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Marcia Sherill Price

Marcia Sherill Price

Jan 27, 2010

MARCIA SHERILL PRICE Memorial services for Mancos resident Marcia Sherill Price will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30 at the Mancos United Methodist Church. Pastor Craig Paschal will officiate. Marcia, also known by family and friends as Marquie, was born October 10, 1954 in Belen, N.M. the daughter of Jack G. and Roy Annzanetta (Owen) Price. She passed...

Patrick Michael Doyle

Patrick Michael Doyle

Jan 27, 2010

PATRICK MICHAEL DOYLE Memorial services for Patrick Michael Doyle, 21 of Cortez, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Patrick was born the son of Michael Patrick and Ruby Elaine (Jantzen) Doyle in Durango, Colo. on May 24, 1988. He passed away at his Cortez home on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. During his...

Mary Jacqulene "Jackie" Back

Mary Jacqulene "Jackie" Back

Jan 22, 2010

MARY JACQULENE “JACKIE” BACK Funeral services for Cortez resident Mary Jacqulene “Jackie” Back will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Jackie was born October 17, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, Mo. the daughter of Walter Edward and Loma Inez (Berry) Owens. She...

Raymond Rabbit Casey

Raymond Rabbit Casey

Jan 21, 2010

RAYMOND RABBIT CASEY Funeral services for Towaoc resident Raymond Rabbit Casey will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 27 at the White Mesa Recreation Center in White Mesa, Utah. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Raymond was born March 22, 1953 in Cortez to Jay I. Casey and...

Lawrence Frank Hamilton

Lawrence Frank Hamilton

Jan 20, 2010

LAWRENCE FRANK HAMILTON Lawrence Frank Hamilton was born on January 4, 1941 in Cortez the son of Everett Lawrence and Mary Aileen (McKibben) Hamilton. He passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 69. Surviving Frank are his mother, Aileen Hamilton of Cortez; and his brother, Phil Hamilton and wife,...

Art Simmons

Art Simmons

Jan 20, 2010

ARTHUR ANTHONY “ART” SIMMONS Arthur Anthony “Art” Simmons was born on May 3, 1937 in Lewis the son of Loyal Anthony and Dovie LaNelle (Russell) Simmons. He passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 72. A rancher at heart, Art enjoyed saddle making and barebronc riding. Art loved life and a good...

Kathleen Rose Macshane Hudson

Kathleen Rose Macshane Hudson

Jan 18, 2010

KATHLEEN ROSE MACSHANE “KATE” HUDSON Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Kathleen Rose MacShane “Kate” Hudson will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 25 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Kate was born on February 11, 1927 in Hammond, Ind. the daughter of James Henry and Mary Ann (English) MacShane. She passed away on Monday, January 18, 2010 at...

Roy Lee Sr.

Roy Lee Sr.

Jan 17, 2010

ROY LEE SR. Funeral services for longtime Aneth, Utah resident Roy Lee Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 22 at Aneth Terebinth Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Roy was born on March 15, 1930 in Sweetwater, Ariz. the son of John and Maggie (Tsosie) Lee. He passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at...

Don Gallegos

Don Gallegos

Jan 16, 2010

DON GALLEGOS Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident Don Gallegos will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 20 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Rosary services will be held Tuesday evening at...

Norma Leota Dennison

Norma Leota Dennison

Jan 14, 2010

NORMA LEOTA DENNISON Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Norma Leota Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Norma was born to Jack and Lucille (Veach) Meadows in Cortez on March 13, 1928. She passed away at Vista Mesa Retirement Center on Thursday, January 14, 2009...

Melvin Lloyd Jarrett

Melvin Lloyd Jarrett

Jan 12, 2010

MELVIN LLOYD JARRETT Melvin Lloyd Jarrett a lifelong resident of Cortez passed away at his home on Tuesday January 12, 2010 at the age of 53 with his wife by his side. Melvin was born January 25th, 1956 to Archie and Vera (Waldorf) Jarrett. Melvin was an extremely hard worker and a passionate electrician whom in the late 80's began...

Nedra Louise Finley Wilmarth

Nedra Louise Finley Wilmarth

Jan 12, 2010

NEDRA LOUISE FINLEY WILMARTH Graveside inurnment services for former Cortez resident Nedra Louise Finley Wilmarth will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 at Cortez Cemetery. Nedra was born on March 1, 1917 in Paris, Tex. the daughter of Roy D. and Liza Jane (Henson) Finley and she passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in Fruita, Colo....

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...

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