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[In Obituaries] [December 20, 2010]
Stock contractor Herriman dies at 59
Glenn Clay Herriman, owner of the Northern Cross Rodeo Company, died Dec. 11 at his home in Omak, Wash., surrounded by his family, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He was 59. By Courtesy PRCA
Former Cowtown Rodeo owner Howard Harris III passes away
[Nov. 23, 2010] Howard Harris III, a former national collegiate all-around champion who co-founded the historic Cowtown Rodeo series with his dad, Stoney, and later owned it for nearly 20 years, died Nov. 18 at a hospice in Claremore, Okla. He was 78. By Courtesy of PRCA
 
Nine-time NFR qualifier Lee Cockrell dies at 77
[Nov. 23, 2010] Lee Younger Cockrell, who qualified for the National Finals Rodeo nine times as a tie-down roper and won the 1966 NFR average title, died Nov. 19 at the Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kan. He was 77. By Courtesy of PRCA
 
Jo Decker, named World Champion Cowgirl 8 times, dies at the age of 85
[Nov. 6, 2010] In addition to her activities as a rodeo competitor in the 1940s and 1950s, Jo Decker was a prominent organizer of rodeo activities and was later active in ...
 
Superstar bull rider dead at 56
[Oct. 4, 2010] "I watched him when I was 12 years old in BC and riding steers," said two-time Canadian champ Wayde Joyal. "When I came to Alberta, I went to one of his ...
 
Alvin M. Tescher Obituary
[Sep. 30, 2010] Al was considered a top hand and an expert horseman. As a rancher, Al truly enjoyed riding, woring with and gentling horses; he was respected by many for his knowledge of horses and ranch cattle. With his family, he operated the Tescher Trail Rides at the Peaceful Valley Ranch in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
 
One of rodeos great early trick riders Helen Panzella has passed away
[Sep. 21, 2010] Helen Teskar Panzella died in a hospital in St. Cloud, Florida on September 18th.... By Gail Woerner
 
Respected horseman Northcott dies
[Sep. 20, 2010] The rodeo community lost one of its senior stock contractors on Wednesday with the death of Harvey Northcott. The 73-year-old Caroline horseman, ...
 
PRCA loses one of its “shining stars”; Carol Boyles dies at 63
[Sep. 8, 2010] Carol Boyles, executive assistant to three Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association commissioners and one of the most beloved members of the PRCA family, died of cancer at her Colorado Springs home... By Courtesy of PRCA
 
Clinton Koenig, Bullrider Dies August 28, 2010
[Aug. 31, 2010] Funeral services for Clint Koenig, age 20, of rural Ewing, will be 10 AM Wednesday, September 1st, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in O’Neill with burial in the O’Neill Cemetery.
 
PRCA Gold Card Member Kenny Compton Passes
[Aug. 28, 2010] Kenny Compton, 63, died Aug. 27 at his home north of Colorado Springs of an apparent heart attack. Kenny was well known through out the rodeo industry.
 
Bob Babin, former Rodeo Clown/Bullfighter Dies
[Aug. 17, 2010] Bob Babin, age 65, of Waller, TX, died August 15th of heart failure... By Gail Woerner
 
Trick Rider Vicki Taylor Dies From Cancer
[Jul. 20, 2010] UPDATE - Memorial Service has been announced. Vicki Taylor (aka Vicki Cleveland) lost her battle to cancer at 3:45 AM July 18th at Hill Country Specialty Hospital, New Braunfels, Texas. Vicki was one of the most well-known trick riders on the rodeo circuit and a regular with the “Great American Wild West Show”. She made her final performance with the show in 2008 at the shows annual appearance in conjunction with the National Western Livestock Show. She was 58 years old at the time. By Cindy Meyers, Rodeo Attitude
 
Larry Littrell, 62, dies
[Jul. 7, 2010] Well -known horseman and team roper, Larry Littrell died July 5, 2010.
 
Paul B. “Pill” Fraser
[Jun. 6, 2010] Paul B. “Pill” Fraser, age 82, of Dundee, Texas, passed away Thursday morning, June 3, 2010, at a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital...
 
PETE PETERSON OBITUARY
[Jun. 2, 2010] E. Pete Peterson passed away in a hospice at Homosassa, Florida on May 29, 2010 due to heart failure. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, on November 23, 1928... By Gail Woerner
BILL SHAW OBITUARY
 
Veterinarian and rodeo favorite Barcelona dies
 
Nelson Tsosie, 23, dies in fall
 
 
Reining Legend Dale Wilkinson Passes Away
 
Country Music Impresario Johnnie High Dead at 80
 
Farewell to a community hero