Steven Howard Morgan was born in Wray on October 28, 1952 to Howard and Rosalie (Armagost) Morgan. He passed away on April 30, 2025. Steve attended elementary school in Eckley through 8th grade, then attended high school in Yuma. He was raised on a farm south of Eckley. He enlistedContinue Reading
Julian (Jack) Earl Dowell passed away on April 22, 2025, in Yuma, Colorado, at the age of 85. He was born on February 15, 1940, in La Junta, CO, to Cleo and Lucile Dowell. He was #3 in a family of 6 kids. Jack was a graduate of Rocky FordContinue Reading
William Henry Kechter Jr., affectionately known as Bill or Billy, passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on Friday, May 2, 2025, in Saint Francis, Kansas, with family at his side. Billy Kechter, the eldest of two siblings, was born on May 24, 1930, at the Kechter Homestead southwestContinue Reading
William West Thomason went to be with the Lord on April 23, 2025 in Rockport, TX. He was the eldest child of David and Vera Thomason, born in McDonald, KS, June 20, 1937. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Eva Dietz and brother, David Thomason. He spentContinue Reading
Merrill M. Mason was born to Thomas (Jim) and Veda (Ramsey) Mason on January 31, 1938. It has always been known that his dad wanted a girl so badly that he refused to tell anyone for three days that they had given birth to a boy. Needless to say, MerrillContinue Reading
Patrick Joseph Traphagan, aka “Dr. Pat”, was born on August 15, 1958, to Robert and Phyllis (Kotschwar) Traphagan in the San Fernando Valley in California. He went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. Pat and his twin brother, Michael, wereContinue Reading
Alton Berdine Reed, Jr was ushered into the presence of God April 3, 2025, at the age of 86 from his home in Brush where he received care from his wife and daughter-in-law, Brandy, with the support of Hospice of the Plains. He had suffered with diabetes in the lastContinue Reading
Mary Lou Gorman was born on the 8th of August 1945, in Yuma, Colorado. She was the second of three daughters born to Chester Motear West and Ellen Marie Strand West. She was baptized at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of Otis by Reverend Lillich with Mary being confirmed byContinue Reading
Larry Lee Myers was born to Vernon and Elenor Myers on September 20, 1948, in Sterling, Colorado. He grew up on a farm and went to Red Willow School, a country school in Yuma County, through 6th grade. Larry then went to school in Yuma, starting in the 7th grade,Continue Reading
Gary Leland Pletcher was born on August 12, 1942 in Yuma, Colorado to Millard and Thelma Pletcher. Gary passed away on April 9, 2025 at the age of 82 in Greeley, Colorado. Gary married Donna Hansen in Yuma, Colorado on January 1, 1967. To this Union there were two childrenContinue Reading