Gayle Louis Jennings Jr.
Jul 19, 2020
Gayle Louis Jennings Jr. was welcomed into the arms of our Heavenly Father on July 19, 2020 after a long struggle with illness related to Agent Orange exposure. Gayle was born on March 6, 1932 to Gale and Ella (Acton) Jennings in Phoenix, Arizona. Gayle was an only child but one that grew up full of wonder and adventure. As...
Delpha Ann Gallegos
Jul 17, 2020
Delpha Ann Gallegos was born September 19, 1941 in Durango, CO the daughter of Joe F. and Ramona (Mestes) Martinez. She passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at her home in Mancos, CO at the age of 78. Surviving Delpha are her loving husband, Porfie Gallegos Jr. of Mancos, CO; her children, Elvera ‘Vera’ Gonzalez, Debra Fischer (Tracy Nee),...
Leilani Alexus Vigil
Jul 16, 2020
Memorial services for Cortez resident Leilani Alexus Vigil will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leilani was born February 10, 2002 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Mario Octavio Vigil and Audra May Tunnell. She passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at her residence at the age of 18. Surviving Leilani...
Rex Fuller Brown
Jul 15, 2020
Rex F. Brown passed away on July 15, 2020 in his home in Cortez, CO at the age of 92 with his family surrounding him; born April 12, 1928. Rex was a kind, patient and loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was always just a phone call away if you ever needed advice or help. Rex was a retired...
Neva Patricia Moseley
Jul 13, 2020
A celebration of life for Dolores resident Neva Patricia Moseley will be held from 2 – 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Neva was born September 26, 1955 in Grand Junction, CO the daughter of William Lee and Bertha Marie (Schmaltz) Thompson. She passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in...
Vanessa Marie Stevens
Jul 13, 2020
A private Celebration of Life will be held for Dolores resident Vanessa Marie Stevens. Vanessa was born August 7, 1960 in Rifle, CO She passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at her residence at the age of 59.
William Ralph 'Bill' Saulters
Jul 12, 2020
Graveside services for Cortez resident William Ralph ‘Bill’ Saulters will be held at 2 p.m Friday, July 17, 2020 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Mr. Robert Saulters will officiate. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Visitation will take place from 6 – 7 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bill...
Ethel Belle Tunnell
Jul 12, 2020
Belle Tunnell fell asleep in death July 12, 2020 at the age of 84. A loving, caring and hospitable person who will be fondly remembered by all who shared her life. Belle met her lifelong sweetheart and married him in 1954 and shared the next 61 years together. Living a wonderful life with each other and raising their 3 children...
William Henry 'Bill' Rutledge
Jul 12, 2020
William (Bill) Rutledge died July 12, 2020 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, CO at the age of 91. Bill was born in Hesperus, CO to John W. Rutledge and Margaret (Shea) Rutledge, the third of five children. He attended elementary school at the original Fort Lewis campus at Hesperus and graduated from Durango High School in 1948....
James Douglas Henson
Jul 7, 2020
Cortez resident James Douglas Henson was born February 27, 1945 in West Hollywood, CA the son of Robert Wayne and Belva Lorraine (Story) Henson. He passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 75. Surviving James is his sister, Brenda Henson of Cortez, CO. James was preceded in death by...
Janice Arlene 'Jan' Hutchinson
Jul 6, 2020
Janice Arlene Hutchinson was born on November 25, 1934 on a farm ten miles north of Cortez, CO, the second of four children. Jan married a wonderful man, Clyde Hutchinson, in 1953. They purchased the Sears catalog franchise in 1970 and operated it for ten years before opening Jan’s Fabrics in 1979. Later she was initiated into PEO in 1989....
Jess Walker Lancaster
Jul 3, 2020
Jess Walker Lancaster was born April 14, 1933 in Pleasant View, Colorado. He passed away peacefully at home in Yuma, Arizona on July 3, 2020 at the age of 87. Jess was one of twelve children born to Luke and Frances Lancaster, who came to Colorado to homestead in Yellow Jacket in 1920. He served in the U.S. Navy on...
Robert Rockwell Graham
Jun 30, 2020
Robert Rockwell Graham was born January 26, 1938 in Denver, CO the son of George Albert Graham and Lucy Ellen (Shaffer) Moran. He passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at his home in Dolores, CO at the age of 82. Robert grew up in Breckenridge, CO before it became a ski area. He was a heavy equipment mechanic by...
Nicolas Raul Rivera
Jun 26, 2020
Nicolas Raul Rivera was born May 3, 1956, and died June 26, 2020. Nic is survived by his wife, Wesley Ann Rivera; his daughter, Kaitlyn J. Rivera; his stepsons, Aaron and Zachary J. Crecelius; his sisters, Dolores Martinez, Mary Lettig, and Nancy O’Dell; and numerous nieces and nephews. Nic was preceded in death by his parents, Moises and Ophelia Rivera....
Robert Lee Hensley
Jun 23, 2020
ROBERT LEE HENSLEY Robert Lee Hensley was born July 14, 1958 in Phoenix, Ariz. the son of Howard and Evelyn Carol (Riddle) Hensley. He passed away on Tuesday, June 23 at his Dove Creek residence at the age of 61. Robert was a member of the Dove Creek Volunteer Fire Department for 18 years. He was an avid outdoorsman and...
Samuel Noah "Sammy" Armstrong
Jun 22, 2020
Samuel Noah ‘Sammy’ Armstrong, of Dolores, CO, was born August 26, 2005 in Cortez, CO the son of Lamonte Cole and Cari Lynn (Barnett) Armstrong. He passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 14. Surviving Sammy are his father, Lamonte Armstrong of Montrose, CO; his mother, Cari Armstrong of...
Harold Earl 'Skip' Adams
Jun 18, 2020
Harold Earl Adams, better known as Skip, was born July 8, 1950 in Anaheim California. Skip was the youngest of four sons born to Harold and Dorothy. In his early years, Skip farmed and ranched with his dad and three brothers, David, Chub and Denny in the San Luis Valley. Skip also worked and owned a motorcycle shop with his...
Elbert Leslie Colcord Jr.
Jun 15, 2020
Elbert Leslie Colcord Jr. was born on August 18, 1944, to Elbert "Bert" Colcord and Shirley Mae Lewis in Grand Junction, Colorado. He passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 75. The family moved around his first few years and then moved to Gateway, Colorado to build and operate...
Clifford Hershel Randles
Jun 13, 2020
Graveside services for Clifford Hershel Randles, age 83, will be held at the Dove Creek Cemetery on June 26, 2020 at 10:00 am. Clifford was born August 28, 1936 to James (Jim) Andrew and Irma Louise (Lewis) Randles in rural Cortez, CO. His father raised cattle and other farm animals and had owned a dairy in the La Junta, CO...
Abraham Daniel 'Abe' Saunders
Jun 9, 2020
Services for Mancos resident Abraham Daniel ‘Abe’ Saunders will be held at noon on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Boyle Park in Mancos, CO. Pastor Shane Prentice will officiate. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Military honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Abe left us to join his loving wife, Alice Ann,...
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