The Haxtun-Fleming Herald - What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope

Reta Jean Acott passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in Greeley at the age of 89.

Reta was born Oct. 30, 1932 on the homestead in Colorado to Claude Orville McEwen and Ruby Mae (Coil) McEwen. She married Thomas Acott on Dec. 12, 1998 in Fleming. Reta had a servant's heart and as a young girl accepted the responsibility to help raise her brothers and sister and over her lifetime she was a waitress, mother, carpenter, hog farmer, dairy milker, gardener, airplane builder, helped in the printing business and was a driver and caregiver until her early 80s.

Reta is survived by her son Mont...