July 21, 1943 ~ March 24, 2021 A celebration of his life will be held in the spring or summer.
Obituaries
Obituary: Enid Esther Steffen
Feb. 9, 1941 ~ March 15, 2021 Enid Esther Steffen was born on Feb. 9, 1941 to Antone Bryan (Whitey) and Mary Jean Eliasen near Elk Creek in eastern Rio Blanco County. Enid was the fourth of 15 children in the Eliasen family. She was raised in Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Death Notice: John Anthony Daugherty
Jan. 14, 1940 ~ March 18, 2021 A celebration of life will be held at a later date. His family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his name to the charity of your choice. Donations can be mailed to Grant Mortuary at P.O. Box 333, Meeker,[Read More…]
Obituary: Hazel Sizemore Edwards
Sept. 17, 1927 ~ March 13, 2021 Hazel Edwards, 93, a lifelong resident of Rio Blanco County passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021. Hazel was born in Meeker, Colorado, to parents Oscar and Lulu Sizemore. She was raised with two older brothers Roscoe Sizemore, Roy Sizemore, and younger sister Thelma[Read More…]
Obituary: Jean M. Welder
Aug. 30, 1929 ~ Jan. 22, 2021 Long time Meeker resident Jean Welder passed away while residing at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker, Colorado. Jean was born in Sault Ste Marie Michigan to William S. and Ethel M. Price, the middle of five children. She was a member of the[Read More…]
Obituary: Timothy Wayne Smith
May 4, 1956 ~ Feb. 17, 2021 Timothy Wayne Smith (Tim Smith), 64, died peacefully in his home in Erda, Utah, on Feb. 17, 2021. Tim was born on May 4, 1956, at the Middletown hospital in Middletown, Ohio, to mother Clara Mae (Bowman) Smith and father John Frederick Smith.[Read More…]
Obituary: Estella “Elaine” Webber
Dec. 13, 1938 ~ Feb. 4, 2021 Estella “Elaine” Webber was born on Dec. 13,1938, to Antone Bryan (Whitey) and Mary Jean Eliasen on the Sleepy Cat Ranch. Elaine was the second of 15 children in the Eliasen family. She was raised in Rio Blanco County and graduated from the[Read More…]
Obituary: Bernice R. Sell
May 5, 1936 ~ Feb. 15, 2021 Bernice R. Sell passed away peacefully the morning of Feb. 15, 2021, after a short battle with the recurrence of cancer coupled with pneumonia. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Bernice was born May 5, 1936, in Invail, Nebraska,[Read More…]
Obituary: Consuelo (Connie) Devereaux
June 30, 1930 ~ Feb. 11, 2021 Former longtime resident of Meeker and Grand Junction, Colorado, Consuelo (Connie) Devereaux, passed away in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 11, 2021, at the age of 90. She is preceded in death by her former husband Daniel (Jim) Devereaux, sons Gary Green and Daniel[Read More…]
Obituary: Johnnie “Jake” Earl Osborne
Jan. 30, 1950 ~ Feb. 7, 2021 Rangely lost a little bit of itself when Johnnie Earl Osborne “Jake” passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Jake ended his six-year battle with cancer when he decided he had fought enough…and was ready for a new adventure. Adventure is nothing new for[Read More…]
Obituary: John Murray Stocks Jr.
Jan. 21, 1944 ~ Feb. 13, 2021 On Saturday, Feb. 13, John Murray Stocks Jr., longtime Rangely, Colorado, resident, passed away in Denver, Colorado, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer and COVID at the age of 77. John was born to John and Alice Stocks in Moab, Utah, on[Read More…]
Raymond Lavern ‘Bub’ Sutton
July 24, 1937 ~ Jan. 27, 2021 Bub Sutton, 83, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away at his home in Fruita, with his wife of 62 years, Jeri, and his loving daughter, Tracie, by his side. Bub is survived, in addition to his wife and daughter, his sister, Mary[Read More…]
