Oct. 13, 1931 ~ Dec. 31, 2024 Services will be held at the White River Methodist Church in Meeker on Jan. 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. A full obituary is planned for next week.
Obituaries
IN MEMORIAM – Paul ‘Cody’ Crooks
Sept. 8, 1984 ~ Dec. 23, 2024 Paul “Cody” Crooks of Meeker passed away on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. He served 9 1/2 years in the Navy. Survivors include his wife Kayla and stepchildren Ricky and Amihya, and Aspen, his dog. He met Kayla on Oct. 24, 2023 and proposed[Read More…]
Obituary – Paul ‘Cody’ Crooks
Sept. 8, 1984 ~ Dec. 23, 2024 Paul Cody Crooks was born on Sept. 8, 1984, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Larry R. Crooks and Virginia (Ginny) L. Shaw Crooks. He was welcomed home by his older brother, Robert Cade Crooks. Cody began his life in Julesburg, Colorado, and shortly thereafter[Read More…]
Obituary – Charlotte Adele (Counts) Douglas White
Sept. 27, 1932 ~ Dec. 8, 2024 Charlotte Adele Counts was born in Craig, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 1932. As the eighth child of parents Robert Taylor Counts and Lula Marie Lilly Counts, Charlotte was welcomed home by four big brothers: Robert, Charlie, James, and Gene; and three sisters: Mary,[Read More…]
DEATH NOTICE – Cody Crooks
September 8, 1984 – December 23, 2024 Paul “Cody” Crooks of Meeker passed away early Monday, Dec. 23, 2025. Services are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. at the 4-H Building at the Fairgrounds in Meeker. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cody Crooks[Read More…]
Obituary – Ruth Eva Caldwell DeVore
April 1, 1930 ~ Dec. 11, 2024 Ruth Eva Caldwell DeVore, 94, of Grand Junction, Colorado, embarked on her heavenly journey on Dec. 11, 2024. Ruth was born in Grand Junction on April 1, 1930, to Verne and Hannah (Blue) Caldwell of Meeker, Colorado. Ruth attended grade school in Meeker,[Read More…]
Obituary – James Brumback
Sept. 9, 1948 ~ Nov. 28, 2024 Meeker resident, James “Jim” Brumback, died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colorado. He was 76. Upon Jim’s request, no services will be held. James Gordon Brumback was born the son of Donald and Juanita (Archer) Brumback[Read More…]
Obituary – Arloa Alice (Gentry) Gerber
Aug. 3, 1943 ~ Dec. 9, 2024 Arloa Alice (Gentry) Gerber was born in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 3, 1943, to Dorothy (Wilson) Gentry and Vernon Cosby and passed away on Dec. 9, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident where her husband, Ervin Gerber, and[Read More…]
Obituary – Hartley Harvey Bloomfield
Nov. 6, 1940 ~ Dec. 3, 2024 Hartley Harvey Bloomfield passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on Dec. 3, 2024 in Montrose Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Hartley was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Nov. 6, 1940, to Hartley Jackson Bloomfield and Margaret Elizabeth Scott. The[Read More…]
Obituary – Donna Marie (Seger) Collins
Sept. 30, 1936 ~ Nov. 29, 2024 DC loved her communities and was constantly giving back to both. She taught in both Simla and Meeker; PE teacher, Colorado History, health, a counselor, librarian, she coached volleyball, track, and basketball. Her love for the gym started at a young age. She[Read More…]
FUNERAL NOTICE – William “Bill” McDonell
Aug. 5, 1937 ~ Nov. 11, 2024 Funeral Mass at Holy Catholic Family Church Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 at 11 a.m. 889 Park, Meeker, Colorado.
Obituary – Kenneth Earl Copeland
Oct. 1, 1943 ~ Nov. 8, 2024 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth Earl Copeland, 81, on November 8th, 2024, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker Colorado. He is survived by his children, Robert Copeland, Rex Copeland, and Shawn Luce, as well as his[Read More…]




