James Lionel Smith
May 26, 2005
JAMES LIONEL SMITH James Lionel Smith was born January 8, 1939 in Olean, N.Y., the son of Marshall and Frances (Patterson) Smith. He passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at his home in Cortez at the age of 66. Jim relocated to the Corte area four years ago. He was a Viet Nam Veteran, serving his country in the...
Donald Lincoln Franklin
May 24, 2005
DONALD LINCOLN FRANKLIN Memorial services for Cortez resident, Donald Lincoln Franklin will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 29 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Don was born on February 12, 1924 in Good Thunder, Minn. the son of Horace William and Bida Belle (Osborn) Franklin. He passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at the Vista Grande...
Wanda Fay Albaugh Sheldon
May 24, 2005
WANDA FAY ALBAUGH SHELDON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident, Wanda Fay Albaugh Sheldon will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maez will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Wanda was born on May 12, 1947...
Susie Lee Myerson
May 23, 2005
SUSIE LEE MYERSON Services for lifelong Montezuma Creek resident, Susie Lee Myerson will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lee Family Cemetery in Aneth, Utah. Susie was born on April 5, 1928 in Aneth, Utah the daughter of Slim Lee. She passed away on Monday, May 23,...
Edith Viola Elliss
May 21, 2005
EDITH VIOLA ELLISS Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident, Edith Viola Elliss will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 28 at the Mancos United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Craig Paschal will officiate. Edith was born the daughter of Munson Alonso and Ella Mae (Chatelain) Morton on July 26, 1914 in Frontier County,...
John William Kell
May 20, 2005
JOHN WILLIAM KELL Graveside services for former Cortez resident, John Kell will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 26 at the Arriola Cemetery. John was born on November 14, 1956 in Cortez the son of Gerald Robert and Stella Mae (Fields) Kell. He died Friday, May 20, 2005 near Rangely, the result of an automobile accident. John was...
Johnny Martin Dudley
May 18, 2005
JOHNNY MARTIN DUDLEY Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Johnny Martin Dudley will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Lane Bailey will be officiating. Johnny was born on May 8, 1935 in Amarillo, Tex. the son of Clifford Martin and Lucille (Essary) Dudley. He...
Ernest Eugene Cox
May 10, 2005
ERNEST EUGENE “HOOT” COX Graveside services for Ernest Eugene “Hoot” Cox will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 13 at the Arriola cemetery. Reverend Lynn Evans will be officiating. Ernest was born to the pioneer settlers Ernest Lark and Dulcie Belle (Hudson) Cox on July 1, 1931 on the family homestead in Mancos. He passed away on Friday,...
Donna Rae Wagoner
May 10, 2005
DONNA RAE WAGONER Graveside memorial services for Donna Rae Wagoner will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13 at the Arriola Cemetery. Donna was born the daughter of Jesse Lorn and Irene Mae (Freidenberger) Miller on January 4, 1947 in Denver, Colo. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, May 10, 2005. She was 58 years...
Arthur A. Cressler
May 10, 2005
ARTHUR A. CRESSLER Graveside services for Arthur A. Cressler, a longtime Ucolo Route resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 14 at the Dove Creek Cemetery. Pastor Mike Farren will be officiating. Art was born May 9, 1923 in Hoxie, Kans. the son of Oris and Etta (Metheny) Cressler. He passed away at his home on Tuesday,...
Claud Ernest Maslen
May 6, 2005
CLAUD ERNEST MASLEN Graveside services for longtime area resident, Claud Ernest Maslen will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 at the Cahone Cemetery. His grandson, Tucker Palmer will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled Wednesday morning at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 9 a.m. until noon. Claud was born on January 25, 1911 in El Dorado...
Donna Maxine Becker
May 5, 2005
DONNA MAXINE BECKER Donna Maxine Becker passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at the age of 64. She was born the daughter of Emerald and Grace (Anderson) Patrick in Redlands, Calif. on September 27, 1941. She married Robert Becker in Tucson, Ariz. on January 8, 1964. Together they celebrated forty-one years...
Vera Electa Hays
Apr 30, 2005
VERA ELECTA HAYS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Vera Electa Hays will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousett will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at the Ertel Chapel from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Vera was...
Leon Daniel Seitz
Apr 29, 2005
LEON DANIEL “L.D.” SEITZ Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Leon Daniel “L.D.” Seitz will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, County Road M Chapel. Interment will follow at the Goodman Point Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at...
Victor Joseph Jacobs
Apr 28, 2005
VICTOR JOSEPH JACOBS Funeral services for Victor Joseph Jacobs, a longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church with Father Derrek D. Scott officiating. Visitation and Rosary services will be held Monday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Vic was born January 7, 1921...
Charles David "Happy" Foote
Apr 28, 2005
CHARLES DAVID 'HAPPY' FOOTE Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Charles David Foote will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Nucla Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled at 8 a.m. prior to the service Monday morning. Happy was born on January 29, 1919 in Ackman, Colo. the...
Virginia D. Lancaster
Apr 25, 2005
VIRGINIA D. “NANNY” LANCASTER Funeral services for former longtime Cortez resident, Virginia D. Lancaster will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 30 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Virginia was born October 16, 1925 at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie Nelson and Delphia Irene (Freeman) Douglas. She passed...
Gary William Schafer
Apr 25, 2005
GARY WILLIAM SCHAFER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Gary William Schafer will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. Mr. Doug Carver will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 3:30 until 5 p.m. Gary was born...
Randi Raquel Reed
Apr 24, 2005
RANDI RAQUEL REED Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Randi Raquel Reed will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27 at Cortez Elks Lodge #1789. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Randi was born in Cortez on March 3, 1976, the daughter of Brad and Mindy Jean...
Dillard O. Duran
Apr 21, 2005
DILLARD O. DURAN Funeral services for Dillard O. Duran, a longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Matt Segebart of the Seventh Day Adventist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 conducting military services. Visitation has...
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