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Burnell (Buster) Lee Holcomb passed away Jan. 18, 2021 in Muskogee, Okla. at the age of 91.

Burnell was born on March 19, 1929 in Helena, Mont. He moved to Michigan from Montana at the age of six with his family. Later in life he worked on a ship as a Merchant Marine, worked as a crane operator and served in the Army during the ending of the World War II. Then Burnell met Wauneta, married and settled down in Michigan, where he went into farming like his father and grandfather.

In 1969 Burnell, Wauneta and their son bill moved to the Wages community in Colorado to their new farm/dair...