Jessie Floyd Guynes
Aug 22, 2020
Jessie Floyd Guynes May 4, 1931-August 22, 2020 Jessie Floyd Guynes was born to the union of Jessie Floyd Guynes and Ethel Ervaline (McClanahan) Guynes in Brown County, Texas on May 4, 1931. Growing up Jess already had the love of farming and the desire to work the fields and harvest the crops to help sustain his family. He left...
Sally Margot Phegley
Aug 22, 2020
Sally Margot Phegley was born on May 25, 1932 in Compton, California to Russell and Lois Dunn. She passed away August 22, 2020 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, Colorado. Sally, her brother James and her parents lived in Compton until an earthquake in 1933 caused major damage to their home. Soon after, they moved to Mosca, Colorado and became...
Ronald Ralph Ebberts
Aug 20, 2020
Graveside services for Egnar resident Ronald Ralph ‘Ron’ Ebberts will be held at 10 a.m. Friday August 28, 2020 at Burns Cemetery in Egnar, CO. Ron was born August 5, 1944 in Neodesha, KS the son of Ralph Waldo and Geneviere Lucille (Brink) Ebberts. He passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at his residence at the age of 76....
Tracy Leon Twilley
Aug 18, 2020
Graveside services for Cahone resident Tracy Leon Twilley will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2020 at Cahone Cemetery. Mr. Travis Randolph will officiate. Tracy was born August 27, 1957 in Cortez, CO the son of Travis Wayne and Shirley Faye (Felkins) Twilley. He passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his residence at the age of...
Clarence Lyle Cox
Aug 17, 2020
Funeral services for Mancos resident Clarence Lyle Cox will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Mancos Fire Department, 41595 Highway 160, Mancos, CO. Mr. Bentley Colbert will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. A meal will be served following the committal at the Mancos Fire Station. Lyle was born August...
Gerald Dean Lucas
Aug 16, 2020
Gerald Dean Lucas was born November 21, 1940 in Seymore, IN the son of Clarence and Thelma (Oathout) Lucas. He passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at his residence in Mancos, CO at the age of 79. Surviving Gerald are his loving wife Chadwyn Lucas of Mancos, CO, and his brother, Robert Lucas. Gerald was preceded in death by...
Charles Lee 'Charley' Whitehorn
Aug 15, 2020
Graveside services for Cortez resident Charles Lee 'Charley' Whitehorn will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Charley was born March 7, 1943 in Durango, CO the son of Charles D. and Dorothy (Smoot) Whitehorn. He passed away...
Billy Ray Smith
Aug 14, 2020
Memorial services for Dolores resident Billy Ray Smith will be scheduled at a later date. Billy was born January 5, 1935 in Hollis, OK the son of Earl Pate and Cornie Etta (Crenshaw) Smith. He passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at his residence at the age of 85. Surviving Billy are his loving wife, Colleen Smith of Dolores,...
Susie Martinez
Aug 14, 2020
Rhonda Sue “Susie” Martinez, 66, of Cortez, CO passed away at her residence on August 14, 2020. Susie was born in Minden, LA on September 30, 1953. She is survived by her husband Gil; son Lance and his wife Nancy; son Brandon and his partner Becca Poellot; sister Adrena Madden; and granddaughter Katy Smith. She was preceded in death by...
Orelan John 'Oj' Lester-Wells
Aug 12, 2020
Orelan John ‘OJ’ Lester-Wells was born July 21, 1969 in Monticello, UT the son of John Lester and Rosemary Lang. He passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at his residence in Towaoc, CO at the age of 51. Surviving OJ are his children, Kempton Wells, Darius Wells, and Ondalan Wells all of Towaoc, CO; and his brother, Todd Wells...
April Joy Dunn
Aug 8, 2020
A Celebration of Life will be held for Cortez resident April Joy Dunn from 11 am – 1 pm Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. April was born January 25, 1973 in Homerville, GA the daughter of Cecil Edward and Brenda Sue (McMullen) Dunn. She passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at her residence at the age...
Matthew Dalewyn Vicenti
Aug 8, 2020
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Matthew Dalewyn Vicenti will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Towaoc Cemetery. Mr. Boyd Lopez will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m., Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Matthew was born November 23, 1981 in Cortez, CO the son of Glynis Jay Wing and Troyd...
Eugene Roy 'Gene' Beall
Aug 7, 2020
Memorial services for Cortez resident Eugene Roy ‘Gene’ Beall will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Gene was born July 23, 1931 in San Fernando, CA the son of Ace Theodore and Jean Marie (Glaser) Beall. He passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at his residence at the age of 89. Surviving...
John Richie Brown
Aug 1, 2020
John Richie Brown, age 55, died in Cortez, CO on Saturday, August 1, 2020; born April 16, 1965 in Cheyenne, WY. John grew up in both Cheyenne and West Des Moines, IA before settling in Arizona where he spent time in Lake Havasu City and Phoenix. He worked many years in the multi-housing and construction industries, as well as the...
Shirley Jean Wolcott
Jul 29, 2020
Shirley Jean (Lown) Wolcott was born November 16, 1935 to Paul Hackett Lown and Margaret Caroline (Moorehead) Lown in Ceresco, MI (Calhoun County). Shirley grew up and went to school in Hillsdale, MI. On May 30, 1954 she married LeRoy R. Wolcott. They were married for almost 50 years at his passing. They had four children. Shirley loved her children,...
Wanda Shorlene Oliver
Jul 26, 2020
Shorlene Oliver, our beloved mother (Mom), grandmother (Gram), great grandmother (Gigi), and sister (Sheen), died suddenly as a result of a fall on July 26, 2020. Shorlene was the only child of Roy and Thelma Herren. Her father tragically drowned when Shorlene was 3 years old, and her mother remarried 5 years later. Shorlene’s 6 half-siblings ranged from 10 to...
Arveta Jean Lewis
Jul 24, 2020
Graveside services for Arveta Jean Lewis will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday August 1, 2020 at Cahone Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel . Arveta was born on June 16,1938 in Pleasant View, CO to Vernon Delno Todd and Orpha Estella Ross-Todd. She passed away on Friday, July 24,...
Susan Anne Staggs
Jul 24, 2020
Graveside services for Cortez resident Susan Anne Staggs will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2020 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Susan was born January 27, 1965 in Denver, CO the daughter of William and Elva (Linnen) Dennison. She passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 55. Surviving...
Andrew Ronald Mccluney
Jul 21, 2020
Andrew Ronald McCluney was born June 7, 1991 in Des Peres, MO the son of Dwight Hubert “Bud” McCluney III and Elizabeth Leigh “Beth” (Little) McCluney. He passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at his residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 29. Andrew grew up in Ottawa, KS and had a deep love of music. He obtained...
Wanda Jacket
Jul 20, 2020
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Wanda Jacket will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2020 at Towaoc Cemetery. Mr. Quinton Jacket will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel, Mr. Renwick Jacket will officiate at the viewing. Wanda was born August 11, 1950 in Ignacio, CO the daughter of...
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