Obituaries

MaryAnn Hayduke
Jun 7, 2012
Obituary for MaryAnn "Mimi" Hayduke MaryAnn (Mimi) Hayduke, 92, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, in her home in Durango, Colorado. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012, at St. Columba Catholic Church with a reception following. Father James Koenigsfeld of St. Columba Catholic Church will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory...

Curtis Kennedy
Jun 4, 2012
Obituary for Curtis E. Kennedy Durango resident Curtis Eugene Kennedy died Monday, June 4, 2012. He was 56 years old. Mr. Kennedy was born to Gene and Alice Kennedy on October 7, 1955, in Durango. He grew up in Hesperus, Colorado, graduating from Durango High School in 1974. In September 1981, Curtis married Tracy L. Haygood in Durango. Mr. Kennedy...

Allen Trimmer
Jun 4, 2012
Obituary for Allen H. Trimmer Allen Trimmer of Hope Town, Abaco Bahamas, Durango, Colorado, and Blakely Island, Washington, died June 4, 2012, in Durango peacefully, surrounded by love, after a brief illness. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1920, the only child of Howard C. Trimmer and Maude Worden Trimmer. His was a true a rags to riches story....

Jeffrey Sweet
Jun 4, 2012
Obituary for Jeffrey H. Sweet Jeffrey Howard Sweet passed on to The Other Side on Monday, June 4, 2012. He fought a brave battle for eight years against bone marrow cancer, and now he is finally out of pain and flying free. Jeffrey was born March 17th, 1954, to Richard H. Sweet and Barbara Harris, in Attleboro, Massachusetts. After graduating...

Donald MD
Jun 1, 2012
Obituary for Donald H. Johnson, MD Retired anesthesiologist Donald Harvey Johnson, MD, died Friday, June 1, 2012, of complications resulting from a fall. He was 81 years old. Born to school-teachers Robert and Alma Johnson, Don grew up in suburban New Jersey. An exceptionally smart and driven student, he received a full scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania after getting...

Clara Mayfield
May 31, 2012
Obituary for Clara M. Mayfield Clara Maxine Mayfield, 96, of Durango, CO, passed away on May 31, 2012, at her home in Durango. She was preceded in death by her husband, Slim Mayfield, her sister, Annie Mayfield, her brothers, Holly Barnes, R.H. Barnes and John Barnes. She was born May 5, 1916 in Lubbock, TX to Perry and Pearl Barnes....
John Parker
May 30, 2012
Obituary for John E. Parker John Edward Parker, 50, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be Monday, June 4, 2012, at 12:00 P.M. at The River Church. Pastor Dana Holman of New Hope Church will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mr. Parker was born May 17, 1962, in...

Marion Patterson
May 29, 2012
Obituary for Marion L. Patterson Marion Louise Patterson, 94, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Michael Patterson & Rev. Daniel Martin will be officiating. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mrs. Patterson was born December 17, 1917 in Indio,...

Troy Pugh
May 29, 2012
Obituary for Troy M. Pugh Troy Mitchell Pugh, age 50, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in Durango, Colorado. Troy was born April 20, 1962, in Denver, and was adopted by Bill and Barbara Pugh when he was three months old. Troy grew up in Durango, graduating from Durango High School in 1982. He attended Fort Lewis College for a short...

Anna Scott
May 29, 2012
Obituary for Anna M. Howe Scott Anna Marie Howe Scott, 88, last of the Shoshone family and a longtime resident of Ignacio, died May 29, 2012, in her home in Ignacio. Anna was born March 8, 1924, to Frank Howe Jr., and Flora Shoshone Howe at her uncle Ed Howe's house on 172 north of where the new casino is...

Morris Ferguson
May 27, 2012
Obituary for Morris E. Ferguson Morris Edward Ferguson, 75, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Durango, Colorado. Services will be held at a later date and cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mr. Ferguson was born September 29, 1936, in Grand Junction, Colo., the son of Frank and Irene Ferguson. He moved to San Diego, Calif., in...

Robert Sammons
May 26, 2012
Obituary for Robert Edward Sammons Mr. Robert Edward Sammons died Saturday, May 26, 2011 at his home in Durango, Colorado. Mr. Sammons was born to Phillip and Mary Alice Sammons on April 7, 1937 in El Paso, Texas. He spent his childhood in El Paso, graduating from Cathedral High School in 1955. After attending one year of college at University...

Virginia Miller
May 26, 2012
Obituary for Virginia Miller Virginia Miller, 94, of Crystal River, Fla., died of natural causes on May 26, 2012. She was born to Alva and Frances West on May 31, 1917, in Little Rock, Ark. She graduated from Little Rock Central High School, and she was married to George E. Runshang, Sr., in 1937 in Little Rock. Mrs. Miller was...

Paul Roberts
May 25, 2012
Obituary for Paul R. Roberts Paul Randolf Roberts, 41, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at home in Durango, Colorado. Cause of death is still pending. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mr. Roberts was born December 12, 1970 in Durango, Colo., the son of Charles and Marjorie...

Raymond Meyer
May 25, 2012
Obituary for Raymond Meyer Raymond “Ray” Meyer Died May 25, 2012 at Crane's Roost in Aztec, NM due to natural causes. He was 89 Years old. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Mass of christian burial will be Friday, June 1, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in...

William Duhs
May 24, 2012
Obituary for William L. Duhs Former Marvel resident William Lewis Duhs died Thursday, May 24, 2012, of kidney failure. He was 86. Mr. Duhs was born to Carl and Elmorea “Marie” Duhs on Jan. 17, 1926, in Peoria, Ill. After graduating from Woodruff High School in Peoria in 1944, he joined the Army Air Corps. He served until the end...

David Steele
May 18, 2012
Obituary for David William Steele Our beloved David (Dave) William Steele, 66 years old, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012, in Durango, Colo., after a two-year struggle with throat cancer. He left us too soon and will be deeply missed by family and his many friends. Dave was born September 6, 1945, to Dorothy Davies and Harry Steele in Denver,...

Muriel Anderson
May 13, 2012
Obituary for Muriel Lee and Russel D. Anderson Muriel Lee Anderson, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at home in Durango, Colo. Shortly after Mrs. Anderson’s death, her husband, Russel D. “The Viking” Anderson, suffered a life-ending cerebro-vascular accident due to stress and a broken heart; he was flown to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, and died on May 11,...

Clarence Davis
May 9, 2012
Obituary for Clarence H. Davis Clarence Howard Davis, 87, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. A graveside service will be Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Bayfield Cemetery. Mr. Davis was born February 7, 1925, in Coolidge, Kansas, the son of Howard and Lily Davis. Clarence grew up and attended...
Clayborn Scott
May 8, 2012
Obituary for Clayborn W. Scott Longtime Ignacio resident Clayborn W. Scott died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at his residence. He was 55. Clayborn was born to Rose Howe of Ignacio on August 31, 1956. At the age of two he was adopted by Walter and Anna Scott. Clayborn grew up in Ignacio. He graduated from Ignacio High School in 1974....