Graveside services for Lamar, Colorado resident, Maurice Smith will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating.  Visitation will take place from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel. Maurice D. Smith, affectionately known by grandchildren as “Popie” and by his many friends as “Maurie” departed this life on Wednesday, August 14,...

Funeral Services for Holly, CO resident Kenneth Neugebauer will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, CO. Pastor Paul Floyd will officiate. Interment will follow at the Holly Cemetery also in Holly. Kenneth Lee Neugebauer, affectionately known as Kenny, passed away on August 14, 2019 in Holly, CO at the age of 64. Kenny was born to Henry W. Neugebauer also known as “Hank” and Edna Mae J. Neugebauer on May 23, 1955.  He...

A Memorial Visitation for Las Animas, CO resident, Dale Alan Rogers will be held at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, CO on Saturday, August 24, 2019 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Friends and family are invited to express condolences to the family and share stories of Dale. Inurnment will be held at Spring Valley Cemetery in Larkspur, CO on August 31, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Travis Walker officiating. Dale was born June 10, 1955 in Colorado Springs, CO to Lola and Frank Rogers. He...

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Las Animas, CO resident, JR Stansell will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2019 at United Methodist Church in Las Animas, CO. Per family’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. JR was born on April 12, 1936 to James and Ida Stansell in Noelette, Texas, where the family had a dairy farm. In 1954, JR married Esther Rodgers. They had three sons, Fred, Joe and Jay, the marriage later ended in...

Funeral Services for Lamar, CO resident Karri Lopez will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating. Visitation for Karri will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2019 also at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel. Per Karri’s request, cremation will follow the funeral service. Private inurnment will take place at a later date. Karri Lenai (Rowland) Lopez was born in California on...

Funeral Services for Lamar, Colorado resident, Thurman Adkins will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Paul Floyd officiating.  Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar.  Visitation for Thurman will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. also at the funeral home. Thurman Adkins passed away on July 19, 2019 at his home in Lamar, Colorado, at the age of 86, with his...

Mass of Christian Burial for Lamar, CO resident, Joe Baca will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar, CO. Father Gopep Sylvester Luke will be celebrant. A Rosary/Scripture service will be held prior to the service at 9:30 a.m. also at the church. Interment will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, CO. Visitation for Joe will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Valley Memorial...

Funeral Services for Syracuse, Kansas resident Carolyn Cruz will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 15, 2019 at Southern Baptist Church in Syracuse, Kansas. Interment will follow in Syracuse Cemetery. Visitation for Carolyn will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2019 and 9:00 a.m. to service time on Monday, July 15, 2019 at Southern Baptist Church in Syracuse, Kansas. Carolyn Rae Cruz was born on February 17, 1957 to Henry E. and Eva Jane (Jantz) Schmidt in Wichita,...

Funeral Services for Holly, Colorado resident, Roy Stokes will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Holly United Methodist Church with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating.  Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery.  Visitation will take place on Sunday, July 7, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly. Roy Gene Stokes passed away, surrounded by his family on July 2, 2019 at his home in Holly, Colorado at the age of 71. He was...

Memorial services for Holly, Colorado resident, Joanne Brown will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kurtis Klinghammer officiating.  Per Joanne’s request, cremation has taken place. Peggy Joanne Brown, known affectionately to most as Joanne, was born March 25, 1940 in Monahans, Texas to Buck and Anna (Ellison) Horn. Joanne passed away June 30, 2019 at Holly Nursing Care Center at the age of 79. Joanne...