All Obituaries

Donald G. Smith passed May 10, 2018 in his home at Florence, CO.  He was born on November 2, 1925 in Concrete, CO to Glenn Smith and Elizabeth Seward Smith.  He grew up and attended school in Canon City.  On October 19, 1944 he married Wildeana Mohr in Canon City. In 1946 they moved to Boulder, CO where he owned and operated Donald G. Smith Excavating and Trucking for 33 years.  In 1978 they moved to Gentry, AR where he owned a cattle and chicken ranch. ...

Lawrence (Larry) Noble, 85, of Cañon City, CO, obtained his eternal reward in Heaven June 4, 2018.  He was born May 30, 1933 to Lawrence and Doris (Dowler) Noble in Florence, CO. He joined the army when he was barely 17. He finished his last class through the army and came home to get permission from his father to go to Korea and graduate with his class. He graduated from Cañon City High School in 1951.  He then got on a bus to serve his country in the Army during...

Andrew Curtis Cornell was born on May 14, 1981 in Pueblo, Colorado and passed away on June 10, 2018 in West Texas.  Curtis had made his home in Kiowa, Kansas with his long time girlfriend, Amanda Farrell and five children Kyler, Jaden, Noah, Devin and Kaleb, all surviving.  Curtis was also close with Tony Farrell, also of Kiowa, Kansas and surviving.  Curtis was devoted to his family and was working on his career as an over the road truck driver when he lost his life. ...

Dwight Morris Taylor, Jr., 56, of Canon City, passed away at Joni Fair Hospice House on June 10, 2018.  He was born October 21, 1961 to Dwight Taylor and Mary (Beach), Sr., in Pueblo, CO.  He is survived by his daughter, Christina May; siblings, Phyllis (Harold) Walters, Pamela Barnes, Peggy (Wade) Morgan and Robert Taylor.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Taylor. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30A.M., Monday, June 18 2018 at Harwood Chapel, 516 N. 10th...

Kelly Bryant, 44, of Penrose, Colorado went home to the Lord early morning June 8th, 2018. She went peacefully surrounded by family in her home. Kelly was born December 13th, 1974 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Eddie & Susan Cantor. She was a proud Colorado native. Kelly worked at Rocky Mountain bank Trust. She didn’t only enjoy her job, but more importantly those she worked with. She was very proud of what she had accomplished in her time there. She loved spending her days...

Alden "Audie" Roe Piner, 55, passed away at his home with his loving family by his side.  He was born May 15, 1963 to Allen and Ann (Cook) Piner in Pueblo, CO.  Audie married Kimberly Petersen, the love of his life and his greatest supporter.  Audie was a long-haul truck driver by profession, but spent his free time living life to the fullest.  When he wasn’t working, Audie would go to the mountains to hunt, fish and gold panning.  After a...

Graveside Service will be held Monday, June 11, 2018 at Union Highland Cemetery.

Donald Wayne Oliver, 80, of Penrose, passed away June 9, 2018.  Survived by his loving children, grandchildren and a host of family and friends.

Janet Kay (Barber) Baier of Canon City, CO passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday June 3rd, 2018 at age 77.  She was surrounded by her family.  Janet was born March 3rd, 1941 in Garden City, KS to Eston and Verma (Frost) Barber.  She attended Garden City High School.  Janet married the love of her life, Andrew Baier on May 21, 1957.  Their marriage of 57 years was a genuine example of love and devotion to all who knew them.  Janet was a homemaker and...

Melvin (Mel) Daniel Semelbauer, age 83, formerly of Spring Lake, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018, at his home in Penrose, Colorado. Mel was born February 24, 1935 in Muskegon Michigan, the son of Daniel and Selma Semelbauer.  He joined the U.S. Navy in 1954 and served on the submarine USS Pomfret (SS-391).  He married the love of his life, Norma J. Hecksel, on April 12,1958 in Coopersville, Michigan and they were married for 60 years. Mel worked as a production control...