Don Honey

Don Honey, 74, passed away on September 26, 2017 at his La Junta home. He was born on April 21, 1943 in La Junta, Colorado to Leslie Eugene & Margaret Mae (Walter) Honey.

Don attended La Junta schools and played on the state championship football team in 1958. He was very active in rodeo, lifetime member of the PRCA, president of the Colorado High School Rodeo Assoc. in the 1980’s, and he was a recipient of the Sunshine Award from the La Junta Chamber of Commerce. Don owned and operated the La Junta Livestock Commission since 1963.

Don is survived by his wife of 55 years, Janet Wheeler Honey; son, Jace and his wife Lesli, granddaughter, Jacey Honey Glover and her husband Ty, great-grandchildren, Tildyn Glover and Everly Glover, grandson, Chance Honey and his wife Tawnie, granddaughter, Shaylee Honey Estes and her husband John, great-grandchildren, Levi and Scarlett Estes, grandson, Colt Honey, and granddaughter, Sheridan Honey; Son Keo Honey and Jen Rose, grandson, Trey Honey, granddaughter, Raegan Honey, grandson, Hayden Honey, and grandson, Keegan Foust; daughter, Cassie Elder and her husband Brian, granddaughter, Rileigh Brown and her husband Spencer, great-grandson, Brylon Brown, grandson, Daylon Elder; sister-in-law, Carol Wheeler and nephew Rory Wheeler; numerous nieces and nephews also survive. Don was preceded in death by his father Les Honey, mother Margaret Honey, his brother Ron Honey, and an infant son.

Don was the proud father of three children and attended all their school activities. He was very proud of all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Gail Allen of the Arkansas Valley Cowboy Church officiating. Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the service at Fairview Cemetery.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Don’s caregiver, Jan Baylor and to Arkansas Valley Hospice.

Those wishing to do so may make memorial donations to the Arkansas Valley Hospice Assoc., P.O. Box 408, La Junta, CO, 81050 direct or through the funeral home.

Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home & Arkansas Valley Crematory is in charge of arrangements.