Deaths

• Christine Dansby
• Vera Lynn Belone
• Annie Joe
• Marie Hudson Delgarito

Christine Dansby

GALLUP — Funeral services for Christine Dansby, 87 will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8 at the First Baptist Church in Gallup. Pastor Jay McCollum will officiate. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gallup.

Dansby died on March 5 in Grants. She was born on September 14, 1918 in Kaufman County, Texas. Dansby moved to Gallup in 1942. From 1955-1986 she and her husband owned and operated Kelly's Safety Lane, a family business. Christine was a member of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and the Beaucents.

Survivors include his son, Frank Kelly Dansby Jr. of Fort Worth, TX; daughters, Diann Overman and Debby Schmaltz both of Gallup; sister, Vivian Baker of Crandall, Texas; brother, Brice Fowler of Monahans, Texas; 11 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren.

Dansby was preceded in death by her husband, Kelly Dansby Sr.; parents, Charlie and Ruthie Fowler; and one grandson.

Pallbearers will be Frank K. Dansby III, Bobby Overman, Ryan Overman, Stephen Overman, Justin Torres and Sean Torres.

The family will receive relatives and family at the First Baptist Church at 3 p.m. following burial services.

Donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders, 1330 San Pedro NE #205, Albuquerque, NM 87110 or the Grants Good Samaritan Nursing Home.

Rollie Morturary is in charge of arrangements.

Vera Lynn Belone

TOHLAKAI — Funeral services for Vera Lynn Belone, 36 will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 8 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup. Father O'Keefe will officiate. Burial will be at the City Cemetery in Gallup.

Belone died on March 4 in Gallup. She was born on Dec. 24, 1969 in Gallup into the Bitterwater People Clan for the Mud People Clan.

Survivors include her parents, Soloman and Lucy Y. Belone of Tohlakai; brother, Christopher Belone of Tsayatoh; sisters, Virginia L. Johnson, Lisa M. Belone and Elaine Giron, all of Tohlakai.

Belone was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mike and Jennie Ross Yazzie and Neil and Nanahbah Belone.

Pallbearers will be family members.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Annie Joe

TWIN BUTTES — Funeral services for Annie Joe, 82 will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8 at the Twin Buttes Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Wilkson Sage will officiate. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Gallup.

Joe died on March 2 in Gallup. She was born on Dec. 23, 1923 in Twin Buttes into the Bitterwater People Clan for the Black Streak of Forest People Clan. She was a member of the Twin Buttes Church of the Nazarene and an artist seamstress and made Navajo dolls. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Jone C. Joe; sons, Sampson Joe, Arthur Joe and Hubbard Joe all of Gallup and Loren Joe of Crestview, NM; brothers, John Kee of Red Rock, Gee John of Albuquerque and Billy John of Crestview, NM; sisters, Emma Baker of Crestview, NM and Minnie Plummer of Gallup; 16 grandchildren; six great grandchildren.

Joe was preceded in death by her sons, Peter Joe, Ebert Joe and Barton Joe; daugher, Anna Rose Joe.

Pallbearers will be Lery Joe, Audris Joe, Michael Joe, Eric Joe, Larry Begay and David Begay.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the Twin Buttes Church of the Nazarene following burial services.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Marie Hudson Delgarito

THOREAU — Funeral services are pending for Marie Hudson Delgarito, 82.

Delgarito died on March 4 in Grants. She was born on Jan. 1, 1924 in Bluewater, NM into The Sleeping Rock People Clan for the the Salt People Clan.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.