Barbara Elaine McKinley
Marriages
Michael James McKinley - November 3, 1983
Cortez, CO
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5A - February 2, 2012
Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Barbara Elaine
McKinley will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, at
Madison House in Cortez.
Barbara was born the daughter of Frederick Raymond and Ruth
Hope (Lewis) Graham on December 7, 1948 in Grand Junction,
Colorado. She passed away at her Cortez home on Friday, January
27, 2012, at the age of 63.
Barbara married Michael James McKinley on November 3, 1983,
in Cortez. They shared 15 years of marriage before his death in
1999. For a number of years Barbara worked as a care-giver in the
Cortez area. Devoutly religious Barbara could be found with her
Bible in hand or nearby. She enjoyed time spent playing computer
games and when weather permitted, tending her flowers.
Surviving Barbara are her son, Edward Dennis Guttridge and wife,
Dena of Cortez; stepdaughter, Michelle McKinley; grandchildren,
Dane Guttridge, Daylan Guttridge, Koltan Guttridge and Koby Guttridge
all of Cortez, and her brother, Bruce Edward Graham and
wife, Bernice of Phoenix. Also surviving Barbara are her aunts,
Shirley Graybeal of Cortez; Westa Lewis of Clifton, Colorado, and
Pat Lewis of Idaho; uncle and aunt, Bob and Elda Graham of Gateway,
Colorado; nephew, Raymond Graham of Phoenix, Arizona;
niece, Susan Alvarado also of Phoenix, Arizona, and by her beloved
companion dogs, Nickie and Teeto. Barbara was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband, Michael McKinley, and by a brother,
Herbert Dennis Graham.
Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. For
further information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.
com and click on the obituary section.
