Born on Feb. 19, 1946, Rex Rucker Nelson passed away on May 14 in Pagosa Springs. He grew up mostly in west Texas and eastern New Mexico, residing in southern Arkansas for a few years. Rex graduated from Friona High School, Friona, Texas, in 1964 and went on to Texas Tech University, majoring in agricultural
Marlys L. Dolezal
Marlys L. Dolezal, 90, Dickinson, died Friday, April 9, 2021 at her home. Marlys’s funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 16, 2021 at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson with Pastor Dorothy Stein as officiant. Interment will take place at Oakdale Cemetery, Killdeer. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ladbury Funeral Service with a prayer service and a time of sharing at 7 p.m. A livestream link for the funeral service will be available on the funeral home website below the obituary.
Marlys Knutson was born in New Salem on August 12, 1930 to Cornelius A. and Inger Anderson Knutson. She grew up in Almont and graduated from Almont High School in 1948. She attended Dickinson State Teachers College where she met her future husband Richard. They were married in Almont on July 9, 1950.