Obituary: Warren ‘Bud’ Ely

Warren “Bud” Ely, 85, of Laramie, Wyo., died Monday, May 11, 2009, of complications from heart surgery.
Bud was born in Meeker, Colo., on July 12, 1923. The second son of Carl and Clara (Warren) Ely, he and his brother Ray were raised on the family ranch up Strawberry Creek outside of Meeker. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army and served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II, receiving two bronze stars.…