Barbara A. "Bobbie" (Maigatter) Pratt
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 5C - August 1, 2021
Bobbie was born July
29, 1941, in Collbran,
Colorado, to Fritz and
Dorothy Maigatter. She
passed away July 5, 2021,
following a three year
battle with Alzhiemer’s
disease, with loved ones by her side. She was raised on
the Maigatter ranch with her sister, Audrey.
Bobbie and Amos Weatherbee were married in 1958,
and her two daughters, Pam and Londa were born
during this union. Bobbie later married Loran Wells
and together they raised the girls and ran the D-J in
Collbran.
In 1978 Bobbie found and married her soul-mate,
Nelson Pratt, and began the greatest adventure of her life
that lasted 35 years. She gained two step-sons with this
marriage, Jeff and Eric. In 1984, they moved to Nelson’s
hometown of Brewerton, NY. It was here that Nelson
taught Bobbie the fine art of trap-shooting and it turns
out...she was a deadly shot. She won many tournaments,
including first place at American Nationals in 1988-
1989.
Bobbie and Nelson loved living in New York, they
came “home” frequently to visit and so Nelson could
hunt, as Colorado was truly home to Bobbie.
After Nelson died in 2014, Bobbie continued to live in
New York until it became apparent that her world had
become much smaller due to the unbearable diagnosis
of Alzheimer’s Disease. Pam and Londa made the
difficult decision along with Jeff and Eric to bring her
home in 2019, where she was lovingly cared for by
BeeHive Homes, Aspen Ridge and Mantey Heights.
That family would like to thank each of these
organizations for their care. HopeWest played an
extremely vital part in caring for Bobbie, and they
especially want to thank them.
Bobbie was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson,
in 2014, and her parents in 1993 and 2017. She is survived
by daughters, Pam Hawkins and Rudy Bevan, of Loma;
Londa Wells, of Ft. Worth, Texas; step-sons, Jeff Pratt
and Brittany Nielson, of Mack, and Eric and Colleen
Pratt, of Palisade; sister, Audrey (Martin) Glasser, of
Lewiston, Idaho; brother-in-law, Jerry (Linda) Muckey,
of Brewerton, NY, and grandchildren, Heather, Jamie,
Jordan, Caliay, Tyler, Tanner, and Cassidy.
Cards for the family can be mailed to Pam Hawkins,
1445 14 Road, Loma, CO 81524.
Services will be August 6, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., at
Callahan-Edfast Mortuary & Crematory.
Donations may be made in Bobbie’s memory to
HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction, CO
81506.
