Obituaries
Dorine Dyer (McMullen) Gilmore
Aug 13, 2025
Dorine (AKA Dede) died August 13, 2025 at Evenings Porch Assisted Living. She was 91.
Dorine was born to Loy and Vivian McMullen on February 10, 1934, in Liberal, Kansas, in the heart of the Depression era Dust Bowl. While working for the US Soil Conservation Service, her father was helping destitute farmers keep their precious earth from blowing away. Loy...
Juanita Gallegos
Aug 5, 2025
Juanita Gallegos passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, peacefully at her home in Durango Colorado.
Juanita was born on November 3, 1944 to John and Matilda Gallegos of Durango. She was the oldest of 13 children. She was raised in Durango Colorado where she graduated from Durango High School, she remained in Durango her entire life.
Juanita married Fernando Gallegos on...
Donald E. Babcock
Aug 16, 2025
The world lost a wonderful, caring, loving and generous soul on August 16, 2025. Don succumbed to complications of a head injury incurred during a fall in May. He was 77 years old. Born in small town Corry, PA, his father was tired of the snow and moved his family of six to California in 1957 in a ’49 Ford....
William Gordon Plested III, MD
2025
William G. Plested III, M.D.
(Poncho)
June 1936 – June 2025
Husband, father, thoracic surgeon, outdoorsman, pilot, auto mechanic, woodworker, musician, singer, writer, pet lover, and patriot; Bill was truly a Renaissance man. He passed away peacefully on June 8th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Bill was born in Wichita, Kansas, to William Gordon Plested Jr. and Flora Plested, both of Trinidad, Colorado....
John "Steve" Stephen Taylor
Aug 1, 2025
John “Steve” Stephen Taylor passed away peacefully August 1st, 2025 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango, CO. He was 83 and a resident of Pagosa Springs since 2006.
Steve was born and raised in Benton Harbor, MI, attended Benton Harbor High School and went on to earn a degree in paper technology from Western Michigan University. He was a member of...
Dana Darlene Bright
Aug 24, 2025
Dana loved gardening, fishing,camping,she enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She loved finding "treasures:" at various thrift stores.She grew up on her family ranch as an only child and her horses were her greatest companion. She enjoyed rock hunting and exploring new places.
She is survived by her life partner of 25 years John Vandermarliar her daughter,Kelly Carl ,her grandchildren...
Terry Craig Andrus
Aug 16, 2025
Terry Craig Andrus (Art) Born May 25, 1951 – Passed August 16, 2025, at 4:25 PM in Durango, Colorado where he spent his final chapter alongside his cherished friend and companion, Susan Boyd Brightman. Susan’s extraordinary care and unwavering support carried Terry through his brave journey with cancer.
Preceded in death by his parents, Niles J. Andrus and Constance Mae (Cox)...
Carol Ann Ransford
Aug 21, 2025
Carol Ann Ransford ( Henderson) was born in CA in 1943 prematurely , to Titus James Henderson and Eleanor Lajune Snively. and when she came home from the hospital she came home in a shoe box. Carol met the love of her life in 1958 at a Seventh Day Adventist school. Carol and Darel Ransford were married on July 23rd,...
Ursula Davies
Aug 16, 2025
Ursala Silviana Davies, age 90, of Ignacio, Colorado was called home to be with the Lord on August 16, 2025.
Ursula was born in Bonito Canyon, New Mexico on July 21, 1935 to Sylviano Archuleta and Ceferina (Valdez) Archuleta.
Ursula retired from Mercy Medical Center after 25 years, always connecting people, always offering a warm hello and hug. Ursula will be remembered...
Joseph "Richard" Montoya
Aug 11, 2025
Joseph "Richard" Montoya passed away on August 11th 2025 at home.
Richard was born in Durango Co, graduated from Durango High School. He was an Automotive Master Technician. He loved his Broncos, his family, and friends who became his family.
Son, dad, brother, uncle, loyal friend, dedicated employee and a great man who will be missed by many.
He is survived by his...
Katie Louise Dunn
Aug 5, 2025
atie Louise Dunn, age 47, daughter of John Dunn and Barbara Dunn, passed away on August 5, 2025 at her home in Vallecito Lake.Katie was born on March 25, 1978, at old Mercy Hospital in Durango and grew up with remarkable talents and skill in both swimming and skiing. As a summer club member of the Durango Sailfish club, her...
Patricia Mary Mohney
Aug 1, 2025
"I have traveled the sky, the ocean, the mountains, and the desert. The mountains were always my home.Now I am ready to travel one last time with the Lord.Passionately lived her life with Grace and Grit."
Lillian (Horvat) Roberts
Aug 1, 2025
Lillian (Horvat) Roberts, age 97, passed away peacefully on August 1st in Westminster, Colorado, surrounded by the love of her family.
Lillian was born on January 14, 1928, in Durango, Colorado, at Ochsner Hospital (now Gable House), to Melvin and Inez Olson. She was raised on her family’s farm near Ignacio alongside her six siblings, where she learned the values of...
Mitchell Meade
Jul 30, 2025
Mitchell Patrick Meade (65) passed away at his home in late July 2025. Mitchell was born in Mexico City, Mexico to Robert Eugene Meade and Joanne Jean (Mosher) Meade. He grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico and then ventured to Chicago and took college courses for land surveying. A free spirit, he moved back to New Mexico for a...
Thomas Roland Stevenson
Jul 29, 2025
Thomas Roland Stevenson, 89, of Bayfield, Colorado was called home to be with the Lord on July 29, 2025. Thomas was born in Hope, New Mexico on September 3, 1935 to Moses Roland Stevenson and Callie Allie (Horrell) Stevenson. Thomas was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
On September 11, 2021 Thomas married his wife, Julianne Richard (Hart)(Loughridge) Stevenson. They shared...
Joy Marie Wootton
Jul 28, 2025
With heavy hearts and deep gratitude for the life she lived, we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, and friend, Joy Marie Wootton, on July 28, 2025.
Born on March 3, 1982, at the military hospital in Minot, North Dakota, on a rare warm 33 degree day, when the high had not been above 0 degrees in 45...
Jane Elizabeth Short
Jul 25, 2025
Jane Elizabeth Short, age 73, was born April 16, 1952, and passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025, in the care of her loving family, Hospice of Mercy and the compassionate Comfort Keepers caregivers. Jane grew up in Littleton, CO, an only child of a single mother. She graduated from Bear Creek High School in 1970 and eventually her college...
Kean "Snow" Goodman Richards
Jul 24, 2025
Kean Goodman "Snow" Richards was born May 30th 1948, to Bob Richards and Alice Williams Richards, at their home on the Southern Ute Reservation in Ignacio, Colorado. Surrounded by his family, Kean passed away peacefully at Mercy medical Center on Thursday, July 24th 2025, at 8:40 a.m., at the age of 77 years old.
He was preceded in death by his...
Margaret Turnell
Jul 21, 2025
Margaret Turnell, age 102, of Durango, Colorado, passed away peacefully on the evening of July 21, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Margaret was born on April 14, 1923, in Granbury, Texas to W.L. and Jewell Bankston. She was the second oldest of eight children. Margaret met O.C. Turnell in Silver City, NM. In 1942, they were married in Albuquerque. They...
Edward Howard Griggs, IV
Jul 19, 2025
Edward Howard Griggs IV, 45, passed from this world to Heaven on July 19, 2025. He was a Purple Heart Recipient and highly decorated combat veteran, who put his life on the line for all Americans.
He was the Gunner of a military vehicle when it hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). He was thrown from the vehicle and suffered a...
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