Obituaries

Evelyn Jeanne Abington

Evelyn Jeanne Abington

Apr 28, 2012

EVELYN "JEANNE" ABINGTON Evelyn "Jeanne" Abington was born in Kansas City, Mo. on July 23, 1927 the daughter of George Roy and Addie (Mathis) Moore. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the age of 84. Jeanne came to Cortez seven years ago to be nearer her daughter, Karen, her only survivor. Jeanne was...

Hubert Wesley Switzer

Hubert Wesley Switzer

Apr 27, 2012

HUBERT "WESLEY" SWITZER Memorial services for Hubert "Wesley" Switzer a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2 at Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Wes was born in Norwood, Colo. on April 1, 1948 to Hubert Wilburn and Marie Belle (Terrill) Switzer. He passed away at his Cortez home on Friday, April 27,...

Cretia Idonna Burris

Cretia Idonna Burris

Apr 26, 2012

CRETIA IDONNA BURRIS Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Cretia Idonna Burris will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Rick Gregory officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Cretia was born the daughter of Frank and...

Joe Curtis Yoakum

Joe Curtis Yoakum

Apr 23, 2012

JOE CURTIS YOAKUM Visitation for Cortez resident Joe Curtis Yoakum will be held on Tuesday, April 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be held on Friday, April 27 at Grand Lake Cemetery in Grand Lake, Colo. Joe was born December 18, 1926 in Stillwater, Okla. to William Thomas and Nannie Ethel (Baker) Yoakum....

Forrest Leroy Thompson

Forrest Leroy Thompson

Apr 22, 2012

FORREST LEROY THOMPSON Funeral services for Forrest Leroy Thompson will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 30 at Memorial Hall (old High School gymnasium). Burial will follow at Peel Cemetery. Forrest Leroy Thompson was born in Cortez, Colo. on April 30, 1959 to Charles "Chuck" and Joan Thompson, the second of three boys. As a teenager he made...

Bertha Lee Hefner

Bertha Lee Hefner

Apr 21, 2012

BERTHA LEE HEFNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Bertha Lee Hefner will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1 at the Cortez Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday beginning at noon at the church. Bertha was born the daughter of Edward Montville and Armour May (Thornton) Hipp....

Colby Ray Kramer

Colby Ray Kramer

Apr 21, 2012

COLBY RAY KRAMER A celebration of life for Colby Ray Kramer will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday April 28th at the Performance Center at Mancos High School. Colby was born on March 14th, 1991 in Cortez, Colo. to Darren and Peggy Kramer. Colby was called home to the Lord on Saturday April 21, 2012 in Mancos Colorado. Colby...

James Phillip "Junior" Johnson

James Phillip "Junior" Johnson

Apr 21, 2012

JAMES PHILLIP "JUNIOR" JOHNSON Funeral services for lifelong Cahone resident James Phillip "Junior" Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. Junior was born April 1, 1923 in Cahone the son of James Albert and Dottie Florence (Cook) Johnson. He passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012...

Gloria Glee Harkins

Gloria Glee Harkins

Apr 21, 2012

GLORIA GLEE HARKINS Gloria Glee Harkins was born October 20, 1928 in Inavale, Neb. the daughter of Fred B. and May (Flogg) Copley. She passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 83. Gloria was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jerry Charles Harkins in November of 2011. She is...

Joe  Curtis Yoakum

Joe Curtis Yoakum

Apr 21, 2012

JOE CURTIS YOAKUM Visitation for Cortez resident Joe Curtis Yoakum will be held on Tuesday, April 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be held at Grand Lake Cemetery in Grand Lake, Colo. Joe was born December 18, 1926 in Stillwater, Okla. to William Thomas and Nannie Ethel (Baker) Yoakum. He passed away on...

