All Entries Tagged With: "Fairmount Cemetery"
Stephanie Spitz, Manager at Lamar Animal Shelter
Stephanie Spitz has been hired by the City of Lamar as the manager of the Lamar Animal Shelter on CR EE.5, just south of the Fairmount Cemetery. She’s held that new position since the end of August and is developing some fresh ideas to keep the dog population low at the shelter and help reunite […]
Wreaths and Stockings for the Holidays
Wreaths Across America With the end of Stockings for Soldiers Campaign, Peacock Funeral Home is gearing up for our 4th Annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony that will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Fairmount Cemetery in the Veteran’s Section. With the support of so many we will be receiving 298 wreaths […]
Fire Department Incident Reports March 17, 2014
Thursday, March 13 At 2:40 pm on March 13, fire personnel were dispatched to an alarm system sounding at 1104 South 4th Street in Lamar. Upon arrival, fire crew spoke with an employee who stated that the alarm had activated two times that day but this was the first time that it sent a request […]
Cindy J. Clift…June 11, 1954 – December 23, 2013
Services were held for Cindy J. Clift on December 27, 2013 at the Arena of Life Cowboy Church in Amarillo, TX. Burial followed on December 28, 2013 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Cindy was born June 11, 1954 in Lamar, Colorado to Lee and Julia (Owen) Ellison. She was a loving mother, wife […]
Saturday Observance for Annual Wreaths Across America at Fairmount Cemetery
10:00 AM Saturday December 14th 2013 at the Fairmount Cemetery, Veteran’s Section will be our 3rd annual Wreaths Across America Day Ceremony. It began as The Arlington Wreath project started by Morrill Worcester in 1992 with the donation and laying of 5000 Christmas wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery. It was relatively obscure until […]
Civics 101 at Lamar’s Community Conversation Night
Local residents got the ABC’s of city finance during a “Community Conversation” evening, hosted by Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland at the Cultural Events Center this past Thursday evening, January 10. With various city department heads and some city councilmembers in attendance, Sutherland provided copies of current city finances, explaining in very informal […]
Veteran’s Honors Set for Saturday at Fairmount Cemetery
The Peacock Funeral Home would like to invite the community to our second annual ceremony for Wreaths Across America will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 10:00AM in the Veteran’s Section at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. The Lamar VFW Post #3621, American Legion Post #71 as well as our local Cub Scout […]
Letter to the Editor, Re: Riverside Cemetery
To Whom It May Concern: I am writing this letter because I am concerned with the choice that the City of Lamar has made to neglect Riverside Cemetery. On Mother’s Day the weeds were grown up around all of the headstones and when complaints were made about the condition of the cemetery people were told […]
Memorial Day Observed at Fairmount Cemetery
“A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.” George William Curtis Memorial Day was quietly observed this past Monday by the Honor Guard from the St. George S. Creaghe Jr. Post #3261 at Fairmount Cemetery. […]
Letter to the Editor-Cemetery Upkeep
On Mother’s Day, May 13, my family and went out to Riverside Cemetery to leave some flowers to our loved ones. Upon arrival, we were very disappointed when we found ourselves having to cut through the weeds and grass just to put our flowers on the gravesites. While there, we also saw many other families […]
George Clayton Woodward – 1936 – 2012
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident George C. Woodward will be held at the Peacock Funeral Home on Saturday, March 3rd at 2:00 PM with Reverend Kathy Leathers of the Holly United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Per George’s request, cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. […]
Wreaths Ceremony Honors Military at Fairmount Cemetery
The first annual Wreaths Across America ceremony was held this past Saturday in the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Just under 100 residents attended the 10am observation. Despite the sunny skies, the gathering ignored the frigid temperature, which hovered in the low 20s. The placing of Christmas wreaths at the headstones of […]
Veteran’s Day Observances Scheduled
Area Veterans are invited to attend the Lamar VA Clinic Open House this Thursday, November 10 In June of this year, Prowers Medical Group opened the Lamar VA Clinic. It has been an honor to serve the Veterans in the southeast Colorado region. Prowers Medical Group is proud to announce that we recently received notification […]
Henry Dieterle – November 30, 1921 – May 27, 2011
Henry Dieterle 1921 – 2011 A graveside memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Henry Dieterle, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday June 5, 2011 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Full military honors will be under the auspices of the Lamar VFW Post # 3621 and the Lamar American Legion Post # 71. Per […]
Obituary – Billye H. Spaar
Billye H. Spaar August 13, 1932 – March 23, 2011 A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident and special education instructor, Billye H. Spaar will be held 10:00am, Monday, March 28, 2011 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lamar with Reverend Bernhard Ebert officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Spaar […]
Obituary – Robert K. Bastian
Robert K. Bastian – July 25, 1937 – March 22, 2011 Services for Robert Bastian will be held at 10am, Friday, March 25 at Peacock Funeral Home in Lamar with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Per Robert’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be on visitation. Internment will be at […]