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Dora Diaz

GRANTS — Services are pending for Dora Diaz, 80.

Diaz died Jan. 19, 2009, in Albuquerque. She was born Aug. 18, 1928, in Albuquerque.

Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Shirley Dickey

GRANTS — Services are pending for Shirley Dickey, 74.

Dickey died Jan. 17, 2009, in Grants. She was born July 9, 1934, in Grants.

Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Damon Edison

PINEDALE — Funeral services for Damon Roy Edison, 16, will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Robert and Beverly Arviso will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Gallup.

Edison died Jan. 15, 2009, in Sawmill. He was born March 4, 1992, in Fort Defiance, into the Water Edge People Clan for the Zuni People Clan.

Edison attended Pinedale Headstart, Mariano Lake Community School, Churchrock Elementary, Wingate Elementary, and St. Michael’s Special Education. He enjoyed basketball, track, football, riding bikes, helping relatives, listening to music and being around family members.

Survivors include his mother, Annie Rose Edison of Pinedale; brothers, Boyd Shermy Edison Jr., Irvin Ray Edison of Pinedale; sisters, Tifhanie Edison of Texas, Roshaunda Edison of Gallup, Stephanie Blake of Arizona; grandparents, Dan and Sarah Van Winkle of Spider Rock.

Edison was preceded in death by his father, Richard Edison; grandparents, Thomas and Annie Taliwood Edison.

Pallbearers will be Boyd Edison Jr., Irvin Ray Edison, Larry John, Nate Edison, Reynolds Edison, Jimmy Woody.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Pinedale Chapter, following services.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

David Lorenzo

PAGUATE, N.M. — Services are pending for David A. Lorenzo, 84.

Lorenzo died Jan. 19, 2009, in Albuquerque. He was born Nov. 21, 1924, in Laguna.

Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Richard Monarque

GALLUP — Services are pending for Richard Monarque, 35.

Monarque died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in Rio Rancho. He was born Nov. 5, 1973, in Holbrook.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Nayan Patel

GRANTS — Services are pending for Nayan B. Patel, 47.

Patel died Jan. 19, 2009, in Grants. He was born Nov. 10, 1961, in India.

Patel and his wife were the owners of Sands Motel in Grants.

Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

The Rev. John Yazzie

OTIS — Services are pending for the Rev. John Peter Yazzie, 94.

Yazzie died , Jan. 19, 2009, in Farmington. He was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Pinon. Desert View

Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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