Obituaries
Dr. Harrold Shipps Jr
Aug 2, 2021
Durango resident Dr. Harrold S. Shipps, Jr., 98, died in Durango, on the morning of August 2, 2021, of natural causes. Dr. Shipps often reflected with pleasure on his two separate careers, military and academic, and his service as an elected member of the Durango City Council. He was born to Harrold and Mary Wimberly Shipps in Macon, Georgia, on...
Jadah Willmett
Aug 2, 2021
Jadah Ann Willmett passed away Monday, August 2, 2021. She was 21 years old. Jadah was born July 14, 2000, in Denver, Colorado. She grew up in Durango and attended Durango Schools. She was active in the choir and played the guitar. Jadah was a servant at heart as she always worked in different service related jobs. She touched so...
Saxche Nanne Jones
Aug 1, 2021
Saxche Nanne O’Keefe Jones, 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home, Sunday, August 01, 2021. She was born December 24, 1934 in Pampa, Texas to Rufus Earl O’Keefe and Saxche Simms O’Keefe. Nanne is preceded in death by both of her parents and her sister Kitty “Tinka” Simms O’Keefe. She is survived by her husband of 65 years...
Donald Briggs
Jul 27, 2021
Donald E. Briggs passed away peacefully in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July 27, 2021 at the age of 92. Don was born in Tigertown, Texas on July 10, 1929 to Ervin Delany and Ora Ethel Hudgens Briggs. In 1934, he moved with his parents and four siblings to Dove Creek, Colorado. In 1948, he joined the U.S. Navy and spent...
Wilford Reynolds
Jul 20, 2021
Wilford "Willy" Reynolds, 79, of Durango, CO died on July 20, 2021, while at his home with family at his side. He was born on July 31, 1941. He is survived by his wife, Dixie Baker; his sons: Jeffrey and Randolph; daughter-in-law Patricia; grandchildren: Joshua and Jessica and his sister, Annette Anthony. Willy was an avid hunter and fisherman and...
Jerri Morris
Jul 18, 2021
Jerri Lee Morris died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango, Colorado. She was the first of three children born to William Frank Cox and Hilda Cox on January 29, 1934 in Covington, Kentucky; she was 87. Jerri and her husband Bill enjoyed 64 years together. They met in Durango in Jerri’s parent’s back yard and quickly...
Donnie Nix
Jul 16, 2021
A longtime resident of southwestern Colorado passed away on July 16 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, due to cancer. Don was born in Fallbrook, CA, in 1946. He served as a Sergeant for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, retiring in 1997. He then moved to Colorado and lived in the Bayfield and Chimney Rock areas. He is survived by...
Cordelia Lambert Stites
Jul 14, 2021
Cordelia “Dee” Lambert Stites died at her home on July 14, 2021. She was 95. A nineteen-year resident of Durango, CO, Mrs. Stites raised four children in six states and three foreign countries while supporting her husband’s military career. She was born on March 8, 1926, in Henderson, KY, a farming community on the banks of the Ohio River, the...
Louis Myers
Jul 14, 2021
ouis "Lou" Robert Myers, 78, of Durango, Colorado passed away peacefully at his home on July 14, 2021. He was born in Raton, New Mexico on August 12, 1942, son of the late Robert Myers and late Mary Richards. In addition to his parents, Louis was preceded in death by his stepfather Ray Richards and his sister Mary Blasi. Shortly...
John Kugle
Jul 11, 2021
Mr. John Kugle, age 77, passed away at Mercy Hospice House on Sunday, July 11, 2021, with family by his side. John was born in Park Ridge, IL in 1943. His family moved to Bayfield in the early 1950’s where they owned and operated Kugle Equipment, a Texaco service station and International Harvester dealer that supported the Pine River Valley...
