Obituaries

Obituaries

Kent Rolland Ellis

Kent Rolland Ellis

Mar 27, 2013

Kent is survived by his children Cindy Ellis, Pat Ellis, Miss (Carl) Tyler, Rusty Ellis, Donald Coulter, James (Rhonda) Sweeney, Candy (David) Mason, and Samantha (Robert) Mason. He is also survived by his siblings Ruth Rowe, Warren (Pat) Ellis, Fred Ellis, Joe (Dorothy) Ellis, 22 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and 38 nieces and nephews. Kent was preceded in death by...

Gary Pat Hoover

Gary Pat Hoover

Mar 11, 2013

Funeral service for Gary Hoover will be Monday March 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the Maltbie Funeral Services Chapel in Springfield CO. Gary passed away unexpectedly March 11, 2013 in Springfield at the age of 54. He is survived by his Mother LaVona Hoover of Springfield; Daughter Sheila Aldrich of Springfield; Debbie K. of Springfield; Siblings Judi (Riley) Callahan...

Florence Gertrude Eskew

Florence Gertrude Eskew

Mar 2, 2013

Funeral services will be held for Florence (Hutches) Eskew Thurday March 7, 2013 at 2:00pm at the Pritchett Colorado school gymnasium. Florence Gertrude Eskew went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2013. Florence was born April 2, 129 to Vess and Iris Hutches in rural Baca County. She married Kenneth Everett Eskew on June 12, 1948 Florence was...

Ethel Fay (Doyle) Amrine

Ethel Fay (Doyle) Amrine

Feb 11, 2013

Ethel Faye (Doyle) Amrine, 88, departed this life for her heavenly home on February 11, 2013. Ethel Faye Doyle was born August 6, 1924 in Liberal Kansas to Clarence David and Jane (Sheets) Doyle. The Doyle family moved several places. The first place was in Texas where the family worked in farming cotton. Later the Doyle family moved to Elkhart,...

A. Sebastian Kardatzke

A. Sebastian Kardatzke

Feb 5, 2013

Sebastian Kardatzke, age 22, passed into eternal life on February 5, 2013, in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Named André Sebastian by his parents, the late Dr. E. Stanley and Suzonne Caillouet Kardatzke, he was born January 27, 1991, in Manhattan, Kansas, and was their youngest child. Sebastian first attended St. Stephen’s Day School in Coconut Grove, Florida while the family lived...

Valena Velora Drosselmeyer

Valena Velora Drosselmeyer

Jan 5, 2013

Valena Velora was born on a farm near Woodbine, Kansas, on March 10, 1918 to Edward and Ida Vahsholtz. She was 1 of 6 children. Velora, as she preferred to be called, left home as a young woman and moved to Wichita, Kansas. She was employed at Cessna Aircraft Company, where she was involved with the construction of Cessna’s famous...

Nancy Jo Rose

Nancy Jo Rose

Jan 2, 2013

Nancy Jo (Cole) Rose was born on June 1, 1943 in Pritchett Colorado to E.S. “Bud” and Mary Ellen (Randles) Cole. She was the third child of their family that included Gerald, Ellen, Linda, Susan and Dawna. She started first grade in 1949 at Pritchett and she attended all her school years there except one, her freshman year which was...

Lr Millican

Lr Millican

Jan 2, 2013

LR Millican entered into eternal life on Wednesday afternoon, January 2, 2013, at the age of 85 years 3 months 23 days. LR or ‘Tiny’ as his mother referred to him was born September 10, 1927 (his mother’s birthday) to Frank Andrew Millican Sr. and Mariam Rosengrants Millican. LR had two siblings: Frank Jr. (February 1921) and Amy Lee (August...

Virgil Beeman Rodgers

Virgil Beeman Rodgers

Nov 7, 2012

Virgil Beeman Rodgers was 87 years old and resided in Springfield Colorado. Virgil suffered the last year and a half, with several illnesses; on the November 5th Virgil had been admitted to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood Colorado. On Wednesday November 7, 2012, Virgil Beeman Rodgers finished his race. Surrounded by his children Virgil answered his call home with the...

Lavetta Maxine Davis

Lavetta Maxine Davis

Oct 31, 2012

Lavetta Maxine Davis passed away in her home in Aurora CO at the age of 81. She is survived by 1 daughter Connie Alligood of the home, 1 grandson Randy, 1 granddaughter Robin (Paul), 3 great grandchildren Donovan, Katelyn and Ethan, 1 sister-Trula and 2 brothers-Mike and John. Lavetta was preceded in death by her parents Franklin and Josie Horn,...

