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Leadville Obituaries

It was noted by Hastings Tribune on January 7th, 2021 that Dean Wayne Rogers passed on in Leadville, Colorado.  Rogers was 73 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dean Wayne's life.

It was written by Vernal Express on April 28th, 2020 that Cecil Blaine Ralphs perished in Vernal, Utah.  Ralphs was 76 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Cecil Blaine's life.

It was written by North Platte Telegraph on January 4th, 2020 that Clayton L Cooper perished in North Platte, Nebraska.  Cooper was 79 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Clayton L's life.

It was reported by Register Guard on December 16th, 2018 that Tom Walsh passed away in Eugene, Oregon.  Walsh was 91 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Tom's life.

It was written by The Rio Grande Sun on August 16th, 2018 that Floyd A Atencio died in Fariview, New Mexico.  Atencio was 43 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Floyd A's life.

It was disclosed by Idaho Statesman on November 5th, 2017 that Mark Randall Ballew passed away in Meridian, Idaho.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mark Randall's life.

It was reported by Hutchinson News on May 15th, 2017 that Richard A "Dick" MacKinnon passed away in Wichita, Kansas.  MacKinnon was 76 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Richard A "Dick"'s life.

It was written by Tri-City Herald on January 29th, 2017 that Wilhelmina Marie "Willie" Murley (Tholen) perished in Kennewick, Washington.  Ms. Murley was 89 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Wilhelmina Marie "Willie"'s life.

It was reported by The Rio Grande Sun on October 20th, 2016 that Raymond P Manzanares died in Velarde, New Mexico.  Manzanares was 75 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Raymond P's life.

It was noted by The Mail Tribune on October 9th, 2016 that Rand Scott Craig perished in Rogue River, Oregon.  Craig was 59 years old and was born in Leadville, CO.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Rand Scott's life.

History

The placer gold mining was hampered by heavy brown sand in the sluice boxes. Situated at an elevation of 10,152 feet (3094 m), Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States. A former silver mining camp that lies near the headwaters of the Arkansas River in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the city includes the Leadville Historic District, which preserves many historic structures and sites from Leadville's dynamic mining era.

Placer deposit gold was discovered in California Gulch in 1860, during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, and the town of Oro City, Colorado City sprung up near present-day Leadville. Leadville is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory City City that is the county seat of, and the only Colorado municipalities municipality in, Lake County, Colorado County, Colorado, United States. The boom was brief, however, and Oro City never became a major settlement.

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