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Spurlin obituaries: Colorado

An index of 17 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Colorado, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

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This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Mrs. E. A. (Elizabeth) Spurlin17 Aug 183130 Nov 1901DeltaDelta County pioneerDelta County Laborer (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[1]; Delta County Laborer (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[2]; Delta County Laborer (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[3]
C. W. Spurlin—1914Townerhomesteader near Towner, Kiowa CountyBrandon Bell (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[4]; Colorado Farm & Ranch, Eads (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[5]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
William M. Spurlin19041959DenverRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[6]; Find a Grave[7]
Ernest G. Spurlin5 Feb 19052 Oct 1966DenverColorado state controller (1958-1965); state budget directorRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[8]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[9]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[10]
Harley Spurlin24 Nov 193525 Mar 1971Allensparklongtime Pepsi-Cola Company employee in DenverEstes Park Trail (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[11]; Find a Grave[12]
Eugene Spurlin11 Oct 19111 Sept 1971Fort LuptonRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[13]; Find a Grave[14]
Robert Harold Spurlin—18 Apr 1979StrattonStratton, Colo., residentRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[15]
Virginia Beth Spurlin8 May 192229 May 1988DenverDenver Public Schools nurse for 25 yearsSky-Hi News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[16]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[17]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[18]
William Luther Spurlin, Sr.—23 Apr 1992Grand JunctionDenver Public Schools teacher; DU swim coach; WWII and Korea veteranSky-Hi News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[19]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[20]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[21]
Melvin D. Spurlin9 Mar 192816 Dec 1994DenverAir Force lieutenant colonel; Metropolitan State College dean of educationRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[22]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[23]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[24]; Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[25]
Katherine Lincoln Spurlin12 Feb 191717 Mar 1998Thorntonaccountant; Lady Lake, Fla., Chamber of Commerce volunteerRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[26]
James Ollid "Ollie" Spurlin20 Nov 191322 Dec 1998BoulderCountry club bookkeeper; retired Sealtest Dairy milkmanRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[27]; Find a Grave[28]
Irene Spurlin24 Apr 190628 Feb 1999DenverRetired apartment managerRocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)[29]; Find a Grave[30]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Lumena Spurlin24 Sept 191730 Dec 2007GreeleyAllnutt Funeral & Cremation - Macy (Dignity Memorial)[31]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Diana Spurlin31 July 19635 Dec 2017AuroraChapel of Memories (Dignity Memorial)[32]
Carrie (Spurlin) Wilson5 Nov 19265 Dec 2018MontroseSears Roebuck catalog-order worker; church youth and Sunday school teacherMontrose Daily Press[33]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Guiditta Kathryn (Rea) Spurlin5 Feb 194531 Jan 2026Glen Havenartist and teacher; co-owner of Concepts Home FurnishingsAllnutt Funeral Service - Estes Park Chapel (Dignity Memorial)[34]; Estes Valley Voice[35]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 793 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ An Old Resident Dead, The Delta County Laborer, December 6, 1901 — Delta County Laborer (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); born at Dahlonega, Ga.; died at Hotchkiss News
  2. ↑ Hotchkiss Notes, The Delta County Laborer, December 6, 1901 — Delta County Laborer (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); names her Mrs. Elizabeth Spurlin News
  3. ↑ Card of Thanks, The Delta County Laborer, December 6, 1901 — Delta County Laborer (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); card of thanks News
  4. ↑ Haswell (news column), The Brandon Bell, July 10, 1914 — Brandon Bell (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); Haswell column, July 10, 1914; OCR prints the initial as '0. W.'; died on a Sunday at a Haswell sanitarium; age 67 News
  5. ↑ Haswell (From The Herald), Colorado Farm & Ranch, July 10, 1914 — Colorado Farm & Ranch, Eads (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); same Haswell item; OCR renders the age as '( 57' News
  6. ↑ Page 75 Advertisements Column 1 (death notices), The Rocky Mountain News, December 7, 1959 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); paid death notice, Dec. 7, 1959; names his parents as a Rev. and Mrs. Spurlin; OCR is poor News
  7. ↑ William M Spurlin (1904-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 1904; died 1959; burial Fairmount Cemetery, Denver; memorial links spouse Irene Spurlin (d. 1999) Genealogy
  8. ↑ 'I Will Lay Me Down in Peace' (obituaries), The Rocky Mountain News, October 3, 1966 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); born in Edmond, Kan.; formerly of Stratton News
