Obituaries

Apr 2, 2017

Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident Steven Donald Haley will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 7 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Cortez. Inurnment will follow at the Lebanon Cemetery. Steve was born on October 9, 1935 in Durango, the son of Jesse LeRoy and Letitia Ann (Lane) Haley. He passed away on Sunday, April 2,...

Mar 25, 2017

RAMONA SMALL Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Ramona Small will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 at Cortez Cemetery. Ramona was born March 26, 1929 in Buhl, Idaho the daughter of Arthur B. and Bessie Julia (Grimm) Fairchild. She passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home at the age of...

Mar 23, 2017

Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Chester Cemore "Chet" Leonard will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29 at Goodman Point Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Chet was born July 21, 1942 in Cortez, Colo. the son of Linley Franklin and Willie Ann (Carver) Leonard. He passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2017 at the Vista Grande...

Mar 23, 2017

Mar 22, 2017

MARY ANN PICKENS Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident, Mary Ann Pickens will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 27 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary Ann Pickens, age 72, passed away at her home peacefully with family by her side on March 22, 2017 in Mancos, Colorado. Born February 13, 1945, in Magee, Mississippi to James Layvon (Smitty)...

Mar 22, 2017

Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Wilson Hamlin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Wilson Hamlin was born to Joe Hamlin and Eva Mills on May 28, 1942 in Towaoc,...

Mar 20, 2017

HERBERT HOOVER "RED" POOLE Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Herbert Hoover "Red" Poole will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 27 at the Dove Creek First Southern Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Coffey officiating. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday morning beginning at 10 a.m. at the First Southern Baptist...

Mar 18, 2017

CURTIS DEAN "KOJACK" LONEBEAR Funeral services for longtime Towaoc resident Curtis Dean "Kojack" Lonebear will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Armond Accuttoroop will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A wake has been scheduled at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at the family home at 332 Chipeta Circle in Towaoc....

Mar 18, 2017

ERICK WAYNE HURLEY Erick Wayne Hurley was born October 17, 1985 in Cortez, Colo. the only child of Stan and Carol Hurley, he was a gift from God. Erick attended Lewis-Arriola Elementary School where he made life-long friends and graduated from M.C.H.S. in 2004. At Mesa State College, Erick earned an electric line worker certificate. Whether he worked as a...

Mar 14, 2017

Leslie Dale Slavens was born to Edward Dale and Viola Elaine (Selbe) Slavens on October 12, 1947 in Johnson Hospital in Cortez. Les is survived by his wife, Sandra A. Slavens of Cortez and daughter, Karla Robson of Dolores, her children, Joshua and Rachel, Crystal and Billy, and her eight grandchildren, of Cortez; and by his sister-in-law, Tammy "T" Helland...

Mar 13, 2017

MARJORIE ANN COPPINGER Funeral services for Marjorie Ann Coppinger will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lebanon Cemetery. Bud Rousset will officiate. Visitation has been schedule Thursday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Marjorie was the 3rd child of B and Helen Slade. She...

Mar 8, 2017

HELEN ARLENE DIFFENDAFFER Helen Arlene Diffendaffer was born November, 17 1921 in Pueblo, Colo. the daughter of Harold Hugh Hamilton and Gladys (Fisher) Hamilton. She passed away on March 8, 2017 at Vista Grande Nursing Home at the age of 95. Surviving Helen are her children, Gary Diffendaffer (Linda) of Cortez, and Gordon Diffendaffer (Nancy) of Chino Valley, Arizona; and...

Mar 5, 2017

ELOISE LYREE JAMES Eloise Lyree James was born March 20, 1938 in Cortez, the daughter of Claud and Jewel (Stanford) Maslen. She passed away on March 5, 2017 at The Valley Inn at the age of 78. A visitation is scheduled for Wednesday March 8, from 3 to 4 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Eloise was an excellent cook and...

Mar 4, 2017

MARY JO ROUNDTREE Mary Jo Roundtree was born July 11, 1927 in Marlow, Okla. the daughter of Ernest Montgomery and Lizzy Dell (Rainey) Luttrell. She passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at her residence at the age of 89. Surviving Mary Jo are her children, Melvina Sperle of Dolores, Linnie Graves (Don) of Old Town, Idaho, Wesley L. Roundtree...

Mar 3, 2017

PHYLLIS LORRAINE TODD Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Phyllis Lorraine Todd will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7 at Ertel Funeral Home. Interment will take place at the Lewis Cemetery. Mr Raymond Boyd will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Phyllis was born March 15, 1924 in...

Mar 1, 2017

EVELYN JUNE SHUTT Graveside services for lifelong Dove Creek resident Evelyn June Shutt will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 4 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Evelyn was born April 7, 1933 in Joplin, Missouri the daughter of John Sylvester and Mertie Lee...

Feb 27, 2017

Waneta Pearl Martin Waneta Pearl Martin, age 90, passed away on February 27, 2017 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. Waneta was born to R. R. Hollen Sr. (Bob) and Marie Hollen on March 4, 1926 in Tribune, KS. In 1927, the family moved to Alberta, Canada where they farmed and raised cattle. When Waneta's grandparents and some of her...

Feb 25, 2017

CHARLES TERRANCE "CHARLIE" LEHI SR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Charles Terrance "Charlie" Lehi Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1 at the Towaoc Community Center. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A Wake will take place Tuesday evening at 5:00 p.m. at the Towaoc Community Center. Charlie was born February 27, 1967 in Cortez...

Feb 18, 2017

MARY ANN WATKINS Memorial Mass for longtime Dolores resident Mary Ann Watkins will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 24 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Mary Ann Watkins went to her heavenly home Saturday, February 18, 2017. She was born in Kinsley, Kan. March 15, 1924 to Emma (Proberts) and Samuel Oaks. She had one brother,...

Feb 17, 2017

MARJORIE V. STEPHENS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Marjorie V. Stephens will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 20 at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Marjorie was born March 7, 1917 in Caldwell, Idaho the daughter of John E. and Alberta Lou (Beckwith) Riddle. She passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home...