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Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas

Linda Ruth Creel

Linda Ruth Creel

Jan 12, 2017

LINDA RUTH CREEL Linda Ruth Creel was born December 17, 1947 in Porter, Okla. the daughter of Frank Ray and Wilma Ruth (Snowden) Moon. She passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at her Dolores residence at the age of 69. Surviving Linda are her children, Jerry Dean Turner Jr. of Dolores and Katherine Elaine Dean of Houston, Tex.; her...

Nancy Anne (Kline) Edwards

Nancy Anne (Kline) Edwards

Jan 8, 2017

Nancy Anne (Kline) Edwards was born November 5, 1950 to Earl and Esther Kline, in Seattle, Washington. Nancy graduated from high school in Falls Church, Va. On March 23, 1973 she married John L Edwards. Nancy passed away at Vista Grande Inn on January 8, 2017. Nancy and John moved from Virginia to Denver, Colorado in 1976 and fell in...

Barbara Ruth "Bobbie" Lewis

Barbara Ruth "Bobbie" Lewis

Jan 7, 2017

BARBARA RUTH "BOBBIE" (GOODE) LEWIS Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Barbara Ruth "Bobbie" (Goode) Lewis will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Bobbie was born on September 3, 1930 in Mancos to John Ward and Velma (Journey) Goode. She passed away...

Ruth Elizabeth Humphreys

Ruth Elizabeth Humphreys

Jan 6, 2017

RUTH ELIZABETH HUMPHREYS Memorial services for longtime Dove Creek resident Ruth Elizabeth Humphreys will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 9 at the Dove Creek First United Methodist Church. Pastor Cherie Cobb will officiate. Ruth was born July 29, 1922 in Anaheim, Calif. the daughter of Gilbert and Hazel (Warren) Davis. She passed away on Friday, January 6,...

Lena Faye Reid Keck Barnett

Lena Faye Reid Keck Barnett

Jan 5, 2017

LENA FAYE REID KECK BARNETT Lena Keck Barnett, passed away peacefully on the morning of January 5th, 2017, in Cortez, Colorado. Lena was born on June 29th, 1928 in Bonita, Texas to William D. Reid and Mealy Melvina Hollars. She was quite a beautiful child and young lady and lived up to the meaning of her birthplace Bonita (beautiful). She...

James Leroy Stuckman

James Leroy Stuckman

Jan 5, 2017

JAMES LEROY STUCKMAN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident James Leroy Stuckman will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10 at Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Doug Pace will conduct. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. James was born May 21, 1943 in Durango, Colo. the son of Fredrick Warren...

William Kent "Bill" Nielson

William Kent "Bill" Nielson

Jan 5, 2017

WILLIAM KENT "BILL" NIELSON Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident William Kent "Bill" Nielson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 14 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Road M Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. There will...

Frank Louis Gonzales Jr.

Frank Louis Gonzales Jr.

Jan 4, 2017

FRANK LOUIS GONZALES JR. Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Frank Louis Gonzales Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 9 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary service will take place on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. Frank was born March 26, 1939 in Raton, N.M.,...

Larry Bernard Franklin

Larry Bernard Franklin

Dec 31, 2016

LARRY B. FRANKLIN Larry B. Franklin passed away December 31, 2016, a devoted christian, husband, and son. Born in Fort Smith, AR on October 8, 1939 to Earl B. Franklin and Flora Geren Franklin, their only son. Larry is survived by his wife of 35 years Janice E. Eble Franklin, brother-in-law Richard A. Eble and wife Eunice Seavey Eble, a...

Ruth Ann "Ruthie" Byers

Ruth Ann "Ruthie" Byers

Dec 26, 2016

Ruth "Ruthie" Ann Byers, 83, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at home in McElmo Canyon, CO. Ruthie was born May 9, 1933 and was raised on a farm a few miles North of Cortez, in Lebanon, CO. She married her high school sweetheart, Ellis Earl "Smoky" Taylor (deceased) and worked hard tending to the family. As a housewife, she...

Elaine Haley

Elaine Haley

Dec 25, 2016

ELAINE HALEY Elaine Haley, 79 of Cortez, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 25, 2016. She was born the daughter of Henry W. Charles and Hettie (Huddleston) Charles on February 14, 1937 in Cortez. Surviving Elaine are her children, Paula Lyons (Hal) of Alamo, Calif., and Alan Haley (Carol) of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandson, Jason Haley (Laura) of...

Maria Anna "Marianne" Flossmann

Maria Anna "Marianne" Flossmann

Dec 25, 2016

MARIA ANNA "MARIANNE" FLOSSMANN Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Maria Anna "Marianne" Flossmann will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 30 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Rosary Service will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening at the church. Marianne was born October...

Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington

Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington

Dec 24, 2016

MICHAEL ANTHONY "MIKE" ARRINGTON Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington was born December 14, 1962 in Tulsa, Okla. the son of James S. and Mary Sue (Orvis) Arrington. He passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his Dolores residence at the age of 54. Mike attended the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor Degree in Business Management. He enjoyed time...

Rose Merle Hughes

Rose Merle Hughes

Dec 22, 2016

ROSE MERLE HUGHES Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Rose Merle Hughes will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 31 at Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rose was born June 19, 1929 in Canadian, Tex. the daughter of John and Gertrude (Norman) Payne. She passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Madison House...

Dorothy Gomez

Dorothy Gomez

Dec 16, 2016

DOROTHY GOMEZ Memorial Mass for lifelong Durango and Cortez resident Dorothy Gomez will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 22 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary service will be held Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. Dorothy was born August 10, 1932 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of...

H.L. "Jay" Rowe

H.L. "Jay" Rowe

Dec 15, 2016

H.L. (JAY) ROWE Herman Lamar (Jay) Rowe was born on Dec. 11, 1924, to Herman Carl & Edna Rowe in Fruita Co. He passed away on Dec 15th. 2016 at Rose Memorial hospital in Denver Co. of heart failure at the age of 92. He was one of 3 sons. LaVern, Jay, & Ben. He went through his childhood &...

Georgiana Mary "Georgia" Eubanks

Georgiana Mary "Georgia" Eubanks

Dec 14, 2016

GEORGIANA MARY "GEORGIA" EUBANKS Memorial Mass for longtime Cortez resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Georgia was born December 15, 2016 in Dickinson, N.D. the daughter of Joseph and Rose Ann (Ridl) Samek. She passed away on...

Archie E. Hanson Jr.

Archie E. Hanson Jr.

Dec 14, 2016

ARCHIE E. HANSON, JR. Archie Hanson was born in 1926 and raised in Beverly Hills and Rolling Hills, California. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School and started at the University of Colorado before entering the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in 1944. After almost two years in the Army, he was honorably discharged, returned to California,...

Tony Martinez

Tony Martinez

Dec 11, 2016

TONY MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for longtime Dolores resident Tony Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 17 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A Rosary service will be held on Friday...

Gladys Marie Todd

Gladys Marie Todd

Dec 11, 2016

GLADYS MARIE TODD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Gladys Marie Todd will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Gladys was born April 18, 1931 in Olathe, Colo. the daughter of Lewis and Violet...

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