Obituaries

Scott Ellis Walton

Scott Ellis Walton

Dec 14, 2010

SCOTT ELLIS WALTON Mass for lifelong Mancos resident Scott Ellis Walton will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 20 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Rosary services have been scheduled for Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Catholic Church. Scott was born the son of Harley and Marcheta E. (Smith) Walton on July 18, 1953...

Cora Sophronia Singleton

Cora Sophronia Singleton

Dec 10, 2010

CORA SOPHRONIA SINGLETON Cora Sophronia Singleton was born on November 25, 1916 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Fred Lyons and Mary Elydia (Goss) Wright. She passed away on Friday, December 10, 2010 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 94. On March 28, 1933, Cora married John Neely in Gallup, N.M. In her free time, Cora enjoyed...

Bernice June Mcmillan

Bernice June Mcmillan

Dec 10, 2010

BERNICE JUNE McMILLAN Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Bernice June McMillan will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Bernice was born February 7, 1939 in Lebanon, Colo. the daughter of Virgil and Bertha (Roelfs) McMillan. She passed away in Dolores at the Golden Years...

Deborah Louise White

Deborah Louise White

Dec 10, 2010

DEBORAH LOUISE WHITE Deborah Louise White was born May 22, 1950 in Maywood, Calif. the daughter of Edward and Mary Helen (Seeley) Bright. She passed away at her daughter's home in Cortez on Friday, December 10, 2010 at the age of 60. Surviving Debbie are her children, Christopher C. White and wife, Abby Brown of Easton, Penn. and Kimberly Eavenson...

Troy Bryan Laner

Troy Bryan Laner

Dec 9, 2010

TROY BRYAN LANER Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Troy Bryan Laner will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15 at the Gallup Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 601 Susan Ave. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Troy was born on May 30, 1967 in Cortez the son of Floyd Laner Sr. and Mary Sue...

Barbara Jane Olsen

Barbara Jane Olsen

Dec 9, 2010

BARBARA JANE OLSEN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Barbara Jane Olsen will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Barbara Jane Olsen was born May 5th, 1936 in Cortez, Colo. to delighted parents Bernice and Herald Keown of Rico, Colo. She departed this life suddenly December 8,...

Eunice Neoma Hughes Honaker

Eunice Neoma Hughes Honaker

Dec 8, 2010

EUNICE NEOMA HUGHES HONAKER Graveside inurnment services for lifelong area resident Eunice Neoma Hughes Honaker will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 18 at Lewis Cemetery. Chan Chaffin will officiate. Eunice was born January 24, 1911 in Seibert, Colo. the daughter of Homer Lee and Maude Prescilla (Doan) Hughes. She passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at...

Kenneth Joe Polich

Kenneth Joe Polich

Dec 6, 2010

KENNETH JOE POLICH Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Kenneth Joe Polich will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 10 at Lebanon Cemetery. Bishop Gary Tanner will conduct. Kenneth was born on January 8, 1945 in Albuquerque, N.M. the son of Victor F. and Lila Mae (Parsons) Polich. He passed away on Monday, December 6, 2010 at Southwest...

Richard George  Baker

Richard George Baker

Dec 6, 2010

RICHARD GEORGE BAKER Richard George Baker of Dolores passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez after a prolonged illness. He was 77. Richard was born September 23, 1933 in Kingston, New York, the son of Richard W. and Beatrice (Dunham) Baker. After growing up in New York, Richard spent most of his professional career as...

Karlene Bowers Tabor Mccarty

Karlene Bowers Tabor Mccarty

Dec 4, 2010

KARLENE BOWERS TABOR MCCARTY Funeral services for former area resident and current West Point, Calif. resident Karlene Bowers Tabor McCarty will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Ertel Chapel. Karlene was born on March 4, 1938 in...

Nolan Berry

Nolan Berry

Dec 3, 2010

NOLAN BERRY Memorial services for Nolan Berry will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel, 42 North Market Street, Cortez, CO. Nolan Berry, 91, of Cortez, CO, and formerly of Boulder City NV, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez. He was born November 22, 1919 in Mesa,...

Joseph Donald Haydon Sr.

Joseph Donald Haydon Sr.

Dec 3, 2010

JOSEPH DONALD HAYDON SR. Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Joseph Donald Haydon Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Joe was born on June 14, 1936 in Cortez the son of William Taylor and Alice Isabel (Palmer) Haydon. He passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010...

Milburn Bryant Henry

Milburn Bryant Henry

Dec 3, 2010

MILBURN BRYANT "MIB" HENRY Milburn Bryant "Mib" Henry was born on April 18, 1920 in McLean, Tex. the son of Bryant Norwood and Murena (Moody) Henry. He passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at his Cortez residence at the age of 90. On July 8, 1977, Mib married Patricia McSherry in Santa Fe, N.M. Mib proudly served his country...

Pinie Louise Carter-Jackson

Pinie Louise Carter-Jackson

Dec 2, 2010

PINIE LOUISE CARTER-JACKSON Pinie Louise Carter-Jackson was born on July 14, 1952 in West Monroe, Louisiana the daughter of Lester Carter Sr. and Willie Arlene (Rayburn) Carter. She passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 58. Pinie loved music of any kind. Listening to music brought much peace to...

Glenda Dianne Milligan

Glenda Dianne Milligan

Dec 2, 2010

GLENDA DIANNE MILLIGAN Lifelong Cortez resident, Glenda Dianne Milligan was born on November 19, 1948 in Cortez the daughter of Ernest Glen and Laura Lee (Anderson) Milligan. She passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at her home at the age of 62. Dianne loved spending time making various crafts and fishing. She was very proud of all her family...

Helen Leona Ensch

Helen Leona Ensch

Nov 30, 2010

HELEN LEONA (HUDSON) ENSCH Helen Leona (Hudson) Ensch of Cortez, CO, former resident of Springfield, IL, passed away on 30 November 2010 at the Vista Grande Inn. Helen was born October 4, 1911 in Waynesville, IL to Clyde and Leta (Heiserman) Hudson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Norman M. Ensch, and siblings, Gilbert and Edna Hudson....

Jo Mott

Jo Mott

Nov 29, 2010

LONTINA JOSEPHINA "JO" MOTT Memorial Mass for Lontina Josephina "Jo" Mott a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 11 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rosary Services will be held at 6 p.m., Friday, December 10 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Jo was born July 30, 1947 in Cortez the daughter of...

Frances Mae Harris

Frances Mae Harris

Nov 27, 2010

FRANCES MAE HARRIS Funeral services for Longmont, Colo. resident and former area resident Frances Mae Harris will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 2 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Private interment will take place at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Visitation has been scheduled for 1 p.m. to service time at Ertel Chapel. Frances was born on September 29, 1923...

Victor Leon Hall

Victor Leon Hall

Nov 25, 2010

VICTOR LEON "VIC" HALL Victor Leon "Vic" Hall passed away at his Cahone home on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the age of 83. He was born October 16, 1927 in Dove Creek to Thomas Cleveland and Margie Rena (Roberts) Hall. Vic proudly served his country in the US Army from 1950 to 1952. He married Phyllis Maurine Rice on...

Patricia Ann Richards

Patricia Ann Richards

Nov 25, 2010

PATRICIA ANN RICHARDS Funeral services for Cortez resident Patricia Ann Richards will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Jonathan Bland officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday afternoon from 3 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Pat was born June 29, 1932 in Los Angeles, Calif....

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