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- Grace (Harty) Kistler
- Grace Kistler talks about her childhood in rural Missouri and Pueblo, Colorado, and about her four marriages. She also describes life in De Beque, Colorado in the 1920’s and 30’s, and her husband’s roll in the construction of the road through De Beque Canyon. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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- Grace (Hill) Wade
- A long time teacher and housewife. Grace grew up in Cripple Creek, Colorado traveling annually to Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas to see her family. She was musically inclined and an avid pianist. She was offered a scholarship to Julliard, which she turned down to begin teaching. She did, however, graduate from the University of Texas with a BA in History and a teaching certificate. She was a teacher in Cripple Creek for two years before meeting and marrying her husband, Troy E. Wade. She had three children: Troy E. Wade II, Norma Wade Bettinger, and William Norris Wade. Their family continued to live in Cripple Creek until WWII caused the mines to close. They lived in Nucla and ran a store for a short time before settling in Grand Junction, Colorado in 1958. Grace started teaching again at Grand Junction Junior High School that year, and did so until the East and West Middle Schools were built. She was the Chairman of the Social Studies Department at West Middle School. She retired from teaching in 1972. She volunteered at St. Mary’s Hospital as a Grey Lady for twenty-one years. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. She also belonged to a bridge club.
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- Grace Brewer
- From Montrosepress.com, here is Grace Brewer's obituary: "May 28, 1912 -- Oct. 30, 2002 MONTROSE -- Grace L. Brewer, age 90, of Montrose, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 30, 2002, at the Montrose Memorial Hospital in Montrose. Grace Louise Richards was born on May 28, 1912, in Old Ophir, Colo., the daughter of Samuel C. Richards and Mary Jane (Penuluna) Richards. She spent her childhood in Old Ophir where she attended school. At an early age, she moved to Ophir Loop to help her sister, Edith Waterman, in their store/post office, and to care for her two boys. Grace married Bill Warner in Telluride on June 23, 1935. They had one son, Francis. Bill passed away as a result of having been gassed in France during World War I. After his death Grace worked at the American Legion Hospital. On Dec. 18, 1941, Grace married Harold Brewer in Telluride. Francis was 3 years old and was Harold's pride and joy from that day on. Grace worked for the Rose Food Mart until April of 1957, when she and Harold purchased the store, where they worked until they retired and sold the store to Dave and Lael Fruen in September of 1975. Harold preceded Grace in death on March 15, 2001. She joined Crescent Rebekah Lodge No. 39 in 1932 and is now a member of Montrose Rebekah Lodge and is also a member of the Montrose Christian Church. Grace loved doing needlework and gave most of it to relatives and friends. She will be forever remembered as a loving wife, a caring mother, and a very special friend to all who knew her. Survivors include three grandchildren: Stanley, Glenda, and Howard; two stepgrandchildren: Ray Moureaux and Vonda Moureaux; four great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law: Jean Richards, of Montrose; Arlene Brewer, of Clarinda, Iowa; Laura Richards, of Denver; two brothers-in-law: Clell Brewer, of Jacksonville, Ill.; Eugene Christensen, of Harlan, Iowa; as well as several nieces and nephews. Grace was preceded in death by her parents; both of her husbands: Bill Warner and Harold Brewer; five brothers: Willie, John, Sammy, Tommy and Jimmy Richards; three sisters: Edith Molander, Jane Virden, Elizabeth McKissen; and her beloved son, Francis Howard Warner." Taken 8/24/22 from: https://www.montrosepress.com/grace-l-brewer/article_4ac44a39-efe4-5424-8fe0-06b2f7a70441.html