Tracey Ray Scott
Dec 27, 2021
Memorial services for Towaoc resident Tracey Ray Scott will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Tracey was born August 17, 1984 in Cortez, CO the son of Herman Scott and Sherry Jean Clark. He passed away in December 2021 in Cortez, CO at the age of 37. Surviving Tracey are his siblings, Sherman...
Richard James Sanders
Dec 25, 2021
Richard James Sanders was born September 29, 1939 in Paradox, CO the son of Benjamin Franklin and Lupita Sophia (Candelaria) Sanders. He passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO. Surviving Richard are his loving spouse, Ellen Sanders of Cortez, CO; his children, Robert Venegas of Martinez, GA, Rita Higgins of Cortez, CO, Richard...
Gene Forest
Dec 23, 2021
Gene Forest passed from this world on December 23, 2021 surrounded by his family. He passed at the Hospice of Mercy in Durango, CO after a short illness. Gene was born on his grandfather’s homestead near Lewis, CO on June 22, 1933 to Melvin and Eva (Jewell) Forest, the third of four children. He attended grade school in Lewis and...
Windy Mills Jr.
Dec 22, 2021
A memorial service for Towaoc resident Windy Mills Jr. will be held Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Windy was born January 27, 1968 in Cortez, CO the son of Susie House and Windy Mills Sr. He passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of...
Nancy Marlene Andrews
Dec 22, 2021
Nancy Marlene Cross Andrews Nancy Marlene Andrews died peacefully at home from cancer in the presence of her son on December 22, 2021. There will be a service at Evangel Assembly of God church in Cortez on Thursday January 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM. The service will be followed by interment at Summit Ridge Cemetery in Dolores. Nancy was born...
Robert John 'Rj' Dunsten
Dec 22, 2021
Robert J. Dunsten (RJ, Bob, Bobby) died peacefully at home on December 22, 2021 surrounded with love. RJ was born in Pittsburgh, PA, where he lived for 50 years then moved to CO. He was a graduate of Baldwin High School in 1968 and the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in psychology. He served in the Air Force reserve...
Mckinly Ryan Yellow
Dec 21, 2021
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 24, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel for Towaoc resident McKinly Ryan Yellow. Ryan was born March 18, 1979 in Monticello, UT the son of Jimmy Yellow and Julie Posey. He passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 42....
Lisa Rachel Clements
Dec 21, 2021
Lisa Rachel Clements was born November 17, 1968 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Robert and Ingrid (Pourucker) Nuell. She passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at her residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 53. Surviving Lisa are her loving spouse, Patrick Clements of Dolores, CO; and her siblings, Cathy Tucker Dawson (Bill) of Raleigh, NC,...
Betty Lou Stanley
Dec 21, 2021
Betty Lou Kidman Stanley was born on September 7, 1932 in a small community west of Logan, Utah called Beaver Dam. She was the fourth child of six born to Delbert Kidman Sr. and Elizabeth B. Andrew-Kidman. She was also the first girl, so she was relentlessly teased by her three older brothers. Her mother died of cancer when Betty...
Patricia Faye Schmidt
Dec 20, 2021
Patricia Faye Schmidt, age 65, passed away on December 20, 2021 at UC Health Hospital in Denver, Colorado. She was born on April 29, 1956 in Austin, Texas. She is survived by her husband Kit Schmidt, daughter Callie Sprague (Doug Sprague), granddaughter Ashlyn Velarde, son Blaine Schmidt, grandson Beckett, son Kent Schmidt, granddaughter Dallie, mother Billie Floyd, sister Darlene Johnson...
Paul Wright
Dec 20, 2021
Paul Junior Wright was born May 31, 1929 in Ryan, Oklahoma, the son of Joseph Tilden and Ruby Viola (Cole) Wright. He passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at his home at the age of 92. Surviving Paul are his wife of 73 years, Vivian Lucille Wright of Mancos, CO, daughter Trudi Rose (Dan) of Mancos, Teresa Wood of...
Tharon Floyd 'Ted' Baskett
Dec 19, 2021
Tharon Floyd “Ted” Basket was born June 26, 1930 in his family home on South Washington Street in Cortez, CO. His father built this home. It was the beginning of a lifelong relationship for both father and son with building and woodworking. Ted was the third child and only son born to Floyd Edward Baskett and Fern Emma (McBroom) Baskett....
Virginia Ann 'G-Ann' Jessup
Dec 18, 2021
Virginia Ann ‘G-Ann’ Jessup was born July 30, 1945 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of George Thomas and Ada Helen (Wilson) Worman. She passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 76. Surviving G-Ann are her loving husband, Donald Eugene Jessup of Cortez, CO; her children, Kelly Jackson (Art)...
Charlotte Sharer Hutchison
Dec 17, 2021
Longtime Cortez resident, Charlotte Hutchison, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez at the age of 95. Charlotte was born on April 21, 1926 in Arkansas City, KS, to Verna and Raymond Sharer. She married William Chester “Bill” Hutchison on August 17, 1948 in Arkansas City, KS, and they shared nearly 63 years...
Eddie Dean Oliver
Dec 16, 2021
EDDIE DEAN OLIVER Our beloved Eddie Dean Oliver. Eddie was the New Year’s baby in Cortez, CO January 1, 1950. He moved on from his earthly life on December 16, 2021. Eddie was born to Lester and Berna Dean Oliver, the eldest of five children. Eddie spent his early years in Delta, CO on a mountain place that was dear...
Ondalan Wolfgang Hunter Wells
Dec 15, 2021
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 – 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel for Ondalan Wolfgang Hunter Wells. Ondalan was born May 30, 1997 in Salt Lake City, UT the son of Orelan John Wells and Alvina Vera Yellow. He passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand...
Merna Belle Konyndyk
Dec 14, 2021
Merna Belle Konyndyk was born March 2, 1926 in Marion, Michigan, the daughter of Claire and Teresa (Thrilher) Merritt. She passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 14, 2021 at her son’s home in Mancos at the age of 95. Merna was an avid traveler in her younger years and flew around the world during her career as a travel agent....
Deloris Jane Rankin
Dec 12, 2021
Jane was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and mother-in-law who served Christ with all her heart. Jane conquered death and entered Heaven’s gate on December 12, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO. Jane was born March 9, 1939 in Iberia, MO to Willard and Linnie (Rowden) Dake. She grew up in the Dixon, MO area. Jane married...
Alta Mae Phillips
Dec 11, 2021
Funeral services for Cortez resident Alta Mae Phillips will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2021 at the 7th Day Adventist Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor John Clark will officiate. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery in Dolores, CO. Alta was born August 26, 1923 in Dolores, CO the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Luyza (Tibbits) Small....
Johnny Anson 'John' Kuykendall
Dec 10, 2021
Funeral services for Mancos resident Johnny Anson 'John' Kuykendall will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. John was born March 6, 1934 in Safford, AZ the son of Floyd Rexter and Velma Amelia (Kelly) Kuykendall. He passed...
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