Opal Olivas, age 87 of Rural Sioux County, Nebraska, passed away on March 19, 2020 peacefully at her home. Opal was born to Perry and Lola (Hatfield) Bell on December 5, 1932 in the family’s home in rural Sioux County. Opal graduated high school and then attended Chadron State College for two years earning her teaching certificate. In 1956, Opal met and married Jerry Olivas, to this union two children were born, Lola and John. Opal spent 11 years of her life teaching before retiring...

Sheila Stumph Obituary   Funeral Services for Sheila Jean Stumph, 78, will be held at 11am Saturday March 21st, 2020 at the Community Building in Crawford, Nebraska. Sheila (Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister) was born on August 10, 1941 to Sargent Richard C. Hunt and Ethel Crile in Custer, SD. Her father was in the US Army until Sheila was 14 years old. During that time, they lived in many places including a tour in Japan after the war and during the...

Virginia Mae Johnson, age 96 of Buchanan, TN, formerly of Gordon, NE, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at AHC of Paris She formerly worked as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for many years before she became a Registered Nurse working in Casper, WY, and Cheyenne, WY. She loved children, sewing, and reading her Bible. Virginia was born January 22, 1924 in Gordon, NE, to the late Chester Bennett Skanadore and to the late Grace Nern Skanadore. She was married September 20, 1946, to her first...

OBITUARY Jeanne Elizabeth Moss, age 92, of Gordon, Nebraska passed away on February 29, 2020 at Gordon Country Side Care with her daughters by her side. Jeanne was born June 28, 1927 to Edward and Marvel Burke at Oshkosh, Nebraska.  She was the third of 3 children.  She grew up on the family ranch south of Oshkosh, Nebraska between the Platte River and the bluffs.  She and her siblings attended a rural country school. She graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1945. ...

Funeral services for Harold Meyer will be held on Saturday March 7, 2020 at 1:30PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska with Russ Seger officiating.             He was born on June 21, 1952 passed away February 25, 2020. Survivors include wife Shirley, sisters Arlet Trewhella and Connie Sargent. Nephews Randy (Marcie) Trewhella, Ben (Molly) Herrera, Kirk Sargent, nieces Michelle (Ray) Chase, Misty and Hailey Trewhella and numerous...

Norma Lee (Reeves) (Davis) Child Norma was born in a sod house northwest of Gordon to Eldred Sr. and Ehrma Reeves. Norma passed away February 22, 2020 at Gordon Memorial Hospital. She attended grade school at White Lodge School District #86. She graduated from Gordon High School in 1947. She married Norman Davis on January 19, 1948, in Rushville, NE. They lived in the Rushville area until 1951, they then moved to a farm northwest of Batesland, SD and then later into Batesland. Four children...

Darlene Emma Rust passed from this world in the early morning of February 8, 2020. She was three weeks from her 96th birthday. Darlene spent her entire life with the family that she loved, except for several years in California during WWII, where her husband William “Bill” worked as a machinist for Douglas Aircraft Corp. Batesland was her home. As a young girl, Darlene spent her summers herding the family’s cattle on horseback with her brother Orville on open range north...

Benjamin James Garvin was born in Crawford, NE, on October 27, 1979, to Larry and Ann Garvin.  He attended school in Crawford and managed to overcome the trauma of having his mother as one of his teachers in his elementary grades.  After graduation from Crawford High School in 1998, B.J. enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a mechanic.  He proudly served with 5th Battalion 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division Fleet Marine Force until his honorable discharge in...