A Memorial Service for former Lamar resident currently of Garden City, Kansas, Sharon “Kay” Brown will be held at the Willow Creek Gazebo on July 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM.   Per Kay’s request cremation has taken place.  Kay was born on July 9, 1956 in La Junta, Colorado to Virginia Nelson and Harold Gatewood and later adopted by Harry and Mary Nelson. She passed away on April 1, 2012 at her home in Garden City, Kansas with … Read entire article »

A memorial service for Phoenix, Arizona resident, Isabell Margaret Johnson, affectionately known to many as “Frieda”, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday July 7, 2012 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar.  Father Charles Sena will officiate the service.  Per Mrs. Johnson’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Isabell Margaret “Frieda” Johnson was born on July 7, 1955 in Gallup, New Mexico and departed this … Read entire article »

            A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident, Frances White will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery.              Visitation for Frances will be held on Thursday, June 28 from 1:00PM until 7:00 PM at the Peacock Family Chapel.                        Frances was born on May 16, 1931 at Holly, Colorado to Clarence and Erma B. (McLaughlin) Atkinson and … Read entire article »

             A funeral service for Broomfield, CO resident, Heath Lee Peck will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Randy Caddell officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery.              Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 2:00PM until 7:00PM at the Peacock Family Chapel.              Lee was born on November 21, 1970 at Garden City, Kansas to Glen Edward and Shirley Louise (Longworth) Peck and passed … Read entire article »

A graveside funeral service for longtime Prowers County resident, Audrey Austin, will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday June 19, 2012 at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado.  Pastor Rick Beard will officiate the service.  Per Audrey’s request there will be no visitation.  Mrs. Austin was born on June 30, 1921 in Pueblo, Colorado to Alfred and Goldie (Fouch) Madson, Sr. and departed this life on Saturday June 16, 2012 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar with … Read entire article »

A graveside funeral service for former longtime Divide, Colorado resident and current Cheyenne Wells resident, Nellie Roberta Isetts, affectionately known to many as Bobbie, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday June 15, 2012 at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with Jack Martin officiating.  Visitation for Bobbie will be held from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Thursday June 14, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar.  Bobbie was born on November 30, 1919 in Sublette, Kansas … Read entire article »

Ralph Earl “Sam” Peacock, 88, passed away on June 11, 2012 at his La Junta home with his family by his side. He was born on May 17, 1924 in Elkhart, Kansas to Ralph E. & Grace Irene (Mahaffey) Peacock, Sr. He married Margaret “Eddie” Mintz on September 25, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado; she preceded him in death on November 15, 2011. Sam’s family moved to La Junta in 1936 and he graduated from La … Read entire article »

A celebration of life funeral service for Canon City, Colorado resident and former Lamar resident, Kenneth L. Haskell, affectionately known to many as Ken, will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Kathy Leathers of the Holly United Methodist Church officiating.  Interment will follow at the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery with full military honors under the auspices of the Lamar V.F.W. Post # 3621 … Read entire article »

Funeral services are pending at Peacock Funeral Home for Canon City, Colorado resident and former Lamar resident, Kenneth L. Haskell, affectionately known to many as Ken.  Ken was born on November 24, 1926 in Garden City, Kansas to Charlie and Elda (Chapman) Haskell and departed this life on Wednesday May 30, 2012 in Canon City, Colorado at the age of 85.  Ken is preceded in death by his parents, by one son – Wayne Haskell, and by … Read entire article »

A Graveside service for longtime Bayfield resident; Clarence H. Davis will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield, Colorado.   Clarence was born on February 7, 1925 at Coolidge, Kansas to Howard and Lily Davis and passed away on May 9, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado with his family by his side at the age of 87.  He is preceded in death by his … Read entire article »

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 »