. Surviving Nancy are her children, Glenn Nice (Cindy) of Kansas and Janet Davis (Richard) of Cortez; her grandchildren, Stanley Nice (Tracy) and Nathan Nice (Lindsay) both of...

Dec 22, 2017

JOANN LEMMON Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend went to heaven on December 22, 2017. She was just 2 days short of her 80th birthday. Joann was born December 24,1937 in Neodesha, KS. to William H. Elam and Jeanette (Burton)Elam. She spent her growing up years in Rangely, Colo. where she met her best friend and husband...

Dec 20, 2017

Carol Perry Ross was born March 2, 1945 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the daughter of Milton and Sue (Hill) Perry. She passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her residence in Mancos at the age of 72. Surviving Carol are her children, Kit Connally (Rex) of Mancos and Kelly Mitchell (Britta) of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; her grandchildren, Kiefer...

Dec 18, 2017

Funeral services for Anthony Alan Miller-Harper will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 22 at Rock Springs Community Church. Pastor Bob Casias will officiate Anthony Alan Miller-Harper Jr. was born December 18, 2017 in Durango, Colo. the son of Sarah Miller and Anthony Harper. He passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Surviving Anthony...

Dec 8, 2017

Roberta Irene Gardner Williams was born January 07, 1944 in Cortez, CO to Robert H. and Marguerite Thomas Gardner. She passed from this life on the morning of December 08, 2017 at her home in rural Cortez. She is survived by her husband: Kenneth E. Williams. Her daughters: Susan L. Pernote (Joel) and Sandra K. Wall (Frank), as well as...

Dec 6, 2017

Dixie Rutherford Sturman passed away December 6, 2017 at Southwest Memorial Hospital, after a long and happy life. Dixie was born at the family home in Lewis, Colorado on June 27, 1924, and was a lifelong resident of Montezuma County, leaving only for nurses training during WW2 (although she graduated just weeks before the war ended), and working four years...

Dec 6, 2017

WALTER CALVIN SITTON Walter Calvin Sitton was born to Clyde and Iva Sitton on February 3, 1934 in Zafra, Oklahoma. He passed away in his home on December 6, 2017. In 1946, when Walter was 12, his parents were baptized in the Church of the First Born and relocated their family to Cortez where the church is located. Walter was...

Nov 28, 2017

JEANETTE EVE SUMMA Funeral services for long time area resident Jeanette Eve Summa will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday December 2, 2017 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Jeanette was born March 28, 1944 in Bacito, N.M. the daughter of Hugh John and Lillie Mae Benally. She passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2017...

Nov 21, 2017

Jessica Sutch was born April 18, 1978 to Debby (Sharp) and Tom Sutch in American Fork, Utah. She grew up in Cortez graduating from MCHS. She went on to obtain her Associates Degree in Marine Sciences at Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska. Jessica lived in Phoenix for several years working with her Uncle Don in the insurance business. After...

Nov 19, 2017

RANDALL DEAN RANDY DAVES Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Randall Dean Randy Daves will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 25 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Randy was born April 28, 1956 in Cortez, Colo. the son of Willie Dick and Jeanette Amanda (Carlson) Daves. He passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at...

Nov 17, 2017

BARBARA MAXINE JOHNSON Funeral services for longtime area resident Barbara Maxine Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. Maxine was born March 4, 1928 in Yanush, Okla. the daughter of Hiram Hughston and Nora Alice (Sconce) Long. She passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at...

Nov 14, 2017