Susan Beatrice Franta
Sep 26, 2009
SUSAN BEATRICE FRANTA Susan Beatrice Franta was born April 18, 1949 in Milwaukee, Wis. the daughter of Charles Edward Franta Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Clark Franta. She passed away at her Dolores home on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the age of 60. Sue was she was fondly known by family and friends recently relocated to this area to be...
Howard Dwane Parker
Sep 25, 2009
HOWARD DWANE PARKER Graveside services for former area resident and current Houston, Tex. resident Howard Dwane Parker will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 3 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Howard passed away on Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Atrium Medical...
Len Jay Nelson
Sep 23, 2009
LEN JAY NELSON Len Jay Nelson was born on January 4, 1943 in Eden, Ariz. the son of Aaron Denzil and Alice Laroy (Wilkins) Nelson. He passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 66. Surviving Len are his children, L. Aron Nelson and wife, Judy of Garland, Tex., Paul J. Nelson of...
Alma Ruth Stiles
Sep 21, 2009
ALMA RUTH STILES Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Alma Ruth Stiles will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, September 25 at Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Russell Decker will officiate. Alma was born November 23, 1917 to Earle Kenneth Childers and Amelia Elizabeth (Miller) Childers of Pomona, Calif. She died on September 21, 2009 at the age of 91. Alma was...
Hernando Octavio Quezada
Sep 20, 2009
HERNANDO OCTAVIO QUEZADA Funeral mass for Cortez resident, Hernando Octavio Quezada will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 24 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening followed by the Rosary service at 7 p.m....
Nola Gardner Welsh
Sep 20, 2009
NOLA K. “NODY” GARDNER WELSH Graveside Military Services for Nola K. “Nody” Gardner Welsh will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 25 at Arriola Cemetery. Nola was born April 15, 1920 at Arriola, Montezuma County, Colo. She was the first daughter born to Jewell Short Gardner and George S. Gardner. She passed away in Boulder, Colo. on September 20,...
Wilbur Wil Taylor
Sep 17, 2009
WILBUR 'WIL' TAYLOR Funeral services for former area resident, Wilbur Lane "Wil" Taylor Sr. will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Lifeway Baptist Church with Elder Conway Wood officiating. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. A reception will be held following the services at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Wil was born Nov. 2, 1953, in Sandpoint,...
Cleo Irene West Gore
Sep 17, 2009
CLEO IRENE WEST GORE Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Cleo Irene West Gore will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 22 at the First Baptist Church in Dove Creek. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Cleo was born February 26, 1925 in the Battle Rock area of McElmo, Montezuma County, Colo. to J. LeRoy "Roy" and...
Julia Lynn Grubbs
Sep 15, 2009
JULIA LYNN GRUBBS Funeral services for Julia Lynn Grubbs will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 21 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jeff McDonald will officiate. Visitation will take place Monday morning from 11 a.m. to service time at the church. Julia was born on July 10,...
Minnie Gertrude Bond
Sep 13, 2009
MINNIE GERTRUDE BOND Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Minnie Gertrude Bond will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 19 at Cortez First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Minnie was born on January 30, 1919 in Mountain View, Okla. the daughter of John Elias and Mary Ruth (Longacre) Sample. She passed away on Sunday, September...
Paul Leroy "Sonny" Gardner Jr.
Sep 13, 2009
PAUL LeROY “SONNY BOY” GARDNER JR. Funeral services for Dove Creek resident, Paul LeRoy Gardner Jr. “Sonny Boy” will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, September 18 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Sonny was born December 17, 1955 to Paul LeRoy Gardner Sr. and Juanita Delaphine Gardner in Moab, Utah. Sonny,...
Richard Dick White
Sep 12, 2009
RICHARD "DICK" WHITE In Loving Memory of Richard 'Dick' White of Dolores, Colo. who went to be with his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, in Heaven Sept. 12, 2009. Dick was born in Helena, Mont. in 1931. He was the oldest of 4 boys. Dick was a #1 carpenter-par excellence, A Navy Veteran, an expert hunter, an avid golfer, and...
John Eddie Ross
Sep 11, 2009
JOHN EDDIE ROSS Memorial services for John Eddie Ross will be held on Memorial Day 2010 in Silverton, Colo. at the American Legion Post #14. John Eddie Ross was born February 18, 1937 to Henry Alvis Ross and Myrtle Jeanette (Smith) Ross in the mining camp of Pinos Altos, Chihuahua, Mexico. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday,...
Mable Irene Imel
Sep 11, 2009
MABEL IRENE IMEL Graveside services for Mabel Irene Imel will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, September 14 at Lewis Cemetery. Mabel was born October 16, 1914 in Norton, Kansas the daughter of John Wesley and Mary Melcena (Hagen) Blackwell. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Friday, September 11, 2009 at the age of 94. On October 16,...
Mary Ruth Jordan
Sep 10, 2009
MARY RUTH JORDAN Ruth Jordan passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 at her home in Cortez, surrounded by her loving family. She was 72 years old. Ruth was born on Dec. 10, 1936 in Summit Ridge, Colo., the daughter of Pacomio and Rebecca (Romero) Archibeque. She attended school in Mancos graduating in 1958. Ruth married Don Jordan on...
Nellie E. Wilson Bradfield
Sep 9, 2009
NELLIE E. WILSON BRADFIELD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Nellie E. Wilson Bradfield will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 14 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Nellie Wilson Bradfield, a warm and caring person to all of us, left us to join Adrian on Sept. 9, 2009. Nellie opened her...
Carmen Tanner
Sep 9, 2009
CARMEN TANNER Funeral services for St. George, Utah resident and former Cortez resident, Carmen Tanner will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Carmen was...
Alton John Vestal Jr.
Sep 8, 2009
ALTON JOHN "AL" VESTAL JR. Memorial services for Cortez resident Alton John "Al" Vestal will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 10 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Alton was born on June 8, 1938 in Strong, Ark. the son of Alton John Vestal Sr. and Eva Elizabeth (Smith) Vestal. He passed away...
Lois Mae Humiston
Sep 8, 2009
LOIS MAE HUMISTON Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident Lois Mae Humiston will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 12 at the Mancos Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mancos Baptist Church. Lois was born on May 30, 1915 in La...
Clifford Lee Taylor Sr.
Sep 4, 2009
CLIFFORD LEE TAYLOR SR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Clifford Lee Taylor Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 8 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. at Four Corners Funeral Chapel. Clifford was born on June 24, 1938 in Towaoc...
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