Ina Inez Huff

Ina Inez Huff

Apr 20, 2012

INA INEZ HUFF Ina Inez Huff passed away at her rural Cortez home on Friday, April 20, 2012 at the age of 88. She was born the daughter of Ural Ballard and Lillie Belle (Eastwood) Ballard on July 8, 1923 in Oklahoma. In Kansas City, Kans., Inez wed Alvie Linden Huff on January 20, 1941. Her family remembers her as...

Vera "Maxcine" Retherford

Vera "Maxcine" Retherford

Apr 19, 2012

VERA "MAXCINE" RETHERFORD Graveside inurnment services for Dove Creek resident Vera "Maxcine" Retherford will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View. Maxcine was born in Brock, Okla. on June 12, 1924 to John Wiley and Clara Lula (Armstrong) Roundtree. She passed away on April 19, 2012 at her home at...

Ellen G. Melsness

Ellen G. Melsness

Apr 19, 2012

ELLEN G. MELSNESS A Celebration of Life for Ellen G. Melsness will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 at the First Assembly of God Church 120 S. Linden, Cortez. Ellen was born on May 13, 1930 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. She went to be with her Savior on April 19, 2012 at the Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center....

Leta Thorpe

Leta Thorpe

Apr 13, 2012

LETA "ELLEN" THORPE Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Leta "Ellen" Thorpe will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Shelby Bailey and Reverend Tom Towns officiating. Ellen will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Hank, at Cortez Cemetery. Ellen was born on March 24, 1916 in Anthony,...

Ruth Wheeler Roessel

Ruth Wheeler Roessel

Apr 13, 2012

RUTH WHEELER ROESSEL Traditional Navajo funeral services were held Sunday, April 15 for Ruth Wheeler Roessel at the Roessel Family Cemetery in Round Rock, Ariz. Ruth was born at Round Rock, Ariz. on April 15, 1934 the daughter of Ashi'ii and Hasbah Wheeler. She passed away at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo. on Friday, April 13, 2012, days short...

John V. Reeves

John V. Reeves

Apr 11, 2012

JOHN V. REEVES Memorial services for Cortez resident John V. Reeves will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 16 at the First Baptist Church. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. John was born March 6, 1933 in Ashfork, Ariz. the son of Emma Mae Cox and...

Val Ian Robichaux

Val Ian Robichaux

Apr 10, 2012

VAL IAN ROBICHAUX, M.D. Val Ian Robichaux, M.D. was born March 25, 1942 to Rodney and Helen (Chafey) Robichaux in Tempe, Ariz., where he grew up with his younger sister Gwen. He attended LaFayette Grade School and graduated from Camelback High in 1960. While in high school he met the love of his life, Patricia Marie Holly in 1957. Youthful...

Isiah Alden Ray Summa

Isiah Alden Ray Summa

Apr 7, 2012

ISIAH ALDEN RAY SUMMA Funeral services for Isiah Alden Ray Summa will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Isiah was born November 28, 2011 in Cortez the son of Alonzo Gary Summa and Simone Nitaya Ketchum. He passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Southwest Memorial...

Mary Frances "Fran" Drummond

Mary Frances "Fran" Drummond

Apr 4, 2012

MARY FRANCES "FRAN" DRUMMOND Fran Drummond was born on October 24, 1932 in Greenfield, Iowa to Joseph R. and Sara Lucille (Woods) Hamilton. She passed away on April 4, 2012 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence at the age of 79. Fran married James H. Drummond on September 7, 1952 in Greenfield, Iowa. She was a member of the Indiana...

Mary Frances "Fran" Drummond

Mary Frances "Fran" Drummond

Apr 4, 2012

MARY FRANCES "FRAN" DRUMMOND Fran Drummond was born on October 24, 1932 in Greenfield, Iowa to Joseph R. and Sara Lucille (Woods) Hamilton. She passed away on April 4, 2012 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence at the age of 79. Fran married James H. Drummond on September 7, 1952 in Greenfield, Iowa. She was a member of the Indiana...

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