ProRodeo Sports News - July 12, 2019

(Hamilton) Burton in Cottonwood Falls, Kan., Jan. 19, 1977. Peacock was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Luther Claude (L.C.), Hubert Elmer, Burnis Peacock and Dorothy Bartley. Gene is survived by wife, Patty; children, Allan Peacock and girlfriend Brenda Lynn, Phil Peacock and wife, Laurie, Lana Bostic; stepchildren, Betty Ann Yeager (G.W.) and Barbie Green (Merl), Chris Burton (Jill); grandchildren, Andy Shelstad, Emily Shelstad, Elizabeth Yeager Perfetti, Jessica Meyer, Dani Green, Curtis Peacock, Ben Green, Katelyn Peacock, Mariah Huber, Sarah Peacock, Rhesa Peacock, Samuel Peacock, Wren Burton, Webb Burton; great-grandchildren, Audrey Meyer, Jameson Looper, Wyatt Edmunds, Kye Brown, Jordan Tramble, Nova Bashaw, Ava Green; brother Carl Peacock (Pat); sisters, Cornella Clark and Louise Miller and husband Dutch. Memorials may be made to the Flint Hills Rodeo Association, in care of the funeral home, PO Box 220, Cottonwood Falls, Kan., 66845. James F. “Jim” Barr, 95, of Cottonwood Falls, Kan., a former member of the Cowboys’ Turtle Association and Gold Card member, passed away JAMES (JIM) BARR

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The family had two rodeos at their ranch near Diamond Springs, Kan., in 1945 and 1946. PRCA and National Finals Rodeo announcer Bob Chambers was stationed at Fort Riley and won the bull riding one year. Several cowboys in the Cavalry at nearby Fort Riley came to compete, some later stayed at the ranch when on leave. He joined the Cowboys’ Turtle Association and was a gold card member of the PRCA, No. 508. Barr competed in bareback riding and bull riding and was a PRCA announcer. He was at a performance of the Strong City Rodeo every year for 81 years from its inception in 1937 to 2018 as a spectator, contestant, committeeman or announcer. He announced Strong City seven times and announced other rodeos for stock contractor Emmett Roberts and ProRodeo Hall of Fame sons Ken and Gerald. He is survived by wife, Darlene; children, J.C. Barr (Judy), Frank Barr (Carrie), Anne Shaver (Jesse); five grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; and brother Gene (Nita). Bryant “Peanut” Pierce Jr., a native and resident of Larose, La., and PRCA bullfighter, passed away July 1. He was 41. Bryant was preceded in death BRYANT (PEANUT) PIERCE JR.

CURTIS EUGENE (GENE) PEACOCK JR.

Curtis Eugene “Gene” Peacock Jr., 91, of Emporia, Kan., a former PRCA competitor,

passed away June 26. Peacock was born June 13, 1928, in Bowlegs, Okla., to Curtis E. Sr. and Marie M. (Taylor) Peacock. He spent his life immersed in rodeo and the cattle business. By the time Peacock was 15,

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he was competing in the bareback riding, bull riding and saddle bronc riding – he rodeoed fromWashington State to the East Coast. He competed at Madison Square Garden in New York City five times. During his rodeo days he became friends with Gerald and Ken Roberts and lived with the Roberts family off and on. He also worked for the world champion brothers with the Roberts’ stock contracting business as arena director and flankman – often competing at the rodeos he worked. Peacock quit competing in 1965. Throughout his career, he traveled with the likes of Charlie Beales, Jack Buschbom and Wallace Brooks, brother to world champion Lewis Brooks. Peacock had been an order buyer in Oklahoma, and in the early 1960s his company moved him to Strong City, Kan., to work at their feed yard, the Crofoot Cattle Co. He wound up managing the feed yard and became a board member of the Strong City (Kan.) PRCA rodeo. Up until his retirement Peacock owned and operated Rib Eye Cattle Company. Peacock married Barbara E. Plugge. BRIEFS Kenyon introduces new rodeo & Western website Professional Rodeo announcer Steve Kenyon is introducing a new website, 8secondsradio.com, dedicated to offering complete coverage of professional rodeo and Western sports. “We are creating 8secondsradio. com to give it more of a feel of an online

May 28 at Morris County Hospital, Council Grove, Kan. He was born July 30, 1923, in

by his grandparents, Linwood Cavalier, Alcee “Tompus” and Adela Pierce. He is survived by his parents, Bryant and Judy Pierce; sisters, Abby Blackwell (Scott), Kacie Vega (Nicholas)

Emporia Kan., to Carl O. and Margaret Barr.

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PRCA NOTES They had two sons, Allan and Phil. They later divorced. He married Patricia “Patty” J. Jimmarried Darlene Likes on Aug. 17, 1952, and they shared almost 67 years of marriage. He was an auctioneer/real estate broker and he farmed and ranched for 40 years. His hobbies included hunting, fishing and spur

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and Jamie Pierce (Blake); grandmother, Elsie Cavalier; nieces, Maddie and Gracie; nephews, Kale, Ayden and Carson; and nanny, Kathy Cavalier.

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radio station, accumulating podcasts produced by some of the most well- known figures in our industry and continuing to offer live coverage of some of the biggest rodeos in the world, including the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo,” Kenyon said. Listeners can follow the “The Leaderboard” podcast hosted by Kenyon weekly and will have the chance to listen to live and archived rodeo broadcasts by logging on to 8secondsradio.com on laptops, tablets or smartphones.

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