Mass of Christian Burial for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Alfred Ballez will be held at 10: 00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Father Henry Wertin officiating.  A Rosary/Scripture Service will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30 a.m.  Interment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery with Military Committal Rites provided by the local V.F.W. and American Legion Post.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday,...

Funeral services for longtime Las Animas, Colorado, resident, Durward W. “Bill” Jacobs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 10, 2020, at Horber Funeral Chapel, 404 Locust Avenue, Las Animas, Colorado.  Pastor Diane Hutson will officiate.   Interment will follow at Bent County Las Animas Cemetery, 28082 County Road 10, Las Animas, Colorado. Durward W. “Bill” Jacobs was born on January 29, 1928, in Lamar, Colorado, to Edna May (Hooper) Jacobs...

Funeral Services for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Paula Archuleta will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Las Animas, Colorado.  Pastor Carlton McKay will officiate.  Cremation will follow the funeral services and inurnment will take place at a later date.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Horber Funeral Chapel. Paula K. (Smith) Archuleta was born on January 20, 1954 in...

Funeral Services for La Junta, CO resident, Pauline Huff will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Mark Callister officiating.  Interment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Las Animas, CO.  Visitation will be held from 1:00- 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, CO. Pauline Fritzella (Spear) Huff was born on September 7, 1922 on the family farm outside St. John, KS to...

Robert Joe Ybarra, known to most as Bobby, was born on March 11, 1945 in Pueblo Colorado and raised by his parents, Sostenes and Audrey (Cortinez) Ybarra.  He passed away with his family by his side on January 10, 2020 at the age of 74. A celebration of Bobby’s life has already taken place. Bobby was employed at Fort Lyon as a custodial engineer for many years.  He was a loving and devoted father, brother, son, and friend. He enjoyed fishing, family barbeques, and playing...

Funeral Services for Luella Leach will be held at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating.  Private interment will follow at the Holly Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2020. Luella Pauline (Speer) Mathis Leach was born nine and a half miles north of Holly on September 28, 1923 to John and Alice (Squire) Speer. ...

A memorial service for John Elder will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2020 at Aspen Center at Casa Del Sol in La Junta, Colorado with Pastor Ron Storick officiating.  The family invites everyone to join them for a light lunch at 11:30 a.m.  There will also be a come and go visitation with John’s family from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Per John’s request cremation has taken place and inurnment will take place in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery at a later...

Funeral services for Holly, Colorado resident, Lawrence Schenck will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Gary Ogle officiating.  Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020 also at the funeral home. Lawrence Emil Schenck was born on December 25, 1925 in Syracuse, Kansas to John Eugene and Anna Sophia (Schultz)...

A Memorial Mass for Charles Swisher will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Rosary beginning at 1:30 p.m.  Father Henry Wertin will officiate.  Inurnment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery with military committal rites provided by the local VFW and American Legion Posts. Charles Swisher, age 60, passed away on Dec 21, 2019 at his home in Las Animas, Colorado. He was born in Las Animas,...

Funeral services for Olive Tomlin will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Las Animas, CO with Pastor Rod Coulter officiating.  Interment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery.  Public is invited to join the family for a luncheon at the VFW Post #2411 following burial. Olive Ruby Davis was born in Marion Township, Saginaw County Michigan, on November 9, 1931 to Olive Gertrude (Beckwith) and Fred Russell Davis. She passed away on...