Dee Renay Neely
Jan 7, 2021
Memorial services for lifelong area resident Dee Renay Neely will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 14 at Arriola Bible Church. Renay was born July 20, 1937 in Cortez the son of Prentis Dee and Annie Mae (Smart) Neely. He passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at his home in Cortez at the age of 83. Surviving...
Henrietta Ann Oliver
Jan 7, 2021
Funeral services for Grand Junction resident Henrietta Ann Oliver will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Grand Junction, CO. Interment will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, CO. Henrietta was born June 21, 1932 in Durango, CO the daughter of Ernest Henry...
Pat Leroy Hatch
Jan 6, 2021
Pat L. Hatch was born at home in Grand Junction, Colorado to Thelma and Clyde Hatch on April 4,1931. He spent his early years around the Grand Valley, camping and fishing on neighboring Grand Mesa. He spent his early school years in Los Angeles, California during WWII. Upon returning to the Grand Valley, Pat attended middle school and high school...
Tiffany Marie Gallegos
Jan 5, 2021
Memorial services for Cortez resident Tiffany Marie Gallegos will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2021 at Evangel Assembly of God Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Jeff McDonell will officiate. Tiffany was born June 16, 1979 in Farmington, NM the daughter of Valentino Valois and Margaret (Sanchez) Vigil. She passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Mercy...
Audrie Jean Johnston
Jan 5, 2021
A Memorial Mass will be held for Cortez resident Audrie Jean Malchert Johnston at noon on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. A celebration of Audrie’s life will be held later this summer. Audrie passed away January 5, 2021 at Vista Mesa in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 92. Born August 25,...
Myron Jones
Jan 4, 2021
Graveside services for Red Mesa, Utah resident Myron Jones will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 11, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. The family will provide drive through to go meals at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, 515 N. Park St, Cortez, CO, following the service. Myron was born May 23, 1987 in Shiprock, N.M. the son of...
Cleo Marie Biard
Jan 3, 2021
Cleo Marie (Boren) Biard was born in Villagreen, Las Animas county, Colorado on 22 October 1933. She was born on her daddy’s birthday when he was 54. She passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado at the age of 87. Cleo married Charles Thomas “Tommy” Biard on 1 October 1949...
Louis Che Che Jumper Jr.
Dec 31, 2020
Louis C. Jumper Jr. passed away at home early on Thursday, December 31, 2020. He was born on January 18, 1933 in Marble City, Oklahoma to Louis and Mallie Jumper. He attended school in Oklahoma, and started teaching high school in 1959 in Tuba City, Arizona. He spent his career as a teacher, coach and administrator serving several schools on...
Thomas Williford 'Tom' Pedigo
Dec 31, 2020
Thomas Williford ‘Tom’ Pedigo was born May 28, 1930 in Enid, OK. He left this world on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the age of 90. “Our bodies are like tents that we live in here on earth. But when these tents are destroyed, we know that God will give each of us a place to live. These homes will...
Charles John Porter
Dec 28, 2020
John Porter passed away peacefully on December 28, 2020, at the age of 87. He was born to State Senator Charles T. Porter and Mrs. Sonora Porter in Lewis, Colorado, which is named after his maternal grandfather. During his tenure at Colorado A&M College, now CSU, he met and married his lifelong love of 66 years, Nancy Hicks Porter. They...
Joan Anna Wells-Kimmel
Dec 27, 2020
Joan Anna Wells-Kimmel was born May 31, 1933 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Charles and Alvina (Winters) Ware. She passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 87. Surviving Joan are her daughters, Diana Slaughter (John) of Shawnee, KS, and Sharon Keenan of Cortez, CO; three grandchildren; and two...
Rita Beth O'Brien
Dec 26, 2020
Rita Beth O’Brien was born April 20, 1933 in Alamosa, CO the daughter of Otho and Louise (Wells) Mills. She passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at her residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 87. Surviving Rita are her loving husband, Jack O’Brien of Cortez, CO; her children, Lori Lee Wood (Barry) of Los Lunas, NM, Jan...
Robert Hale 'Bob' Snyder
Dec 26, 2020
Graveside services for Dolores resident Robert Hale ‘Bob’ Snyder will be held at the Rico Cemetery a later date. Robert passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 26, 2020 in Cortez, Colorado. Born August 5, 1925 to Robert Alanca Snyder and Grace Lucille Hale in Duchesne Utah. A brother Dale joined the family two years later. When his father...
Samuel Edward Moore
Dec 26, 2020
Samuel E. Moore, 60, of Pleasant View, CO, has flown home forever to be reunited with his wife, Cynthia Ann Moore, on December 26, 2020. Samuel, who everyone called Sam, was born January 24, 1960 to Julia Orvilla Smart and William Emmit Moore Jr. in Moab, UT. He was raised in Egnar, CO and the surrounding Four Corners area. Samuel...
Larry Reed Daves
Dec 24, 2020
In Loving Memory Larry Daves 1943 – 2020 Larry Daves passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. He lost his battle with COVID-19 after 10 days in the ICU in Arizona. Larry was born on September 29, 1943 in Cortez, Colorado. He was the son of Grover and Mary Lois Finley Daves. On December 22, 1963, he married his love,...
Linda Jeanne Gillenwater
Dec 21, 2020
Linda Jeanne Gillenwater lost her epic battle with cancer December 21, 2020. Linda is survived by her spouse, Steve Gillenwater, her love of a lifetime; her children, Laurie Brethauer, Stephanie Naegle-Alford, Denise Denslow, and Paul Gillenwater; her seven grandchildren, Jacob, Jenna, Kelsey, Ella, Ava, Grey, and Evy. Linda was born May 31, 1947 in San Diego, CA. She had an...
Bobby Jean Smith
Dec 21, 2020
Bobby Smith, born Bobby Jean Gift, was born November 20, 1948 to Thomas R. and Gustava L. Gift of Dolores, CO. She is predeceased by her parents, Bob and Gussie Gift. She is survived by her brother Tom (Lorna) Gift, son Jeff (Tammy) Coulon, daughter, Tammie (Brandon) Hutson, daughter Storme Smith, granddaughter Lenora (Shawn) Wheeler, grandson Braiden Hutson, and great-grandson...
Donald Blair Fox
Dec 20, 2020
Donald Blair Fox was born August 7, 1927 in Chicago, IL the son of Everett Blair and Martha (Kirby) Fox. He passed away on Sunday December 20, 2020 at his residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 93. Surviving Donald are his children, David Blair Fox of Sedona, AZ, and Lisa Ann Rogers of Cortez, CO; four grandchildren; and...
Lloyd Elroy Husted
Dec 16, 2020
Lloyd E Husted passed away peacefully on December 16, 2020. Lloyd was born May 26, 1934 in Lucerne, Kansas to Jack and Thelma Husted. After the passing of his mother he was lucky enough to gain Loleta Husted to love and raise him. Lloyd married Shirley Carson on June 3, 1955 in Turpin, Oklahoma. They have four children from this...
Arthur William 'Bill' Wilson
Dec 14, 2020
Arthur (Bill) William Wilson was born on June 25, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Ruth Parks. He passed away on December 14, 2020, at his home in Cortez, Colorado, at the age of 91. At an early age, Bill’s family moved to Durango. He graduated from Durango High School in 1947. He served in the Navy as...
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