April 21, 1952 ~ Dec. 30, 2020 Meeker resident, Kirk Womack, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday afternoon. He was 68. Kirk was born to Jack and Nyda Womack in April 1952. During his childhood he lived and attended schools in Lovington, Tatum, and Hobbs, New Mexico. He ran[Read More…]
Obituaries
Obituary: Sue Ann Smith
April 15, 1934 ~ Dec. 30, 2020 Sue Ann was born April 15, 1934, to George Jr. and Eileen (Hite) Elliott at her grandparents’ farm home in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Throughout her childhood, she lived and attended schools in many places before settling in Meeker, Colorado, for her junior and senior[Read More…]
Obituary: Warren Lane Peppler
Mar. 28, 1950 ~ Dec. 16, 2020 Warren Lane Peppler, 70, passed away Dec. 16, 2020. He was born March 28, 1950 to Edward and Florence Peppler. He was raised on a farm north of Longmont, Colorado and graduated from Longmont High School in 1968. Warren married the three loves[Read More…]
Obituary: Larry Yardley
Jan. 22, 1942 ~ Dec. 4, 2020 Larry was born in Portage Ville, Missouri in the family barn to Heck and Nadine Yardley. He grew up around the Poplarbluff and Freemont areas. When he was 12 the family moved to Nucla, Colorado. He graduated eighth grade in Nucla soon after[Read More…]
Obituary: Edwin Allen Jirak
Feb. 6, 1928 ~ Dec. 3, 2020 Edwin Allen Jirak, husband, father, civic leader, retired pharmacist, and Navy veteran, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at the Boise VA Medical Center at age 92. Born Feb. 6, 1928, in Kearney, Nebraska, he was the younger of two sons of Joseph and[Read More…]
Obituary: Ethel Starbuck
Aug. 31, 1917 ~ Nov. 26, 2020 After a long and fulfilling life, Ethel Starbuck died at the age of 103 at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker on Nov. 26, 2020. Ethel was born on Aug. 31, 1917, to Arthur Mark Stone and Ada Alice Bell Stone. When Arthur died[Read More…]
Obituary: Barbara June Sidebottom
Dec. 22, 1936 ~ Nov. 20, 2020 Barbara June Sidebottom, 83, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She worked as an administrative secretary and retired from the San Diego Court System in 1994. She enjoyed reading, gardening, baking and spending time with her family. She[Read More…]
Obituary: Ronald L. Davis
Dec. 26, 1946 ~ Oct. 17, 2020 Ron lost his five-year battle with cancer on Oct. 17, 2020, at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Ron was an avid outdoorsman, loved to hunt, loved playing three-card poker in Vegas, fishing, shooting, cooking and camping. He was a very generous[Read More…]
James Conrad Carstens
June 9, 1932 ~ Nov. 3, 2020 On Nov. 3, 2020, James Conrad Carstens left this world to be with his “Sweetie.” Jim was born on June 9, 1932, to Alex Carstens and Nona Rector-Carstens in Rifle, Colorado, and later, his family moved to Meeker, Colorado, where he attended primary[Read More…]
Obituary: David LaVerne Dorsey
April 11, 1945 ~ Nov. 14, 2020 David was very proud to have been born in the Paonia hospital (Yes, there was one! Located on Main Street, later the home of Dr. Don Ridgeway) on April 11, 1945, to Vern and Mildred (Abbott) Dorsey. He died in the Delta Hospital[Read More…]
Obituary: Nettie Faye (Burke) Modlin
May 16, 1925 ~ Nov. 7, 2020 Nettie Faye (Burke) Modlin, a longtime member of the community, passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Nettie was born May 16, 1925, to Fred and Anna Burke, the 11th child in a family of 15 children. She grew up in the Piceance Creek[Read More…]
Obituary: Mark Emerson Dalrymple
Mar. 30, 1955 ~ Nov. 4, 2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a wonderful husband, brother, uncle and friend. Mark passed away unexpectedly at his home. He will be missed beyond words. Mark was kind, funny and fiercely loyal to his family and friends,[Read More…]
