Obituaries

Delano John Alley
Aug 20, 2019
Delano John Alley was born on September 1st, 1933 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Leo and Wilda Alley. He had four sisters - Betty, Norma, Leona, and Jessie and one brother named Leo Jr. He went to school and graduated from Stroud High School. At Stroud High, Delano played football, and really loved all sports. He was awarded a scholarship...
Kristi Dayle Smith
Aug 12, 2019
Kristi Dayle (Sharpe) Smith. What do you say about her???? What an amazing wife, MOM, daughter, sister, aunt, and the best friend any one could ask for!!!
Kristi was born to Rick and Shirley (Silvey) Sharpe on November 14, 1973. She was welcomed home by two very excited 10 year old's Kyle and Kim. On the way...
Cecelia Isabel Maes
Aug 3, 2019
Isabel Cecelia ("CC") Maes, 86, passed away on August 3, 2019 in Springfield.
Cecelia was born in Kim ,Colorado to Bernardo and Juanita Heguy on June 24, 1933. She went to school at Kim. She married Cipriano Eloy Maes on August 8 th 1951 in Raton, New Mexico. They were married for 67 years. She worked as...
Ira Lee Shaffer
Jul 6, 2019
Ira Lee Shaffer was born January 19, 1932, near Stonington, Colorado, to Melzer A. and Ruth (Griffin) Shaffer. At the age of 87, he passed away July 6, 2019, at his home in Walsh. His parents and three siblings were deceased before him; John B, Edsel and Laila Shaffer. A half- sister, Mary Ann (Shockley) Winkler is deceased. He...
Rick E. Hutches
Jun 26, 2019
Rick E. Hutches passed away June 26, 2019 at Northwest Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, after a lengthy illness. He was born September 18, 1951 in Lamar, Colorado. Rick grew up around Vilas, Colorado, attending all 12 years and graduating from Vilas High School. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing baseball, being a 4-H member, and playing music with...
Virgil Maude Harlan
May 7, 2019
Virgil Harlan, age 97, passed away at the Walsh Healthcare Center in Walsh, CO, on Wednesday, May 7, 2019. Her husband was Leon Harlan and their children are Shirley, Gayle and Karen.
Virgil was the youngest of five children of Jim and Mamie (Holt) McKinnis. Her sisters and brothers were…Irene, Mildred (who went by "Sis"), James and...
Mary May Gourley
May 4, 2019
The log in Dr. Verity's 1926 Physicians Daily Visiting List and Records states that: Dr. Verity delivered Mary May Mackey on November 24, 1926. The same book states that Mr. Mackey paid for the delivery fee for Mary May.
Mary May Mackey, a lifelong resident of Baca County Colorado, was born November 24, 1926 at her...
Larry Joe Kerr
Apr 15, 2019
Larry Joe Kerr passed away Monday April 15th 2019, very peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Larry is survived by his loving wife, Deb Kerr of two years. They were married in Springfield Colorado, in November of 2017. She brought with her, three children and a grandchild into the relationship. Larry is lovingly missed and remembered by his brother...
Kurt Kevin Lippoldt
Mar 19, 2019
Mr. And Mrs. Harold Lippoldt welcomed Kurt Kevin on August 6, 1963. Kurt was baptized at the age of 12. He attended Chamberlain Elementary, Gorman Junior High and graduated in 1981 from Harrison High School. Kurt received a certification certificate in Automotive and an Associate Degree in Computer Assembly. As a member of VICA he placed in automotive at...
Shalah Perkins
Mar 17, 2019
Shalah (Mills) Perkins, at the age of 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17 th , at the Springfield Hospital surrounded by friends and family.
Shalah was born November 13 th , 1939 in Del Norte, CO. At the age of 2, she moved with her parents, Herman and Dorothy Mills, and sisters Karen and Marilyn,...
Dorothy Ochoa
Feb 17, 2019
Dorothy Ochoa, long time resident of Walsh Colorado, passed away on February 18, 2019 at the age of 100 years, 1 month and 23 days.
Dorothy was born on December 27, 1918 to Juan and Maria Salinas at Bayard Nebraska. She was the second of 12 children. Juan moved the family to Delta Colorado when Dorothy was...
Donald Leroy Hetrick
Feb 11, 2019
Donald Leroy Hetrick born on July 13, 1940 to Carl and Anna (Robins) Hetrick, as the 13 th child of 14, passed away on February 11, 2019, at the age of 78 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Leroy attended the country school of Konantz for the first 8 grades of school and attended Walsh High School...
Preston Glen Hutches
Jan 14, 2019
Preston Glen Hutches, age 61, of Walsh, CO passed away on Jan 14th, 2019 at 3:15 am at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs following a brief illness.
Pret's adventure began on March 19, 1957 when he blessed Glen and Idrys Hutches with their third child. Mom and Dad made it home with him from Lamar just before...
Calvin H. Scott
Dec 18, 2018
Calvin Henry Scott passed from this life December 18,2018 just a few weeks shy of his 79th birthday. He passed at home in the early hours of the morning surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer. Calvin was born January 6th, 1940 the youngest son to Sherman and Nettie Scott. He was one of nine children....
Barbara Louise Hebberd
Dec 17, 2018
Barbara Louise Hebberd, 69, passed away Monday December 17, 2018 at Parkview Hospital after a brief illness. She was born June 13 th , 1949 to Myrl and Olive Greenlee. She was the oldest of five children, the leader of the Clan, the voice of reason, the boss, and best of all, the one who made us laugh.
...Charles David Miller
Dec 6, 2018
Charles David Miller was born in Poteet, Texas on September 26, 1946, to Harry and Opal Miller. Dave was one of eight children. His siblings included George, Jean, Harry, Jerry Don, Linda, Kenneth and Ronald Dean. On June 10, 1966, Dave and Patricia were married. To this union three children were born Lynette, Colleen and David.
Dave...
Winona Chick
Oct 23, 2018
Edith Winona Acre was born to James S. and Edith (Downs) Acre on November 3, 1924, at the family home in Richards, Colorado. She was the fifth child of seven born to Jim and Edith.
Winona and her siblings grew up together in a loving and hardworking household. Shortly before her 10 ...
Calvin Leroy Thompson
Oct 15, 2018
Calvin Leroy Thompson of Vilas Colorado passed from this world October 15, 2018 at the Walsh Healthcare Center at the age of 91.
Calvin was born December 29, 1926 in Vilas to John & Sarah Thompson, Fred and much later on Lloyd Thompson were added to the Thompson family. The family lived in Prowers County until 1938...
Erva Irene Downing
Oct 3, 2018
Erva Irene Downing was born October 25, 1939 to P. Guy Mathews and Edna Imagene Beeler-Mathews. Early in her life, her family lived in Two Buttes Colorado raising Broom Corn, however most of her years growing up were spent in Lamar. In 1960, P. Guy opened his own store. Perhaps, this is where Erva got here since of entrepreneurship...
Pauline E Pena
Sep 16, 2018
Pauline "Pablita" Pena was born in Ojito, New Mexico to Jose and Rufina Gonzales on August 13, 1946. She was the firstborn of 18 siblings and was a mother to 6 children; Marie, Daniel, Ralph, Billy, Darlene and Felix. At a young age Pauline learned how to be a homemaker while caring for her younger siblings as well as...
