Funeral Homes in Lamar, CO

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Scott Elarton (baseball player), and Shawn-Caulin Young (actor).

Lamar is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7804 at the 2010 United States Census. The city was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II during the period that he was Secretary of the Interior in the futile hope that the then town would be named as the land office.

Lamar Obituaries

It was noted by McCook Daily Gazette on July 8th, 2021 that Kay Lynn Swartz (Aaron) passed away in Arapahoe, Nebraska.  Ms. Swartz was 60 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kay Lynn's life.

It was written by San Diego Union-Tribune on March 11th, 2021 that Hazel Burns (Armstrong) died in Thousand oAKS, California.  Ms. Burns was 93 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Hazel's life.

It was reported by San Diego Union-Tribune on October 4th, 2020 that Jerry Branson passed on in Lakeside, California.  Branson was 73 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jerry's life.

It was revealed by Providence Journal on February 2nd, 2020 that Wayne Lacy died in N Providence, Rhode Island.  Lacy was 89 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Wayne's life.

It was reported by Topeka Capital-Journal on January 14th, 2020 that Marilyn Darlene Oldham (Morris) perished in Kansas City, Missouri.  Ms. Oldham was 73 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Marilyn Darlene's life.

It was disclosed by Napa Valley Register on August 21st, 2019 that John Richard Straily passed on in Napa, California.  Straily was 68 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Richard's life.

It was written by Hutchinson News on June 10th, 2019 that Godfrey "Raymond" Geier passed on in Lyons, Kansas.  Geier was 60 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Godfrey "Raymond"'s life.

It was reported on May 5th, 2019 that Leland Elmer Meyers perished in Lamar, Colorado.  Meyers was 69 years old and was born in Lakin, KS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Leland Elmer's life.

It was written by Eau Claire Leader-Telegram on May 1st, 2019 that Jane Elizabeth Edson (Gregg) died in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Ms. Edson was 87 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jane Elizabeth's life.

It was written by Tyler Morning Telegraph on April 10th, 2019 that Faye Marie Price (Johnson) passed on in Arp, Texas.  Ms. Price was 75 years old and was born in Lamar, CO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Faye Marie's life.

History

Lamar is east of Pueblo, Colorado on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado. The City of Lamar is a Colorado municipalities#Home Rule Municipality Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Prowers County, Colorado County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,869 at the US Census 2000. The northern site of the Pierre Auger Observatory of ultra-high energy cosmic rays is planned to be built near Lamar. .

The official website for the city of Lamar is http://www.ci.lamar.co.us.