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Louis W. Rhodes

1935 - 2018

Louis W. Rhodes obituary, 1935-2018, Durango, CO

BORN

1935

DIED

2018

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Durango, Colorado

Louis Rhodes Obituary

Our wonderful father, Louis W. Rhodes, age 82, passed to Life Eternal Friday January 5, 2018. Louis was known for his quick wit, the ability to build and fix anything, his love of nature, family, and friends.

Louis was born on March 2, 1935 in Durango, CO to Charles Rhodes and Edith Frazier Rhodes. He attended High School in Durango and after graduation served in the US Army, serving two years active duty and six years in the Army Reserve. Louis worked as a mechanic for McCoy Company in Durango, CO and Wagner Equipment in Grand Junction, CO. In 2012 he moved to his beloved Cox Canyon and resided there until the time of his death.

Louis is survived by his son, Joseph Rhodes of Fredrick, CO, daughter Audrey Jacquez of Grants, NM, son Patrick Rhodes of Durango, CO, son Charles Rhodes of Los Lunas, NM, along with his siblings Nellie Howard, of Bloomfield, NM, Florence Kroulik, of Phoenix, AZ, Raymond Rhodes, of Aztec, NM, and Howard Rhodes of Geneva, GA, 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

An Elco Cemetery dedication, near Durango, CO, is planned for Sunday, May 27, 2018.

Published by The Durango Herald on Jan. 11, 2018.
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My heartfelt sympathies go out to the family and friends during this difficult time. I hope that the promise in 1 Thessalonians 4:14 can bring comfort. Knowing that there's a hope for the ones we have lost in death can be so reassuring.

January 22, 2018

I'm so sorry for your loss. The God of all comfort will bring your loves ones asleep in death back to life and they will live peacefully in a new world.

January 14, 2018

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