Services are under the direction of the Ertel Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be made in Courtneys name to the Dove Creek Ambulance Fund. Those who precede him in death are his parents brothers, Harold Jr., John, Phil, Paul and Bob his father-in-law, Cal Gore and one grandson, Courtney Dean Baxter. Courtneys siblings: Mildred Stolebarger, Jim Smith, Doris Grant, Bill Smith, Dan Smith, Pete Smith and Larry Smith also survive him.
11 grandsons, two granddaughters, and one great-granddaughter. daughters: LaVerna Baxter and husband, Jerry, of Jackson Hole, Wyo., and LaRita Randolph and husband, Travis, of Hayden, Colo. He leaves behind his wife, Lynn, of the family home in Dove Creek sons: Blayne Smith and wife, Dawn, of Mancos, and Gary Smith and wife, Jenny, of Salida, Colo. 22, 1964, and together they had four children: LaVerna, Blayne, LaRita and Gary. He and Marilynn "Lynn" Gore were married Aug. One of his special joys in life was driving Dove Creeks kids to ball games. He loved kids and never saw a child he didnt like. He accepted the Lord as his personal Savior at a young age, and was baptized and became a member of the Dove Creek First Baptist Church in 1977.Ĭourtney settled in Dove Creek in 1960 and accepted the position of transportation supervisor for Dolores County Schools in March 1964. Following his military service, he attended Chanute Junior College, graduating with an industrial arts degree. Army during the Korean conflict from October 1950 to October 1952. He served the United States as a member of the U.S. He passed away at his home in Dove Creek Thursday, May 15, 2003, at the age of 75.Ĭourtney attended schools in western Kansas and eastern Colorado, graduating high school in Two Buttes, Colo. He was the eighth of 13 children born to Harold and Nellie (Richard) Smith. to 1:30 p.m.Ĭourtney was born July 2, 1927, in Springfield, Baca County, Colo. A visitation at the church is scheduled prior to the service from 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Her parents, and three sisters: Wanetta, Arlene and Betty, preceded her death.Īrrangements are under the care and direction of Sierra Funeral Home, Truth or Consequences, N.M.įuneral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Courtney Eugene Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Other survivors include two brothers: Frances McGuire of Aromas, Calif., and Dean McGuire of Salem, Ore. a son, Michael Sligar and wife, Rositta, of Farmington, N.M., and a daughter, Radonna Turner and husband, Paul, of Palmer, Alaska four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Sligar is survived by her husband of more than 48 years, Gene, of the family home in Elephant Butte, N.M. Her other interests included fishing, hunting and gardening.Įsther M. She enjoyed dressing up, visiting the casinos and playing the slot machines. Sligar and together they raised one son and one daughter.Įsther was a homemaker throughout most of her life and greatly enjoyed sewing and making quilts.
A luncheon will immediately follow at the church.Įsther was born to Lee and Grace McGuire Oct. Pastor Anthony Maes with the Cortez Nazarene Church will officiate. Graveside Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Sligar passed away early Friday morning, May 16, 2003, at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M.
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