Eugene Oscar Scobee, 82, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center in La Junta, Colo.
He was born June 19, 1927, at the family homestead on Horse Creek in Baca County, Colo., to Oscar Pearl Scobee and Jessie Mae Boothby. He was raised on Horse Creek and attended school in Two Buttes, Colo.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 25, 1945 and served in World War II and until May 24, 1946. After the war, he returned to Horse Creek to farm and ranch with his parents.
On April 30, 1948, he married Alberta Joy Bullard in Clayton, N.M.
In 1975, he retired from farming and ranching and moved to Garden City. In the early 1980s, Eugene and Joy moved to La Junta but always considered Horse Creek in Baca County their home.
He loved spending time fishing and hunting with his family and friends. He was a longtime member of the Nazarene Church and Gideon's International, serving as president of the Arkansas Valley Gideon's for 10 years. He enjoyed speaking at local churches and ministering to prisoners in southeast Colorado.
He is survived by his children, Ron Scobee and Don Scobee of La Junta, Rod Scobee of Chandler, Ariz., Teresa Cogburn of Walsh, Colo., and Betty Fercking of Garden City; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lela Weisenhorn and Alta Pearl Albers.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Deanie; and two sisters, Lorena Smith and Betty Smith.
Funeral services were at the First Church of the Nazarene in La Junta, with Pastor Andy Albright officiating. Inurnment was at the Walsh Cemetery.
Garden City Telegram 5/12/10
He was born June 19, 1927, at the family homestead on Horse Creek in Baca County, Colo., to Oscar Pearl Scobee and Jessie Mae Boothby. He was raised on Horse Creek and attended school in Two Buttes, Colo.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 25, 1945 and served in World War II and until May 24, 1946. After the war, he returned to Horse Creek to farm and ranch with his parents.
On April 30, 1948, he married Alberta Joy Bullard in Clayton, N.M.
In 1975, he retired from farming and ranching and moved to Garden City. In the early 1980s, Eugene and Joy moved to La Junta but always considered Horse Creek in Baca County their home.
He loved spending time fishing and hunting with his family and friends. He was a longtime member of the Nazarene Church and Gideon's International, serving as president of the Arkansas Valley Gideon's for 10 years. He enjoyed speaking at local churches and ministering to prisoners in southeast Colorado.
He is survived by his children, Ron Scobee and Don Scobee of La Junta, Rod Scobee of Chandler, Ariz., Teresa Cogburn of Walsh, Colo., and Betty Fercking of Garden City; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lela Weisenhorn and Alta Pearl Albers.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Deanie; and two sisters, Lorena Smith and Betty Smith.
Funeral services were at the First Church of the Nazarene in La Junta, with Pastor Andy Albright officiating. Inurnment was at the Walsh Cemetery.
Garden City Telegram 5/12/10
Eugene Oscar Scobee, 82, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center in La Junta, Colo.
He was born June 19, 1927, at the family homestead on Horse Creek in Baca County, Colo., to Oscar Pearl Scobee and Jessie Mae Boothby. He was raised on Horse Creek and attended school in Two Buttes, Colo.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 25, 1945 and served in World War II and until May 24, 1946. After the war, he returned to Horse Creek to farm and ranch with his parents.
On April 30, 1948, he married Alberta Joy Bullard in Clayton, N.M.
In 1975, he retired from farming and ranching and moved to Garden City. In the early 1980s, Eugene and Joy moved to La Junta but always considered Horse Creek in Baca County their home.
He loved spending time fishing and hunting with his family and friends. He was a longtime member of the Nazarene Church and Gideon's International, serving as president of the Arkansas Valley Gideon's for 10 years. He enjoyed speaking at local churches and ministering to prisoners in southeast Colorado.
He is survived by his children, Ron Scobee and Don Scobee of La Junta, Rod Scobee of Chandler, Ariz., Teresa Cogburn of Walsh, Colo., and Betty Fercking of Garden City; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lela Weisenhorn and Alta Pearl Albers.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Deanie; and two sisters, Lorena Smith and Betty Smith.
Funeral services were at the First Church of the Nazarene in La Junta, with Pastor Andy Albright officiating. Inurnment was at the Walsh Cemetery.
Garden City Telegram 5/12/10
He was born June 19, 1927, at the family homestead on Horse Creek in Baca County, Colo., to Oscar Pearl Scobee and Jessie Mae Boothby. He was raised on Horse Creek and attended school in Two Buttes, Colo.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 25, 1945 and served in World War II and until May 24, 1946. After the war, he returned to Horse Creek to farm and ranch with his parents.
On April 30, 1948, he married Alberta Joy Bullard in Clayton, N.M.
In 1975, he retired from farming and ranching and moved to Garden City. In the early 1980s, Eugene and Joy moved to La Junta but always considered Horse Creek in Baca County their home.
He loved spending time fishing and hunting with his family and friends. He was a longtime member of the Nazarene Church and Gideon's International, serving as president of the Arkansas Valley Gideon's for 10 years. He enjoyed speaking at local churches and ministering to prisoners in southeast Colorado.
He is survived by his children, Ron Scobee and Don Scobee of La Junta, Rod Scobee of Chandler, Ariz., Teresa Cogburn of Walsh, Colo., and Betty Fercking of Garden City; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lela Weisenhorn and Alta Pearl Albers.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Deanie; and two sisters, Lorena Smith and Betty Smith.
Funeral services were at the First Church of the Nazarene in La Junta, with Pastor Andy Albright officiating. Inurnment was at the Walsh Cemetery.
Garden City Telegram 5/12/10
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