Kent C. Warner
Marriages
Sheila Kay - June 12, 1965
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A - December 21, 2022
Kent Warner passed
away November 30, 2022
peacefully in his sleep
after a long battle with
Parkinson’s disease.
Kent was born February
18, 1942 in Bingham
Canyon, Utah to Roland
and Colleen Warner. Kent was the 2nd of four children.
He is survived by his siblings; Michael (Nancy) Warner,
Susan Warner, and Pamela (Jim) Hyde. Kent went to
Grand Junction High and played football, graduating
in 1960. After high school, Kent joined the Army and
served at Fort Benning, Georgia and then Germany.
After his service, he returned to Grand Junction
and attended Mesa College. There he met his future
wife Sheila Kay. The two were married June 12, 1965
and they moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado where Kent
graduated from CSU. After graduation, Kent got a job
in Montrose, working for the health department.
It was in Montrose that Kent and Sheila welcomed
their first son, Michael. The family then moved to
Denver where Kent worked at Coors in the personnel
department. During this time the couple had their
second son, Russell. Kent began to learn the guitar,
which became a lifelong passion. In 1973 the family
moved to Concord, Tennessee. While in Tennessee,
Kent acquired a love of Bluegrass music and played
his guitar in local venues. In 1978 the family moved
to Evergreen. Kent worked in the Recruitment industry
in Denver. He developed his love for skiing during this
time in his life.
Kent and Sheila moved around a few times more
before returning to the Western Slope to retire. In his
retirement Kent volunteered for the local Honor Guard.
He also reconnected with several old friends, loved to
grow beautiful roses, and enjoyed spending time with
his grandson, Dmitri, who adored him. Kent is survived
by his wife, Sheila Warner, two sons; Michael (Ruth)
Warner of Palisade, Russell (Kathy) Warner of North
Carolina, and four grandchildren; Dmitri, Calvin,
Gabriel and Eva. He is also survived by several nieces
and nephews. He will be missed by all who knew and
loved him.
Kent will be interred at Veterans Memorial Cemetery
on January 5, 2023 at 1:00.
