John T. Combs
Jul 7, 2025
John T. (Tommy) Combs was born Jan 26, 1929, in Elizabeth, Indiana. His life began in a cyclone cellar during an active cyclone, a fitting start for a man whose life would be defined by resilience, humor, and strength. Tommy moved to Colorado at an early age and spent most of his childhood in Grand Junction, where he attended local...
Robert Lessard
Jul 2, 2025
Robert Michael (Bob) Lessard of Molina, CO, passed away on July 2, 2025, in Grand Junction, CO after a long battle with cancer. He was born, May 16 th , 1948, in Prescott, Arizona, to Joseph Grover Lessard and Ruth Frances (Powers) Lessard, a third-generation native born Arizonian from both sides of his early Arizona Territory, Yavapai County Ranching and...
Elaine L. Hutchings
Jul 1, 2025
In Loving Memory of Elaine Hutchings
Celebrating a Life Lived with Grace, Humor, and Love
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Elaine Hutchings, who left us on July 1, 2025, at the age of 80. A cherished mother, grandmother, and friend, Elaine was a beacon of love, strength, and kindness to everyone who had the privilege of...
Horace Sessions Jr.
Jun 21, 2025
Horace R. Sessions, Jr, born on November 4, 1946, left this life on June 21, 2025. He was a native of the Eastern US, who became a longtime resident of Colorado, civic leader, and chemist. He was 78 years old.
Throughout his childhood, Horace regularly applied his early fascination with chemistry to the surprise of his siblings with his amazing homemade...
William P. Woods
Jun 19, 2025
Paul was born on April 1 1929 in Watonga, Oklahoma to William and Ola Woods. He lived in Watonga until he was 8 years old, when his family moved to Oregon and California in search of work. He moved to Grand Junction at 9, later moving to Montrose, where they settled and Paul graduated from Montrose High School in 1947.
After...
