Obituaries
James Decker
Aug 29, 2012
Obituary for James W. "Mutt" Decker James Willard “Mutt” Decker, 89, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at home in Aztec, N.M. He was the last surviving pioneer of the Decker family. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the family present to receive guests from 10 a.m. to...
Morris Thompson
Aug 29, 2012
Obituary for Morris Maynard Thompson Morris Maynard Thompson died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at his home in Durango, Colo. He was 92 years old and died of natural causes. He was born October 31, 1919, in McKenzie, N.D., to Charles W. and Anna Hamre Thompson. He attended public schools in McKenzie and Moffit, N.D., graduating from Moffit High School in...
Jaxon Formea
Aug 28, 2012
Obituary for Jaxon James Formea Ignacio resident, Jaxon James Formea, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Colorado Children's Hospital in Aurora due to complications from a bone marrow transplant. He had a rare bone disease called osteopetrosis. He was 2 years and 10 days old. He was born to Jim and Tabitha Formea on August 18, 2010, in Durango, Colo....
Marjorie Murphy
Aug 26, 2012
Obituary for Marjorie R. Murphy Marjorie Reed Murphy, 84, died Sunday, August 26, 2012, at Sunshine Gardens West in Durango, Color. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM, Friday, August 31, 2012, at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mrs. Murphy was born October 11, 1927, in Richland Center, Wis., the daughter of...
Jessie Winecki
Aug 25, 2012
Obituary for Jessie M. Winecki Jessie Mae Winecki died of heart failure Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. She was 98. Jessie was born November 3, 1913, in Mayville, Wis., the daughter of William and Hilda Greget. She completed the eighth grade in Mayville, and later she married Benjamin Winecki on May 13,...
Marion Carnes DR.
Aug 20, 2012
Obituary for Marion M. Carnes Dr. Dr. Marion Martin Carnes died Monday, August 20, 2012, of cancer, in Durango, Colo. He was 92. Dr. Carnes moved to Durango in 1969, and he lived in the Hermosa area for 42 years. Dr. Carnes was born December 11, 1919, in Coffeyville, Kan., the son of Marion and Katherine Carnes. The family lived...
Bessie Davis
Aug 19, 2012
Obituary for Bessie M. Davis Bessie Marian Davis died Sunday, August 19, 2012, in Durango, Colo. She was 86. Bessie was born in Columbia, S.C., on April 5, 1926, to Walter Eugene and Annie Belle Elizabeth (Harrison) Harris. She was the youngest of six children and graduated from Columbia High School. She met her future husband, George Davis, in Sunday...
Ronald Gaddie
Aug 19, 2012
Obituary for Ronald E. Gaddie Ronald Edward Gaddie died peacefully at home in Hesperus, Colo., of lung cancer Sunday, August 19, 2012. He was 63. Ronald was born March 4, 1949, in Grand Island, Neb., the son of Avery and Beth Gaddie. He graduated from Grand Island High School and later attended trade school in Denver. He moved to Durango...
Gladys Barnes
Aug 17, 2012
Obituary for Gladys M. Barnes Ignacio resident Gladys M. Barnes died Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at home surrounded by her family. She was 84 years old. Gladys was born to Willis and Eva Boyd on March 31, 1928, in Durango, Colorado. She grew up in the Bondad area and graduated from Durango High School in 1946. On July 3, 1946,...
Misty Clark
Aug 15, 2012
Obituary for Misty A. Clark Misty Ann Clark died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at her home in Durango of a pulmonary embolism. She was 43. Misty was born October 2, 1968, in Gillette, Wyo., the daughter of Shirley Anne Golden and Bert Wesley Cowan. She graduated from high school. She married Harry Thomas Clark February 14, 2000, and they shared...
Ruth Cole
Aug 15, 2012
Obituary for Ruth E. Cole Ruth Ellen Cole, 87, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. A funeral service will be Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Burial will occur at Florida Cemetery in Durango. Mrs. Cole was born March 24, 1925, in Durango, Colo., the daughter of Garland...
Sybilee Phillips
Aug 14, 2012
Obituary for Sybilee L. Phillips Sybilee Lena Louise Phillips, 97, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at her home in Bayfield, Colo. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 17, 2012, at 11:00 A.M. at the Church of Christ, 2011 Parkway, in Bayfield, followed by sharing of memories of Sybilee and lunch at the Senior Center. Please call the...
Edward Hickman
Aug 14, 2012
Obituary for Edward L. Hickman Edward L. Hickman, "Gus", age 95, passed away peacefully in his sleep August 14, 2012. "You almost made it to 100, Grandpa." Gus, as he was affectionately called by many, was born to Mittie and William Hickman on July 3, 1917, in Cross Timbers, Mo. His family moved to Bayfield in 1920 where Ed and...
Max Aragon III
Aug 4, 2012
Obituary for Max J. "Boy" Aragon III Max Joseph “Boy” Aragon, III, died Saturday, August 4, 2012, in Durango. He was 66. Max was born and raised in Durango and Ignacio, Colo. He attended school in Durango and played football for Fort Lewis College. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Burnett Construction and the City of Durango, then...
Glen Marx
Aug 3, 2012
Obituary for Glen P. Marx Lifetime Hesperus resident Glen Peter Marx died from cancer Friday, August 3, 2012, at home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Marx was diagnosed with cancer of the liver on August 6, 2011. Glen was born in Durango Colorado on April 22, 1986, to Pete and Susan Marx. In his younger years he enjoyed singing,...
Wilma Bingel
Aug 1, 2012
Obituary for Wilma L. Bingel Wilma Louise Bingel, 88, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 9, 2012, at the Silverton Public School Gymnasium. Pastor Stan Formby and Pastor Mark Lawson will be officiating. Burial will occur at Hillside Cemetery in Silverton following...
Sean Kirk
Aug 1, 2012
Obituary for Sean C. Kirk Durango resident Sean Christopher Kirk died Wednesday, August 1, 2012, in a motor vehicle accident. He was 46. Mr. Kirk was born to Loren and Alice Kirk on April 5, 1966 in Denver, Colorado. He was one of two children. The family moved to Silverton, Colorado, before settling in Durango, where he attended Durango High...
Guenther Bizer
Jul 31, 2012
Obituary for Guenther W. Bizer Bayfield resident Guenther William Bizer, 75, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, after a very short illness. He is survived by numerous cousins in Germany. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, August 6, 2012, at First Baptist Church of Bayfield. Burial will occur at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield. Guenther was...
Thomas Moats SR.
Jul 30, 2012
Obituary for Thomas R. Moats Sr. Thomas Ray Moats, Sr., 59, died Monday, July 30, 2012, in Bayfield, Colo., of metastatic liver cancer. Thomas was born May 11, 1953, in Englewood, Colo., to Ernest Ray Moats and Alice Cline. He lived in Bayfield Colorado for six years and is a Colorado native. He attended the "School of Hard Knocks," and...
Betty Capen
Jul 30, 2012
Obituary for Betty Jo Capen Betty Jo Capen, 70, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Mrs. Capen was born September 27, 1941, in Fredericksburg, Texas, the daughter of G.W. "Dub" and Josephine "Jo" Copeland. Betty grew up and attended schools in Temple, Texas. She graduated from Temple High School in 1959 and soon...
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