Obituaries

Freddie Paul Lopez

Freddie Paul Lopez

Jul 1, 2016

FREDDIE PAUL LOPEZ Funeral Mass for Grand Junction, Colo. resident Freddie Paul Lopez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 9 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 8 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary service will begin...

Lee Thomas "Woodie" Wood

Lee Thomas "Woodie" Wood

Jun 27, 2016

LEE THOMAS "WOODIE" WOOD Funeral services for Bayfield resident Lee Thomas "Woodie" Wood will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 8 at Life Church on Highway 160B in Bayfield. Interment will follow at the Bayfield Pine River Cemetery. Woodie was born June 28, 1929 in Hutchinson, Kan. the son of Ranken Thomas and Elma Helen (Farley) Wood. He...

Robert Clarence "Bob" Bales

Robert Clarence "Bob" Bales

Jun 25, 2016

ROBERT CLARENCE "BOB" BALES Robert Clarence "Bob" Bales was born January 3, 1949 in Tokyo, Japan the son of Arthur William Bales Jr. and Julia Esma (Richardson) Bales. He passed away on June 25, 2016 at his Lewis residence at the age of 67. Bob spent his career as an Information Data Specialist. He retired from both AT&T and IBM....

Donald Eugene Cooper

Donald Eugene Cooper

Jun 23, 2016

DONALD EUGENE COOPER A memorial service for longtime Cortez resident Donald Eugene Cooper will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 1 at the Cortez American Legion. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Don was born June 30, 1942 in Pueblo, Colo. the son of Forest William and Florence Louise (Dennis) Cooper....

Richard Lynn "Rick" Dennison

Richard Lynn "Rick" Dennison

Jun 19, 2016

RICHARD LYNN "RICK" DENNISON Funeral services for Norwood, Colo. resident Richard Lynn "Rick" Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 9:00 to service time. Rick was born December 19, 1957 in Cortez the son of Vernon Oscar and...

Phyllis Jean Gapp

Phyllis Jean Gapp

Jun 17, 2016

PHYLLIS JEAN (COX) GAPP Phyllis Jean (Cox) Gapp was born March 20, 1938. She grew up under the loving guidance of her parents, Cecil and Helen M. (Brown) Cox in Cheyenne, Wyo. and welcomed her sister, Marilyn "Joanne" when she was eight years old. All of her school years were spent in Cheyenne. In 1956, Phyllis met John "Jack" Gapp,...

Charles Edward "Buddy" Johnson

Charles Edward "Buddy" Johnson

May 29, 2016

CHARLES EDWARD "BUDDY" JOHNSON Charles Edward Johnson, known to many as Bud Johnson and a life-long resident of Dolores, Colorado, passed this life on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the age of 90 at his residence in Taylorsville, Utah beside his family. He was born to Navie Sophia Sagrillo Johnson and Samuel Edward Johnson October 10, 1925 in their family...

Stanley Eugene Daves

Stanley Eugene Daves

May 28, 2016

STANLEY EUGENE DAVES Funeral services for Stanley Eugene Daves, 62, of Dove Creek will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 3, at the new Dove Creek High School Auditorium. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Stanley was born January 15, 1954 in Cortez to James Floyd and Glennis Ardena (Atkinson) Daves. He passed away in Dove Creek...

Betty Pauline Bearly

Betty Pauline Bearly

May 26, 2016

BETTY PAULINE BEARLY Funeral services for longtime Lewis resident Betty Pauline Bearly will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Betty Pauline (Haney) Bearly was born to Charles Berk and Maggie Myrtle Haney on October 30, 1924, in a home West of Ackman, Colorado. A child of a...

Debra Ann May

Debra Ann May

May 25, 2016

DEBRA ANN MAY Funeral services for longtime Towaoc resident Debra Ann May will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at West Water Cemetery near Blanding, Utah. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Debra was born June 27, 1969 in Monticello, Utah the daughter...

