Obituaries

Willis Lewton Walton

Willis Lewton Walton

Feb 22, 2005

WILLIS LEWTON “LEWT” WALTON Services for Mancos resident, Willis Lewton “Lewt” Walton will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 28 at St. Rita Mission in Mancos. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Mission. Lewt was born the...

Tunney Francis Waterman

Tunney Francis Waterman

Feb 21, 2005

TUNNEY FRANCIS WATERMAN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Tunney Francis Waterman will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 26 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Tunney was born on October 5, 1922 in Decatorville, Mo. the son of Mark and Rhoda Pearl (Webster) Waterman. He passed away on Monday, February 21,...

Tana Renae Black

Tana Renae Black

Feb 20, 2005

TANA RENAE BLACK Memorial services for Dolores resident, Tana Renae Black will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 24 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Matthew Mays of the Angelican Church of Saint Philip the Evangelist. Tana was born on June 7, 1977 in Durango, the daughter of Phillip and Sandra (Wolf) Black. She passed away...

Scott Martin Thornsberry

Scott Martin Thornsberry

Feb 20, 2005

SCOTT MARTIN THORNSBERRY Memorial services for Summit Ridge resident, Scott Martin Thornsberry will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 27 at the Mercy Medical Center Solarium in Durango. Scott was born on January 20, 1959 in Quantico, Virg. the son of James L. and Myrna L. (Twiggs) Thornsberry. He passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at his...

Shaun Michael Mcandrew

Shaun Michael Mcandrew

Feb 20, 2005

SHAUN MICHAEL McANDREW Memorial services for Cortez resident, Shaun Michael McAndrew will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 23 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. Shaun was born on October 31, 1978 in Farmington, N.M. the son of William Michael and Cherie (Lewis) McAndrew. He passed away on Sunday, February...

Glenn Hardy Watmore

Glenn Hardy Watmore

Feb 16, 2005

GLENN HARDY WATMORE Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Glenn Hardy Watmore will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 21 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Reverend Lynn Evans will be officiating. Glenn’s remains will be placed in the Columbarium at the Methodist Church. Glenn was born on December 4, 1920 in Shickley, Neb. the son of...

Donny Yazzie Shaggy

Donny Yazzie Shaggy

Feb 12, 2005

DONNY YAZZIE SHAGGY Funeral services for Donny Yazzie Shaggy, 35 of Shiprock, N.M. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Donny was born at Shiprock on April 30, 1969 to Kee Yazzie Shaggy Sr. and Grace K. (Nez) Shaggy. He passed away at...

Bernard Camillous "Benny" Stramel

Bernard Camillous "Benny" Stramel

Feb 11, 2005

BERNARD CAMILLOUS “BENNY” STRAMEL Bernard Camillous “Benny” Stramel was born on January 16, 1918 in Topeka, Kans. the son of Clem and Anna Marie (Gibler) Stramel. He passed away on Friday, February 11, 2005 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 87. Benny was an avid sportsman. He played for the Brooklyn Dodger’s Farm Team before Pearl Harbor....

Ralph Edward Robbins

Ralph Edward Robbins

Feb 10, 2005

RALPH EDWARD ROBBINS Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident, Ralph Edward Robbins will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 16 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Eddie was born on September 6, 1937 in Mancos the son of Vern Ira and Gertrude M. (Wilkerson) Robbins. He passed away on Thursday, February...

Harold Joseph Shipman

Harold Joseph Shipman

Feb 9, 2005

HAROLD JOSEPH SHIPMAN Memorial services for Mancos resident, Harold Joseph Shipman will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15 at the Cottonwood Park in Mancos. Come share his memory with Joy, family and friends. Harold was born on October 6, 1924 in Logan, Mo. the son of Joe Fred and Alma Bonnie (Stout) Shipman. He passed away on...

Betty Lou  "Helen" Leonard

Betty Lou "Helen" Leonard

Feb 8, 2005

BETTY LOU “HELEN” LEONARD Graveside services for longtime Lewis resident, Betty Lou “Helen” Leonard will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 14 at the Arriola Cemetery. Helen was born on April 22, 1926 in Amarillo, Tex. the daughter of Clifford Neal and Lillian Mitilda (Keeter) Eddy. She passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at the Mesa View...

Florence Julian Downey

Florence Julian Downey

Feb 8, 2005

FLORENCE JULIAN DOWNEY Florence Julian Downey, lifelong resident of Cortez passed away at Golden Years Retirement Home in Dolores on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was 92 years old. Florence was born August 26, 1912 in Windsor, Colo., the daughter of John Julian and Florence (Carlson) Downey. After moving to the Cortez area, the Downey family became quite involved within...

Patricia Ellen Hover

Patricia Ellen Hover

Feb 7, 2005

PATRICIA ELLEN “PATTI” HOVER Memorial services for Dolores resident, Patricia Ellen “Patti” Hover will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 19 at the Arriola Bible Church. Patti was born on January 14, 1958 in East Saint Louis, Ill. the daughter of John and Virginia (Eastman) Tisdale. Patti died suddenly on Monday, February 7, 2005 at St. Mary’s Hospital...

Rita Jeanne Burke

Rita Jeanne Burke

Feb 6, 2005

RITA JEANNE BURKE A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Cortez resident, Rita Jeanne Burke will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 18 at the Anasazi Restaurant. Rita was born on September 11, 1930 in Houston, Tex. the daughter of Thomas Marshall and Gertrude (Johnston) Ouzts. She passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2005 at her home in...

Nona Lynn Moore

Nona Lynn Moore

Feb 6, 2005

NONA LYNN MOORE Funeral services for Cortez resident Nona Lynn Moore will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 11 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Nona was born in Scotia, Calif., on October 17, 1947 the daughter of Raymond E. and Meredith Elwyna (Dew) Barkdull....

John Samuel Foster

John Samuel Foster

Feb 3, 2005

JOHN SAMUEL FOSTER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, John Samuel Foster will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Officiating will be Mr. Glen Randol. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. John was...

Iva Hutton

Iva Hutton

Feb 1, 2005

IVA HUTTON Graveside services for Iva Hutton, former longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 4 at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Iva, the daughter of Ross and Ruby Ethel (Rider) Mosher, was born in Ulysses, Kans. on January 4,...

Bonnie Joan Forest

Bonnie Joan Forest

Jan 30, 2005

BONNIE JOAN FOREST Funeral services for longtime Lewis resident, Bonnie Joan Forest will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Brother Don Wilson will be officiating. Joan was born on June 14, 1934 in Clovis, N.M. the daughter of Charlie M. and Florine Imogene (Brooks)...

Zena Hatfield Whitener

Zena Hatfield Whitener

Jan 27, 2005

ZENA RAE WHITENER Funeral services for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Zena Rae Whitener will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 5 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. May 20, 1925 was the day God chose to bless this world with the birth of one his precious children. Her parents,...

James Howard Daves

James Howard Daves

Jan 27, 2005

JAMES HOWARD DAVES Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, James Howard Daves, age 69 of Cahone, Colo. passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at his home. James was born in Quail, Tex. on January 16, 1936 to Floyd and Glennis Daves. He came to Lewis with his family when he was 1 1/2. His family moved to Dove...

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