Obituaries

Feb 11, 2022

Larry Ray Bishop was born on March 21, 1947 in Lamar, Colorado, to Elba Ray and June Hope Unwin Bishop. Larry grew up on the farm south of Springfield, Colorado.

He attended Crescent school during his elementary years, which was a one-room country schoolhouse for grades first through eighth. He then attended school in Springfield, Colorado from...

Feb 11, 2022

Ted Wayne Mullins was born in Lamar, Colorado to Ted Mullins, Jr., and Cora Grace Bochwell on February 4, 1959. Ted passed way Friday, February 11, 2022, at UC Health Central Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Memorial service will be held, Friday, February 18. 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Springfield Assembly of God, 400 Church Street 901,...

Feb 6, 2022

Judy Kay (Wade) Whitaker was born on October 13, 1948, in Springfield, Colorado to Jesse and Barbara (Dallas) Wade. Judy passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado; she was 73 years old.

To remember the life of Judy, a gathering of family and friends will be held at the Minnick Building,...

Feb 2, 2022

Marjorie Ann (Koonce) Harmon was born in Chandler, Oklahoma on December 13, 1933.  She was 88 years old when she passed away peacefully at her home in Springfield, Colorado on February 2, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Robert Wesley and Eveleen Emma Koonce. She was married to Stephen Lyle Harmon on August 4, 1953.  They had...

Jan 22, 2022

Lyn was born, Erlinda Garcia on January 24, 1929 in Wright, Kansas to Ponciano and Carmen (Servantes) Garcia. Her parents had both immigrated from the Zamora area of the Mexican state of Michoacan, and were married in Dodge City, Kansas in 1920.

Lyn was born and raised in a section house along the railroad tracks in Wright,...

Jan 22, 2022

Treva Marlene (Weber) Haney, age 89, was born May 4th, 1932 in Lamar, Colorado to Ross Laverne and Nannie Bess (Burks) Weber. She passed away at her home with family by her side on January 22, 2022. Treva grew up in the Pritchett- Kim area. She attended grade school at Shadel where she rode a horse to...

Jan 19, 2022

Marie Brandt was born in Syracuse Kansas on Feb. 14, 1934. Her given name was Beulah Marie Thompson, the next to the youngest of 6 children born to Russell and Beulah Thompson. After the death of her Momma in 1937 she was adopted by Bun and Nettie Cole. Her Daddy died in 1939. They are resting in Minneapolis...

Jan 19, 2022

Gregory “Greg” Scott Caricato, 59, was born on Friday November 9th, 1962 at St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado and departed this life on Wednesday January 19, 2022 at his home in Springfield, Colorado.

Greg was the son of Bill and Josephine (Jody) Caricato of Pueblo, Colorado and the older brother of Kathryn (Kathy) Lane and...

Jan 18, 2022

Billy Gale Stagner was born to George Andrew Stagner and Grace (Mori) Stagner on January 1, 1950, in Springfield, Colorado. Billy passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on January 18, 2022; he was 72 years old. Graveside service will be held Saturday, April 2, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. in the Springfield Cemetery. To honor Billy’s military service, Military Honors will...

Jan 15, 2022

Ellen Hall, 95, died January 15, 2022. She was born May 16, 1926, on the ranch north of Pritchett, CO, the daughter of Vital and Nellie (Grover) Bamber.

Ellen started elementary school at Frontier School then continued at Big Rock  School and then graduated from Springfield High School.  Ellen married Merle Hall on October 11, 1945, in...

Jan 7, 2022

Ted Ray Locke passed away peacefully Friday, January 8th, 2021 in Springfield, Colorado surrounded by loved ones

Ted was born in Springfield, Colorado in the house right behind Everitt Moore on January 20th, 1943, a day so cold that his parents Ted Floyd and Edith (Brown) Locke had horses pull the car just to start the engine....

Jan 4, 2022

Catherine Marie (Eagan) Wheeler at the age of 59, went to be with the Lord on January 4 th , 2022 in Springfield Colorado surrounded by her family.

Cathy was born June 27 th , 1962 in Amarillo TX to Edward and Patty Eagan. The family soon moved to Raton NM where Cathy grew up. She loved...

Dec 31, 2021

Dixie Valera Shelton was born December 13, 1926 in Belle Plaine, Kansas to Charles D. and Ella Mae (Wooldridge) Smith. She departed this life December 31, 2021 at Southeast Colorado Long Term Care Center in Springfield Colorado at the age of 95.

Dixie graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1944. She later came to Pritchett, Colorado...

Dec 30, 2021

Kelly Roy Remling passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on the morning of December 30 th , 2021, in Fort Collins, CO at the age of 77. He is survived by his beloved children, Scott Remling, Leila Mulder and Maggie Sauder; their spouses, Suzanne, Dan and Monty; his grandchildren, Susan, Zoe, Paul, Tanner and Chase; Step Grandkids, Piper...

Dec 18, 2021

Anneliese “Omi” Haskins was born to Anton Geiger and Rose Leiterman Geiger in West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) on December 9, 1937. Anneliese passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 18, 2021; she was 84 years old.

Anneliese is preceded in death by her parents, Anton and Rosa Geiger; brother Karl and sister Angelika; husband,...

Dec 14, 2021

Springfield, Colorado resident Edward Dale England, Sr. age 74, passed away on December 14, 2021. He was born in Hinsdale, Illinois on May 2, 1947 to Harry and Margaret England who have preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife, Gail Clay England; his son, Edward Dale England, Jr., and wife Denise; son, Edward William...

Dec 2, 2021

Eudora May Tucker West was born in a small house in Springfield, CO on November 8, 1939.  She was raised on the Tucker Dairy on Tucker Road north edge of Springfield.  She departed this life at her home on December 2, 2021, at the age of 82 years.

Eudora was the oldest child born to T.L. and...

Nov 8, 2021

Amy Joy Birchler, 40 years of age, of Pampa, Texas, slipped from this life into eternal glory leaving a wake of sadness and hurt on Monday November 8, 2021, following a brief illness. She was born on September 28, 1981, in Lamar, Colorado. Not long after relocating to Pampa about 20 years ago, Amy started her employment with Gray...

Nov 4, 2021

Clyde LaVoe Rodgers was born to James Samuel Rodgers and Amy (Riddle) Rodgers in Baca County, Colorado on February 1, 1936. Clyde passed away into the presence of the Lord on Thursday, November 4, 2021, in Springfield, Colorado; he was 85 years old.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Campo Wesleyan Church, Campo Colorado on...

Nov 4, 2021

Tamara Ann Sanchez, 62 of Springfield, Colorado, passed away at Southeast Colorado Hospital on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Tamara, daughter of Warren and Charlene Schmidt, was born December 17, 1958, in Lamar, CO. She was married to Larry Sanchez on June 23, 1979, in Allenspark, CO. Preceded in death by her parents, she is survived by her husband, Larry,...