The Durango Herald Obituaries,
Durango, Colorado
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher, a former Durango area resident for many years, died May 15, 2005, in Grants, N.M. She was 92. No cause of death was given.
Mrs. Fletcher was born July 7, 1912, to John B. and Nora Coltharp in Farwell, Texas. She spent much of her childhood in Texico, N.M., where her father owned and operated the local meat market and her mother established a bakery.
She learned to play the piano at an early age and as a teenager played at the local theater when silent movies were exhibited.
Mrs. Fletcher attended New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. She graduated with a teaching certificate.
Her first teaching assignment was in Yeso, N.M., where she met rancher Andrew R. Fletcher. The couple married in Roswell, N.M. Later, the couple moved to Colorado, where they bought a ranch on the Florida Mesa and became active in the community.
Mrs. Fletcher taught at St. Columba's Catholic School, Florida Mesa Elementary School and Sunnyside Elementary School. Her husband was elected county commissioner. When they retired, the couple moved to St. David, Ariz.
In 2001, Mrs. Fletcher moved to Grants, N.M.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by her children, Emily J. Chilton of Bloomfield, N.M., Cheryl F. Morris of Grants, N.M., Lt. Col. James R. Fletcher and John A. Fletcher of Cortez. She also is survived by grandchildren Andy Chilton, Emily Ann Adair, Charlotte Brown, John Chilton, Joseph Rhodes, Audrey Jacquez, Patrick Rhodes, Charles Rhodes, Ralph Rhodes, Shawn Fletcher and Melissa Huff. Twenty-four great-grandchildren also survive Mrs. Fletcher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, sister Gladys Dommert and brother Lonnie Coltharp.
A Mass in celebration of Mrs. Fletcher is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 500 E. High St., Grants, N.M. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8201 Golf Course Road NW #D3 PMB 295, Albuquerque, NM 87120.
Obit provided by Sharla.
Durango, Colorado
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher, a former Durango area resident for many years, died May 15, 2005, in Grants, N.M. She was 92. No cause of death was given.
Mrs. Fletcher was born July 7, 1912, to John B. and Nora Coltharp in Farwell, Texas. She spent much of her childhood in Texico, N.M., where her father owned and operated the local meat market and her mother established a bakery.
She learned to play the piano at an early age and as a teenager played at the local theater when silent movies were exhibited.
Mrs. Fletcher attended New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. She graduated with a teaching certificate.
Her first teaching assignment was in Yeso, N.M., where she met rancher Andrew R. Fletcher. The couple married in Roswell, N.M. Later, the couple moved to Colorado, where they bought a ranch on the Florida Mesa and became active in the community.
Mrs. Fletcher taught at St. Columba's Catholic School, Florida Mesa Elementary School and Sunnyside Elementary School. Her husband was elected county commissioner. When they retired, the couple moved to St. David, Ariz.
In 2001, Mrs. Fletcher moved to Grants, N.M.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by her children, Emily J. Chilton of Bloomfield, N.M., Cheryl F. Morris of Grants, N.M., Lt. Col. James R. Fletcher and John A. Fletcher of Cortez. She also is survived by grandchildren Andy Chilton, Emily Ann Adair, Charlotte Brown, John Chilton, Joseph Rhodes, Audrey Jacquez, Patrick Rhodes, Charles Rhodes, Ralph Rhodes, Shawn Fletcher and Melissa Huff. Twenty-four great-grandchildren also survive Mrs. Fletcher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, sister Gladys Dommert and brother Lonnie Coltharp.
A Mass in celebration of Mrs. Fletcher is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 500 E. High St., Grants, N.M. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8201 Golf Course Road NW #D3 PMB 295, Albuquerque, NM 87120.
Obit provided by Sharla.
The Durango Herald Obituaries,
Durango, Colorado
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher, a former Durango area resident for many years, died May 15, 2005, in Grants, N.M. She was 92. No cause of death was given.
Mrs. Fletcher was born July 7, 1912, to John B. and Nora Coltharp in Farwell, Texas. She spent much of her childhood in Texico, N.M., where her father owned and operated the local meat market and her mother established a bakery.
She learned to play the piano at an early age and as a teenager played at the local theater when silent movies were exhibited.
Mrs. Fletcher attended New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. She graduated with a teaching certificate.
Her first teaching assignment was in Yeso, N.M., where she met rancher Andrew R. Fletcher. The couple married in Roswell, N.M. Later, the couple moved to Colorado, where they bought a ranch on the Florida Mesa and became active in the community.
Mrs. Fletcher taught at St. Columba's Catholic School, Florida Mesa Elementary School and Sunnyside Elementary School. Her husband was elected county commissioner. When they retired, the couple moved to St. David, Ariz.
In 2001, Mrs. Fletcher moved to Grants, N.M.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by her children, Emily J. Chilton of Bloomfield, N.M., Cheryl F. Morris of Grants, N.M., Lt. Col. James R. Fletcher and John A. Fletcher of Cortez. She also is survived by grandchildren Andy Chilton, Emily Ann Adair, Charlotte Brown, John Chilton, Joseph Rhodes, Audrey Jacquez, Patrick Rhodes, Charles Rhodes, Ralph Rhodes, Shawn Fletcher and Melissa Huff. Twenty-four great-grandchildren also survive Mrs. Fletcher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, sister Gladys Dommert and brother Lonnie Coltharp.
A Mass in celebration of Mrs. Fletcher is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 500 E. High St., Grants, N.M. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8201 Golf Course Road NW #D3 PMB 295, Albuquerque, NM 87120.
Obit provided by Sharla.
Durango, Colorado
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher
Sara Emily Coltharp Fletcher, a former Durango area resident for many years, died May 15, 2005, in Grants, N.M. She was 92. No cause of death was given.
Mrs. Fletcher was born July 7, 1912, to John B. and Nora Coltharp in Farwell, Texas. She spent much of her childhood in Texico, N.M., where her father owned and operated the local meat market and her mother established a bakery.
She learned to play the piano at an early age and as a teenager played at the local theater when silent movies were exhibited.
Mrs. Fletcher attended New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. She graduated with a teaching certificate.
Her first teaching assignment was in Yeso, N.M., where she met rancher Andrew R. Fletcher. The couple married in Roswell, N.M. Later, the couple moved to Colorado, where they bought a ranch on the Florida Mesa and became active in the community.
Mrs. Fletcher taught at St. Columba's Catholic School, Florida Mesa Elementary School and Sunnyside Elementary School. Her husband was elected county commissioner. When they retired, the couple moved to St. David, Ariz.
In 2001, Mrs. Fletcher moved to Grants, N.M.
Mrs. Fletcher is survived by her children, Emily J. Chilton of Bloomfield, N.M., Cheryl F. Morris of Grants, N.M., Lt. Col. James R. Fletcher and John A. Fletcher of Cortez. She also is survived by grandchildren Andy Chilton, Emily Ann Adair, Charlotte Brown, John Chilton, Joseph Rhodes, Audrey Jacquez, Patrick Rhodes, Charles Rhodes, Ralph Rhodes, Shawn Fletcher and Melissa Huff. Twenty-four great-grandchildren also survive Mrs. Fletcher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, sister Gladys Dommert and brother Lonnie Coltharp.
A Mass in celebration of Mrs. Fletcher is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 500 E. High St., Grants, N.M. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8201 Golf Course Road NW #D3 PMB 295, Albuquerque, NM 87120.
Obit provided by Sharla.
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