Obituaries
Karen Drysdale
Jan 31, 2014
Obituary for Karen S. Drysdale (Sechrist) Karen S. Drysdale, 58, passed Friday, January 31, 2014 in Durango, Colorado, A Celebration of Life service will be February 7th, 2014, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Alamosa , Colo., at 2pm. Karen was born September 1, 1955 in Casper, Wyoming the daughter of Dwight and Norma Sechrist. She grew up on a...
Theodore Begshaw
Jan 25, 2014
Obituary for Theodore Leslie Begshaw Theodore Leslie Begshaw, 87, Farmington, NM died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO. Cremation was at Hood Mortuary in Durango. A Private burial of ashes will occur at a later date in Paola, KS. Mr. Begshaw was born December 4, 1926 in Miami County, KS the son of Leslie...
Brenda Newsom
Jan 25, 2014
Obituary for Brenda Joy Newsom (Howell) Brenda Joy Newsom, 61, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 in Farmington, New Mexico . Private family services will be at later date. Mrs. Newsom was born November 4, 1952 in Lubbock, Texas the daughter of Chuck and June Howell. She graduated from Monterey High School in Lubbock, Tex., in 1971. She attended L.I.F.E. Bible...
George Whitt
Jan 24, 2014
Obituary for George Thomas Whitt George Thomas Whitt left this world for the Kingdom of Heaven on January 24, 2014 at home in Ignacio. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at Ignacio Elementary School Multi-purpose Room (115 Ute St, Ignacio). George was born on December 2, 1935 to his parents Leon and Edna Whitt....
Thomas Everette, Jr.
Jan 18, 2014
Obituary for Thomas F. "Tom" Everette, Jr. Thomas F. Everette, Jr., 70, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, after a brief but intense battle with cancer. Tom was born in Birmingham, AL, on May 5, 1943, to Thomas and Elizabeth Everette. After high school, he joined the Navy and served on the USS...
Jeanie Lauth
Jan 18, 2014
Obituary for Jeanie Gwen Lauth Jeanie Gwen Harrison Lauth, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2014 at her home in Breen, Colorado after a brief battle with cancer. Jeanie was born February 28, 1956, in Durango, Colorado, the youngest daughter of Keith and Gertie Harrison. Residing in Durango her entire life, Jeanie is survived by her husband, Bob Lauth, celebrating...
Frances Sadler
Jan 17, 2014
Obituary for Frances Caroline Sadler (Shuger) Frances Caroline Sadler, 90, of Kingwood, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014. She was born on March 12, 1923 in Moscow, Iowa, to Frank and Carrie Shuger. Frances married her high school sweetheart, Robert C. Sadler on December 24, 1946. She was an accomplished woman in business and finance, and an excellent...
John Coffell
Jan 16, 2014
Obituary for John Edward Coffell John Edward Coffell, 88, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Durango, Co. Cremation will occur.Mr. Coffell was born February 26, 1925 in Peach Orchard, Arkansas the son of Richard and Mae Coffell. John was the oldest of two brothers.Mr. Coffell met the love of his life, Ocie Lorene Cooper in Peach Orchard, Arkansas in 1944...
Robert McCaw
Jan 16, 2014
Obituary for Robert Bruce McCaw Long time Oxford area resident Robert Bruce McCaw passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his winter home in Chandler, Arizona. He was two weeks shy of his 83rd birthday. Bob was born January 28, 1931 to Forest and Amy McCaw at his parents’ home in Oxford, Colorado. He rode a horse to the...
Kristine Gilleland
Jan 15, 2014
Obituary for Kristine Gilleland (Williams) Kristine Williams Gilleland, 75, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at home in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Monday, January 20, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Bayfield, Colorado (1690 Hwy 160 B, Bayfield, CO 81122). Bishop John Phillips from the Durango 2nd Ward will be...
Loraine Bracewell, Jr.
Jan 12, 2014
Obituary for Loraine Matthew "Matt" Bracewell, Jr. Durango resident Matt Bracewell passed peacefully January 12, 2014 at Four Corners Health Care Center, he was 87. Matt was born & raised in Fort Worth, Texas by his adoring parents, L. M. Bracewell Sr. and Berneice Pitt Bracewell. He knew every neighbor on his street by name and was a social butterfly...
Luinda Stricklin
Jan 11, 2014
Obituary for Luinda Ruth Stricklin Ruth Stricklin, of Bayfield, Colorado, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, in Amarillo, Texas. Ruth was born in Douglas, Arizona on May 11, 1917. She and her husband bought a home at Vallecito Resort where they retired in 1972. She moved to the town of Bayfield in 1987, following her husband’s passing where she remained until...
Lola Bessee
Jan 10, 2014
Obituary for Lola Marie Bessee (Fidder) Lola Marie Bessee, Daughter of Ralph Sturman and Lola Fidder, of Cortez, Co, Wife of Jack Bessee, survived by sons Clint, and Brian Bessee, daughter Margie Lopez and grandson Ken Shafer, passed away Friday January 10, 2014. Lola was an avid bowler for 50 years for DWBA and CWBA Lola was a manager of...
Hubart Zaremba
Jan 9, 2014
Obituary for Hubart B. "Herb" Zaremba Hubart B. “Herb” Zaremba, 90, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Known by friends and family as Herb, his parents were immigrants from Poland. They raised him and his siblings through the Great Depression without any government aid. They instilled in him a great respect for the freedom and opportunities of living...
Harry McCoy
Jan 8, 2014
Obituary for Harry Lee McCoy Harry Lee McCoy, 84, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at his home in La Boca, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. No services are planned at this time. Mr. McCoy was born November 11, 1929 in Ignacio, Colorado the son of Charles and Elva McCoy. Mr. McCoy grew up in the...
Daryl Welch
Jan 7, 2014
Obituary for Daryl Edwin "Eddie" Welch Daryl Edwin “Eddie” Welch, 63, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Home in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango and burial of ashes will occur in Hillsboro, TX. A reception will be held at the Life Church, 699 Bayfield Parkway, on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 from 1-3:00 p.m. Guests...
Sheila Rogers
Jan 7, 2014
Obituary for Sheila Glenn Rogers (McCabe) Durango resident, Sheila Glenn McCabe Rogers, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Sunshine Gardens Country Home. She was 85. Mrs. Rogers was born to William Richard and Lola Irene (Morrison) McCabe in her grand- mother’s home in Dolores, CO. Her family, including the McCabes, Morrisons and Peels, were pioneers in Montezuma County. She attended...
Earl Rea, Sr.
Jan 5, 2014
Obituary for Earl Lowell Rea, Sr. Earl Lowell Rea, Sr., 85, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 5, 2014 at his home in Oxford, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory and per Earl’s request, no services are planned. Earl was born June 16, 1928 in Durango, Colorado to Ralph and Marjorie (Rex) Rea. Earl grew up in the Oxford...
Arlene Schultz
Jan 4, 2014
Obituary for Arlene Doris Schultz Arlene Doris Schultz, 93, died Saturday, January 04, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Born September 30, 1920, to the parents of Henry George Ebel and Emma Pauline Belts in Lincoln, Nebraska. They had four children together. Their daughter, Arlene married Frederick Schultz, Sr., June 14, 1943 in Salinas, California. They move to Durango, Colorado in 1980,...
Roy Goodman
Jan 3, 2014
Obituary for Roy Dean Goodman Roy Dean Goodman, 89, died Friday, January 03, 2014 at home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A funeral will be Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango. Burial with military honors will follow services at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mr. Goodman was born June 23, 1924 in Erath County, Stephenville,...
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