Martha L. "Sallie" Weaver
May 22, 2010
MARTHA LOUISE "SALLIE" WEAVER Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Martha Louise "Sallie" Weaver will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Father Bob Seney will officiate. Sallie was born the daughter of Joseph and Grace Ann (Cooper) VanderBush on October 11, 1926 in Auburndale, Fla. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on...
Doris Nell Williamson
May 19, 2010
DORIS NELL WILLIAMSON Doris Nell Williamson was born on December 31, 1929 in Oklahoma City, Okla. the daughter of Rufus and Willie (Simpson) Moore. She passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 80. Doris worked in assembly for AT&T in Oklahoma City. She enjoyed sewing and raising beautiful flowers in...
William Clinton Smart
May 16, 2010
WILLIAM CLINTON SMART Funeral services for lifelong area resident William Clinton Smart will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 20 at the Arriola Church of the First Born. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Clinton was born on October 9, 1915...
Christopher Robert Sanchez
May 8, 2010
CHRISTOPHER ROBERT SANCHEZ Funeral Mass for Woodstock, Georgia resident Christopher Robert Sanchez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 14 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A potluck will be held at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church following the committal service. Visitation will take place starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening...
Billy L. Striegel
May 7, 2010
BILLY L. STRIEGEL Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Billy L. Striegel will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor David Ramsey of the Rock Springs Community Church will officiate. Military Honors will be presented by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bill, as he was known by family and friends, was born...
Robert Lee Roark
May 2, 2010
ROBERT "BOB" LEE ROARK Bob Roark passed away peacefully at home in Cortez, Colo. on May 2, 2010. Bob was the son of John Grady Roark and Lula Marie Midriff Roark of Springfield, Mo. He was born June 4, 1922. He married Erneta Blum on October 21, 1944 in Tacoma, Wash. Bob was an avid photographer of the outdoors and...
Pat Garner
May 1, 2010
LACY L. "PAT" GARNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Lacy L. "Pat" Garner will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pat was born on September 7, 1926 in Roswell, N.M. the son of Lacy S. and Etna (Hamilton) Garner. He passed away on Saturday, May 1,...
Evonne Rae Wofford
Apr 25, 2010
EVONNE RAE WOFFORD Funeral services for longtime area resident Evonne Rae Wofford will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 29 at Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Evonne was born January 11, 1940 in Denver, Colo. the daughter of Ruth (Petry) Riffe and Joseph Petry. Evonne lost her courageous battle with cancer at her home...
Elizabeth Kinney
Apr 25, 2010
MARY ELIZABETH KINNEY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Mary Elizabeth Kinney will be held on at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 1 at the Montezuma County Annex. Elizabeth was born on December 10, 1929 in Wilson Mesa, Colo. the daughter of Avery Woodard and Viola Bell (Ross) Campbell. She went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 25,...
Dorothy Arlene Humbracht
Apr 24, 2010
DOROTHY ARLENE HUMBRACHT Dorothy Arlene Humbracht, a resident of Vista Grande Inn, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 85. She was born January 9, 1925 in Capron, Ill. the daughter of John R. and Ellen A. (Olson) Jeffers. Dorothy was a longtime resident of Cortez and a faithful member of Trinity...
Gene Katherine Parker
Apr 22, 2010
GENE KATHERINE PARKER Gene Katherine Parker a longtime Mancos resident passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 96. She was born the daughter of Oscar and Zeta (Minter) Brockwell in Fort Stanton, N.M. on March 29, 1914. Gene was the wife of Percy Parker. The couple was active in ranching in the...
Laura Maye Stroud
Apr 16, 2010
LAURA MAYE "SNOOKS" STROUD Laura Maye "Snooks" Stroud, 77, passed away peacefully April 16, 2010 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, Colorado. A service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 22 at the Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 Highway 145 with burial following in Cortez Cemetery. A celebration of her life will be held at the Elks Lodge at...
Donald Eugene Dove
Apr 15, 2010
DONALD EUGENE "DON" DOVE Donald Eugene "Don" Dove was born on October 17, 1931 in Burlington, Iowa the son of Carl and Mildred Chrissinger (Abrisz) Dove. He passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at his Cortez home at the age of 78. On June 14, 1953, Don married Doris Dunphy. He proudly served his country in the United States...
Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens
Apr 14, 2010
ERNEST L. "ERNIE" STEVENS Funeral services for lifelong area resident Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21 at the Ute Mountain American Legion Hall. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Chaplain Rick Gregory will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Ernie was born on September...
Phyllis J. Fry
Apr 10, 2010
PHYLLIS J. FRY Phyllis J. Fry, 79, departed this life Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colo. with her daughters and granddaughter by her side. Phyllis, who was the youngest of six children, was born January 20, 1931 to Ova and Blanche (Raddish) Coggin at Flora, Ill. where she lived on the family farm and attended...
Benny James Gordanier
Apr 9, 2010
BENNY JAMES "BEN" GORDANIER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Benny James "Ben" Gordanier will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 16 at Lifeway Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Ben was born on May 4, 1935 in Greensgap, N.M. the son of Clardy Layfette and Clevie Raye (Ferris) Gordanier. He passed away on Friday,...
Corky Mcclain
Apr 9, 2010
OTTO "CORKY" McCLAIN Funeral services for Otto "Corky" McClain, a longtime area resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 12 at the Dolores Community Center. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Rob Bruendl will officiate the services. Visitation has been set for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Corky was born...
Stephanie Ann Morris
Apr 7, 2010
STEPHANIE ANN MORRIS Stephanie Ann Morris was born June 6, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of John A. and Martha J. (Walls) Morris. She passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the age of 41. Surviving Stephanie are her parents, John and Martha Morris of Mesa, Ariz.; three children, Elizabeth Ann Apao-Hepa and husband, John of Winston-Salem, N.C.,...
Jeffrey Mark Maez
Apr 7, 2010
JEFFREY MARK MAEZ Funeral mass for Summit Ridge resident Jeffrey Mark Maez will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Jeffrey was born on October 25, 1964...
Dale Allan Thayer
Apr 7, 2010
DALE ALLAN THAYER Dale Allan Thayer was born on November 12, 1949 in Siren, Wis. the son of Harvey and Marion (Ford) Thayer. He passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the age of 60. Dale moved to the area 12 years ago after falling in love with the beauty of the outdoors and all the wonderful activities available....
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