Death notices, Oct. 20, 2012

By Staff
Friday, October 19, 2012

■ Tedd S. Brumbaugh, 70, Grand Junction, died Oct. 19, 2012, at La Villa Grande Care Center.

Private family services are planned.

Mr. Brumbaugh was an administrator in education.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; three sons, Aaron, Stephen and Matthew, all of Grand Junction; one sister, Mary Morrow of Billings, Mont.; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.

■ Glenn D. Davis Jr., 89, Delta, died Oct. 18, 2012.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Delta City Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mary M.; three sons, Gary of Camp Verde, Ariz., Glenn D. III of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Oscar of Delta; two daughters, Kelly Davis of Murray, Utah, and Tammi Neblock of Vancouver, Wash.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

■ Patricia Ferguson, 58, Carbondale, died Oct. 16, 2012, at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pear Park Baptist Church.

Ms. Ferguson was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Ronnie; one son, Daryl of Rifle; her father, William Pippin of Roseburg, Ore.; two brothers, Randy Pippin and Charles Pippin, both of Roseburg; and one sister, Cindy Felix of Roseburg.

■ Harold L. Gaither, 91, Grand Junction, died Oct. 15, 2012, at his home..

No formal services are planned.

Mr. Gaither owned and operated Gaither Chevrolet/Pontiac in Moab, Utah, from 1966 to 1985.

He is survived by one son, John of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;  one daughter, Mary Kay Crawford of Cheyenne, Wyo.; one brother, Herman of Dickinson, Texas; and three grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 578, Grand Junction 81502-0578.

■ Betty R. McCarty, 83, Grand Junction, died Oct. 18, 2012, at her home.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., with services following, Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 11th Ward Chapel, 2949 U.S. Highway 50, Grand Junction.

Ms. McCarty was an office manager.

She is survived by one son, Terry of Hayden; one daughter, Debra McCarty of Mesa, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to St. Joseph’s Indian School, 1301 N. Main St., Chamberlain, S.D. 57325.

■ Former Grand Junction resident Barbra Porter, 74, Clearwater, Fla., died Oct. 16, 2012, in Pinellas Park, Fla.

Services will be today at the Garden Sanctuary, 7950 131 St. North, Seminole, Fla.

She is survived by one son, Richard; three daughters, Monica Baby, Cindy Stewart and Michelle Young; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

■ George Tewksbury, 83, Clifton, died Oct. 15, 2012, at Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction.

Services are planned at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction.

Mr. Tewksbury was a Christian missionary.

He is survived by one son, Ray Gardner Tewksbury of Hong Kong; one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Tewksbury of Clifton; and three grandchildren.