Obituaries

Joan Marie Morgan

Joan Marie Morgan

Aug 27, 2015

JOAN MARIE MORGAN Joan Marie Morgan (Cordova) passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO on August 27, 2015 she was 58 years young. Joan was born in Denver, CO on September 25, 1956 to her parents Ronald Wayne and Gloria Mae Cordova. Wife of Ronald S. Morgan; Mother of Christopher T. Morgan, and Michelle M. Morgan, preceded in...

Elnor "Grace" Saltsgaver

Elnor "Grace" Saltsgaver

Aug 24, 2015

ELNOR GRACE SALTSGAVER Memorial services for longtime area resident, Elnor "Grace" Saltsgaver were held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 5 at First Baptist Church of Dolores, 100 N. 7th Street. Inurnment took place at Lebanon Cemetery. Grace was born March 15, 1930 in Mount Carmel, Ill. to Albert Spencer and Lenora Alice (Tolleson) Glazier. She passed away at Vista...

Ruby Jean Barber

Ruby Jean Barber

Aug 23, 2015

RUBY JEAN BARBER RUBY JEAN BARBER Ruby Jean Harris Barber, age 90, passed from this life on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 27. Ruby Jean was born on February 18, 1925 in Frederick, OK. She was a...

James Porter "Jim" Englehart

James Porter "Jim" Englehart

Aug 21, 2015

JAMES P. ENGLEHART Memorial services for lifelong area resident James P. Englehart will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 28 at the Old High School Auditorium at 7th Street and Chestnut Street. James Porter Englehart passed away on August 21, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colo. He was born August 30, 1932 in Durango, Colo. to...

Pauline Overstreet Mccabe

Pauline Overstreet Mccabe

Aug 21, 2015

PAULINE OVERSTREET McCABE Funeral services for Pauline Overstreet McCabe, a longtime Cahone resident, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. Pauline was born April 3, 1931 in Tucson, Ariz. to Rufus Miller and Dora Elizabeth (Davis) Overstreet. She passed away at her Cahone home on Friday, August...

Harriet Alleen Nowotny

Harriet Alleen Nowotny

Aug 20, 2015

HARRIET ALLEEN NOWOTNY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Harriet Alleen Nowotny will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 29 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. The service will also celebrate the life of Harriet's husband, William Nowotny. Harriet was born December 3, 1930 in Pueblo, Colo. the daughter of Hiram A. and...

Georgia Frances Buckley Oliver

Georgia Frances Buckley Oliver

Aug 20, 2015

Georgia Frances Buckley Oliver December 2, 1927 to August 20, 2015 Georgia passed away at her home in Dove Creek, Colorado. She was 87. Georgia was a strong independent spirit who took responsibility for raising many of her eight siblings when she was only a child herself. And, she was still very young when she took on raising her six...

Georgia "Ann" Galyon

Georgia "Ann" Galyon

Aug 18, 2015

GEORGIA "ANN" GALYON A Celebration of Life for longtime Cortez, Colo. resident Georgia "Ann" Galyon will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 21 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church in Cortez. Ann was born February 22, 1943 in Clovis, N.M. to Rufus Allan and Ida Lorene (Freeman) Ramsey. She passed away at her Cortez home on Tuesday,...

Hazel Peggy Frazier

Hazel Peggy Frazier

Aug 18, 2015

HAZEL PEGGY FRAZIER Hazel Peggy Frazier, a 25 year resident of the area, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Cortez, at the age of 84. Hazel was born on May 2, 1931 in Greeley, Colo. the daughter of Reuel Frank and Irma (Roberts) Drew. Hazel was a member of the Nazarene Church. She was 60 years old when...

Kathryn Mary Story

Kathryn Mary Story

Aug 18, 2015

KATHRYN MARY STORY Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Kathryn Mary Story will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Kate was born June 25, 1922 in Cortez the daughter of Elwin J. and Elva Kathleen (Coppinger) Calhoon. She passed away at her home on Tuesday, August...

