Death notices, Aug. 30, 2017
Sep 5, 2017By StaffTuesday, August 29, 2017¦ Rebecca Lynn Carpenter, 42, Hotchkiss, died Aug. 25, 2017, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.Services will take place at a later date.She was a certified nursing assistant.Survivors include her husband, Travis; one son, Wesley James Joel of Hotchkiss; one daughter, Kaylee Denise Rae of Hotchkiss; two brothers, Roy Shandy of St. Louis, Missouri, and Dean Shandy of Erie, Pennsylvania; and two sisters, Jennifer Elgin of Denver, and April Bradley of Kalispell, Montana. ¦ Leonard Clyde Claypool, 74, Clifton, died Aug. 26, 2017, in Grand Junction.No services will take place.He was a laborer.Survivors include three sons, George, and Mark, both of Clifton, and Travis of Warrenton, Oregon; and eight grandchildren. ¦ Noah Giovanni Gastelum, 13, Palisade, died Aug. 26, 2017, in Hotchkiss.Services will take place at 10 a.m. Friday at the Clifton Christian Church. Survivors include his parents, Brook Martinez of Grand Junction, and Paul Gastelum of Colorado Springs; one brother, Brandon Gastelum of Grand Junction; and one sister, Ashlynn Murphy of Grand Junction. ¦ Ida Hope Higgs, 59, Cedaredge, died Aug. 26, 2017, at her home. A celebration of life will take place from 2-3 p.m. Thursday at 20264 Surface Creek Road in Cedaredge.Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Leroy; four sons, ?Leroy and Jeremy, both of Cedaredge, Victor of Grand Junction, and Jimmy of Palmer, Alaska; five brothers, Nicholas Reiner of Roseville, California, John Reiner of Grand Junction, Chester Reiner of Parachute, Byron Reiner of Yucca, Arizona, and Rock Reiner of Clifton; five sisters, Eva Fay Gowin of Nampa, Idaho, Tresa Sasser of Jacksonville, Florida, Paula Woodland of Fruitland, Idaho, Sherry Bochmann of Fruita, and Garnet Miller of Grand Junction; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. ¦ Lena Marie Long, 93, Grand Junction, died Aug. 26, 2017, at her home.No services will take place.She was a homemaker.Survivors include one son, Dale M. of Grand Junction; one daughter, Linda Foran of Redding, California; five grandchildren; and 14 gre... (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)