Jovie Marie Butler
December 30, 1976 - May 14, 2020
Jovie Marie Butler was an awesome, loving, caring wife, daughter, mother, sister and friend. May 14, 2020, Jovie left this life with a destination of heaven.
Born the first child, to Vern and Anita Kuhn December 30, 1976, who were living in Westcliffe at the time. Jovie attended school in Eads, North La Junta, La Junta, Rocky Ford, Pioneer Christian and graduated from Cheraw High School.
Lillian Joan Wilbur
February 17, 1932 - April 28, 2020
Lillian Joan Wilbur of Manzanola passed away April 28, 2020, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. She was born to Robert and Clara (Vedsted) Land February 17, 1932, in Rocky Ford.
Lillian attended school in Manzanola. She married Albert Leroy Wilbur February 3, 1951. Born of their union was Carol Jean, Richard Lee, and Linda Diane.
Results from Saturday's Democrat Caucuses in southeast Colorado.
The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin construction on an eight-mile segment of U.S. Highway 50 between Fowler and Manzanola in March which will cause a full closure of the road and a detour on to Highways 96 and 71.
The closure and detour for the $11 million project are set to begin March 16 as CDOT works to widen and lengthen a passing lane, repair bridges and rebuild the crumbling roadway. CDOT is closing the highway during construction period for the safety of workers.
A three-hour beef quality assurance class will be held at Otero Junior College, allowing participants to earn or renew their certification.
A meeting of the Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council will be held January 21 at the Lamar Senior Opportunity Center, 407 East Olive in Lamar. Snacks will be served beginning at 11:00 a.m., with the meeting starting at 11:30 a.m.
Otero County in southeast Colorado was rated the least livable in the state - at least among counties with populations over 10,000 people.
Billie Jean Gooden
May 30, 1934 - August 13, 2019
Billie Gooden, 85, of La Junta, passed away unexpectedly August 13, 2019, in Aurora. Billie was born on May 30, 1934, to Bill and Ruby Whitman, and was the second born of six daughters. She married her high school sweetheart, Tom Gooden, June 6, 1952, in Raton, New Mexico. He preceded her in death March 18, 2007. They had four children.
Ruth Ella Whorton
January 28, 1941 - July 24, 2019
Ruth Ella Whorton, 78, of La Junta, and more recently of Greeley, died Wednesday, July 24, at Garden Square Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Greeley. Ruth was born in Kermit, Texas, January 28, 1941, to Edna Pauline (Thomas) Eagle and Melvin Greer Eagle.
Author Kellen Cutsforth will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association.