Kenneth Merl "Ken" Rice

Kenneth Merl "Ken" Rice

Aug 13, 2015

KENNETH MERL "KEN" RICE Funeral services for Cortez resident Kenneth Merl "Ken" Rice will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 17 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Will Morris will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ken was born...

Naverne Millicent Tripp

Naverne Millicent Tripp

Aug 10, 2015

NAVERNE MILLICENT TRIPP Service: Saturday, August 22, 2015 11 a.m. (lunch to follow) Funeral services for Naverne Millicent Tripp will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 22 at the First United Methodist Church of Cortez, with lunch to follow. Naverne was born the daughter of William Millard and Myrtle Aileen Boyer on May 14, 1934 in Sonora, California....

Glen Raymond Ward

Glen Raymond Ward

Aug 9, 2015

GLEN RAYMOND WARD Graveside services for Glen Raymond Ward, a lifelong area resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. Glen was born in Monticello, Utah on September 28, 1942 to Glen LeRoy and Sylvia May (Baysinger) Ward. He passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Sunday, August 9,...

Halworth "Trent" Tanner

Halworth "Trent" Tanner

Aug 8, 2015

HALWORTH "TRENT" TANNER Halworth Trent Tanner, part-owner of Cortez Milling Company, died at his home in Cortez on Saturday, August 8, 2015. He succumbed to a sudden, massive heart attack. He was 75 years old. He was born in Farmington, NM, July 18, 1940, to Halworth B Tanner and Carmen Cardon Tanner. He was raised in Cortez and Bayfield, CO....

Peggy Lou Hinton Hipp

Peggy Lou Hinton Hipp

Aug 8, 2015

PEGGY LOU HINTON HIPP Graveside services for Cottonwood, Ariz. resident and former Cortez resident, Peggy Lou Hinton Hipp will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 14 at Cortez Cemetery. Peggy was born August 8, 1928 in Cortez to Orville L. and Gladys (Harris) Hinton. She passed away on her 87th birthday in Cottonwood, Ariz. Peggy was a member...

Reuben "Farrell" Cox

Reuben "Farrell" Cox

Aug 6, 2015

REUBEN "FARRELL" COX Reuben Farrell Cox, a long time resident of Cortez, Colo., passed away in his home during the early hours of August 6, 2015. His 70 years on this earth came to an end after a long battle with cancer. Farrell was born on October 24, 1944 in Cisne, Ill. His family moved to Cortez in 1955. He...

Virginia Belle Henneman

Virginia Belle Henneman

Aug 5, 2015

VIRGINIA BELLE HENNEMAN Born December 28, 1914, Virginia Belle Clemens Henneman was the younger of two daughters born to Catherine Belle and Herman John Clemens. Her sister, Ruth and their parents preceded Virginia in death. Surviving are her son, Jerry and wife, Maureen; grandchildren, David Henneman and Katie Henneman; nieces, Faye King, Sally Baird, Donna Mae Stevens, and Sharon Padilla;...

Flossie Aline Dicken

Flossie Aline Dicken

Aug 3, 2015

FLOSSIE ALINE DICKEN Funeral services for Flossie Aline Dicken a lifelong resident of Dove Creek will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 9 at the Dove Creek Seventh Day Adventist Church. Visitation will be held at the church prior to the service beginning at 2 p.m. Flossie was born the daughter of Floyd Rex and Velma Amelia (Kelly)...

Kenneth "Justin" Ward

Kenneth "Justin" Ward

Aug 3, 2015

KENNETH "JUSTIN" WARD Funeral services for Kenneth "Justin" Ward, 44, currently of San Antonio, Tex. and former Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. Burial will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Sunday evening at Ertel Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m....

William "Bill" Travis Meadows

William "Bill" Travis Meadows

Aug 1, 2015

WILLIAM TRAVIS "BILL" MEADOWS William Travis "Bill" Meadows passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colo. at the age of 65. Bill, as he was known to family and friends, was born the son of John Merle and Woodie Pearl (Travis) Meadows on February 17, 1950 in Cortez, Colo. A 1968 graduate of...