Aleene Maude Neely
Mar 7, 2020
Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Aleene Maude Neely will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Raymond Boyd will officiate. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. Aleene was born August 1, 1931 in Egnar, CO the daughter of Frank Pepper and Elsie Maude (Knuckles) Buffington. She passed away on Saturday, March 7,...
Corie Leanne Mcwilliams
Mar 3, 2020
Corie McWilliams was born in Bakersfield, California on August 31, 1979 and passed away March 11, 2020 in Cortez CO. Corie loved to ride her bicycle, spend time with her cat Molly, and play Uno. She took pride in her ability to keep her house and loved to work in the yard. She occasionally spent time volunteering at the animal...
Lavena Ethel 'Eny' Saunders
Mar 3, 2020
Funeral services for Cortez resident Lavena Ethel ‘Eny’ Saunders will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Will Morris will officiate. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Eny was born July 21, 1926 in the Arriola community, the third daughter born to George S. and Jewell Lenore (Short) Gardner. Nola K. and Mona...
Jerry J. Chaffin
Feb 28, 2020
Jerry J. Chaffin left this world on the morning of February 28, 2020 at the age of 94 after a very brief stay at Hospice House in Durango, Colorado. Jerry was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Dorothy Hayes Chaffin; his parents, William and Emma Chaffin; his brothers and their wives Victor and Elsie Chaffin, William and...
Lena G. Cordova
Feb 26, 2020
Funeral mass for Mancos resident Lena G. Cordova will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2020 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. A Rosary will take place from 7 – 8 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2020 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Lena was born...
William Wayne Kenyon
Feb 26, 2020
William Wayne Kenyon of Cortez, CO passed away at his home February 26, 2020 at the age of 91. Wayne was born August 19, 1928 in La Jara, CO to William K. and Lucile (Albrecht) Kenyon. When he was one, the family moved to South Texas and a few years later in 1933 they moved to Cortez, CO. This would...
Alzina Jean Moss
Feb 26, 2020
Memorial services for Cortez resident Alzina Jean Moss will be held at a later date. Jean was born September 16, 1942 in Del Norte, CO the daughter of Fred Willis and Nellie Maude (Shereve) Birdsey. She passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango CO at the age of 77. Surviving Jean are her spouse,...
Reynaldo Leyba "Reyno" Baca
Feb 25, 2020
Reynaldo Leyba (Reyno) Baca, a resident of Cortez, CO, died on February 25, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Previously he lived in Durango, CO. He spent his childhood on the family ranch at Margas, Catron County, NM. He tried his hand at farming and ranching. Reyno was born at Socorro, Socorro County, NM on March 17, 1943 to Eliseo Baca...
Bertha Ella Leffel
Feb 24, 2020
Graveside services for Dove Creek resident Bertha Ella Leffel will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2020 at Burn Cemetery in Egnar, CO. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Visitation will take place from 4 – 6 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bertha was born December 29, 1920 in Panora, IA the daughter of John...
Ruby Jean Mellott
Feb 23, 2020
Funeral services for Pleasant View resident Ruby Jean Mellott will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Ruby Jean Mellott was born in Mancos, CO June 1, 1936 to Hubert Baker and Alma Brown Baker. She passed away and went...
Betty Mae Hunter
Feb 22, 2020
Cortez resident Betty Mae Hunter was born February 5, 1931 in Brockway, PA the daughter of Harry Leroy and Althea (Hemphill) Peters. She passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 89. Betty married Henry Fulton Hunter in Brockway, PA on February 5, 1955. They moved to Montezuma County in 1974 where she...
Harold Dee 'Doc' Bryan Jr.
Feb 20, 2020
Funeral services for Harold Dee “Doc” Bryan Jr. will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation will take place at 1 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Doc was born March 21, 1943 the son of Harold Dee Bryan Sr. and...
Brandon Vale Cecil
Feb 17, 2020
Mancos resident Brandon Vale Cecil was born January 22, 1965 in Lakewood, CA the son of Harold Eugine and Charmaine Shirley (Dupree) Cecil. He passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 55. Surviving Brandon are his mother; his daughter, Suni Cecil of Reno, VN; his son, Michael Wiseman of...
Mabel Lou Highland
Feb 15, 2020
Mabel Lou ‘Scottie’ Highland was born July 21, 1922 in Van Hook, ND the daughter of Frank Murdock and Jesse Alma (Ernest) McQueen. She passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 97. Scottie married Wayne Bartlett Highland January 8, 1947 in Las Vegas NV. Surviving Scottie are her children, Penny Stevens (Joe)...
Esther T. Benally
Feb 12, 2020
Interment for Cortez resident Esther T. Benally will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2020 at Cortez Cemetery. Esther was born May 16, 1924 in Montezuma Creek, UT the daughter of Slim and Jessie (Hastí Naakai Diné é bí tsí) Todachinie. She passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, CO...
Jannette Willden Taylor
Feb 12, 2020
Funeral services for Cortez resident Jannette Taylor will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Road M Chapel. Bishop Jeremy Yarbrough will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place at the church prior to the service. Jannette Willden Taylor passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 12,...
Joe Frank
Feb 10, 2020
Funeral services for Shiprock, NM resident Joe Frank will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 1 – 3 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Joe was born July 15, 1917 in Teec Nos Pos, AZ. His mother, Rose Niclaastiischilli,...
Lorraine Flatten (Wickstrom) Guenther
Feb 10, 2020
Funeral services for Cortez resident Lorraine Flatten (Wickstrom) Guenther will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2020 at the Arriola Bible Church. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. On Monday February 10, 2020, Lorraine Naomi (Wickstrom)...
Mary Alice Lewis
Feb 8, 2020
Memorial services for Cortez resident Mary Alice Lewis will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Dolores Community Center. Mary Alice (Robinson) Lewis was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 28, 1953 to Ray Edward Robinson and Clara Mae (Kennett) Robinson. She passed into Eternal Life on February 8, 2020. She is survived by her...
Lilly Jay Lee
Feb 8, 2020
Funeral services for Aneth, UT resident Lilly Jay Lee will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Terebinth Full Gospel Church in Aneth, UT. Pastor Earl Roy Lee will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Lilly was born March 18, 1930 in Aneth, UT the daughter of Jim and Mary (Bitisilly) Jay. She passed away on...
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