Buddy Joe Hargis
Dec 14, 2015
Buddy Joe Hargis was born in Springfield, Colorado, on September 24, 1930, to James Robinson Hargis and Dora Marsh Hargis. Buddy was the youngest of seven – sisters; Viola Belle, Troy Louise and brothers; Marsh Givens, James R.C. Jr., Gerald Wayne and Jack Eldon. Buddy attended Springfield schools and played football. When he was 17, he joined the Navy so...
Estell Horn
Dec 1, 2015
Estell was born March 8, 1923, in Foster, Oklahoma,to Homer Carl and Donnie Grace (Walker) Roberson. Estell's mother passed away when she was 13 years of age, this was very hard for her as a young girl to have to cope without a mother. A lot of the household responsibilities fell on her. She grew up in Oklahoma where she...
William Michael Porter
Dec 1, 2015
William Michael Porter was born June 18, 1950, in Lamar, Colorado. Mike was the third child of Curtis and Mabel Porter. He attended elementary and secondary school in Vilas, Colorado, and then took a short time off before enrolling at Colorado State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mike then entered law school at Tacoma, Washington, graduating with...
Donald Ray Orosco
Nov 20, 2015
Donald Ray Orosco, formerly of Springfield, passed away November 20, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, following a vehicle accident. He was 50 years old. Donald was born January 24, 1965, in Walsh, Colorado. He attended school in Springfield and graduated with the SHS Class of 1983. He went on to attend college in Pueblo where he earned...
Gregory Keith Gowin
Nov 14, 2015
Gregory Keith Gowin was born January 7, 1947, at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, to Orville Lee Gowin and Norma Lee White Gowin; where, by the way, his granddaughter was also born. At the time of Greg's birth, Orville was stationed at Buckley Field and they were living in Aurora. When Greg was two years old, the Gowin Family...
Ricky Gene Hartley
Nov 6, 2015
Ricky Gene Hartley was born February 12, 1952, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Lamar, Colorado, and departed this life November 6, 2015, at the Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado. He was 63 years old. Rick's childhood began on the Kirkendale's farm south of Pritchett, Colorado. After living in Utleyville, Colorado, Garden City, Kansas, and starting first grade in...
Darrel Dewayne Hebberd
Oct 17, 2015
Darrel Dewayne Hebberd was born December 11, 1940, to Leonard and Gladys Hebberd in Walsh, Colorado. Darrel served in the United States Army during the time between the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He married Daisy Poyner and together they raised two sons, Kevin and Kelly. He worked 40 plus years as a technician for natural gas companies. He...
Herbert Allen Haman
Oct 12, 2015
Herbert Allen Haman, commonly known as 'Herb', Herb Jr, or 'The Milkman', was called home by the Lord on Monday, October 12, 2015, at the age of 64, after living a few short months in Burlington, Colorado, with his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson. He died at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, from complications of COPD and heart problems following...
E. Fay Frazee
Oct 11, 2015
Ernest Fay Frazee, age 91, of Walsh, Colorado passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at the Walsh Healthcare Center with his family by his side. Fay was born July 13, 1924 in Liberal, Kansas to Whitney and Alta Frazee. Fay started school in Anderson, Indiana and in 1935 the family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where Fay finished school. June...
M. Maxine Burdges
Oct 8, 2015
M. Maxine Burdges, age 86, passed away October 8, 2015 at home in Crowley, Colorado. Maxine was born in Walsh, September 4, 1929 to Murl and Pauline Eslick. The family moved to Penrose and Colorado Springs in 1936 until 1944 when they returned to reside in Walsh. Maxine's life is remembered by her talents in homemaking. She was a wonderful...
Larry Lee Butt
Sep 30, 2015
Larry Butt was born September 15, 1939, in Walsh Colorado. Larry never left Walsh and resided there until his death on September 30, 2015. Larry was the 7th child of Arthur and Mabel ( McGill ) Butt. He graduated from Walsh High School. Larry worked for his father, Texaco, Texas Oil & Gas as well as Maintenance Man for the...
Westley H Duncan
Sep 19, 2015
Westley Hereward Duncan 78, of Springfield passed away Saturday morning, September 19, 2015, at the Long Term Care Unit of the Stanton County Hospital in Johnson City, Kansas. He was born December 30, 1936 in Lamar, Colorado. He was one of nine children born to Cecil A. and Pauline (Guder) Duncan. Wes grew up in Lamar, and attended the public...
Betty Lou Hebberd
Sep 19, 2015
Betty Hebberd was born on April 26, 1950 to Elmo and Delora Hiner at the hospital in Springfield. Betty was the youngest of five children. She lived in Edler and attended school there until fourth grade when the school closed; she then attended school in Springfield. Betty graduated from Springfield High School in May of 1968. She then met the...
Wilma Jean Hannafious
Sep 19, 2015
Wilma Jean Schweizer entered this world on Tuesday, January 31, 1926, on a farm outside of Turon, Kansas and departed this life on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Walsh Health Care Center in Walsh, Colorado. She was 89 years old. Wilma is preceded in death by her father George, mother Elsie, brothers John, Jim (James), Ralph, Earl, and Bill...
Edward Glen Newman
Sep 16, 2015
EULOGY Edward Glen Newman was born on April 21, 1929 in Stratford, Oklahoma, becoming the fifth biological, and the seventh child of Ed and Grace Newman. Caring for a family during the Great Depression required a lot of prayer and hard work both of which Glen and all of his 8 siblings learned about at a young age. Perhaps it...
Paul Vernon Wray
Sep 16, 2015
Paul Vernon Wray was born at home June 26, 1929, on the Wray homestead near Richards, Colorado, to Cecil and Cora Wray. He departed to his heavenly home September 16, 2015, from the Walsh Healthcare Center. He attended elementary school at Diamond Ridge; high school, grades nine and ten at Stonington, Colorado, and grades eleven and twelve at Walsh High...
Monte Ray Woolley
Aug 25, 2015
Monte "Mont" Ray Woolley, age 64, of Walsh, Colorado died Tuesday, 25 Aug 2015, while in Parkview Hospital, Pueblo, Colorado of a heart attack. Mont was born on 14 July 1951, in Walsh, Colorado to Earl Fred "Buss" Woolley and Corinne Elizabeth Woolley. Mont attended school in Walsh, CO and graduated from Walsh High School in 1970. He attended Denver...
Richard Eugene Smith
Aug 25, 2015
Richard Eugene Smith went home to be with the Lord in Walsh, Colorado, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Richard was born October 3, 1932, in San Diego, California, to Louis Aubrey and Hazel May (Moore) Smith. He was the youngest of seven children. Richard was united in marriage to Ethelyn Armenda Broyles, known to most as Lynn, on February 15,...
Louann Konkel
Aug 21, 2015
LouAnn Konkel (Baumberger) passed away Friday, August 21, 2015, at Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado, after an extended illness. LouAnn was born in Hobart, Oklahoma, on July 22, 1933, to her parents, Doyle and Hazel Baumberger. She was an only child. Her family moved to Springfield, Colorado in 1948, where she ended up meeting and marrying Ivan Leroy Konkel....
John Henry Davison
Aug 4, 2015
John Henry Davison May 30, 1962 - August 4, 2015 John Henry Davison was born in Elkhart, KS on May 30, 1962, to Carl and Carolyn Davison. John passed away at the age of 53 on August 4, 2015 at Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, CO. John grew up in Walsh attending Walsh Public Schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade....