Obituaries

A graveside memorial services for longtime Eads, Colorado resident Janice M. Pfingston will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at the Eads Cemetery with Todd McCaughey officiating.

A memorial service for longtime Eads, Colorado resident, Don Duane Stoker, affectionately known to his family and friends as Duane, will be held at 11:00 AM on February, 13, 2026 at the First Christian Church in Eads with Pastor Mark Imel officiating.

A memorial service for longtime Eads, Colorado resident, Don Duane Stoker, affectionately known to his family and friends as Duane, will be held at 11:00 AM on February, 13, 2026 at the First Christian Church in Eads with Pastor Mark Imel officiating.

Leslie Norman Akers, 86, of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, passed away on February 1, 2026, with his family by his side.

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Prentice Mark Forsyth was born to John Gene and Doris Faye Forsyth on August 13, 1959, in Eads, Colorado. He died from heart failure on October 8, 2025, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Trey James Thayer, on January 12, 2026, in Wichita, Kansas. Trey was born on June 19, 1989, in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, to Jim Thayer and Tammy Harris.

Timothy Joseph Hier, age 76, of Eads, Colorado, passed away December 13, 2025. Tim was born on November 1, 1949, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Dorlen and Frances (Juricek) Hier, and grew up on a farm near Sterling, Nebraska.

Eric Jay Zimmerman passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. His loss is felt very deeply by his family and friends who loved him dearly.

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Eric Jay Zimmerman passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, in Portland, Oregon.  His loss is felt very deeply by his family and friends who loved him dearly.

A Memorial Service for Wiley, Colorado resident, Bob Coates will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Ian Blacker officiating.

Chad Walter Roberson, 64, of Arlington, Colorado passed away December 2, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. He was born June 9, 1961, in La Junta, Colorado to Clarence & Barbara (Tull) Roberson.

A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Galan Burnett will be held on Saturday, December 06, 2025 at 10:00AM at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at the Eads Cemetery in Eads, Colorado.

Robert (Bob) Beek was the third child of Mary Evelyn Tinsley Beek and Lorenz Emil (Larry) Beek, arriving as a ten-pound, red-haired wonder.

Scott Briggs, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025. He was born on July 28, 1950, in Lamar, Colorado, to Don and Emma Briggs.