A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident Al L. Shoup will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow with full Military Honors under the auspices of the Lamar VFW Post 3621 and the American Legion Post 71 at the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery.  Visitation for Mr. Shoup will be held on Monday morning from 9:00 … Read entire article »

A graveside memorial service for Westcliffe, CO resident, currently of Belize Central America, Ronald “Skeet” Rohlman will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Fairmount Cemetery with Reverend Kathy Leathers of the Holly United Methodist Church officiating.  Skeets was born February 12, 1950 at Lamar, Colorado to Fred and Margaret “Marge” Rohlman and passed away unexpectedly at his winter home in Belize, Central America on March 27, 2012 at the age of 62.  He … Read entire article »

            A memorial service for Las Animas resident, Caroline V. Paul will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday May 5, 2012 at the Peacock Funeral Home in Lamar.  Ray Matteson will officiate the service and in-urnment will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar.  Per Caroline’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation.            Caroline was born on January 9, 1916 at Butternut, Wisconsin to Roy and Margaret (Drott) Beechey and passed away on … Read entire article »

  A graveside Memorial Service for longtime Lamar resident, Rosella M. Hendrickson will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Fairmount Cemetery with L.D. Nelson officiating.  Per Mrs. Hendrickson’s request there will be no public viewing and cremation will take place.  Rosella, affectionately known by many at Roz was born on September 29, 1927 at Bristow, Oklahoma to William D. and Mae Duncan (Harwick) Ralston and passed away at Prowers Medical Center on April 26, … Read entire article »

A Funeral Liturgy for longtime Holly resident, Berniece M. Pollart, will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, April 27, 2012 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly with Deacon Henry Wertin. A rosary service will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30 AM also at the church with Deacon Henry Wertin reciting. A Rite of Committal will be held at the Holly Cemetery.   Per Berniece’s request there will be no public visitation.             Berniece … Read entire article »

A Funeral Mass for longtime Granada resident, Augustine M. Rivera, will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, April 23, 2012 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly with Reverend Charlie Sena as Celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30 AM also at the church with Deacon Allan Medina reciting. Visitation for Augustine will be held from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the … Read entire article »

            A Celebration of Life for former Lamar resident currently of Simi Valley, California will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery.               Wayne was born on December 9, 1922 in College View, Nebraska to Dwight and Ella Young and passed away on April 7, 2012 at Simi Valley, California at the age of 89.              He is preceded in death by his … Read entire article »

                  A come and go memorial luncheon for lifetime Bent County resident, Charlie Piatt will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 11:30 AM at the Hasty/McClave Fire House in Hasty, CO.   Per Charlie’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation.                 Charlie was born on February 15, 1942 at Lamar, Colorado to Lawrence and Hazel (Lirley) Piatt and passed away on April 13, 2012 at his home in Hasty with … Read entire article »

A Mass of Christian burial for lifetime Lamar resident, Eva M. Austin, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday April 16, 2012 at St. Frances de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar.  Father Charles Sena will be the celebrant and burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Lamar.  A rosary service will be held at 6:00 PM Sunday April 15, 2012 also at St. Frances de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in … Read entire article »

          A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident, James H. Hoesli will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker and Ray Matteson officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery.            Visitation for Jim will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012 from 1:00PM until 5:00PM at the Peacock Family Chapel and Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 10:00AM until time of service at the Lamar Christian … Read entire article »

A celebration of life memorial service for longtime McClave resident, Brad Smartt will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Hasty Fire House with Pastor Jack Martin officiating.   Per Brad’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation.              Brad was born on January 30, 1971 at Lamar, Colorado to Tommy L. and Esther H. (Schwab) Smartt and passed away on April 7, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, … Read entire article »

A Mass of Christian Burial for longtime Lamar resident, Mary Margaret Aguilera, affectionately known to many as Marge, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday April 14, 2012 at the St. Frances de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar.  Reverend Charles Sena will be the celebrant and burial will follow in the Wiley Cemetery in Wiley, Colorado. A rosary service for Marge will be held at 9:30 AM Saturday April 14, 2012 also at … Read entire article »

A Memorial Service for former Pueblo and Lamar resident, currently of Aurora, Roy L. Eberhardt will be held at 1:30PM on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel.            Per Roy’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation.               Roy was born on December 21, 1959 at Lamar, Colorado to Earl Charles and Maurice Evelyn (Dickens) Eberhardt and passed away on March 30, 2012 in Clear Creek County, Colorado at the … Read entire article »

A graveside service for Syracuse, Kansas resident, Colleen Shedeck will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 6, 2012 at the Coolidge Cemetery in Coolidge, Kansas with her daughter Vicki Wilson officiating.  Visitation for Mrs. Shedeck will be held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 noon on Friday, April 6, 2012 at the Peacock Funeral Home.  Colleen was born July 23, 1922 at Coolidge, Kansas to Harry Lance and Ann L. (Laubach) Crittenden and passed away at the … Read entire article »

            A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Virginia “Ginger” Alba will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Deacon Henry Wertin officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery.               Visitation for Ginger will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM and Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 9:00 AM until service time at the Peacock Family Chapel.              Ginger was born … Read entire article »

There will be no services at this time for lifetime Lamar resident, Mary Petersen.   Per Mary’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation.              Mary was born on July 6, 1939 at Lamar, Colorado to Charles and Cora Cornelia (Conifer) Kent and passed away on April 2, 2012 at her home in Lamar with her family by her side at the age of 72.              She is preceded in death by her parents and … Read entire article »

    A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Justina Warman will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church, officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery.     Visitation for Justina will be on Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 1:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Peacock Family Chapel.     Justina was born on July 2, 1933 at Prowers, Colorado to Cecil A. … Read entire article »