Harold Gene Mason

Harold Gene Mason

Oct 10, 2012

Mr. Mason passed away October 10, 2012 in Amarillo Texas at the age of 55. Harold was born in Walsh, CO to Herbert and Dorothy Mason on February 5, 1957. Harold and Debbie Coulter were married in Springfield, CO and to this union two children were born, one daughter; Dusty and one son; Darrin both living in Nebraska. Debbie passed...

Charlotte Dawn Homsher

Charlotte Dawn Homsher

Oct 5, 2012

Charlotte Homsher, 66, died at Solace Hospice Care in Ashville, North Carolina. She was born in Lamar Colorado on July 25, 1946. In 1968 Charlotte received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder and taught art both in New York and Ashville, North Carolina public schools. Charlotte was always involved in some creative activity:...

Jr Smith

Jr Smith

Sep 30, 2012

JR Smith was passed away September 30, 2012 in Springfield CO at the age of 89 at the Long Term Care Center J.R. was born in Achille, OK to Leslie and Elizabeth Smith. He honorably served his country during World War II with Headquarters Company, 15th Army. After his service in the Army, he returned home and moved to Baca...

Harvey John Jesser

Harvey John Jesser

Sep 22, 2012

Harvey John Jesser was born July 5, 1926 to Philip and Christena (Jantz) Jesser on the family farm north of Pritchett. He was the fifth of eight children. Harvey graduated from Pritchett High School in 1944 and married his high school sweetheart, Cleta Hartley, that same year on December 14th. Early on Harvey worked as a ditch digger. Harvey and Cleta...

Anna Mae Wade

Anna Mae Wade

Sep 10, 2012

Anna Mae Wade, the daughter of Phillip Franklin Bartholomeuw Cummings and Edna Blyeu Cummings, was born September 24, 1932 at Walnut Shade Missouri and delivered by a midwife. She passed away September 10, 2012 in Springfield at the Long Term Care Center where she resided for the past 15 years. She was 79. Anna helped her family by working while...

Vernon Eckerdt

Vernon Eckerdt

Aug 30, 2012

Service for Vernon Eckerdt will be Monday September 3, 2012 at 2:00 am in the Chapel at Maltbie Funeral Services; 265 West 8th Ave in Springfield CO. Vernon passed away Thursday August 30 at the age of 76. Vernon is survived by his wife Rita Eckerdt of Pritchett,CO; Son Gary and Mary Lou Eckerdt of Rockport TX; Son Royce Eckerdt...

Edna Elizabeth Harland

Edna Elizabeth Harland

Aug 25, 2012

Edna Elizabeth Harland, age 94, of Springfield CO, went to heaven on August 25, 2012. She was born on April 12, 1918 in Sapulpa, OK to the late James Moore and Inez Crow. She married Theodore Harland on November 25, 1938. They moved to Springfield in 1947 and worked in the farming community until 1966. Edna was very active in...

Mac Tarzan Johnson

Mac Tarzan Johnson

Aug 14, 2012

Mac Tarzan Johnson was born January 30, 1923 northeast of Campo to George and Bertha Johnson not far from his current farm where he lived the past 50 years of his life. Tar had two brothers Ralph and George, who had a twin sister Georgia. He also had 2 step brothers Russell and Clell, as well as 3 step sisters...

Donnie Charles Jarvis

Donnie Charles Jarvis

Aug 9, 2012

Dona (Donnie) Charles Jarvis, age 77 of San Antonio, TX went home to be with his Lord after a short battle of cancer on Thursday August 9, 2012 at his home in San Antonio TX with his loving and caring family by his side. Donnie was born on August 30th, 1935 to the Thomas H. and Nellie M. Jarvis in...

Harold Swan

Harold Swan

Jul 9, 2012

Funeral service for Harold Swan will be Monday July 16th, 2012 10:00 am at the Campo Wesleyan Church in Campo Colorado. Mr. Swan passed away at the South East Colorado Hospital Long Term Care Center in Springfield, Colorado on July 9th, 2012 at the age of 89. Community Visitation will be held at Maltbie Funeral Services 265 West 8th Ave....