Death notices, Feb. 13, 2013

By Staff
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

■ William T. “Bill” Fanning, 91, Grand Junction, 91, died Feb. 8, 2013, at Hospice Care Center.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. A rosary starts at 6 p.m. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Mr. Fanning was a teacher and a coach.

Survivors include one son, William T. Jr. of Longmont; one daughter, Diane Najera of Arvada; one sister, Marjorie Magner of Pittsfield, Mass.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506, or Catholic Outreach of the Grand Valley, 245 S. First St., Grand Junction 81501.

■ Ruth Neilson Hecht, 99, Delta, died Feb. 11, 2013, at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta.

Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Powell, Wyo. Burial to follow at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Powell.

Survivors include one son, Harry G. of Brookings, S.D.; 11 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

■ Former Delta resident Royal C. “Whitey” Huff, 88, died Feb. 7, 2013, at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Christ Church of the Valley. Burial will occur at a later date.

Survivors include his wife, LeVan.

Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 645 S. Fifth St., Montrose 81401.

■  Kenneth L. Largent, 75, Grand Junction, died Feb. 9, 2013, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at VFW Post No. 1247.

Mr. Largent was a master mechanic.

Survivors include two sons, Kenneth L. II of Aurora and Christopher A. of Stevens City, Va.; three daughters, Connie K. Kirk of Denver, Daphne R. Correa of Lakewood and Nichole L. Jenkins of El Paso, Texas; one brother, Richard T. of Arkansas; and one sister, Evelyn Johnston of Florida.