Twila Emory

    Twila Joan Emory was born March 10, 1944, to Carl and Marjorie Thompson in Goodland, Kansas. She died March 20, 2018, at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland at the age of 74 after losing her short battle with cancer.
    Twila attended grade school and junior high in Sharon Springs, Kansas. She attended high school at Valley High School in Gilcrest, graduating with the class of 1962.
    On Jan. 2, 1965, Twila married William Larry Emory in LaSalle. To this union, one son, Butch, and three daughters, Robin, Tonya and Kristi, were born.
    Twila was a nurse’s aide at Weld County General Hospital and a medical aide in Osborne, Kansas. She attended beauty school in Cheyenne, Wyoming. However, her favorite job overall was being a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She served as an adviser for the Theta Rho Girls and was a Rebecca.
    Twila loved the mountains, fishing, woodworking, shopping for the best bargains, and making memories with family and friends. Family meant everything to Twila.
    She was preceded in death by her grandparents; parents, Carl and Marjorie Thompson; brother, Dennis; brother-in-law, Ivan Samuelson; and sister-in-law, Sandy Westover.
    Twila is survived by her husband, Larry of Fleming; son, Butch of Haxtun; daughters, Robin and husband Mike of Johnstown, Tonya and husband Greg of Wyoming, and Kristi and husband Les of Haxtun; grandchildren, Ash and wife Amanda of Haxtun, Kassi of Sterling, Kameron of Haxtun, Kelcie of Sterling, Taiit and wife Alyx of Haxtun, Tanner of Spokane, Drayvan and wife Elissa of Holyoke; eight great-granddaughters and 10 great-grandsons; sisters, Judy of Goodland and Cheryl and husband Terry of Greeley; brothers, Larry of Greeley, Daryl and wife Joyce of LaSalle, and Mark and wife Kristen of Dryden, Virginia; and many other relatives and friends.
    Visitation was scheduled for Thursday, March 29, 10 a.m.-noon at the Berean Bible Church in Haxtun. The funeral service has been set to follow at 1 p.m. at the church, with Bryan Kroeger officiating. Interment will follow at Fleming Cemetery.
    Baucke Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.