George Stanley Layton

Longtime Meeker rancher George Stanley Layton, 86, passed away on Aug. 31, 2010.

George was born May 16, 1924 in Aspen, Colo. to Stanley and Mabel (Augustine) Layton. The family moved to Meeker in 1926.

George married Doris Smallwood on Oct. 7, 1948, at Woody Creek, Colo.

Surviving George are his wife, Doris; son, Nolan; and daughter, Mary Herman, all of Meeker; and son, Lyle (Kathy) of New Castle. No services are planned.