Jane Borns
July 21, 1932 - October 3, 2018
A celebration of life for longtime Kit Carson resident, Jane Borns will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2018, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Kit Carson with Pastor Bill Viergutz officiating. Interment will follow at the Kit Carson Cemetery.
Visitation for Jane will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 2018, at the Peacock Family Chapel and Monday, October 8, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until time of service.
Joan Kibbee
September 24, 1929 - September 22, 2018
Joan was born September 24, 1929, in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado to Ella Cecelia (Peterson) and John Ardrey. She was the oldest of six children. She attended both grammar and high school in Cheyenne Wells, as did all her siblings.
Rex Eugene Watson
April 16, 1950 - September 30, 2018
Funeral services are pending.
Mr. Watson was the retired city superintendent for the Town of Cheyenne Wells.
He passed away at Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells.
Seth Graham Splitter
November 26, 1997 - September 21, 2018
Funeral services for Seth Splitter will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 28, 2018, at the Sheridan Lake Bible Church in Sheridan Lake, with burial following at the Sheridan Lake Cemetery.
Local and area students from Colorado are among 616 who completed associate, bachelor's or graduate degrees at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, in the summer 2018 term.
Graduates are listed with their degrees and majors and, in parentheses, areas of concentration. The university conferred 149 graduate degrees (master's, Education Specialist and Doctor of Nursing Practice), 454 bachelor's degrees and 13 associate degrees.
Virgil Laverne Drescher
January 3, 1952 - August 28, 2018
Virgil Laverne Drescher was born January 3, 1952, in Lamar, Colorado, at the St. Catherine Hospital to Theodore Wilbur Drescher and Annabelle Marie Drescher. He passed away suddenly August 28, 2018, in the Aurora Medical Trauma Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Upon his death he successfully donated his corneas to the national eye bank.
Virgil L. Drescher
January 3, 1952 - August 28, 2018
Funeral services will be held Monday, September 3, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Cheyenne Wells High School (old). Burial will follow in the Arapahoe Cemetery in Arapahoe, CO. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 2, 2018, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Cheyenne Wells.
Yvonne Schallenberger
December 15, 1932 - July 20, 2018
All are invited to attend a graveside memorial service Sunday, September 2, 2018, at 2:00 PM at the Kit Carson Cemetery to celebrate the life of Yvonne Schallenberger.
After the brief service, all are invited back to the Kit Carson United Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. for some light refreshments and conversation with family and friends.
Mike Benge
February 21,1952-August 10, 2018
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Mike Benge will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 17, 2018, at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating.
Per Mike's request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation.
Mike was born on February 21, 1952, in Palmyra, Missouri, to Kenneth Myers and Alice Kline, and departed this life Friday August 10, 2018, near Lamar at the age of 66.
November 6, 1940-August 9,2018
