Obituaries

Cecil Lee Gribble

Cecil Lee Gribble passed away on October 25, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 80. He was born on July 12 194 in Onley Springs, Colorado, to Willis Martin and Marguerite (Burrell) Gribble. Per Cecil’s request, cremation has taken place. Cecil was one of 12 kids. Cecil was very proud of his service in the Army. He served in the Vietnam war as a helicopter weapons specialist. He received a Vietnam Service Medal for being an M-14 rifle expert. After his service Cecil made Western Colorado his home. That is where he married Lois (Langford) Gribble in 1967. This is where they raised their sons, Dean and Lee. They later divorced. While living on the Western Slope, Cecil loved hunting, fishing and boating. He was a strong supporter of both Dean and Lee while they played football, baseball, and raced BMX bikes. He worked as a heavy equipment operator who took great pride in his work. In 1993, he went to work in Eastern Colorado, where he met the love of his life, Karyl (Cox). They married in 2006. During this time, they moved to Las Animas, where he worked as a ditch rider. This gave him the opportunity to meet many members of the community. Karyl and Cecil, with the help of her kids, built their dream home in to Las Animas. This is where they made home and lived out their lives. Cecil is remembered by his grandkids as being the best grampy ever. He had a good grampy smell of sawdust and spearmint. He had the best hugs and grampy Kisses ever. He always kept things light and made people smile. A favorite memory is of him being a claw machine master, Cecil’s laugh was contagious, he always kept the people around him happy and smiling. He would bring out his Donald Duck voice, random toys, and many jokes to ensure everyone was having a good time while in his presence. Cecil’s friends regard him as a well known member of the community. He was a best friend to many and a great listener, easy-going and stubborn as heck. He will be missed by many. Cecil is s

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Norman Childers

Funeral Services for Norman Childers will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the First Baptist Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery.

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Carl McDade

Carl McDade, 72 Las Animas, Colorado Date of death: October 29, 2022 Date of birth: March 31, 1950 Las Animas, Colorado .

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Maudie Vela

Maudie (Allard) Vela 81 Pueblo, Colorado Date of death: November 3, 2022 Date of birth: May 8, 1941 Horber Funeral Chapel Las Animas, Colorado .

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F. Eugenia McCrackin

F. Eugenia McCrackin, known to most as Jean, was born on December 26, 1921 in Mills, New Mexico to Alvin E. and Helen Lusk. She passed away on October 13, 2022 at the age of 100. Jean was raised on a ranch and attended school at Mills where she graduated in the same building she started school in. She then went on to college at Chillicothe, Missouri. In 1946, Jean moved to Las Animas and worked at the Wholesale Grocery Warehouse owned by Garvy McBride. She met Ellis McCrackin, who was working at the Boy’s Market Grocery Store. They were united in marriage and remained married for 55 years while raising six children. Jean was not only a wife and mother, she also worked for the Bent County Agent at the courthouse until taking a job in the Supply Office at Fort Lyon Veterans Hospital. After working for the V.A., Jean spent her time raising her children and working in the family upholstering shop. She and Ellis traveled frequently. Their journeys together took them from Alaska to Florida, and California to New York. Jean enjoyed many outdoor activities with Ellis from deep sea fishing in Mexico to big game hunting in Wyoming. Jean worked hard all her life and used her sewing skills not only in her upholstering business but sewing for her family as well. She loved crocheting and making small blankets for her family and friends in her congregation. She has been a Jehovah’s Witness for nearly seventy years and loved her congregation. It was her most precious passion. Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Helen Lusk; husband, Ellis McCrackin; daughter, Judy Purvines; son, Edward McCrackin; son-in-law, Jim Fleck; and daughter-in-law, Jane McCrackin. She is survived by her children, Jerry McCrackin of Springfield, Colorado, Judy McCrackin of Owensboro, Kentucky, Pat (Sip) Garcia of Las Animas, Colorado, Helen Fleck of Florence, Colorado, and Bob McCrackin of Las Animas, Colorado; 18 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, 19 great great grandchildren; numero

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