All Obituaries

Bill Keith Holton, age 81 passed away peacefully on December 4, 2018 in Salida. Mr. Holton was born on March 9, 1937 to Joel Preston Holton and Jolene (Warren) Holton in Vernon, Texas. Bill was raised by his Uncle Willie and Aunt Bertha (Sullivan) Linton of Buena Vista. The Linton family moved to Buena Vista, Colorado in 1953 from Vernon, Texas. Bill married his wife Patricia Bradbury of Salida in 1956 in Raton, New Mexico. They were married 58 years. They had...

Bill Keith Holton, age 81 passed away peacefully on December 4, 2018 in Salida. Mr. Holton was born on March 9, 1937 to Joel Preston Holton and Jolene (Warren) Holton in Vernon,...

Ruth Lambert

Ruth Mae Swanson Lambert: Born into a family of ten children on May 28, 1931, in Sheridan, Wyoming, Ruthie died December 3 here in Chaffee County where she has lived the great portion of her life. The Swanson family, parents Morton and Clara and Clarence, Forest, Warren, Lawrence, Axel, Ethel (Newcomb), Marie (Behrman), Clara Belle (Stranahan), Gloria (Close) and, of course, Ruth were certainly recognizable, important early figures in Buena Vista. Ruth was preceded in...

Ruth Mae Swanson Lambert: Born into a family of ten children on May 28, 1931, in Sheridan, Wyoming, Ruthie died December 3 here in Chaffee County where she has lived the great portion of her...

Ralph Chrestensen

Ralph Andrew Chrestensen, 61, died Nov. 30, 2018. He was born Aug. 20, 1957, in Parker to Donald and Nora (Rhoads) Chrestensen, the third of five children. He graduated from Douglas County High School in 1976. Family and friends said Mr. Chrestensen never met a stranger, and “everyone was a friend.” He enjoyed hunting, fishing and four-wheeling with his brother Henry. Family said he was happiest “up on his mountain in Salida.” Mr. Chrestensen was preceded in...

Ralph Andrew Chrestensen, 61, died Nov. 30, 2018. He was born Aug. 20, 1957, in Parker to Donald and Nora (Rhoads) Chrestensen, the third of five children. He graduated from Douglas County High...

Georga Davis SALIDA

Georga Ashley Davis, 71, died Nov. 26, 2018. She was born June 20, 1947, at Salida Hospital to Samuel Russell and Doris Lurae Lane Ashley. She lived her entire life in Salida and the San Luis Valley. Her family said she was full of life, love and hugs for everyone she met. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Donald Lee Davis. Survivors include her son, Wayne (Dena) Russell Davis; grandchildren, Rusty Davis, Justin (Andrea) Davis and Brittney (Mike) DeHaas;...

Georga Ashley Davis, 71, died Nov. 26, 2018. She was born June 20, 1947, at Salida Hospital to Samuel Russell and Doris Lurae Lane Ashley. She lived her entire life in Salida and the San Luis...

Antoinette Williams SALIDA

James "Jim" Nance SALIDA

James “Jim” Newton Nance, 87, a long time Salida resident, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 3, 1931, in Cantrall, Illinois, to George and Marie (Workman) Nance. Jim married Regina Aragon on April 25, 1953 in Salida, Colorado at St. Joseph Church. They were married 61 years. She preceded him in death in 2014. One of many of Jim’s hobbies was trap shooting. He was a member of the Salida Isaac Walton League, Salida...

James “Jim” Newton Nance, 87, a long time Salida resident, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 3, 1931, in Cantrall, Illinois,...

Shirley Moody SALIDA

Evelyn Epp SALIDA

Evelyn Faye Epp, 94, of Salida passed away on November 21, 2018 at Columbine Manor. Evelyn was born June 13, 1924 in Barnard, Kansas and was the daughter of Clyde John and Viola Gertrude (Swank) Rogers. As a young child, she moved to Wyoming in 1926, where her parents homesteaded north of Douglas, Wyoming. In 1929 the family relocated to their ranch near Orin Junction, Wyoming. Evelyn graduated from Douglas High School, Douglas, Wyoming in 1942. Evelyn married James Edgar Epp on July 22,...

Evelyn Faye Epp, 94, of Salida passed away on November 21, 2018 at Columbine Manor. Evelyn was born June 13, 1924 in Barnard, Kansas and was the daughter of Clyde John and Viola Gertrude (Swank)...

William Peters SALIDA

Arlen Carothers

Arlen D. Carothers, age 83 of Salida, passed away on November 18, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Carothers was bornAugust 4, 1935 in Salida, CO to Hollis and Iverne (Haus) Heister. Mrs. Carothers loved music. She played in many bands and had her own, Gypsy Wind Band for many years. She enjoyed performing for the residents of Columbine Manor Care Center. She even performed four songs for Tommy Dorsey. Many will remember her as a very accomplished pianist and for the music she wrote. She also...

Arlen D. Carothers, age 83 of Salida, passed away on November 18, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Carothers was bornAugust 4, 1935 in Salida, CO to Hollis and Iverne (Haus) Heister. Mrs. Carothers...