Obituaries
Obituaries
Alice Marie Eden/Orndorff/Dalton
Jul 19, 2011
THESE ARE WORDS WRITTEN BY ALICE Alice Eden Orndorff Dalton, was born in Elkhart, Kansas, February 18, 1923 as the 7th child of Oscar and Lillie Eaden. Alice was 6 years old when her parents moved back to Baca County, 3 miles south and 10 east of Campo. Her parents moved to Campo in 1934, where she received her education...
Vira Faye Forrest
Jul 16, 2011
Vira Faye (Branham) Forrest was born May 1, 1938 in Snohomish, Washington to Sam & Esther (Salisbury) Branham, Vira was the youngest of the 7 children of Sam and Esther. The family moved back to Baca County, where they had a farm, when Vira was about 2 years old. They lived west of Campo where Sam farmed. Vira always said...
Mildred E. Seawright
Jul 10, 2011
Mildred E. Seawright went to be wtih the Lord on July 10, 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 83. She born Mildred Elizabeth Phillips in Jasper, Arkansas, to Alvin and Dullie Phillips. Millie was married to Clarence Seawright in 1952 for 43 years, until his death in 1995. Mildred was raised in Jasper, the fourth of five children,...
Karen I. Wiedeman
Jul 9, 2011
Karen I. Wiedeman "Kari" Aka "Auntie Boo and Dad" (June 17, 1956 - July 9, 2011) Karen Wiedeman age 55 years of Pritchett, CO passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, CO. Karen was the daughter of Arthur F. Wiedeman Jr. and Kahleen Kiichli Wiedeman Wright. She was born in Bozeman, MT raised in...
Delbert Lewis Coulter
Jun 27, 2011
Delbert Lweis Coulter (August 12, 1932-June 27, 2011) Delbert Coulter was born on August 12, 1932 to Elmer and Letha Coulter. Delbert was born on the Coulter Homestead south of Walsh, Colorado. He had eight siblings. The kids went to High Point and Mitchell Schools. When Delbert was in High School his father became ill and Delbert had to quit...
Harold J. Walstrom
Jun 21, 2011
Harold Julius Walstrom - Born June 19, 1931 - Died June 21, 2011 Harold was born in Burlington, Colorado to a family of six sisters. He had 3 older sisters and 3 younger sisters. He grew up on the farm learning to do his share of the chores. A good work ethic was established early in his life. His paernts...
Vida Fern Love
Jun 9, 2011
Vida Fern Love entered this life on August 2, 1914 in Lamar, Colorado to Ora Seamor Wolfe and Clara Oda (Neal) Wolfe. The Wolfe family resided at 741 Colorado Street in Springfield for many years. Vida graduated from Springfield High School on May 19, 1933. After High School Vida moved to La Junta where she worked at a variety of...
Sidney C. Harrison
Jun 8, 2011
Sidney (Sid) Harrison, 92, long-time resident of Springfield, CO, passed away on June 8, 2011. He was born in Scott City, KS on December 12, 1918, the ninth of 11 children born to Charles Homer and Lena May Harrison. Sid began life on his own lieaving home at age 16, hopping freight trains to Nebraska where he worked in the...
Lillian Margret High
May 31, 2011
Lillian Margret High joined her husband, Willie Norman High in heaven on May 31st 2011 at her home in Springfield, CO while surrounded by family and friends. She was born on July 2, 1941 in Cahone, CO to James and Thelda Neely. She was a loving mother, a wonderful sister, a caring aunt, a dear friend and the best Grandmother...
Edna L. Freeman Chenoweth
Apr 2, 2011
Edna L. Freeman Chenoweth was born September 2, 1927 on the homestead of her parents, Ray and Lillie Freeman, near Kim, Colorado. They moved to Darrouzett, Texas in the late 1930's to help her grandfather fram and ranch. She was educated in the Darrouzett schools and graduated from high school in Darrouzett. After high school, she was employed to the...
