Obituaries

Feb 25, 2022

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Boughan, 86,of Aztec, NM, died 2/25/2022 at home, surrounded by family. Born 5/17/1935. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny, and beloved pet, Buttons. She is survived by her children: Marylyn Jones, Barbara, John (Polly), Jr., and Charlie Boughan; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblings: Barbara Cook and Johnny Hildenbrand; She was dearly loved by many...

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Feb 17, 2022

Heather Grace Thompson Taylor (age 29) of Red Mesa, Colorado passed away on February 17, 2022 in a tragic car accident. Heather was born on January 12, 1993 to Eric and Janet Thompson in Salt Lake City, Utah. Heather grew up in Vernal, Utah and graduated from Uintah High School in 2010. She attended nursing school at BYU-Idaho and graduated...

Feb 17, 2022

Long time Durango resident, Cecilia Margarette Morrissey died peacefully at the Valley Inn Long Term Care, in Mancos, Colorado, on Thursday, February 17, 2022. Cissie was 79 years old. She was born to John and Sally Morrissey on June 29, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah. After her early years in Denver, her family moved in 1952 to Durango, where...

Feb 11, 2022

Adrian Vaughn Daugaard, age 65, of Pagosa Springs Colorado escaped this world at the crack of stupid (which is a very early morning hour) on Friday, February 11th after an unsuccessful battle with tarantism, clinomania, rhinotillexomania, lumbago, collywobbles, hypertrichosis, boanthropy, parosmia, proctalgia fugax, and finally cancer. Any or all of this may or may not have been contributed to a...

Feb 9, 2022

Sandra "Sandy" Kay McCartney was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She earned her angel wings and went on to be with our Lord on February 9, 2022 at age 78. She was born to Harold "Herk" and Nell Manwaring on February 28, 1943. After graduating from high school and working as a candy striper, Sandy met...

Feb 8, 2022

Janet was born in 1949 to parents Grady and Jeannette Greenville in Lufkin, Texas. During childhood she moved to Colorado and graduated high school from Palmer High in Colorado Springs in 1968. Soon thereafter she met and then married the man of her dreams, Randy, in April of 1969, and they moved to Germany where he was stationed with the...

Feb 8, 2022

Lucy Gloria Davis was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She went to be with our Lord on February 8, 2022 at age 91 following a three-year battle with brain cancer. She was born to her parents, Thomas William Gill and Eura Viola (Pounds) Gill on December 1, 1930. She grew up on her parent’s farm in...

Feb 7, 2022

Cecilia Ann Tucker, nearly 81 years old, left to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus, at noon on the 7th of February 2022, following a battle with congestive heart failure, Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia. She lived her entire life in the Ignacio, Allison and Tiffany areas. Cecilia graduated from Durango High School. She married her first Husband, Pat Gallegos, and after...

Feb 6, 2022

Raymond "Ray" James Mayer, a long-time resident of Durango, Co, passed away on Sunday February 6, 2022 at his home. Raymond was born on December 7, 1938 in Altadena, California to Arthur James and Francis Marie Mayer. He grew up in Duarte, California next to the famous "Red Car" streetcar, which instilled a lifelong love of the railroad. On December...

Feb 6, 2022

Thomas Robert Pacheco, of Waipahu, Hawai‘i, passed away at home surrounded by family on February 6, 2022, after a long illness. He was 77 years old. Thomas is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 52 years, Beatrice Roseann, his children Robert Aaron and Brenda Ann, his hānai son Philip Cser, his siblings Ernest (Rose), Ralph (Patty),...

Feb 6, 2022

Francis Garcia passed away peacefully on February 6, 2022 from complications due to the Coronavirus. His immediate family was at his side. Francis Garcia was born August 2, 1941 in La Jara, New Mexico. He graduated from Cuba New Mexico High School. Francis relocated to Farmington, N.M. shortly after he graduated from high school. One of Francis’ first substantial jobs...

Feb 4, 2022

Donald (Don) Herbert Mertz died on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango. He was 85. Don was born on Oct. 16, 1936, in Council Bluffs, IA, to Herbert and Marie (Koll) of Walnut, IA, where he graduated from Walnut High School in 1954. He attended the University of Iowa, then joined the U.S. Army in 1959...

Feb 2, 2022

Glenna Jean (Jeanne) Parks-Farmer passed away Feb. 2, 2022 of natural causes. Born March 30, 1942. She was the first of six children born to NP (Junior) & Lousie (Louie) Parks of Durango. Jeanne was raised & schooled in Dgo, she graduated in 1960. She married Raymond Wells in 1961 to which they had two boys Brett and Bryan both...

Feb 1, 2022

John Traynor Clay November 16, 1941 February 1, 2022 Traynor Clay, age 80, of Durango, Colorado, died at his home, Tuesday, February 1, 2022. He was born November 16, 1941 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of John Harold and Mary (Trainor) Clay. He attended school in Meade, Kansas and graduated from Meade High School in 1959. He was an...

Jan 27, 2022

Larry Paul Melnick, son of Arthur and Eva (Stellor) Melnick, was born in Denver, Colorado, March 26, 1931. Husband to Deborah, brother to Sandy Melnick, and father to Robert (deceased), Richard, Jeffrey, David, and Rebekah. He was a grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 2. Larry lived a long and full life. Larry graduated from East High School in Denver...

Jan 26, 2022

Everett Wilson passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in Durango, surrounded by family. He was 84 years old. Everett was born February 4, 1937, in Hollywood, California to Chester and Nora Wilson. He grew up in Sunland, California. Everett's father passed away when he was very young, so he stopped attending school to work and support his family. He...

Jan 24, 2022

Evelyn was born June 18th, 1953. She passed away unexpectedly on January 24, 2022. She has seven children, 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren who will all miss her presence here on earth. This is a loving tribute from her children; Our mom Evelyn was a very talented crafts woman. Her hand brought beauty to everything she touched. One of...

Jan 22, 2022

Larry Ray Perkins, 75, of Ignacio, co, died peacefully at home Saturday, January 22, 2022, surrounded by his family. Larry was born March 3, 1946 in Odell, Nebraska. Larry was a hard worker. He started driving a farm tractor on his Dad's pinto bean farm when he was only six years old. He graduated from Dove Creek High School in...