Obituaries
Mary Edwards
Sep 17, 2012
Obituary for Mary Beth Edwards Former Bayfield resident Mary Beth Edwards died September 17, 2012, at her home of natural causes. She was born in Morgan, Utah, on April 9, 1942, to Louis Edwards Bates and Bertha Laverne Bates. She married Harvey Edwards from Blytheville, Arkansas, in 1970. He preceded her in death on April 11, 1998. She has lived...
Catherine Jefferson
Sep 16, 2012
Obituary for Catherine M. Jefferson Catherine Marie Jefferson died Sunday, September 16, 2012, at home in Ignacio, Colo. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Kay was born February 14, 1937, to James Seibert and Catherine M. Hull in Missoula, Mont. She and Robert Richard Jefferson met as college students...
Vicie Wasser
Sep 13, 2012
Obituary for Vicie L. "Motsch" Wasser Vicie Lynn (Motsch) Wasser, 56, died Thursday, September 13, 2012, in Mancos, Colo., after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. No services are planned at this time. Vicie was born May 29, 1956, in Altoona, Pa., the daughter of Delbert and Pearl Wasser. She grew up in several small towns in western Pennsylvania due...
Troy Frame
Sep 12, 2012
Obituary for Troy P. Frame Durango native Troy Parker Frame passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012, of natural causes in Marvel, Colo. He was 90 years old. Troy Frame was born January 11, 1922, in Durango, Colo., to Russell and Ora Kimsey Frame. He resided most of his life just outside of Durango in Breen, Colo. At 19, Troy joined...
David Ritchie
Sep 11, 2012
Obituary for David B. Ritchie David Bruce Ritchie, 59, was found after an exhaustive search on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Pine Valley Foursquare Church in Bayfield. Mr. Ritchie was born September 22, 1952, in Washington, D.C., the son of Ralph and Elizabeth Ritchie. Dave grew up...
Dillon Paxton
Aug 31, 2012
Obituary for Dillon J. Paxton Dillon James Paxton, 16, died Friday, August 31, 2012, in Silverton, Colo. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 6, 2012, at Silverton High School Gymnasium. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango, Colo. Mr. Paxton was born in Durango on December 13, 1995, to David Paxton and Keri...
Melvin Peabody
Aug 30, 2012
Obituary for Melvin C. Peabody Melvin C. Peabody, 57, died Thursday, August 30, 2012, in Denver, Colo., due to a lengthy Illness. Viewing will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 from 2-8 p.m. A graveside service will be Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 10:00 A.M. at Ouray Memorial Cemetery. Jerald Peabody will be officiating. Mr....
Mary England
Aug 29, 2012
Obituary for Mary E. England Mary Elizabeth England died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. She was 83. Ms. England was born February 8, 1929, in Carrollton, Ill., the daughter of Dr. H. H. Levi and Garnet (Keller) Levi. She graduated as valedictorian of Carrollton High School in 1948. She went on to...
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...
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