Vernita Kay Tom
May 24, 2013
VERNITA KAY TOM Funeral services for Vernita Kay Tom, a lifelong resident of Towaoc, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Wake is planned for Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. at 944 Lafayette Street in Towaoc. Vernita was born in Cortez on December...
Leota King
May 24, 2013
LEOTA KING Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Leota King will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Leota (Van Pelt) King was born in San Diego, Calif. to Harrison and Dora Van Pelt on March 24, 1921. She grew up mostly in Arizona, but later close to Dolores where her folks lived for...
Thomas A. "Tom" Wimmert
May 22, 2013
THOMAS A. "TOM" WIMMERT Graveside services for Thomas A. "Tom" Wimmert will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 20 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Tom was born October 30, 1951 in Florida, the son of Arthur Willie and Kathrine Jeanette (Hamilton) Wimmert. He passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at his Victorville, Calif. residence at the age of...
Joyce Marie Hughes
May 19, 2013
JOYCE HUGHES Joyce Hughes, 71, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 surrounded by her family in Cortez, CO. Even though she liked to travel, most of her life was lived in Cortez. Joyce was a caring and loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She always had a smile and enjoyed bringing a smile to those around her. Country western dancing,...
Beulah Fay Shepperd
May 18, 2013
BEULAH FAY SHEPPERD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Beulah Fay Shepperd will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Bishop Vaughn Cook will officiate. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in the Relief Society Room at...
Guadalupe Ortiz "Wally" Sanchez
May 15, 2013
GUADALUPE ORTIZ "WALLY" SANCHEZ Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Guadalupe Ortiz "Wally" Sanchez will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 20 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at the church. Wally was born July 5, 1947 in Depew, Okla. the son of Hilario and Louisa (Ortiz)...
Robert D. "Bob" Helms
May 11, 2013
ROBERT D. "BOB" HELMS Robert D. 'Bob' Helms passed away May 11, 2013 at Banner Boswell Hospital in Sun City, AZ. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 17 at First United Methodist Church in Cortez with the Rev. Carl J. Brenner officiating. Bob was born June 14, 1934 to Werner and Mary (Griswold) Helms in Durango. He spent...
Lucy Jean Timican Lehi
May 11, 2013
LUCY JEAN TIMICAN LEHI Graveside services for longtime Towaoc resident Lucy Jean Timican Lehi will be held at 7 a.m. on Thursday, May 16 at Towaoc Cemetery. A wake will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at the residence of Christine Lehi, 133 Beadsturn Street, Towaoc at 7 p.m. Lucy Jean Timican Lehi was born August 4, 1951 in Richfield,...
Vickie Kay Roderick
May 5, 2013
VICKIE KAY RODERICK Vickie Kay Roderick was born May 25, 1964 the daughter of John Roderick and Lolita (Seymour) Street in Cortez. She passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 48. Vickie loved playing computer games especially Solitaire and Mahjong. Vickie is survived by her mother, Lolita Street of Cortez; her significant...
Emma Laverne Weaver
May 3, 2013
EMMA LaVERNE WEAVER Funeral services for lifelong area resident Emma LaVerne Weaver will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Raymond Boyd will officiate. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday evening at Ertel Chapel. Emma was born the daughter of Prentis Leroy and...
Billy George Gosnell
May 2, 2013
BILLY GEORGE GOSNELL Billy George Gosnell, 79, of Cortez, passed away at his home on May 2, 2013. Billy was born to Hurshell and Lela (Isenberg) Gosnell on December 27, 1933 in Cushing, Oklahoma. Billy attended school in both the Cortez and Dolores school districts. He served in the army as a young man and enjoyed trap shooting, hunting and...
Dixie Delora Robbins
Apr 30, 2013
DIXIE DELORA ROBBINS Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident Dixie Delora Robbins will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 6 at the Robbins' Family Ranch in Mancos. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Robbins' Family Ranch. Dixie was born March 7, 1938 in Lewis the daughter of Richard Hale and Betty...
Ben Nakai Begay
Apr 28, 2013
BEN NAKAI BEGAY Funeral services for Cortez resident Ben Nakai Begay will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 2 at Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Ben was born July 15, 1924 in Aneth, Utah to Ben Nocki and Mary Ann (Nocki) Dinet. He passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the age of...
Della M. Espinoza
Apr 27, 2013
DELLA M. ESPINOZA Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident Della M. Espinoza will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 3 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church with Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Della was born October...
Roy Beecher Jr.
Apr 26, 2013
ROY BEECHER JR. "BUNKY" Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Roy Beecher Jr. "Bunky" will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Roy was born to Roy Beecher Sr. and Joan (Posey) Beecher on May 19, 1961 in Cortez. He passed away at his Towaoc home on April...
Wayne A. Humiston
Apr 22, 2013
WAYNE A. HUMISTON Graveside inurnment services for Wayne A. Humiston will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A barbeque will follow the graveside service at Glen Humiston's residence 40334 Highway 184, Mancos. Please join family and friends for a time of fellowship and recollection. Wayne was born April 7, 1939 in Mancos the...
Eva Mary Jones
Apr 20, 2013
EVA MARY JONES Eva Mary Jones was born January 5, 1919 in Marvel, Colo. the daughter of Bill and Lucy (Johnson) Pryor. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the age of 94. On February 7, 1948, Eva married the love of her life, Bobby Eugene Jones. They celebrated 65 years of marriage this...
Toney Bert Beaver
Apr 18, 2013
TONEY BERT "SONNY" BEAVER JR Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Toney Bert "Sonny" Beaver Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday, April 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Sonny was born April 27, 1939 in Eminence,...
Dorothy Susan Carson
Apr 18, 2013
DOROTHY SUSAN CARSON Funeral services for longtime area resident Dorothy Susan Carson will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 25 at the Dolores Community Center. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Pastor Don Phillips will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dorothy was born February 20, 1945...
Alfred Lewis Spotts
Apr 16, 2013
ALFRED LEWIS SPOTTS Alfred Lewis Spotts was born on May 8, 1919, in Milford, Mich. to George and Lena Schaefer Spotts. Lena died in childbirth. George married Kate Carmichael, and they raised Al and his twin brother, Frank. Al passed away at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, Colo. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at age 93. After growing up mainly...
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