Obituaries
Darrell Gardner
May 14, 2014
Darrell Lee Gardner was born June 2, 1960, in Colorado Springs, CO. He went to be with the Lord on May 14, 2014. Darrell and his parents, Duane and Donna Gardner, along with his brother and sister, lived in several Colorado towns until they moved to Montrose in 1972. He graduated from Montrose High School in 1978 and attended Northwest...
Margaret Martinez
May 14, 2014
Obituary for Margaret Sally Martinez All the hugs and kisses you could ever want was her specialty. Margaret “Margie” Martinez loved people and people loved her. She was at home when called to hug and kiss our Lord on Tuesday, May 13th, 2014. Margaret Sally Martinez, or Margie was born in Trujillo, Colorado on April 15, 1934 to Jose N....
Donald Kent
May 14, 2014
Obituary for Donald Lee Kent Donald L Kent of Durango passed away Wednesday May 14, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colorado from complications of Parkinson’s. He was born March 4, 1935 to William and Elsie Kent in Texhoma, Texas. The family moved to Beulah, Colorado, where he spent his childhood. He enlisted in the Air Force and was...
Louis Kill
May 7, 2014
Obituary for Louis Henry Kill Louis Henry Kill, This is my “hello” and my “farewell”. Since I have elected not to have a traditional funeral service, I want this to be more than a usual obituary. It is my farewell to all my relatives and my friends and hope they will miss me as much as I have enjoyed having...
Jack Newbold
May 6, 2014
Obituary for Jack Newbold Jack Newbold, a lifetime resident of the Durango area, died May 6th, 2014 at the Home Lake Veterans Home in Monte Vista, Colorado, three days short of his 87th birthday. Jack was born and raised at his family's homestead in western La Plata county, the third of four children born to Benjamin and Katherine Newbold. He...
Scott Sparks
May 4, 2014
Obituary for Scott Russell Sparks Scott Russell Sparks, 47, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Services will be Monday, May 12, 11:00 a.m. at the 1st Congregational Church of Christ in Grand Junction. Scott was born May 11, 1966 in Boulder, Colorado, son of Gene and Lee Sparks. He grew up in Boulder until the beginning of his...
Eric Haynie
May 1, 2014
Obituary for Eric Michael Haynie Durango resident, Eric M. Haynie died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at his home with his wife at his side. He was 64. Mr. Haynie was born to Elwood and Frances Haynie on May 7, 1949, in Colorado Springs. Eric spent his youth in Colorado Springs, and subsequently moved to Provo, Utah after graduating from high...
Olive Bennett
Apr 29, 2014
Obituary for Olive May Bennett (Crawford) Just five days before her 90th birthday, on April 29, 2014, Olive May Bennett died at Four Corners Health Care Center. Olive was born to Floyd and Frances Crawford on May 4, 1924 in San Diego, CA. She graduated from San Diego High School in 1942. She married William (Bob) R. Bennett in March...
Jeffrey Davies
Apr 27, 2014
Obituary for Jeffrey William "The Voyager" Davies Jeffrey “The Voyager” William Davies died Sunday, April 27, 2014. The cause of death is yet to be determined. He was 41. Jeff was born March 28, 1973, to Terrance and Linda Davies of Corning, New York, where he grew up, graduating from Corning West High School in 1991. In 1991 he moved...
Donald Sauer
Apr 27, 2014
Obituary for Donald Duane Sauer Donald Duane Sauer, 56, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at home in Durango, Colorado. A graveside service will be held at the Allison-Tiffany Cemetery on Thursday, May 1st, 2014 at 1:00 pm. Don was born October 5, 1957 in Durango, Colorado, the son of John and Leta Sauer. He grew up in Durango. After residing...
Cheryl Ireland
Apr 25, 2014
Obituary for Cheryl Ann Ireland Cheryl Ann Ireland, 67, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at home in Bayfield, Colorado. A graveside service will be held Monday, April 28, 2014 at 4:00 P.M. at Pine River Cemetery. Pastor Randy Ash of First Baptist Church will be officiating. Cheryl was born October 23, 1946 in Orange, California, the daughter of Jack and...
Helen McKinsey
Apr 23, 2014
Obituary for Helen Frances McKinsey Helen Frances McKinsey, 89, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Westminster, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be held Monday, April 28, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Pastor Alan Te Brink will be officiating. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Helen was born July 13, 1924 in Cicero, Indiana the daughter...
Ruby Sanders
Apr 23, 2014
Obituary for Ruby Sanders Our dear mother, Ruby Sanders, long time Durango and Dolores resident, died in the early morning of April 23, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. She died of natural causes, incident to a stroke, in her sleep, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was the most loving mother imaginable to six children-- Darlene, Eugene, Linda Sue,...
Thomas Gray
Apr 22, 2014
Obituary for Thomas Moore Gray Thomas Moore Gray, 74, died peacefully at his home in Durango, Colorado on April 22, 2014. Thomas Moore Gray was born in Nashville, Tenn. on August 14, 1940 to Lawrence Houston Gray and Hilda Moore Gray. The family moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 1950, and Tom lived there until graduating from Drake University, where...
Margaret Allen
Apr 21, 2014
Obituary for Margaret M Allen (Britt) Long time Durango resident Margaret Allen-Schumacher died April 21, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center due to causes of incident to age. Margaret was born February 9, 1924 to Claude and Christine Schmidt Britt in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. Allen-Schumacher attended Durango High School her senior year and was excused from classes in January...
Fern Knisley
Apr 20, 2014
Obituary for Fern Anita "Anita" Knisley Durango resident Fern Anita Knisley died at her home on April 20, 2014, Easter Sunday. She was 90. Known to everyone as Anita, she was born to Elsie and Lois Rhoades in Ostrander, Ohio on July 21, 1923. She often recalled memories of the 1st through 12th grade school that she attended as well...
Rene Sweeney
Apr 19, 2014
Obituary for Rene Ann Sweeney Rene Ann Sweeney, 69, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, in Durango, Colorado. Rene was born November 14, 1944 in Camden, Tennessee, the daughter of Guy and Virginia Creasman Maiden. She had five brothers and sisters and grew up in Camden, Tennessee. She graduated from Camden High School. She moved to Colorado Springs in 1961. There...
Betty Griffin
Apr 18, 2014
Obituary for Betty Ann Griffin (Felch) Betty Ann Griffin departed from this life while asleep at the Four Corners Health Center in Durango, CO, in the afternoon on April 18, 2014. She passed on Good Friday which was also her 85th birthday. Born on April 18, 1929, in Chicago, IL, she was the only child of Lillian and Stanley Felch....
Merle Pearce
Apr 18, 2014
Obituary for Merle D "Curley" Pearce Merle D. (Curley) Pearce, a longtime resident of San Juan County and La Plata County, passed away April 18, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Merle was born January 3, 1940 in Lakeside, Arizona, the son of Leo Berton and Grace Irene (Williams) Pearce. Merle was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, Leo Pearce...
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