Obituaries

Jesse Daniel J.D. Rose

Jesse Daniel J.D. Rose

Sep 20, 2015

JESSE DANIEL "J.D." ROSE Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident, Jesse Daniel "J.D." Rose, will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 26 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Bruce Burkett will officiate. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. J.D. was born in Big Flat, Ark. on...

James Lewis "Jim" Frantz

James Lewis "Jim" Frantz

Sep 19, 2015

JAMES LEWIS FRANTZ James Lewis Frantz was born August 16, 1944 in Denver, Colo. to Marion Grace Lewis and passed away on September 19, 2015 at his home in Mancos, Colo. After the passing of his mother when he was six years old, Jim lived with various family members until finally being adopted by his grandmother, Amy Frantz and living...

Abedon Ramolo "Abe" Sena

Abedon Ramolo "Abe" Sena

Sep 19, 2015

ABEDON ROMOLO "ABE" SENA Graveside services for 33 year long resident of Cortez, Abedon Romolo "Abe" Sena will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 26 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jeff McDonnel will officiate. Abe was born on December 20, 1937 in Pecos, N.M. the son of Patricio and Antonia Sena. He passed away at his Cortez residence on...

Douglas William Horther

Douglas William Horther

Sep 19, 2015

Douglas William Horther July 14, 1950-September 19, 2015 Longtime Durango and Dolores resident Douglas William Horther, 65, died peacefully in the company of his loving wife, Lucy, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, on Saturday, September 19, 2015. Doug was born, the first child of William Conrad and Helen Lucille Horther, in Durango, CO. He graduated from Durango High School...

Patricia Ann Gallegos

Patricia Ann Gallegos

Sep 17, 2015

PATRICIA ANN GALLEGOS Memorial services for Patricia Ann Gallegos will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22 at Lifeway Baptist Church. Pastor James Vaughn will conduct the services. Pat was born January 19, 1947 in Centerville, Ark. the daughter of Coy Lee and Anna Bell (Bowden) Horne. She passed away at her Dolores home on Thursday, September 17,...

Jimmy Ray Patton

Jimmy Ray Patton

Sep 16, 2015

JIMMIE RAY PATTON Memorial services for longtime area resident Jimmie Ray Patton will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church with Reverend Steve Nofel officiating. Jim was born in Pueblo, Colo. on October 10, 1934 to Ernest Everett and Roberta Lenore (Yowell) Patton. He passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Wednesday,...

Mary Louise Elliott

Mary Louise Elliott

Sep 15, 2015

MARY LOUISE ELLIOTT Funeral services for longtime area resident Mary Louise Elliott will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Road M Chapel. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Bishop Vaughn Cook will conduct. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at...

Cecilia Mercy Ann Sutton

Cecilia Mercy Ann Sutton

Sep 15, 2015

CECILIA MERCY ANN SUTTON Funeral services for Cecilia Mercy Ann Sutton will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23 at Mountain View Community Church (formerly known as First Baptist Church of Oracle), 1175 N. Appleton Drive, Oracle, Ariz. Interment will follow at Oracle Cemetery. Visitation has been set for 10 a.m. Wednesday morning at the church. Cecilia was...

Patricia Lee Marez

Patricia Lee Marez

Sep 14, 2015

Memorial Service for Patricia Lee Marez, former Dolores resident, will be held on Saturday, October 24 at 10 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Private family inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Patricia was born on October 12, 1946 in Dolores, Colo. the daughter of Isaias and Anastasia Martinez. She passed away on September 14, 2015...

Heralicio "Ben" Benjamin Randall

Heralicio "Ben" Benjamin Randall

Sep 13, 2015

HERALICIO "BEN" BENJAMIN RANDALL Funeral Mass for Heralicio "Ben" Randall will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2015 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Ben was born October 31, 1949 in Cortez to Belarmino Randall and Helen Lopez Randall. He passed away at home in Dolores, Colo. on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was 65 years old....

Ernestine Tabbee

Ernestine Tabbee

Sep 10, 2015

ERNESTINE TABBEE Funeral services for Ernestine Tabbee will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Viewing will be held Monday, September 14, 2015 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ernestine was born November 27, 1965 in Cortez to Clyde Tabbee and Regina Price. She passed...

Roscoe Loren Hawks

Roscoe Loren Hawks

Sep 6, 2015

With great sadness we announce the passing of Roscoe Loren Hawks on Sunday, September 6, 2015 in Cortez, CO. RL was born in 1920 in Brownwood, MO; the fifth of eight children of Loren and Laura Hawks. He spent his early boyhood on the family farm, and his teenage years in Cape Girardeau, MO. Like many of his generation, he...

Mary Louise Greenfield

Mary Louise Greenfield

Sep 5, 2015

MARY LOUIS GREENFIELD Graveside services for Mary Louise Greenfield, currently of Purcell, Okla. and formerly from this area, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 12 at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday morning between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary was born October 21, 1943. She passed away at Norman Regional Hospital...

Norman Lee  Mcclellan

Norman Lee Mcclellan

Aug 30, 2015

NORMAN LEE MCCLELLAN Norman Lee McClellan passed away in Dolores, Colo. on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the age of 85. Norman was born in rural Dolores to Io (Vance) and Morris Ray McClellan on June 16, 1930. Norman married Sylvia Carlson on August 9, 1957 at the Methodist Church in Dolores. They recently celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. Norman...

Jayme Lee Billings

Jayme Lee Billings

Aug 28, 2015

JAYME LEE BILLINGS Jayme left this world all too soon. He was a strong man who loved his family and he shared most of his joyous moments with them. He leaves behind the love of his life, Robin. They were together for a memorable 18 years, which is almost half of his life on this Earth. He has two lovely...

Joan Marie Morgan

Joan Marie Morgan

Aug 27, 2015

JOAN MARIE MORGAN Joan Marie Morgan (Cordova) passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO on August 27, 2015 she was 58 years young. Joan was born in Denver, CO on September 25, 1956 to her parents Ronald Wayne and Gloria Mae Cordova. Wife of Ronald S. Morgan; Mother of Christopher T. Morgan, and Michelle M. Morgan, preceded in...

John Gordon Byers

John Gordon Byers

Aug 27, 2015

JOHN GORDON BYERS Memorial services for Cortez resident John Gordon Byers will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 26 at Arriola Bible Church. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. There will be a gathering for friends and family at the Byers residence immediately following the memorial service at 27430 Road H.6 Cortez. John was born July 14, 1927 in...

Elnor "Grace" Saltsgaver

Elnor "Grace" Saltsgaver

Aug 24, 2015

ELNOR GRACE SALTSGAVER Memorial services for longtime area resident, Elnor "Grace" Saltsgaver were held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 5 at First Baptist Church of Dolores, 100 N. 7th Street. Inurnment took place at Lebanon Cemetery. Grace was born March 15, 1930 in Mount Carmel, Ill. to Albert Spencer and Lenora Alice (Tolleson) Glazier. She passed away at Vista...

Ruby Jean Barber

Ruby Jean Barber

Aug 23, 2015

RUBY JEAN BARBER RUBY JEAN BARBER Ruby Jean Harris Barber, age 90, passed from this life on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 27. Ruby Jean was born on February 18, 1925 in Frederick, OK. She was a...

James Porter "Jim" Englehart

James Porter "Jim" Englehart

Aug 21, 2015

JAMES P. ENGLEHART Memorial services for lifelong area resident James P. Englehart will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 28 at the Old High School Auditorium at 7th Street and Chestnut Street. James Porter Englehart passed away on August 21, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colo. He was born August 30, 1932 in Durango, Colo. to...

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