Lela Fern Wilson
Apr 2, 2011
Lela Fern Tobey was born on September 24, 1927 in the Lone Star Community in Baca County. She departed life at her home in Springfield, Colorado with her family by her side. She was the 5th child of Orville A. and Pauline (Baumburger) Tobey. Her siblings were Louis, Kenneth, Neva, John, Ralph, and Wayne. She moved to Springfield with her...
Mary K. Higgins
Mar 14, 2011
Mary K. Higgins died Monday, March 14, 2011 in Amarillo, Texas at the age of 79. Services were held at 1:00 p.m. (MST) on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Springfield, Colorado. Interment took place in the Higgins Ranch Cemetery. Mary K. was born March 4, 1932 in Dalhart, Texas to Clyde and Katherine (Knoph) Lathem....
Dorene R. Shaffer
Feb 27, 2011
Dorene Ruth Frazee Shaffer was born February 11, 1923 at their farm home near Hugoton, Kansas to Dorr and Fannie Johnson Frazee. Dorene went to be with the Lord on February 27, 2011 in La Junta, Colorado with family present. When Dorene was six years old the family moved to Belpre, KS. She attended four years of school there and...
Annetta "Toots" Jane Keithley
Feb 26, 2011
Annetta "Toots" Jane Keithley was born February 7, 1938 on the family farm 12 miles and one mile east of Springfield, Colorado to Lawrence and Winnie Wallace. She died February 26, 2011 at the Long Term Care Center in Springfield, Colorado. "Toots" had six sisters and five brothers. At an early age she was so short she could walk under...
Marvin Carroll Myers
Feb 7, 2011
Marvin Carroll Myers was born November 16, 1950 in Trinidad, Colorado to O. G. "Tun" Myers and Ellen (Cordova) Myers. He departed this world on February 7, 2011 at his home in Springfield, Colorado. Carroll attended elementry and high school at Pritchett, Colorado. He graduated high school in 1968. He attended Lamar Community Collage where he received his Associates degree...
Marylin K. Lasley
Feb 2, 2011
Marylin K. (Hansen) Lasley born July 5, 1946 at Stillwater Memorial Hospital in Stillwater, OK. While still very young Marylin moved to Springfield, CO. Shortly after the move her mother, Pauline Kenzie met and married Jerry Hansen -- Jerry adopted Marylin. He and Pauline added three more children to their union: Darwin, Darla and Paula. While in high school Marylin...
Nyle W. Mcvey
Jan 22, 2011
Obituary of a Colorado Cowboy His favorite brimmed hat sits alone on a peg, and the last mile of the range has been ridden for Nyle Wilford McVey, 87, who was called to his heavenly home on Saturaday, January 22, 2011. Nyle passed away surrounded by the love of family and friends at the Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado....
Cluster Eugene Crane
Jan 20, 2011
Cluster Eugene (C. E.) Crane was born in Stilwell, Oklahoma on June 9, 1925 to Alfred Louis Crane and Cynthia Ann Plowman Crane. He went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ in the early morning hours of January 20, 2011. He traveled the Western United States working as a farm and ranch hand. He married Illa St.Antoine on...
Emmaline Lorene Foster
Jan 14, 2011
Emmaline Lorene (Moody) Foster was born on June 5, 1925 south of Vilas, Colorado. She was the 5th of seven children of john Estle and Margaret Ann (Lunsford) Moody. She left this life on January 14, 2011 at the age of 85 years and 7 months. Emmaline attended school at Vilas and Springfield, Colorado. She experienced the dust bowl days...
Holli Jo Nelson
Jan 10, 2011
Holli Jo Nelson was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, wife, mother, and wonderful friend to many. Holli was born in Lamar, Colorado on October 12, 1970 to Carolyn Johnson and Gib Nelson. Holli left us on January 10, 2011 in Springfield, Colorado. Holli spent her early school years in Wiley, Colorado living with her mom and step-dad, Richard Eichler and...
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