MARTIN EDWARD WOODRING
Marriages
BONNIE JEAN DEDMON - February 22, 1946
CAROL NMEIGUT - 2005
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - February 7, 2010
Martin Edward Woodring, retired
rancher and cattle trader,
died unexpectedly at University
Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV
on February 2, 2010. He was 82
years old.
A lifelong Mesa county resident,
Martin was born at home in Mesa,
CO on August 7, 1927 to Rondall
and Aina Nygren Woodring. Martin was the first baby delivered by
Dr. Ziegal in the Plateau Valley. He was very close to his only sister,
Marjorie especially after their mother died when Martin was 11
and Marge 9. He attended the Bull Creek school in Molina, the
school in Mesa, then graduated from the Collbran Union High
School. Martin was married to his high school sweetheart, Bonnie
Jean Dedmon on February 22, 1946. He then was called to duty and
served in the European campaign in WWII. After his discharge, he
came home to work with his father on the family ranch.
Martin and Jean then had four children, Mary, Barbara, Martin Jr.
and Craig. In the early 1950’s, Martin began to buy and sell cattle as
a business along side the ranch to supplement their income and enlarge
the ranch. He liked the challenge of this work and each year
his business grew. Martin purchased and developed ranches in
Mesa, CO, Aberdeen SD and returned to Colorado to ranch in
Steamboat Springs and Maybell. By the time all of the children had
grown, Martin and Jean were traveling throughout the west and
mid-west buying and selling cattle while still running the family
ranching business in Mesa, Colorado. With Martin’s business ability
and Jean’s charm, their business did very well and they made
many lifelong friends. After almost 57 years of marriage, Jean died
on January 6, 2003. It was a very lonely time for Martin, but luckily
he met Carol Neigut in early 2004 and married her in February
2005. With her companionship, he again started to enjoy life. They
spent the last five years together enjoying the warmer winters in
Mesquite, NV and the summers on the ranch in Mesa. They enjoyed
traveling to visit friends and family. Martin especially liked the time
they went to Woodring Mountain in Georgia where the family originated.
Martin is survived by his wife, Carol; his sister, Marge Smith; his
children, Mary Nichols, Barbara (John) Auditore, Martin (Sandee)
Woodring Jr., and Craig (Jennifer) Woodring; ten grandchildren,
and six great grandchildren with two more expected this year.
Martin worked hard and he played hard. He loved the cattle business
and the Plateau Valley. He thought heaven started at the Utah
border and ended at the Continental Divide. No matter where he
went, he always loved coming home. Martin was competitive,
whether at work or at play. He was still trading cattle until the very
end. He also loved to play cards. Panguini and Pinochle were some
of his favorites. Martin and Jean had many card parties over the
years. Lately, he liked playing Blackjack and Pai Gow in Mesquite.
On Sundays, he always played in the first Blackjack tournament,
sitting in chair one, at table one. To honor his memory, February
7th, his friends in Mesquite have reserved that chair at that table for
him.
The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February
13, 2010 at the Mesa Cemetery. A memorial luncheon in his
memory, for visiting and connecting with old friends, will be held at
the Molina Baptist church at 11:30 a.m. Come join us with your stories.
In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Hospice of
Plateau Valley, P. O. Box 294, Collbran, CO 81624.
Steamboat Today - February 14, 2010
Martin Edward Woodring, retired rancher and cattle trader, died unexpectedly at University Medical Center in Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2010. He was 82 years old.
A lifelong Mesa County resident, Martin was born at home in Mesa on Aug. 7, 1927, to Rondall and Aina Nygren Woodring. Martin was the first baby delivered by Dr. Ziegal in the Plateau Valley. He was very close to his only sister, Marjorie, especially after their mother died when Martin was 11 and Marge was 9. He attended the Bull Creek school in Molina, the school in Mesa and graduated from Collbran Union High School. Martin was married to his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Jean Dedmon, on Feb. 22, 1946. He then was called to duty and served in the European campaign in WWII.
After his discharge, he came home to work with his father on the family ranch. Martin and Jean then had four children: Mary, Barbara, Martin Jr. and Craig. In the early 1950s, Martin began to buy and sell cattle as a business alongside the ranch to supplement their income and enlarge the ranch. He liked the challenge of this work, and each year his business grew. Martin bought and developed ranches in Mesa and Aberdeen, S.D., and returned to Colorado to ranch in Steamboat Springs and Maybell. By the time all of the children had grown, Martin and Jean were traveling throughout the West and Midwest, buying and selling cattle while still running the family ranching business in Mesa. With Martin’s business ability and Jean’s charm, their business did very well and they made many lifelong friends. After almost 57 years of marriage, Jean died Jan. 6, 2003. It was a very lonely time for Martin, but luckily he met Carol Neigut in early 2004 and married her in February 2005. With her companionship, he again started to enjoy life. They spent the last five years together enjoying the warmer winters in Mesquite, Nev., and the summers on the ranch in Mesa. They enjoyed traveling to visit friends and family. Martin especially liked the time they went to Woodring Mountain in Georgia, where the family originated.
Martin worked hard and played hard. He loved the cattle business and the Plateau Valley. He thought heaven started at the Utah border and ended at the Continental Divide. No matter where he went, he always loved coming home. Martin was competitive, whether at work or at play. He was still trading cattle until the very end. He also loved to play cards. Panguini and pinochle were two of his favorites. Martin and Jean had many card parties over the years. Lately, he liked playing blackjack and pai gow in Mesquite. On Sundays, he always played in the first blackjack tournament, sitting in chair one, at table one. To honor his memory, on Feb. 7 his friends in Mesquite reserved that chair at that table for him.
Martin is survived by his wife, Carol; his sister, Marge Smith; his children: Mary Nichols, Barbara (John) Auditore, Martin (Sandee) Woodring Jr., and Craig (Jennifer) Woodring; 10 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two more expected this year.
The graveside service was held at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Mesa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Hospice of Plateau Valley, P.O. Box 294, Collbran, CO 81624.
