Ann Catherine (Grilliot) Smith passed away on Pearl Harbor Day on December 7, 2018, at the age of 93 in her home surrounded by her children.  Ann was born on February 15, 1925 in Darke County, Ohio, the daughter of James and Barbara Grilliot.  Ann sojourned with her family to western Kansas when she was five years old.  During her life on the western high plains, she lived in a “basement house,” a “castle” on the plains, and a cattle ranch in...

Graveside Services for Felicitas Lucero will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Paul Floyd officiating.  Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar.  Felicitas Lucero was born in Torreon, Mexico on October 23, 1927 and passed away on December 7, 2018 in Lamar, Colorado at the age of 91. Felicitas enjoyed traveling and sightseeing.  Some of her...

Funeral Services for LaVera Eck will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Friends Church in Las Animas, Colorado.  Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at Horber Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. LaVera Opal (Jantzen) Eck was born on January 31, 1927 in Okeene, Oklahoma to Fred and Martha (Hintergard) Jantzen.  She passed away surrounded by her family on November 30,...

     Funeral Services for Joyce Davis will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 3, 2018 at the Holly United Methodist Church in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating.  Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery.  Visitation for Joyce will be held on Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado.      Joyce Colene (Hartshorn) Davis was born on November 5,...

A Memorial Service for Ernest Bobian Jr. will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Bent County Senior Center from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.  Per Ernest’s request cremation has taken place and inurnment will take place at a later date. Ernest Bobian Jr. was born on August 1, 1947 in Walsenburg, CO to (Ernest Bobian Sr.) Felipe and Adeline (Sandoval) Vialpando.  He passed away at his home in Las Animas, CO on November 26, 2018 at the age of 71. He is survived by his...

Calista Irene Wilson was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 8, 1969 to Joseph and Dixie (McGuire) Redcloud. She passed away at her home in Lamar, CO. on November 23, 2018 at the age of 48.

Memorial services for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Rosalio Baca will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Bent Community Center with Pastor Diane Hutson officiating.  Per Rosalio’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Rosalio was born on June 28, 1951 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Casimiro and Ofelia (Roybal) Baca. He was raised and educated in Las Vegas. Better known as “Ros”, he was a star athlete for The Robertson...

Funeral services for lifelong Holly, Colorado resident, Robert N. Barth, known to most as Bob, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Dale Willhite officiating.  Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery.  Visitation for Bob will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the funeral chapel. Bob was born on November 29, 1932 in Lamar, Colorado to Theodore and Wauneita (Kinman) Barth.  He...

Graveside Funeral Service for Albert Gale Phillips will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery Elder Chapel in Las Animas, CO. Visitation for Gale will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 9, 2018 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, CO. Albert Gale Phillips was born on September 11, 1924 in Bent County, Colorado to Carl Spry and Pearl Elsie (Scaman) Phillips. He passed away on November 1, 2018 at his home in Las Animas,...

Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret Sandoval will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas with Father Henry Wertin officiating. Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery.  Rosary will be held prior to the Mass at 1:30 p.m. Visitation for Margaret will be held from 9:00 a.m until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Horber Funeral Chapel. Margaret G. Sandoval was born on May 25, 1932 in Las Animas, Colorado...