Obituary

Germaine Ann Legg, 62

Germaine Price was born in Denver during the height of the depression on June 20, 1936 to Tom and Mary Genevieve (Ross) Price. Jerri, as everybody who knew her called her, grew up on the eastern plains of Colorado as the youngest of eight children.

As a first grade student, she attended school at Bellview, which was a lonely country schoolhouse situated between Byers and Strasburg. In high school, Jerri had numerous friends, was a cheerleader, and a member of Deer Trail High School=s women=s basketball team which included six players on the court, three on defense and three on offense. Jerri was also the Salutatorian of her class of 1954. Jerri entered college in Greeley and promptly met and fell in love with Myrl E. Legg. They were married in Hugo June 25, 1955, and began their life together in Boulder while Myrl finished law school at Colorado University.

On October 16, 1961, Myrl and Jerri were blessed with twins whom they named, Betsy Ann and Brett Edmond. In 1962, they moved to Eads where Myrl set up a law firm and Jerri created a loving home for their family. Their third child, Dana Rose Marie, was born on December 20, 1965, in Eads. The next years were enjoyable for Jerri as she became known as an expert seamstress and with handicrafts, serving as judge in those areas at the Kiowa County Fair a number of times.

In 1976, Jerri became the first and only female Mayor of the Town of Eads, serving until 1978. During her tenure, she was instrumental in helping Kiowa County gain back water interests to the lake system south of Eads. Education was always important, and she emphasized this to her children, all of which obtained their college degrees. Jerri practiced what she preached and became a role model for her children when she went back to college after 33 years and received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1988, which included an education certificate in special education. She was a loving and concerned educator for six years as she experienced the joy of working with special needs children in a number of schools including Kit Carson, Cheyenne Wells and Weslaco, Texas.

The loss of her husband, Myrl in 1989, was a time of great sorrow for Jerri. She found comfort in Harlingen, Texas, where she made a number of friends through her teaching. After her retirement in 1994, Jerri spent half of her year in Texas with her Awinter Texan@ friends and half in Colorado with her children and grandchildren. She made hundreds of friends in both states and enjoyed pursuing new interests such as traveling, square dancing and bird watching. While in Colorado, Jerri attended a number of baseball, basketball and football games as she cheered on her grandchildren proudly.

Germaine Ann Legg passed from this life May 26, 1999, at Penrose Hospital after a brief illness at the age of 62 years, 11 months and six days. She is survived by her children, Betsy (Marty) Barnett of Eads, Brett (Cindy) Legg of Cheyenne Wells, and Dana (Karl) Sorton of Colorado Springs. She also leaves behind nine wonderful grandchildren including Kyle, Chad, Dain and Jordon Barnett of Eads; Matt, Brittni and Christian Legg of Cheyenne Wells; and Jacob and Laura Sorton of Colorado Springs. Four sisters and one brother also survive, including Mary Belle Palcic of Denver, Patsy (Clayton) Orton of Boulder, Yvonne Matson of Grand Junction, Dolores Rector of Eads, and Tom Price of Stratton. She also leaves behind a number of neices and nephews including Kristine (Gary) Rehm of Eads.

Jerri was preceded in death by her husband, Myrl E. Legg March 6, 1989, her parents, and two sisters Mary Isabelle and Joan Haglund, formerly of Eads.

An evening vigil was held at 7:00 p.m. May 30, 1999, and the funeral mass was said May 31 at 10:30 a.m. Both services were at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kit Carson with Father Tom Kloppenborg, C.M., officiating.Tim Hogan and Marilyn Ward provided the guitar and organ music for the services. Tom Price sang a special song, AA Little Spot In Heaven.@ Serving as casket bearers were Marty Barnett, Kyle Barnett, Karl Sorton, Matt Legg, Nick Price, Bill Price, Gary Rehm and Clayton Orton. Final committal services were held at the Eads Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Germaine A. Legg CAT SCAN Project at Weisbrod Memorial Hospital.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.