Brady Lee Chenoweth

Lifetime Springfield Resident Brady Lee Chenoweth, 60, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in his home. Born December 20, 1952, in Lamar, Colorado, he was the youngest of three children born to AC and Edna (Freeman) Chenoweth. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1971 and also in that year started his 23 year career with Mountain Bell Phone Company. Brady enjoyed his career at the phone company as he often told stories of people he met along the way. Many people remembered him as the “phone man” and he had a knack for making people laugh. Brady raised three children, Lana and Jana, known as the Chenoweth twins, and their younger brother Race. Brady was an exceptional man, who would take on an army of girls, just so his girls could have a sleep over, or take extra kids into his home on snow days when school let out early. Let’s face it Brady was known as the kool-aid “MOM” of the block. In 1994, Brady retired from the phone company to farm and ranch with his father AC which he had been doing for the last 19 years. He and AC partnered in many endeavors on the ranch including planting and harvesting wheat and feed for bales, and branding which was always a time that the family looked forward to. It was not only a time to brand the baby calves and get a good close look at them, but also a time for family to come together. From the time that Brady purchased the lazy H lazy T brand, from Lorene Chenoweth, it was a family joke that AC had to watch him closely to make sure the brand was flipped for every other calf. In his free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping trips with friends and family. He was an avid hunter from small game such as dove, pheasant, turkeys and the occasional rattlesnake “yum tastes just like chicken” to large game such as deer, antelope, and elk. Brady was most fond of his hunting trips with his son, Race. These trips were very elaborate and took many days of planning and packing to make sure that nothing was forgotten. During these trips they encountered many strangers that became lifelong friends. Brady was often seen sporting camouflage even when it wasn’t hunting season; in fact he even took camo duct tape and taped his cast when he broke his leg. Brady even thought all of his children should wear camouflage so much so that he went as far as purchasing camouflage nighties for the twins, then telling Butch not to lose his wife in bed. Brady was known for being a handy man and in fact, even a broken foot couldn’t keep him down. He designed the first ever redneck walker, complete with headlight and remote control holder. Brady was especially proud of his grandchildren. He had 6 granddaughters and 3 grandsons. They adored their grandpa with his many stories and funny faces. He was always coming up with new ways to get the kids to clean their plates, including telling them that we were having chicken nuggets for Thanksgiving feast when it was really calf fries (which ended up being their favorite meal). Survivors include his father AC Chenoweth of Springfield, CO, sister, Rene Matheny, Houston, TX, and three children, Lana (Butch) Nicodemus, Jana Oliver (Adrian Padilla) all of Thermopolis, WY, Race (Janet) Chenoweth of Springfield, CO, nine grandchildren Kira, JD, Kenna, Krista, Brett, Jolie, Aidan, Kiyah and Jurni, special friend Colleen Miller and numerous nieces and nephews. Brady was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Chenoweth.