Obituaries

Sep 15, 2018

Mae M. Tinsley was born August 20, 1924, in Clinton, Oklahoma to Daniel D. and Wilda D. (Dow) Peters.  At 2 months old her father was killed in a work related accident.  Her mother passed away when Mae was 12 years old.  She went to live with her grandparents in Etter, Texas.

She attended Dumas High School...

Sep 10, 2018

Wade was born at his parents' farm 6 miles north of Walsh on June 23, 1930.  He was the youngest of 7 children after losing his little brother in 1933.  He attended Walsh Schools.  Wade was a Korean War Veteran, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1950 and serving 3 years.  He was discharged from Fort Hood, Texas, in...

Aug 29, 2018

Francisco "Kiko" Medina was born in Hermanas Coahuila Mexico to Ancelmo and Hermina Medina on December 3, 1930. He was born the second of 10 siblings. As a young man, he helped his father raise goats to produce goat milk at their family business. Later in life he traveled to the United States at the age of nineteen. He...

Aug 23, 2018

Per Karen's request cremation will take place and her memorial service will be a private event.

Karen was born in Vallejo, CA on September 3, 1965 to Charles Stapel and Sue Hansen and passed away on August 23, 2018 at age 52.

Karen graduated from Rock Springs High School and went on to attend Meridian...

Aug 21, 2018

Stella Lois (Dunlap) Godfrey, known almost everywhere as "Lois," was born December 7, 1922 in Baca County, Colorado to Jesse "Jess" Lawrence Dunlap and Esther Irene (Caldwell) Dunlap.  Lois was called by her creator to come home on August 21, 2018 at the age of 95.

Lois lived most all of her life in Walsh until she...

Aug 8, 2018

Benjamin Thomas Acre Jr. 63 and his wife, Vicki Jo Acre 62, both of Walsh, Colorado, passed away on Wednesday, August 8th, 2018, in Ashford, Arizona in a tragic vehicle accident. LIFE Benjamin Acre was born to Benjamin Acre and Lela Acre September 20th 1954 in Springfield Colorado. Ben had two older siblings, sister Kathy Acre and brother Edward Acre....

Aug 8, 2018

Benjamin Thomas Acre Jr. 63 and his wife, Vicki Jo Acre 62, both of Walsh, Colorado, passed away on Wednesday, August 8 th , 2018, in Ashford, Arizona in a tragic vehicle accident.

LIFE

Benjamin Acre was born to Benjamin Acre and Lela Acre September 20 th 1954 in Springfield Colorado. Ben had...

Jul 23, 2018

Donald Lee Hebberd was born December 5, 1951, in Springfield, Colorado to Julia and Harry Hebberd.  He was the youngest of six children.  He graduated from Walsh High School.

He enjoyed working on oil rigs which took him all over the United States.  He then joined a seismograph crew and spent four years working in Australia.  He...

Jul 13, 2018

On April 24, 1956, Gary was born to Pete and Jean Freighberger, joining 4 older brothers.  Growing up in school he was always involved in sports, liking baseball the best of all.  Helping his father with the farming after he graduated high school is what he like most, so between farming with his dad, and working for his neighbors...

Jul 8, 2018

James Dean Wilson, better known as Jim, J.D., or Wilson, made the transition to heaven on July 8, 2018, from the Amarillo VA Community Living Center at the age of 92.

J.D. was born on October 28, 1925, in Las Vegas, New Mexico. In March of 1931, J.D. and his sister, Catherine, moved with their parents to...

Jun 13, 2018

Raymond (Ray) Joseph Miller, 83, long-time Baca County farmer/rancher, passed away Wednesday, June 13 th , 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a courageous fight with cancer.

Ray was born on March 7 th , 1935 in Brighton, CO to John and Lydia (Kahm) Miller.

Ray grew up on farms around the...

Jun 8, 2018

Julian Packard was born on July 16, 1927 in Walsh, Colorado.  He was the first of seven children born to Osa Julian and Hattie (Arndt) Packard.  Julian departed this life on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado.

Julian spent most of his adult life working as an electrician, a career he took...

May 31, 2018

Shirley Grace Olinger, age 75, passed away May 31, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born September 20, 1942 in Springfield, Colorado to Donald and Ruby Newberry. She graduated from Two Buttes High School in 1960 and then went on to school in Denver, Colorado where she became an x-ray technician. She met her husband, Bill Olinger, in January...

May 23, 2018

Edwin Floyd Crowley, age eighty-three of Walsh, Colorado went home to be with his Savior and Lord on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Ed spent many years as the owner/operator of Crowley Trucking, sharing his drive time with his loving wife, Nelda.  Together Nelda and Ed raised three children; Eddie, Yvonne and Duane.  Ed and Nelda enjoyed spending time with their...

May 14, 2018

Richard Ochoa was born August 19, 1943, in Ordway, Colorado to Tony and Dorothy Ochoa.  Richards's early childhood was spent in Ordway, until 1954.  The Ochoa family then moved to Ulysses, Kansas, where the family farmed sugar beets.  In 1957 the family moved to Walsh, Colorado, where he graduated high school in 1964.  After high school Richard married the...

May 7, 2018

Gregory Wayne Hetrick of Walsh, Colorado went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2018.  He was born in Elkhart, Kansas to Keith Ray Hetrick and Alice Mildred Medley Hetrick on January 11, 1961.  He was the sixth of seven siblings. Greg attended school in Walsh, Colorado to the 9 th grade. He then started to work and...

Apr 29, 2018

Arthur Cleo Brisendine was born on February 26, 1923 at home near Stonington, Colorado to Alva and Cordelia (Clark) Brisendine. He had 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Jesse Brisendine, Melvin Brisendine, Everett Brisendine, Beulah (Gookin) Brisendine, Eulah (Palmer) Brisendine, Nina (Sample) Brisendine.

Art and Velma (Newman) were married on January 17, 1945. They had five children: Cleo...

Apr 28, 2018

Betty Jo Neal arrived in Baca County to Joe and Ethel Neal on November 22, 1934 at the family farm southwest of Springfield, Colorado.  Betty was the oldest of 4 siblings – brother Jimmie, and sisters Lila and Janice.  The family then moved to their farm 6 miles southwest of Springfield.

Betty grew up in tough times. ...

Apr 15, 2018

Eugene Harvey Dillon was born  at home near Richards Co on Feb 5th, 1925.  He was the 4th of 11 children born to Bill Dillon and Nila Coulter Dillon.  Eugene passed away April 15, 2018 at the Sharmar Care Center in Pueblo, Co.

Gene was an avid arrowhead hunter and could throw a mean yo-yo. He enjoyed...

Mar 8, 2018

Today we are remembering and celebrating the life of Olive Marie Ackley.  Olive was born on December 22 nd , 1927, in Walsh, Colorado.  Edna Ozelle and Floy Eslick were her parents.  Her brother, Lloyd Eslick, is here from Laramie, Wyoming.  Her sister, Margaret McCauley, lives in Colorado Springs.  Her older siblings, Loren Eslick and Pearl Wilder, are deceased....