Obituaries

Gail Lemone Ferguson

Gail Lemone Ferguson

Jan 11, 2010

GAIL LEMONE FERGUSON Gail Lemone Ferguson was born Sept 9, 1952 to Leemon and Nola Ferguson in Cortez and passed away January 11, 2010 in Cortez at the age of 57. Gail attended schools in Egnar, Colo. and Grants, N.M. After high school, Gail worked as a cook in restaurants, ran the snack bar at McClellans in Grants, and worked...

David Harvey Eiman

David Harvey Eiman

Jan 10, 2010

DAVID HARVEY EIMAN Funeral services for David Harvey Eiman, currently of Cortez and formerly of Escalante, Utah will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 14, at the Escalante LDS Church. Interment will follow at the Escalante Cemetery. David was born May 15, 1950 in Idaho Falls, Ida. the son of Robert Harvey and Rayola (Larsen) Eiman. He passed away...

Roy Wiley Berry

Roy Wiley Berry

Jan 6, 2010

ROY WILEY BERRY Roy Wiley Berry was born June 11, 1935 in Los Angeles, Calif. the son of Ernest LaRue and Evelyn Elizabeth (Frazier) Berry. He passed away at San Juan Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Roy was 74 years old. Roy was a long time friend of Bill W. He proudly served his country...

Brad G. Springmeyer

Brad G. Springmeyer

Jan 2, 2010

BRAD G. SPRINGMEYER Graveside services for longtime Cahone resident Brad G. Springmeyer will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 7 at the Cahone Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Brad was born the son of Guy and Betty (Zimmerman) Springmeyer on March 17, 1958 in Phoenix, Ariz. He passed...

A. Wayne Denny

A. Wayne Denny

Jan 1, 2010

ARTHUR "WAYNE" DENNY Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Arthur Wayne Denny will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Wayne was born on June 3, 1908 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the son of Paul Arthur...

Stanley Ray Reynolds

Stanley Ray Reynolds

Jan 1, 2010

STANLEY RAY REYNOLDS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Stanley Ray Reynolds will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 6 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Ray was born on September 2, 1935 in Mena, Ark. the son of...

Mark Everett Hanson

Mark Everett Hanson

Dec 27, 2009

MARK EVERETT HANSON Funeral services for Lewis resident Mark Everett Hanson will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 31 at the First Assembly of God Church with Pastor Jerry Boschen officiating. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Mark was born the son of Paul and Thelma (Hichmott) Hanson on May 7, 1950 in Amarillo, Texas. He passed away at...

Robert Whitewolf

Robert Whitewolf

Dec 26, 2009

ROBERT WHITEWOLF A celebration of life will be held for Dolores resident Robert Whitewolf at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 9 at Healing Hearts, 206 E. Montezuma in Cortez. Robert was born on August 10, 1937 in Richmond, Ind. the son of Carl Leo and Ellie (Buck) De Boo. He passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Southwest Memorial...

Evelyn Rose Neal

Evelyn Rose Neal

Dec 26, 2009

EVELYN ROSE NEAL Evelyn Rose Neal was born on July 7, 1916 in Sugar City, Idaho the daughter of George and Irene (Bruce) Curtis. She passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 93. Evelyn was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Baker City, Oregon. She enjoyed gardening, cooking,...

Thomas Rex Kerns

Thomas Rex Kerns

Dec 24, 2009

THOMAS REX "TOM" KERNS Thomas Rex "Tom" Kerns was born on February 8, 1942 in Paonia, Colo. the son of Glenn Robert and Kathryn Irene (Collins) Kerns. He passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 67. Tom was a graduate of MCHS in 1960. In the 1960's he moved to Nevada and...

Dorothy Black

Dorothy Black

Dec 23, 2009

DOROTHY "DOTTIE" BLACK Dorothy "Dottie" Black passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, after a brief illness. She was born in South Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 11, 1923, and called Cortez her home for the last 18 years. She raised her four children in California before coming to Cortez to retire. She knew many people in town, some of whom...

Jace Justin Alexander

Jace Justin Alexander

Dec 22, 2009

JACE JUSTIN ALEXANDER Jace Justin Alexander passed away peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on December 22, 2009. Jace was born on December 15, 2009. During his seven short days here on Earth he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. His life was a brief gift that will live on as his heart...

Rayma "Charlie" Percell

Rayma "Charlie" Percell

Dec 13, 2009

RAYMA “CHARLIE” PERCELL Funeral services for Bluff, Utah resident Rayma “Charlie” Percell will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 18 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Rayma was born on April 8, 1939 in Rocky Ford, Colo. the daughter of Tom and Helen Frances (Nichols) Barbee. She passed away on Sunday, December...

Robert Lee "Bobby" Wright

Robert Lee "Bobby" Wright

Dec 11, 2009

ROBERT LEE "BOBBY" WRIGHT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Lee "Bobby" Wright will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 14 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Private interment will follow the funeral service. Pastor Andrew Reed will officiate. Bobby was born on November 1, 1948 in Andrews, Tex. the son of Robert Lee Wright Sr. and Asalea V....

Edith L. Denton

Edith L. Denton

Dec 11, 2009

EDITH L. KOEHN DENTON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Edith L. Koehn Denton will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 14 at Cortez Cemetery. Edith was born to Frank J. and Lola M. (Hawk) Koehn on January 20, 1922 in the Cortez area. She passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at Vista Grande Inn at the...

Zora Gates

Zora Gates

Dec 10, 2009

ZORA GATES "GRANDMA Z" Memorial services for Cortez resident Zora Gates "Grandma Z" will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 19 at Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Zora was born on October 31, 1922 in Wakene, Kan. the daughter of Fritzhugh Lee and Sylvia Marie (Luckey) Jones. She passed away on Thursday, December 10...

Delos Fulks

Delos Fulks

Dec 10, 2009

DELOS FULKS Lifelong resident DeLos Fulks passed away December 10, 2009 at her home in Cortez, Colo. She has found rest after a long illness. A private memorial celebration is planned for late spring 2010. DeLos was born in Moab, Utah on March 3, 1941, the daughter of Alice and Bruce Striley. She lived most of her life in the...

Delia Davis

Delia Davis

Dec 8, 2009

MAGGIE DELIA DAVIS Maggie Delia Davis was born on January 19, 1923 in Egnar, Colo. the daughter of Alex Washington and Maggie Sue (Sykes) Davis. The lifelong Dove Creek resident passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at a family friend's home in Durango. Delia was 86 years old. Delia attended school in Egnar and completed the eight grade. She...

Isabel Theresa Sanchez

Isabel Theresa Sanchez

Dec 7, 2009

ISABEL THERESA SANCHEZ Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Isabel Theresa Sanchez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 11 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary service will be held on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Isabel was born on July 15, 1946 in Cortez the daughter of Ben Whitehorse Sr....

Blanche Mae Gass

Blanche Mae Gass

Dec 7, 2009

BLANCHE MAE GASS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Blanche Mae Gass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 10 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Blanche was born on January 10, 1912 in Jackson, Mich. the daughter of Clarence Hungerford and Maggie Mae (LaFollette) Purchase. She passed away on Monday, December 7, 2009 at Vista Grande...

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