Obituaries

Erma G. Buffington

Erma G. Buffington

Jun 10, 2008

ERMA G. BUFFINGTON Graveside services for longtime Dove Creek resident Erma G. Buffington will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 14 at Peel Cemetery. Erma was born on July 4, 1932 in Ellington, Missouri the daughter of Toney and Ollie (Church) Beaver. She passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of...

Anna Marie Donovan

Anna Marie Donovan

Jun 5, 2008

ANNA MARIE DONOVAN Anna Marie Donovan was born on March 27, 1925 in Jasper, Ind. the daughter of William and Anna (Blessinger) Palmateer. She passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 83. On June 8, 1945, Anna married Robert Michael Donovan in Hammond, Ind. Anna was a very active member...

Jack B. Eaton

Jack B. Eaton

Jun 4, 2008

JACK B. EATON Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Jack B. Eaton will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 9 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Cahone Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jack was born on October...

Melba Joy Johnson

Melba Joy Johnson

Jun 2, 2008

MELBA JOY JOHNSON Melba Joy Johnson was born on January 14, 1922 in Girard, Tex. the daughter of Carl B. and Annie S. (Walden) Sprinkles. She passed away on Monday, June 2, 2008 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 86. On July 17, 1946, Melba married Wayne H. Johnson in Tucson, Ariz. Melba had a long career...

Andreita Amalia Romero

Andreita Amalia Romero

Jun 2, 2008

ANDREITA AMALIA "ANNIE" ROMERO Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Andreita Amalia "Annie" Romero will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 7 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. A Rosary...

Lonnie Scot Taggart

Lonnie Scot Taggart

May 30, 2008

LONNIE SCOT TAGGART Graveside services for Dolores resident Lonnie Scot Taggart will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3 at the Lebanon Cemetery. Reverend Cindy Irvin will officiate. Lonnie was born on October 16, 1963 in Denver, Colo. the son of Jonathan Gilbert and Kathrin Marie (Will) Taggart. He passed away on Friday, May 30, 2008 at the...

Pearl Mcmanus

Pearl Mcmanus

May 29, 2008

PEARL McMANUS Funeral services for Pearl McManus, 89 of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pearl was born February 19, 1919 in Illinois, the daughter of Ellis James and Jennie Well (Sisco) Moore. She passed away at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center on Thursday, May...

Carl Northcutt

Carl Northcutt

May 27, 2008

CARL NORTHCUTT Memorial services for Cortez resident Carl Northcutt will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at the Cortez Family Worship Center. Inurnment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Stuart Hanold will officiate. Carl was born on June 24, 1931 in Blanchard, Okla. the son of Elija Carl and Celie (Jones) Northcutt. He passed away on...

Anita Genevieve Martinez

Anita Genevieve Martinez

May 22, 2008

ANITA GENEVIEVE MARTINEZ Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Anita Genevieve Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Pastor David Dahl will officiate. Anita was born February 22, 1922 in Saint Quen L'Aumone, France the daughter of Sauveur and Charolotte (Chambard) Lupino. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Thursday, May 22,...

Helen Colene Noland Massey

Helen Colene Noland Massey

May 19, 2008

HELEN COLENE NOLAND MASSEY Helen Colene Noland Massey was born July 11, 1927 at McPhee, Colo. the daughter of Walter and Eva (Foster) Peel. She passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Durango on Monday, May 19, 2008 at the age of 80. She was a lifelong resident of this area. Surviving Helen are her children, Wayne Noland of Dolores,...

Mary Jo Benson

Mary Jo Benson

May 18, 2008

MARY JO BENSON Mass in honor of Dolores resident Mary Jo Benson will be said at Noon on Wednesday, May 21st at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores. A reception will follow the Mass for friends and family at the church. Mary Jo was born October 27th, 1929 in Whitehall, Ill. the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude (Kester)...

Jennie Summa

Jennie Summa

May 18, 2008

JENNIE SUMMA Graveside services for Towaoc resident Jennie Summa will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21 at the Towaoc Cemetery. Jennie was born on January 1, 1945 in Towaoc the daughter of George and Betty (Benally) Summa. She passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, N.M. at the age...

Charlotte Ann Mcguire

Charlotte Ann Mcguire

May 15, 2008

CHARLOTTE ANN "CHARLIE" MCGUIRE Charlotte Ann "Charlie" McGuire was born on February 10, 1941 in Lubbock, Tex. the daughter of John Melvin and Mary Evelyn (Bryant) McGuire. She passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at her Dove Creek residence at the age of 67. Charlie was very devoted to holistic and alternative medicine. She was a graduate of the...

Landen Dawn-Lee Collins

Landen Dawn-Lee Collins

May 15, 2008

LANDEN DAWN-LEE COLLINS Funeral services for Landen Dawn-Lee Collins were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 19 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment followed at the Towaoc Cemetery. Bradley Hight officiated. Landen was born and passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2008 in Durango, Colo. the son of Leland Lee Collins Sr. and Sarah Dawn (Brewer) Collins. Surviving Landen...

Robert Joe Gentry

Robert Joe Gentry

May 15, 2008

ROBERT JOE "BOB" GENTRY Memorial services for Robert Joe "Bob" Gentry will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 20 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Bob was born on May 10, 1932 in Cape Fair, Missouri the son of Allen and Mabel (Ellis) Gentry. He passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at his Pleasant View home at the...

Raymond Fred "Pete" Neely

Raymond Fred "Pete" Neely

May 15, 2008

RAYMOND FRED "PETE" NEELY Funeral services for longtime area resident Raymond Fred "Pete" Neely are scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20 at the Lifeway Baptist Church. Raymond Boyd will officiate. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pete was born on June...

Norma Joy Misener

Norma Joy Misener

May 13, 2008

NORMA JOY MISENER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Norma Joy Misener will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Joy was born on August 14, 1926 in Edgemont, S.D. the daughter of R. Emmett and Lela (Cork) Driscoll. She passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at her residence at the age...

Anna Margaret Reed

Anna Margaret Reed

May 11, 2008

ANNA MARGARET REED Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Anna Margaret Reed will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 16 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Anna was born on September 26, 1919 in Uniontown, Kan. the daughter of William Copes and Eliza Adeline (Anderson) Hull. She passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2008...

Joe L. Diaz "Big Cat"

Joe L. Diaz "Big Cat"

May 10, 2008

JOE L. DIAZ "BIG CAT" Funeral Mass for Dolores resident Joe L. Diaz will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 22 at Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Mortuary Chapel. Interment will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Father Rudy Gil will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 4 to 8 p.m. at the...

Lois Fae Sumner

Lois Fae Sumner

May 10, 2008

LOIS FAE SUMNER Lois Fae Sumner was born on February 19, 1929 in Byers, Kan. the daughter of Forrest L. and Hazel (Beck) Jenkins. She passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at her Cortez residence at the age of 79. On January 15, 1983, Lois married Donald "Don" Sumner in Las Vegas, Nev. She was a member of the...

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