Sam Eugene Crain

Sam Eugene Crain

May 25, 2016

SAM EUGENE CRAIN Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Sam Eugene Crain will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. Sam was born October 29, 1926 in Porum, Okla. the son of Luke and Ada (Johnson) Crain. He passed away on Wednesday,...

Kenneth Ray Saunders

Kenneth Ray Saunders

May 24, 2016

KENNETH RAY SAUNDERS Funeral services for Kenneth Ray Saunders of Cortez, Colo. are scheduled at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Kenneth was born April 22, 1960 in Cortez, Colo. He passed away May 24, 2016. Kenneth was the only child of Lavena E. (Gardner) Saunders and John R. Saunders Jr. Kenneth truly...

Samuel Xarius Gordon

Samuel Xarius Gordon

May 24, 2016

SAMUEL XARIUS GORDON Memorial services for Samuel Xarius Gordon will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Reverend Leigh Waggoner will officiate. Following the service a celebration of Sam's life will be held at the Carpenter Natural Area at approximately 4:30 p.m. Please use the east entrance off of Mildred Road. Sam...

Richard Marlin "Dick" Jackson

Richard Marlin "Dick" Jackson

May 24, 2016

RICHARD MARLIN "DICK" JACKSON Richard Marlin "Dick" Jackson was born June 19, 1933 in Terre Haute, Ind. the son of Marlin and Leona (Wenzel) Jackson. He passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 82. On December 29, 1951, Dick married Nancy Sue Coffenberry, the love of his life. Dick was a...

Charles Terrance "Chuck" Robinson

Charles Terrance "Chuck" Robinson

May 22, 2016

CHARLES TERRANCE "CHUCK" ROBINSON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Charles Terrance "Chuck" Robinson will be held on Friday, June 3 at 11:00 a.m. at the Lewis Arriola Community Center 21176 Road S, Cortez. Chuck was born in Bismarck, N.D. on March 23, 1949. He departed on May 22, 2016 and resided in Cortez, CO. He graduated from Natrona County...

William Clifford "Cliff" Herndon

William Clifford "Cliff" Herndon

May 21, 2016

WILLIAM CLIFFORD "CLIFF" HERNDON III Graveside inurnment services for longtime Mancos resident William Clifford "Cliff" Herndon III will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos. Military honors will be provided by Montezuma County VFW Post #5231. Cliff was born September 17, 1937 in Corpus Christi, Tex. the son of William C. Herndon...

Marilyn Eulene Knuckles

Marilyn Eulene Knuckles

May 20, 2016

MARILYN EULENE KNUCKLES Funeral services for lifelong area resident Marilyn Eulene Knuckles will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Marilyn was born May 13, 1940 in Cortez the daughter of John Harvey and Mildred...

Timothy Dale "Tim" Krebs Jr.

Timothy Dale "Tim" Krebs Jr.

May 20, 2016

TIMOTHY DALE "TIM" KREBS JR. Memorial services for Cortez resident Timothy Dale "Tim" Krebs Jr. will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Tim was born on July 25, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida the son of Timothy Dale Krebs Sr. and Janet Lea (Goodin) Krebs. He passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 at...

Tracy Eugene Sanchez

Tracy Eugene Sanchez

May 16, 2016

TRACY EUGENE SANCHEZ Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Cortez resident Tracy Eugene Sanchez will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Tracy was born August 25, 1973 in Cortez, Colo. He passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016 at his residence at the age of 42. Tracy was a Raiders fan through and through....

Jacquelyn Jacket  Nephi

Jacquelyn Jacket Nephi

May 9, 2016

JACQUELYN JACKET NEPHI Funeral services for longtime Towaoc resident Jacquelyn Jacket Nephi will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled from noon to service time at the funeral home. Jacquelyn was born January 31, 1958 the daughter of Alfred Wall Sr. and Linda Jacket...

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