Obituaries

Bobby Gene Davis

Bobby Gene Davis

Feb 22, 2012

BOBBY GENE DAVIS Visitation for area resident Bobby Gene Davis will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, February 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A potluck gathering will follow the viewing beginning at 4 p.m. and will go until 6 p.m. at the Cortez Senior Citizens Center. Bobby was born August 27, 1939 in Marlo, Okla. the son...

Deanna Marie "Dee" Stiegelmeyer

Deanna Marie "Dee" Stiegelmeyer

Feb 21, 2012

DEANNA MARIE "DEE" STIEGELMEYER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Deanna Marie "Dee" Stiegelmeyer will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 25 at Cortez First Baptist Church with Pastor Vic Powell officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dee was born May...

Tex Jasper Hurst

Tex Jasper Hurst

Feb 21, 2012

TEX JASPER HURST Tex Jasper Hurst was born February 18, 1944 in Aztec, N.M. the son of Junial Boyd and Ocie Lee (Sexton) Hurst. He passed away at his Cortez residence on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the age of 68. In his free time, Tex enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating. Surviving Tex are his children, Jasper Hurst and Crystal...

Thomas James Chase

Thomas James Chase

Feb 19, 2012

THOMAS JAMES CHASE Graveside services for Cortez resident Thomas James Chase will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 23 at the Monticello City Cemetery. Bishop Bruce Adams will conduct. Tom was born June 18, 1939 in Marshfield, Wis. the son of Charles D. Chase, D.V.M. and Margaret L. (Wheeler) Chase. He passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012...

Elizabeth Armenta Eyetoo

Elizabeth Armenta Eyetoo

Feb 12, 2012

ELIZABETH ARMENTA "LIZ" EYETOO Memorial services for longtime Towaoc resident Elizabeth Armenta "Liz" Eyetoo will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 16 at the Ute Mountain Presbyterian Church. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Liz was born July 7, 1938 in Toadlena, N.M. the daughter of Willie Charles and Sarah (McDonald) Armenta. She passed away on Sunday, February 12,...

Verna Gertrude Towne

Verna Gertrude Towne

Feb 12, 2012

VERNA GERTRUDE TOWNE Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident Verna Gertrude Towne will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 17 at Mancos First Baptist Church with Chaplain Rick Gregory officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Mancos First Baptist Church. Verna was born...

Martha Jean Creswell Spotts

Martha Jean Creswell Spotts

Feb 11, 2012

Martha Jean Creswell Spotts Martha Jean Creswell Spotts was born on Jan. 8, 1919, in Coulterville, Ill., to the Rev. Andrew and Eleanor (Wilson) Creswell and passed away at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, on Feb. 11, 2012 at age 93. Jean grew up in Pontiac, Mich., and attended Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, and Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich....

Elizabeth Jane Snair

Elizabeth Jane Snair

Feb 8, 2012

ELIZABETH JANE SNAIR Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Snair was born on February 8, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Penn. to Oscar A. and Winnifred (Burgiss) Loeffler. She passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at her Cortez home at the age of 89. Betty worked as the Junior High School Librarian for many years. She enjoyed writing poems which were published in numerous...

Bertha Marie Brewer

Bertha Marie Brewer

Feb 6, 2012

BERTHA MARIE BREWER Funeral services for lifelong area resident Bertha Marie Brewer will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Bertha was born June 11, 1916 in Ellington, Mo. the daughter of Jefferson...

Kelly Lee  Bingham

Kelly Lee Bingham

Feb 4, 2012

KELLY LEE BINGHAM Kelly Lee Bingham was born on April 5, 1959 in Rifle, Colo. to Marvin W. and Virginia Lee (Wilcox) Bingham. He passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at his Mancos home at the age of 52. Kelly worked at Western Excelsior for thirty years. He enjoyed sports, music and hunting. Surviving Kelly are his sons, Matthew...

Charlene King Washington

Charlene King Washington

Feb 4, 2012

CHARLENE KING WASHINGTON Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Charlene King Washington will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday morning from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Charlene was born April 3, 1931 in Towaoc the daughter of Frank King and Lizzie Shedd Jacket. She passed...

Barbara Elaine Mckinley

Barbara Elaine Mckinley

Jan 27, 2012

BARBARA ELAINE McKINLEY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Barbara Elaine McKinley will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 2 at Madison House in Cortez. Barbara was born the daughter of Frederick Raymond and Ruth Hope (Lewis) Graham on December 7, 1948 in Grand Junction, Colo. She passed away at her Cortez home on Friday, January 27, 2012...

Allan Ray Ford

Allan Ray Ford

Jan 27, 2012

ALLAN RAY FORD Lifelong Cortez resident Allan Ray Ford passed away at his home on Friday, January 27, 2012 at the age of 70. He was born June 14, 1941 in Cortez to Thomas Franklin and Margaret Ethel (Leonard) Ford. Surviving Allan are his brother, Harold Ford and wife, Janice of Cortez; his nephew, Kenny Ford and wife, Karrie of...

Chantell Rae Fury

Chantell Rae Fury

Jan 23, 2012

CHANTELL RAE FURY Funeral services for Chantell Rae Fury will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 30 at the Dove Creek High School Gymnasium. Following the services Chantell will be laid to rest at the Dove Creek Cemetery. On April 2, 1976, Chantell was born the daughter of Albert Joe and Carol Sue (Knuckles) Fury in Cortez. She...

Don Carver Flaugh

Don Carver Flaugh

Jan 18, 2012

DON CARVER FLAUGH Memorial services for Cortez resident Don Carver Flaugh will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Lifeway Baptist Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Andy Johnson will be officiating. Interment is to follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Don passed away at the age of 61 on Jan. 18, 2012 in Albuquerque, NM, with his family...

Trevor Dillon Blair

Trevor Dillon Blair

Jan 16, 2012

TREVOR DILLON BLAIR Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Trevor Dillon Blair will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 21 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Mr. Doug Carver will officiate. Trevor was born January 24, 1992 in Cortez the son of Jay and Teresa Lynn (Higman) Blair. He passed away on Monday, January...

Alice Losada Wagenknecht

Alice Losada Wagenknecht

Jan 15, 2012

ALICE LOSADA WAGENKNECHT Alice Losada Wagenknecht was born August 3, 1938 in Manila, Ark. the daughter of Rule and Leva B. (Jones) Needham. She passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Mesa View Retirement Center at the age of 73. Alice worked various jobs throughout her life. She drove 18-wheelers across the country and she knew restaurants well, having...

Betty R. Duncan

Betty R. Duncan

Jan 15, 2012

BETTY R. DUNCAN Memorial services for lifelong area resident Betty R. Duncan will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 19 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Pastor Ted Duncan will officiate. Betty was born October 11, 1919 in Lewis the daughter of William Griffith and Roxie Elizabeth (Lewis) Rutherford. She passed away Sunday, January...

Jonathan Danny Hayes

Jonathan Danny Hayes

Jan 14, 2012

JONATHAN DANNY HAYES Funeral services for life-long Four Corners area resident Jonathan Danny Hayes will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 20 at the Montelores Baptist Church, 18735 Road 23.5, Lewis, Colo. Pastor Paul Gleason will be officiating. Interment is to follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A viewing will be held prior to the service at the church...

Debi L. Halls

Debi L. Halls

Jan 13, 2012

Debra (Debi) Laurel Halls passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 in Denver following a long illness. Debi died of complications of Leukemia and its treatment. She was 57. Debi was born in Cortez January 27, 1954 and attended school Mancos and Kemper elementary in Cortez. Her family moved to Arizona and settled in Ganado, where they ran the cafe attached...

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