  9. ↑ Love Pays Tribute To Deceased Official, The Rocky Mountain News, October 4, 1966 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection) News
  10. ↑ Funeral Notices, The Rocky Mountain News, October 6, 1966, p. 149 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); funeral notice (OCR poor) News
  11. ↑ Fine Locs (Allenspark column), The Estes Park Trail, March 31, 1971 — Estes Park Trail (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); Allenspark community column; names his parents as a Mr. and Mrs. Spurlin of Fort Lupton; funeral at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel News
  12. ↑ Harley Eugene Spurlin (1935-1971) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 24 Nov 1935; died 25 Mar 1971 (aged 35); burial Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Colo. Genealogy
  13. ↑ Page 115 Advertisements Column 1 (death notices), The Rocky Mountain News, September 3, 1971 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); paid death notice; OCR renders the first name as 'Eugena' but the notice calls him a husband; services Friday, Sept. 3, 1971, at a Brighton chapel News
  14. ↑ Eugene F Spurlin (1911-1971) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 11 Oct 1911; died 1 Sep 1971 (aged 59); burial Hillside Cemetery, Fort Lupton, Colo. Genealogy
  15. ↑ Rocky Mountain News, April 19, 1979 (state news) — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); Rocky Mountain News, April 19, 1979: news item naming Robert Harold Spurlin, 46, of Stratton among deaths reported Wednesday (April 18); OCR prints the middle name as 'Haold'; no formal obituary found in the collection News
  16. ↑ Virginia Spurlin, Sky-Hi News, June 2, 1988 — Sky-Hi News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); born in California News
  17. ↑ Today's Notices (death notices), The Rocky Mountain News, May 31, 1988, p. 104 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); name in death-notice index News
  18. ↑ Funeral notices, The Rocky Mountain News, June 1, 1988, p. 123 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); paid death notice, 'late of Denver'; mentions a mother-in-law News
  19. ↑ William Spurlin dies, Sky-Hi News, May 7, 1992 — Sky-Hi News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); built a family cabin at Grand Lake in 1960; names his mother as an Irene Spurlin News
  20. ↑ Obituaries (roundup), The Rocky Mountain News, May 5, 1992 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); native of Henderson, Ky. News
  21. ↑ Today's Notices (death notices), The Rocky Mountain News, April 28, 1992, p. 143 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); name in death-notice index News
  22. ↑ Obituaries (roundup), The Rocky Mountain News, February 26, 1995 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); born in Stratton, Colo. News
  23. ↑ Funeral notices, The Rocky Mountain News, December 20, 1994, p. 60 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); funeral notice; services at Horan & McConaty; burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery News
  24. ↑ Today's Notices (death notices), The Rocky Mountain News, December 19, 1994, p. 47 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); name in death-notice index News
  25. ↑ Funeral notices, The Rocky Mountain News, December 21, 1994, p. 64 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); 'Melvin D. Spurlin of Denver' News
  26. ↑ Obituaries (roundup), The Rocky Mountain News, March 28, 1998 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); born in Cleburne, Texas News
  27. ↑ Teacher Muriel Sack loved working with youngsters (obituaries roundup), The Rocky Mountain News, December 31, 1998 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); Born in Prairie Hill, Texas. Brief obituary inside a daily roundup. News
  28. ↑ J. Ollid Spurlin (1913-1998) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: years only (1913-1998); burial Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Colo. Genealogy
  29. ↑ Omer A. Dery, data manager and astronomy enthusiast, at 71 (obituaries roundup), The Rocky Mountain News, March 6, 1999 — Rocky Mountain News (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection); Born in Uniontown, Ky.; married into the Spurlin family in 1924. Brief obituary inside a daily roundup (OCR imperfect). News
  30. ↑ Irene Spurlin (unknown-1999) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: death year 1999 only; burial Fairmount Cemetery, Denver; spouse William M Spurlin (1904-1959) Genealogy
  31. ↑ Lumena Spurlin Obituary - Greeley, CO — Allnutt Funeral & Cremation - Macy (Dignity Memorial); brief notice; residence taken from funeral home location Genealogy
  32. ↑ Diana Spurlin Obituary - Colorado Springs, CO — Chapel of Memories (Dignity Memorial); died in Aurora; born in Colorado Springs; residence at death not stated Genealogy
  33. ↑ Carrie Spurlin Wilson — Montrose Daily Press; born in Silerton, Tenn. News
  34. ↑ Guiditta Spurlin Obituary - Estes Park, CO — Allnutt Funeral Service - Estes Park Chapel (Dignity Memorial); known as Gudi Genealogy
  35. ↑ Guiditta Kathryn Rea Spurlin — Estes Valley Voice; obituary published Feb. 6, 2026; gives death as January 30, 2026 (the funeral home listing has Jan. 31); born Feb. 5, 1945, Oklahoma City News

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