Obituary: Walter Mallory George

by Special to the Herald Times on July 13, 2017

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Walter George was born on Rifle Creek to Claude A. and Clarissa Mallory George. He attended Rifle schools and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Walter and Eleanora Michel married on May 29, 1942, and raised two sons, Fred George and Russell George. During their loving marriage of 58 years they farmed and ranched on Rifle Creek, Grand Mesa and Cactus Valley/Antlers before retiring to Rifle.
Walter was preceded in…