Obituaries

Dec 25, 2022

Rosalie Hargrove Hume, 87, of Manter, Kansas passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022 with her family at her side at the Walsh Healthcare Facility.  She was born on June 18, 1935 in Eva, Oklahoma to Albert Hargrove and Hattie Edgecomb, the youngest of eight children.

Her family moved from Eva to Walsh, Colorado in 1941,...

Dec 14, 2022

Margaret Louise (Gibson) Wade, 94, of Springfield, Colorado passed away peacefully on December 14, 2022.

Margaret was born December 27, 1927 to Fred and Mary (Penny) Gibson in Springfield, Colorado.  She joined her older brothers, Gene and Herb.  They were soon joined by Kenneth, Donald, Iris, Inez, Bob, Shirley, Charlene and several years later, Larry.

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Dec 4, 2022

This is a mixture of Bill's own words about himself and added information to fill in the gaps.

I am a vagabond who has lived in 23 different homes since birth. I was born in Des Moines, Iowa where my father was attending medical school at the Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy . When I was...

Nov 13, 2022

Juanita Crissman Ownbey passed from this life on November 13, 2022, at her home in Lamar, Colorado, at the age of 87.  Visitation will be at the Campo Community Center at 10:00 on Wednesday, November 16.  A graveside service will follow at Campo Cemetery at 11:00.  Anyone wishing to make memorial contributions may make them to Lamar Hospice, Springfield...

Nov 4, 2022

Ben Allen Doke, originally from Pritchett, Colorado passed away peacefully at the age of 73 on November 4, 2022 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Ben had moved to Cheyenne in 2011 after retiring from farming in Walsh, Colorado.  At the time of his passing, Ben was surrounded by his daughters and their families....

Oct 22, 2022

Don Jones, 78 of Walsh, Colorado, was born on April 2, 1944 in La Junta, CO and passed away on October 22, 2022 in Colorado Springs, CO.

A Celebration of Life will be held at The Barnyard in Springfield, CO at the fairgrounds on November 12 2022 at 11:00 am.

He was preceded in death...

Oct 16, 2022

Harry Allen Rowe passed away peacefully at the age of 79 at Centura Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO on Sunday, October 16, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on June 2, 1943 to Vera (Darby) and Buford Allen Rowe in Bend, Oregon.  He was the youngest child of three: Jerry Rowe and Barbara (Rowe) McGee. ...

Aug 31, 2022

On August 31 st 2022, surrounded by her family, Linda Ann Dukes of Springfield Colorado left her earthly body behind and made her final journey home to be with her heavenly father.  She lived her life as a dutiful wife and dedicated mother who loved, protected and at times fought for her children.  She was an active member of...

Jul 22, 2022

Don was born February 15, 1947, in Lamar, Colorado, accompanied by a "womb mate", twin sister, Donna.  They came from a long family line of generational twins and this was the second set of twins for Bunt and Lucy.  Don and Donna grew up giving the other 4 sisters a lot of joy and laughter and good years of...

Jul 13, 2022

Radine Virginia Hargrove (91) went to be with her Heavenly Father and Savior on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.  She was surrounded by family as she left this life behind.

Radine was born on October 20, 1930, in Stonington, Colorado to Ernest and Laura (Dollie) Cogburn.  Radine's mother passed away when Radine was 10 months old. Her sister...

Jul 6, 2022

Melvin D. Konkel passed from this world at the age of 86 on July 6, 2022, in Amarillo, Texas.  Melvin lived at the family home in Vilas, Colorado until the last 3 weeks of his life, he then lived with his daughter Shannon in Amarillo.

Melvin was born on May 8, 1936, southeast of Walsh, Colorado, to...

Jun 7, 2022

Reba May Miller passed peacefully with family by her side June 7, 2022

She was born to Effie Pearl and Frederick Lee Twyford on February 8, 1937. She graduated Walsh High school in 1955. Then moved to Amarillo to attend business school and worked at the air force base during that time. In 1959 she married Jimmie...

May 24, 2022

Devon Allen Caldwell of Walsh, CO passed away on May 24, 2022, at the age of 77.  Devon was the second child of Clarence and Hazel Caldwell.  Along with older brother Dall, he was later joined by sister, Rella, brother Dan, sister Lana and brother Rocky.  He grew up on the homestead south of Walsh close to the Cimmaron...

May 24, 2022

Shirley Stoner, of Walsh, Colorado, at the age of 78, passed away this week in Stanton County hospital in Johnson City after experiencing a flash pulmonary edema. Her passing was entirely unexpected. She was one of the most seemingly-healthy great-grandmothers you could know.

Shirley Jean was the eldest daughter of Leon and Virgil Harlan. She was born...

May 3, 2022

Harold Eastham Bryan passed to his Heavenly home on May 3, 2022 at the

age of 95. He was born on the family farm as the second son of Fred

and Lois Bryan and grandson of Jones Marion and Lucinda Bryan. He was welcomed home by his older brother Paul James Bryan.

Harold...

Apr 18, 2022

Joyce Evelyn Zeeck Mundell was born September 13th, 1931, in Lamesa, TX. She passed away Monday morning, April 18th, 2022 at the Walsh Healthcare Center. She was 91. She is preceded in death by her husband Grover William (Bill) Mundell, and parents Carl and Christine Zeeck.

Joyce grew up in the Panama Canal Zone. When she was...

Apr 10, 2022

Ruth Berniece Lucius Schenck was born January 26, 1924 and passed away April 10, 2022 in Johnson, KS.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Schenck; parents, Henry J and Berniece Tremain Lucius; sister and brother-in-law, Lucille and Donald Rushton; and son-in-law, Stephen Ascher.

Ruth graduated from Holly High School in 1941 and attended Barnes...

Apr 6, 2022

Randall "Randy" Dean Cogburn was born on September 27, 1954 in Elkhart, Kansas and entered his heavenly home on April 6, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of sixty-seven.

Randy was the fifth child born to his parents, Chesla and Beryl Cogburn, and was raised in the Walsh, Colorado area.  He attended schools...

Mar 31, 2022

Betty D. Litke was born January 10, 1930, in a dugout in Walsh, Colorado.  She was the youngest of three children born to Ted and Edna (Steen) Litke.  Her older siblings were Evalyn and Leland.

Betty worked as an aide at the Walsh Hospital and also helped her father, Ted, at his store on Main Street in...

Mar 19, 2022

Kasidy Jean Flores passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado.  She was 7 years old.  Kasidy's parents are Bobby Flores Jr. and Nicole Clarke.  They have one child, Cashton, who survives.

Kasidy was a first grader at Walsh Elementary School.  Teachers and classmates knew her to be a happy and friendly...