Laura Jane Sturges

Baker OK ˜ Laura J. Sturges, 84, Baker,˜ OK, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at her home. ˜ She was born February 9, 1927 in Leachburg, PA, the daughter Bill & Myrtle Prunty Jenkins. ˜She lived with her grandparents Edward & Florence Prunty for seven years Leachburg,˜ moving to Rocky Ford, CO living with her mother˜ and finishing school.˜ During World War II, she worked at the Air base in La Junta.˜ She married Grover T. Sturges January 31, 1944 at Raton, NM.˜ She cooked many a meal for ranch hands and neighbors in eastern Colorado and New Mexico for many years. Laura loved to read and sew, making all of Grover's western shirts. ˜ She attended the Baker United Methodist Church, Baker, OK. ˜˜ She is survived by a son Tom Sturges and wife Sandie, Clayton, NM; a daughter Judy Wagenseller and husband Jimmy, Baker, OK; a brother, Bill Jenkins and wife Carolyn, Las Animas, CO; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.˜ She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Grover Sturges February 12, 2010. ˜ Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 A.M. Monday at the Miller Chapel, with Rev. Todd Bergman presiding. ˜˜ Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery, Hooker, OK. ˜˜ Friends may call at the Miller Mortuary 1-8 P.M. Saturday and Sunday, 9 A.M. til service time Monday. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Laura Jane Sturges please visit our Sympathy Store.