Obituaries
Willie Hendrix
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Willie R. Hendrix Willie R. Hendrix died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 71. He was born to Londell and Thelma Hendrix June 14, 1941, in Lexington, S.C., and he grew up in Lexington with his two sisters. He graduated from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University. Mr. Hendrix moved to...
Pauline Evans
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Pauline Lola "Polly" Evans (Colby) Longtime La Plata County resident, Pauline Lola “Polly” Evans, 93, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Mancos, Colo. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be Friday, May 10, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery...
Bula Queen
Apr 30, 2013
Obituary for Bula Doris Queen Bula Doris Queen, 99, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society- Four Corners Village in Aztec, New Mexico. Mrs. Queen was born May 12, 1914 in Headrick, Oklahoma, the daughter of Howard and Jessie Chapman. Doris' family moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico in 1928. It was while in New Mexico that she...
Mary Armijo
Apr 30, 2013
Obituary for Mary Trina Armijo (Sanchez) Mary Trina Armijo, 92, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Visitation will be at Hood Mortuary on Saturday, May 4, 2013, from noon to 1 p.m., with a funeral service at 1 p.m. at Hood Mortuary. Burial will follow at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield. Mrs. Armijo was born August 29, 1920,...
Marion Stevens
Apr 27, 2013
Obituary for Marion Albert Stevens Surrounded by family, Marion Albert Stevens returned to his Heavenly Father on April 27, 2013, at the age of 79. Marion was born February 14, 1934, to Marion J. and Lettie D. Stevens in Durango, the first of seven children. He married Lorraine Drake January 18, 1955, and together they had four children, Marvin Lynn,...
Alfred Roberts Jr
Apr 25, 2013
Obituary for Alfred John Roberts Jr. Alfred John Roberts, Jr., died Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Mancos, Colo. of natural causes. He was 92. Alfred lived in Durango since 2002. He was born January 2, 1921, in Los Angeles, Calif., son of Alfred John Roberts, Sr. and Anna Seivers Roberts. He earned a BS in both Chemical and Electrical Engineering...
Rose Pawlik
Apr 22, 2013
Obituary for Rose Pawlik (Borrelli) Rose Pawlik, 94, died Monday, April 22, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Mrs. Pawlik was born May 27, 1918, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Jasper and Elfrieda Borrelli. She married Floyd “Lefty” Pawlik on January 10, 1942. She is survived by: Joyce Fontana (daughter) of Durango, James Pawlik (son) of Arlington Heights, Ill.; four grandchildren,...
Brad Jesmer
Apr 21, 2013
Obituary for Brad Jesmer Southern Ute Police Officer James Bradley Jesmer died of complications of cystic fibrosis and a lung transplant Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Durango. He was 37. Known as Brad or “Jez,” he was born to Frank and Marilyn Jesmer on May 14, 1975, in Fullerton, Calif. He grew up in Ignacio and Arboles, graduating from Ignacio...
Barbara King
Apr 18, 2013
Obituary for Barbara Marguerite King (Stengel) Barbara M. King passed away in her Durango home on Thursday, April 18, 2013, with her family at her side. Born Barbara Marguerite Stengel on January 30, 1936 in Boulder, CO to Louis A. and Marguerite M. Stengel, she grew up on the farm established by her paternal grandparents. A graduate of Mt. St....
Taylor Folmar
Apr 17, 2013
Obituary for Taylor Alan Folmar Taylor Alan Folmar, 26, passed away on Wednesday April 17th, 2013 at his home in Durango, Colorado. The cause of death is undetermined. Taylor was born in Midland, Texas on August 2nd, 1986 to Kenneth and Rene Folmar. Taylor graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School and attended Fort Lewis College. Taylor was a jack of all...
Cynthia Adams
Apr 12, 2013
Obituary for Cynthia D. Adams Durango resident Cynthia D. Adams died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center. She was 53. She was born September 8, 1959, to Vanderbilt and Mary Lou Adams in Orlando, Fla. She grew up in Florida, and moved to Colorado in the 1970’s. Ms. Adams moved to Durango in 1979. Cynthia was employed...
Kattaleya Walker
Apr 11, 2013
Kattaleya Liliana Walker entered into this world and was quickly taken away on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Services will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Monday, April 22, 2013, from 6 - 8 p.m. Kattaleya is the daughter of Jacob Walker and Judi Ruiz. Kattaleya is survived by her parents, Jacob and Judi, of Durango, her...
Kathleen Gomez
Apr 9, 2013
Obituary for Kathleen T. "Kata" Gomez Kathleen T. “Kata” Gomez, 47, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colo., due to natural causes. A rosary will be held at St. Peter-St. Rosa Catholic Church on Friday at 6:00 p.m. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. also...
Bernard Arnold
Apr 6, 2013
Obituary for Bernard Percy "Bernie" Arnold Two-time resident of the Durango area, Bernie Arnold, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, after a two-year battle with pancreatic and bladder cancer, at his home in Ignacio. He was 68. Bernie was born December 11, 1944, in Stonehouse, Great Britain, to Walter and Rena Arnold. He immigrated to Canada at the age of seven...
Ruth Parkinson
Apr 5, 2013
Obituary for Ruth Eloise Parkinson (Knight) Ruth Eloise (Knight) Parkinson was born October 28, 1924, on a farm outside Milan, Mo., the youngest of the eight children of Herbert and Edna Knight. She died in her sleep on April 5, 2013, in her home in Durango, Colo. She married Philip Fulton Parkinson, II, a native of Durango, on January 22,...
Ivan Naranjo Shipps
Apr 3, 2013
Obituary for Ivan Matthew Naranjo Shipps On April 3, 2013, former Durango resident, Ivan Matthew Naranjo Shipps, died at his dwelling in Silver City, N.M., from the medical consequences of alcoholism. Ivan was born at Community Hospital in Durango on June 27, 1971. He attended public schools in Durango and graduated from Durango High School in 1989. Following high school...
Sherry Bacus
Apr 1, 2013
Obituary for Sherry Lea Bacus (Lemon) Sherry Lea Bacus, 67, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at home in Durango, Colo., due to an accidental carbon monoxide exposure. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Hood Mortuary. Mr. Paul Lemon will be officiating. Burial will occur at Crestview Cemetery in Durango. Sherry was born February...
James Gore
Mar 31, 2013
Obituary for James Arnett "Jim" Gore James Arnett “Jim” Gore, 95, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at home in Durango, Colo. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Rev. Ken Malcolm will be officiating. Burial of Mr. Gore’s cremains will occur at Oxford Cemetery. Mr. Gore was...
Donald Farrow
Mar 31, 2013
Obituary for Donald Lee Farrow Donald Lee Farrow, 74, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. The cause of death was pneumonia and Parkinson’s disease. Don was born September 26, 1938, in McNary, Ariz., the son of Edward and Martha Farrow. He grew up in the Phoenix area. He married Shirley Cook in Phoenix...
Willie Chasteen
Mar 29, 2013
Obituary for Willie Louise Chasteen Willie Louise Chasteen, 86, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at home in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Mrs. Chasteen lived in Pagosa Springs for the past two and a half years. Services will be announced at a later time and cremation will occur. Mrs. Chasteen was born December 27, 1926, in Indianola, Okla., the daughter of...
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