Walter Mallory George
Marriages
Eleanora Michel - May 29, 1942
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Obituary - July 12, 2017
Walter George was born on
Rifle Creek to Claude A. and
Clarissa Mallory George. He
attended Rifle schools and
served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Walter and Eleanora Michel
married on May 29, 1942, and
raised two sons, Fred George
and Russell George. During their loving marriage of 58 years
they farmed and ranched on Rifle Creek, Grand Mesa and
Cactus Valley/Antlers before retiring to Rifle.
Walter was preceded in death by wife, Eleanora; son, Fred;
grandson, Jay; his parents, and all nine of his siblings. He is
survived by son, Russell and daughter-in-law Neal; nine
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and by his best friend
and cherished dance partner, Carol Day and her family and by
many nephews, nieces and friends.
Walter believed in public service and over the years served as a
board member or officer of the Grand River Ditch Company,
Silt Water Conservancy District, Garfield County Agriculture
Conservation Program, and Rifle Fire Protection District and
was a member of Moose Lodge and Elks Lodge.
All his life Walter loved horses. As a young man, he rode race
horses at the county fairs and later owned and used quality work
horses. He learned to rope and tie and competed locally. He
especially liked riding on his property on East Divide Creek
tending his cattle and after retirement riding with friends on the
trails of Coulter Mesa and the Flat Tops.
Walter was proud of his vocation of farming and ranching as
he was always studying and using best practices and new
affordable technology. He was widely recognized as working
hard, being fair to his employees, and always producing
bountiful and beautiful fields of crops. He was well known for
his honesty and integrity in every part of life. Walter dedicated
himself totally to his family, his friends and his community. He
will be long remembered for his unfailing good humor and his
many stories about the history and people of the Rifle area that
come with long life well lived.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14
at the First Christian Church at Third and Whiteriver in Rifle.
Burial will follow at the Moose Cemetery.
