Obituaries

Wanda Faye Morris

Jul 12, 2021

Wanda Faye Morris was born March 5, 1945 in Floydada, Texas to Thomas Earl Traylor and Fannie Mae Roberts Traylor.  She was the sixth of seven children.  After her birth, her family lived in California for a very short period of time, before moving back to Kress, Texas where she began her school years.   She attended her first six...

Iris M Taff

Jul 5, 2021

A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, July 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Springfield Baptist Chapel for Iris Mae Taff.

Iris was born in Springfield on November 28, 1931, to the late Fred & Mary Gibson. She had a twin sister & was one of 11 children. She passed away July 5, 2021, at...

Leota Jean Ramirez-Campbell

Jun 27, 2021

Leota Jean Ramirez-Campbell

Leota Jean Mills was born to Bill Mills and Loura (Moulton) Mills on January 6, 1970, in Perryton, Texas.  Leota passed away Sunday, June 27 in Springfield, Colorado at Southeast Colorado Hospital; she was 51 years old. The family will be holding private services in Perryton, Texas on August 3.

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Sheila Ann Emick

Jun 20, 2021

Sheila Ann (Mason) Emick was born on January 29, 1949 in Springfield, Colorado, the 2 nd of seven children of Ora Columbus and Florence Verdene (Combs) Mason. She passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on June 20, 2021 at UC Health Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs after a brief illness; she was 72 ½ years old....

Donna C. Jett

Jun 17, 2021

Donna Clarisse Burke was born on September 29, 1939 in Compton, California to John & Frances Burke. She was welcomed home on June 17, 2021.

When she was around a year old, her family moved back to Follett, TX, so most of her childhood was spent on their farm outside of Follett with her older brother, Dick,...

Nila Jean Gale

Jun 10, 2021

Nila Jean Gale was born on November 20, 1925 on the family farm near Axtell, Kansas and passed from this life on June 10, 2021 at the age of 95 at the Springfield Long Term Care Center.

Nila is preceded in death by her parents Roy and Nina Torrence, a sister Evelyn Steele, her husband Larry Gale...

Philip Dolan Gordon

Jun 7, 2021

Philip Gordon

Philip Dolan Gordon was born to Dolan A. Gordon and Peggy Nadean Pittser on June 20, 1948, in Springfield, Colorado. Phil passed away at his home in Springfield on Monday, June 7, 2021; he was 72 years old.

To honor Phil’s request, the family will not be holding services.

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Alma Ann Mcarthur

Jun 5, 2021

Dr Alma Ann McArthur Memorial Service (hdezwebcast.com)

Alma Ann McArthur, age 82, died Saturday, June 5, 2021. Born July 4, 1938 in La Junta, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late John P. McArthur and Lavender (Like) McArthur.

Growing up on a ranch in Utleyville, Colorado, Alma attended the Sunderland one-room school house from...

Dwayne L Baxter

May 26, 2021

Dwayne Louis Baxter was born to Louis A. Baxter and Imogene (Short) Baxter on May 27th, 1936 in Friona, Texas. Dwayne passed away on Wednesday,  May 26th, 2021 at the Southeast Colorado Hospital. He was 84 years old.

Dwayne was raised on the family farm near Friona, Texas until they bought a ranch and moved to  Chivington,...

Lydia L. Burciaga

May 17, 2021

Lydia Luciana Burciaga passed away, May 17, 2021, at University Hospital - Highlands Ranch. She was born in Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico, on January 7, 1952, to Jesus Reyes and Casimira Escobar. Lydia graduated from Springfield High School in 1970 and then began nursing school at Pikes Peak Community College. However, she soon returned to Springfield to help her...

Frances Dodge

May 7, 2021

Marion Frances Dodge was born October 22, 1929 at Jenkins MO, the youngest child of Lee and Lyda Wiley and went to be with her Lord on May 7, 2021.

She was proceeded in death by her husband, Bud Dodge, parents, Lee and Lyda Wiley, one sister, Fern Lowe,  one brother, Fred (F.G.) Wiley, three nephews;  Junior, ...

Jef Loraine Shettron

May 2, 2021

Jef Loraine Shettron, 72 years old, died peacefully on May 2, 2021 in her Springfield home, surrounded by her loving family. Jef battled cancer for over 10 years. The love she had for family and her unwavering faith in God gave her the will to fight and push through some very difficult times. She found strength in scriptures like...

Lois Lovell Lacy

Apr 23, 2021

Lois Lovell Grover was born in Protection, KS on November 27, 1930 to Everett and Ida Harmon Grover. She grew up on the farm where they lived outside of town --- a home with no electricity, no running water, no phone, and no indoor bathroom. Her family raised corn, cane, and a few dairy cows. Lois helped with grinding...

Corey (Maxwell) Bishop-Miller

Apr 4, 2021

Corey Dawn (Maxwell) Bishop-Miller entered into this world on May 9,1974 in Lubbock, Texas to parents Thomas and Shirley Maxwell. Corey was also welcomed into the world by half siblings Tyra and Tommy. The first few years of her life, Corey moved quite a bit, as Tom had a job working on elevators, so travel was a must. Corey...

Virginia Marie Denney

Mar 25, 2021

Virginia M. Denney was born in Birmingham Alabama on April 18, 1926, to Frederick and Alma Fisher. Virginia had one brother Dick and two sisters Lucy and Lillian.

Virginia graduated from high school in Mobile Alabama and worked as a telephone operator in Alabama and Alaska for RCA and Alaska communication system. Virginia married Henry Darold Denney on...

Preston Dwight Fritzler

Mar 15, 2021

Preston Dwight Fritzler was born in La Junta, Colorado on September 21, 1993. He passed away March 15, 2021 in Eastern Las Animas County. Preston’s parents were Dwayne and Lori Jo Fritzler of Two Buttes, Colorado and his brother was Larry Dale.

Preston had a warm smile, a kind heart and never met an animal he didn’t...

James Lyle Nidey

Mar 12, 2021

James Nidey was born on June 15, 1921 and departed this life on March 12, 2021 at the age of 99 years and 9 months; only lacking 3 months reaching 100.

James was born to Wallace and Hazel and Hazel (Orndorff) Nidey on the family homestead northwest of Campo, Colorado.  He was the second of 10 children...

Fred Arthur Pierce

Mar 12, 2021

Fred, the son of Thelma (McDaniel) Pierce and Herold Daniel Pierce was born February 9, 1936 in the middle of the worst blizzard in 50 years. This occurred on the family farm between the towns of Brashear and Kirksville, Missouri. It was 3 days before a Doctor was able to arrive and state, “mother and a fine baby boy...

Ron Dwane Johnson

Mar 10, 2021

Ron was born December 28, 1966, in Boise City, Oklahoma to Harvie and Trulene Johnson and was the oldest of two boys.  Ron married the love of his life, Shelly Giroir-Johnson, on March 27, 2003.

Ron lived and grew up in Campo, Colorado where he attended high school playing baseball and several other sports throughout his youth. ...

Lonita Ruth Schaller

Mar 7, 2021

On March the 7th, 2021, Lonita Ruth Schaller, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, peacefully left this world to join the Lord in heaven with her family at her side. Lonita was born on January 28, 1952 in Springfield, CO to Melvin Casper (MC) and Leona Brisendine and was the youngest of the eight Brisendine brothers and...