Lucille Jessie Brite
Jul 15, 2012
Lucille Brite was born Lucille Jessie Nicodemus on December 29, 1919, in her parent's home near Richards, Colorado. She was the third of eight children born to Ray Victor and Mary Etta (Hufford) Nicodemus. The family lived on their homestead near Richards, Colorado, except for a couple of years when they moved so the older children could attend high school....
Alice Eleanor Konkel
Jun 22, 2012
Alice Eleanor Alfrey Konkel was born on December 17, 1924 north of Vilas. She was the third child born to Albert and Mary Pickell Alfrey. Grandma attended 2 years of school in Vilas before the family moved to Walsh in December of 1933. She then graduated from WHS in 1942. On December 17, 1944 Grandma married Warren "Bud" Konkel and...
Janet Anne Phelps
Jun 14, 2012
Janet Anne Woodward Halderman Phelps, age 78, of Colby, Kansas, departed from this life at the Citizens Medical Center on June 14, 2012. Janet was born on June 11, 1934 to H.E. and Marion J. (Watson) Woodward in Boulder, Colorado. She was the second daughter. Carol Joan was born on June 2, 1932 and younger sister, Sue Elaine was born...
Laveta Arlene Ross
Jun 11, 2012
LaVeta Arlene (Woolley) Ross, was born in Sontag, Mississippi on January 20, 1924 to Clement Ellsworth and Mary Lea (Cupstid) Woolley. Her mother went to Mississippi to be near family and doctors, in case it was a difficult birth. At three months of age, LaVeta was brought back by train, to Syracuse, Kansas where LaVeta's daddy was waiting for them...
Donald Lee Gibson
Jun 10, 2012
DONALD L. GIBSON 1930-2012 Donald Lee Gibson, 81, passed away June 10, 2012 at Southeast Colorado 10th Street Cottage, where he had been a resident for two weeks. Donald was the fifth of eleven children born to Fred and Mary Gibson of Springfield. He met local Edler girl Donna Neal and they were married December 26, 1953. To this union...
Ena Emogene Lohrey
May 31, 2012
Ena (Burchfield) Lohrey was born May 14, 1920, and passed from this life May 31, 2012. Mom was born to Walter and Helen Burchfield in Arlington, Kansas. She joined big sister Lorraine in what was now the family unit. During her early years the family moved several times. Mom's earliest childhood memories were of living on a small farm near...
Wiletta Marie Claunch
Mar 26, 2012
Wiletta Marie Taylor Claunch November 23, 1914 was a very special day on the Emmett and Betty Taylor farm near Friend, Kansas. Wiletta Marie Taylor was born to parents Joe George Washington and Carolyn Marie (Halsey) Taylor. Carol and Joe were thrilled by the birth of their only child. When Wiletta was eight months old, the Taylor family began the...
Chester Ray Glover
Mar 19, 2012
Chester Ray Glover, son of Cliff Lee and Gay LaRue (Mathena) Coulter was born on November 3, 1958 in Elkhart, Kansas. Ray was a typical boy and loved to be outside and to work with the guys. He enjoyed helping on the farm. He liked to tinker with things to see how they worked. He learned to work at an...
Brock Allen Alfrey
Mar 11, 2012
We would like to thank all of you for coming to share in the celebration of Brock's life. Our family wants to remember the happy times and celebrate the memories we have of Brock. Brock's life was cut short by a lengthy illness, but prior to his illness he had lived a happy and productive life with many blessings. We...
Marvin Everett Burhenn
Feb 25, 2012
Marvin Everett Burhenn "Cotton" July 29, 1920 – February 25, 2012 The roaring twenties hadn't started yet, but on July 20, 1920, a new baby boy caused an uproar in the home of William and Josephine Anna (Christiansen) Burhenn. He was "Josie's" first and Bill's fifth. Bill's first wife had died from complications after falling down a stairway. Marvin was...
Daymond Hurbert Higgins
Feb 21, 2012
Daymond Hurbert Higgins Daymond Higgins, age 87, died February 21, 2012, at the Walsh Healthcare Center in Walsh, Colorado. Daymond was born to John and Cora Higgins on September 25, 1924, in Buchanan, Missouri. Daymond lived his childhood years in Walsh. He spent a few months serving in the military before being honorably discharged in 1945. Daymond spent most of...
Thelma Floreine Gibson
Feb 19, 2012
Thelma Floreine Gibson Obituary Thelma Floreine Gibson was born March 22, 1922, to R.E. (Epp) and Margaret Webster at Grandad Lawson Whitehead's home in the Stonington area. She departed this life on February 19, 2012. Mom grew up on the farm and herded and milked cows along with everything else that goes along with farm life. Mom attended the first...
Michael Thomas Lussier
Jan 21, 2012
Michael Thomas Lussier August 20, 1945-January 21, 2012 Michael Thomas Lussier was born August 20, 1945 to proud parents Al and June Lussier. Mike was the firstborn son and the first grandchild on both sides of the family. Mike grew up loving to spend time at his grandparent's farm. He loved to farm with his grandfather Clarence Gooden. He prided...
Donald Earl Lock
Dec 28, 2011
Donald Earl Lock was born September 13, 1929, in Arlington, Kansas, to Joseph Earl and Hazel Ruth Lock and departed this life December 28, 2011 at the age of 82 years. Don was the eldest of five children and grew up on the family farm northeast of Campo, Colorado. As a school age child he attended the country school, Star,...
Mack Paul Herndon
Dec 14, 2011
Mack Paul Herndon was born September 23, 1945 in Liberal, Kansas to Baker and Florence Herndon. He departed this life December 14, at the age of 66. He grew up on a farm southwest of Pritchett, attending schoolland graduating in 1963. Mack then went to college in Trinidad, La Junta, and graduated from CSU in 1968 with a degree in...
Carrie Grace West
Dec 3, 2011
Carrie Grace (Woolley) West was born January 12, 1916, at Stonington, Colorado, to Frank and Agnes Woolley, and entered into her new life on December 3, 2011. Carrie spent her youth on a farm near Stonington with her brothers and sisters. She was ingenious at using whatever was available to make toys to amuse her younger siblings. Carrie was married...
Neil Walter Cook
Dec 1, 2011
Neil Walter Cook On March 3rd, 1921, Neil Walter Cook, was the sixth of seven sons to be born to Elmer Ernest and Scottie Bell (York) Cook. Like his older brothers, Neil was born near Richards, Colorado in a dugout located on his folks homestead thirteen miles south of what in now Walsh, CO. There was always chores to be...
Roy Allen Horn
Nov 22, 2011
Roy Allen Horn, longtime resident of Vilas, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Denver at Swedish Medical Center after a short illness. He was 72. Roy was born in Foster, Oklahoma on May 28, 1939 to Mart and Estell Horn. When he was eight years old, Roy moved to Baca County Colorado with his parents and two sisters. He...
Mildred Louese Nelson
Oct 28, 2011
Mildred Louese Nelson was born September 15, 1914; approximately 12 miles south of what would later become the town of Walsh to Benjamin Gaines and Hallie Iona (Cook) Doke. Mildred attended country schools during her primary years and went on to graduate from Walsh High School. While in high school Mildred played on a championship, 6-man basketball team. After graduation...
Norma Joan Bishop
Oct 24, 2011
Norma "Joan" Bishop entered this world on July 25, 1933, as the youngest daughter of fourteen children. Joan departed on October 24, 2011, after a losing battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Carl and Anna Hetrick. While she was growing up, times were tough but you would have never known that by the stories that she told. It...