Obituaries

Jan 13, 2013

Funeral Service: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 10:00 a.m.                            Place: Peacock Memorial Chapel                    Visitation: Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, 3 to 5 p.m.                           Place: Peacock Meorial Chapel Freida Pearl (Reed) Steed, 91, peacefully passed away at home in the early morning of January 13, 2013, after enjoying an evening of shared old songs, stories and memories with her sons and daughter in...

Jan 10, 2013

Gwenda Lynn Leeder, 56, of La Junta entered into rest on January 10, 2013 at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. She was born on January 10, 1957 in Lamar, Colorado to James & Betty (Rose) Gibbs. Gwenda enjoyed fishing, working in her garden and listening to rock and roll. She had a willingness to help others. She will be...

Jan 10, 2013

Funeral Service: Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, 10:00 a.m.                            Place: Cheraw United Methodist Church                     Visitation: Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.                            Place: Peacock Memorial Chapel Arlita Ruth (Pantier) Beebe was born on February 12, 1927 in Formosa, Kansas to Floyd and Lila (Quick) Pantier. Arlita passed away January 10, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center,...

Jan 7, 2013

Memorial Service: Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Place: West Assembly of God, Fowler, CO

Dec 28, 2012

Lula Belle Markus, 89, died December 28, 2012 at the Crowley County Nursing Center. She was born July 5, 1923 in Bogard Missouri to Jack & Viola (Harris) Miles.  She married the father of her children, Henry Grasmick of Sugar City in 1938; he preceded her in death. She later married Robert Markus; he preceded her in death.  Lula worked...

Dec 25, 2012

Evelyn Irene Harp, 91, of La Junta, Colorado, passed away on December 25, 2012, in Broomfield, Colorado. Evelyn Irene Alexander was born in Enid, Oklahoma to Manring and Phoebe Alexander on January 27, 1921. She attended high school in Arkansas City, Kansas and graduated in 1939. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State...

Dec 17, 2012

Funeral Service:  Saturday, December 22, 2012, 10:00 a.m.                                 Place:  Peacock Memorial Chapel, La Junta, Colorado                          Visitation:  Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, 5-7 p.m.                                 Place:  Peacock Memorial Chapel Rita Martinez, 63, of Pueblo, passed away on Dec. 17, 2012 at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. She was born in La Junta, Colorado to Victor Jose & Delubina (Garcia) DeHerrera on August...

Dec 13, 2012

Karlyn Thayer, 66, of Cheraw, passed away at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta.  She was born in Oceanside, CA to Carl Lawrence and Ellen (Keraus)  Wiedeman on Jan. 18, 1946. Karlyn worked at La Junta printing for many years. She instructed writers and was an accomplished wordsmith. Karlyn also was a Toastmaster for many years with...

Dec 13, 2012

Memorial Service:  Thursday, January 3, 2012, 2:00 p.m.                                Place: First Church of the Nazarene, La Junta, Colorado Earl Cecil King, 78, of La Junta, passed away at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born in Hartman, Colorado to Audra Cecil & Ida Matilda (Orr) King on November 7, 1934. He married Patricia Ann Miller on June 6, 1954...

Dec 10, 2012

Marie Hall, 92, passed after a short illness in Pueblo, CO.  She was born in La Junta to Lawrence and Della (Sumpter) Sears on Aug. 23, 1920. She attended La Junta schools and graduated from La Junta High School, Class of 1938. She married C. Robert "Bob" Hall in La Junta on March 23, 1941; he preceded her in death...

Dec 5, 2012

George Mose Russell, 93, passed away at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center on December 5, 2012.  Mose was born December 20, 1918, to Christine and George W. Russell in Trinidad, CO.  Mose lived in the Kim area for most of his life, leaving only once to serve his country for four years as an Infantry-man in World War II. ...

Nov 27, 2012

Funeral Service: Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, 11:00 a.m.                               Place: Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Swink, Colorado Evelyn "Blackie" Lee Watters, 88, longtime Cheraw resident, passed away in La Junta on Nov. 27, 2012.  She was born on Dec. 25, 1923 to Harry & Ona (Good) Burt in Goldsbury, Missouri.  She married Carlyle "Short" Watters; he preceded her in death on Feb. 19,...

Nov 27, 2012

Ilene Lucille Randle, 89, of La Junta, passed away in Pueblo on Nov. 27, 2012.  She was born on Dec. 20, 1922 to Arthur & Florence (Downing) Davis in Bent County, Colorado.  She married H. Winfrey Randle on Dec. 18, 1941 in Tribune, Kansas; he preceded her in death on Sept. 11, 1991. Ilene attended several rural grade schools in...

Nov 22, 2012

Harold W. Trembly, 98, longtime Manzanola resident, died Nov. 22, 2012 at Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Manzanola Nazarene Church with interment to follow at Mountainview Cemetery in Manzanola. Viewing will precede services at 9 a.m. at the church. He was born Nov. 2, 1914 in Hugoton, KS to...

Nov 22, 2012

Nov 15, 2012

Victoria J. Warren, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 15, 2012, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.  She was born in La Junta on June 16, 1946 to Warren & Charlene (Garcia) Snyder. Vicki was a dedicated teacher at Columbian Elementary School, where she taught 2nd grade for many years. She also touched the lives of clients in her...

Nov 14, 2012

Gerald Leroy Carter, 73,  passed away November 14, 2012 at his home in Pueblo West Colorado.  His wife, Lenna and daughter Sharon Ann and son-in-law Edward Eckley were at his side.  Gerald Leroy Carter was born September 21, 1939 in La Junta Colorado to Willard Gerald and Dorothy B Carter.  He was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law...

Nov 14, 2012

Memorial Service: Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, 2:00 p.m.                                   Place: La Junta Church of Christ, 10th & Cimarron Loretta Jane Jacob, 74, passed away Nov. 14, 2012, at her La Junta home.  She was born on Feb. 8, 1938 in Camden, Arkansas to Carl & Mary (Williams) Haltom.  She married Charles Jacob on January 19, 1969. Loretta graduated from Fairview High...

Nov 8, 2012

Our beloved Mother and Grandmother, Gertrude V. Diaz, 81, of La Junta, passed away on November 8, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center.  She was born on November 15, 1930 in La Junta, Colorado to Jose & Felicitas (Vega) Vasquez. She married Joe Diaz of Skinner, Colorado on February 16, 1952 at Our Lady of Guadalupe in...

Nov 8, 2012

Adams G. O'Hare, 90, of Fowler, formerly of Cheraw, passed away Nov. 8, 2012 at the Fowler Healthcare Center.  He was born on May 11, 1922 to Pat & Avery Jane (Merritt) O'Hare in Watertown, South Dakota.  He married Betty Ann Mayo on June 15, 1948 in Raton, New Mexico; she preceded him in death on Feb. 24, 1992.  He...