Arthur Weaver
Jul 11, 2021
Arthur Weaver, 88, passed to his eternal heavenly home on July 11, 2021. He was born to Bill Weaver and Myrtle Norris Weaver. Arthur attended the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school in Ignacio at a young age and during his high school years, he excelled in sports, football and basketball. Arthur enlisted in the United States Army from 1953...
Wilma Furr
Jul 10, 2021
Jeane Furr died Saturday, July 10th, 2021 in Durango. Jeane was born the daughter of Willie and Mae Jones on May 13, 1931, in Bourbon, Missouri. Jeane was married to Jim Furr on December 30, 1954. Jeane enjoyed gardening, painting, reading, and caring for all of her family. Jeane was a member of Summit Methodist church in Durango and was...
Jason Nielsen
Jul 7, 2021
On July 7, 2021, Jason, age 38, died unexpectedly in a car crash near Durango, Colorado while on vacation with his family. Jason, born in Fort Collins, CO, was God’s precious gift to Byron and Marty Nielsen. As the only son he soon learned to be a caring big brother to his three younger sisters, a care that continued through...
Theodore Saiz
Jul 6, 2021
Theodore "Ted" Saiz, 75, of Bayfield, Colorado, died 7/6/2021 at his home, surrounded by love. Born 3/10/1946. Survived by his wife, Cheryl; children: Evangeline M. Saiz, Shauna (Jeremy) Smith; & Sorin (Lisa) Rivera; grandchildren: Madison & Ty Smith; siblings: Lena (Doug) Clapper, Charles (Marnie) Saiz & Kevin (Hadassa) Saiz; and his beautiful, beloved cat, Shadow. Preceded by his parents: Casimiro...
Thomas Jordan
Jul 5, 2021
Tom Jordan, passed away on July 5, 2021 in Cortez, CO with his niece by his side. He was 66 years old. Thomas Lane Jordan was born on March 9, 1955 to Thomas Lee Jordan and Veronica Marie (Crevoisier) Jordan. He grew up in California, one of four siblings and they were a rodeo family. Tom loved riding horses and...
C.W. Reider
Jul 3, 2021
Clyde Wayne Reider, 80, passed from this life on July 3, 2021, in Durango, Colorado. Clyde, also known as C.W., Wayne, Doug, or Tink was born in Durango on November 24, 1940, to Frank and Gladys Reider. He went to school in Ignacio and later joined the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division, where he completed...
James De Luzio
Jul 2, 2021
James Joseph De Luzio, Born March 31, 1943, to Joe and Mildred De Luzio. A 1961 graduate of Durango High School, Jim grew up working in the Oil and Gas Industry and as a coal miner and continued mining throughout most of his life. Work was not all that Jim loved. He loved his family, and he loved the outdoors....
Rebecca Thompson
Jun 28, 2021
Rebecca Anne "Becky" Thompson passed away Monday, June 28, 2021, at home, surrounded by family. She was 62 years old. Becky was born April 6, 1959 to Bennett Cloud Thompson and Lavara June Burch in Durango, Colorado. She grew up in Ignacio and graduated High School Phoenix Indian School. She has lived in Denver, Albuquerque, and Farmington, while attending school...
Rodolpho Balderrama
Jun 28, 2021
Rodolfo "Rudy" Balderrama, 60,of Cortez, Colorado, died 6/28/2021 in Durango, Surrounded by family. Born 11/28/1960. He is survived by his wife, Lisa; children: Jennifer (Arnoldo), Tony (Chelsea), Jesse, Joel (Halee), and Jalen; siblings: Guadalupe, Manuel (Monica), Rosa (Marcos), Cruz (Eduardo), Martina, and Maria (Sergio); 7 grandchildren and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents:...
Richard Vermillion
Jun 27, 2021
Richard E. Vermillion, 92,of Ignacio, died 6/27/2021 peacefully at home. Born 7/28/1928. Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Inez and 2 brothers: David and Ted. He is survived by his daughters: Robbin Maxfield and Lynn Hoad; son-in-law, Jerry Hoad; 3 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. Burial will take place a later date in Missouri....
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