February 23, 1945 – May 25, 2025

Douglas Craig Sours was born February 23rd, 1945 to Paul Sours and Louise (Starbuck) Sours in Rifle, Colorado. Doug Grew up on the Sours family ranches on Divide Creek, South of Silt, Colorado and attended the Fairview school house on Divide Creek (his school teacher being Lavern (Bubbles) Starbuck that he adored). He went on to graduate from Rifle High School in 1963. Doug married Candee Lavonne Barfoot in November of 1965, and to their union two children were born, Brian Douglas Sours (September, 1967) and Holly May Sours (March, 1977).
Throughout those years, Doug worked as a rancher, cowboy and a stint as a coal miner, with his last few years before having to retire early due to health issues, for Garfield County Road and Bridge.
Doug worked very hard for many years to give a wonderful life to his family, and loved to spend his time off hunting, fishing, riding, or helping the neighbors out with anything they could use a hand with. Doug had many dear and close family, relatives, and lifelong friends that he loved spending time with, and cherished the many great memories made with them all over the years. Doug lost his wife Cadee of 41 years in March of 2006, and moved shortly after to Escalante Ranch near Delta, CO to be close to his daughter and son in law, and his granddaughters, where he would spend the following 10 years there riding and helping out on the ranch they worked for, and enjoying hunting and fishing with his daughter and granddaughters. When Doug’s health issues began to worsen, he wanted to be back in his lifelong home ground of the Rifle/Silt area, and be closer to his many friends and family there. Doug spent his last years in Rifle, at the Grand River Health Care Center, of which he enjoyed the many activities and wonderful staff and his fellow residents (and giving the nurses an ornery time). He loved all the visits from his family and friends there, and the staff and residents all cared very deeply for him. Doug crossed the Great Divide peacefully with his family at his side Sunday, May 25th, 2025.
Doug was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Louise Sours, wife Candee Sours, brother Donny Sours, sister Pauline Haas, brother in law Gene Dunn, and nephew Greg Dunn. Doug is survived by his sister Elizabeth Dunn, his son Brian Sours, daughter Holly Davis, son in law Kent Davis, granddaughters Lacy and Ryetta Davis, grandson Aaron Sours, and great grandson Bronc Aviritt. The family requests that any donations in Doug’s honor go to the Grand River Health Resident Counsel Fund (call Paul at 970-625-7446 for questions) at the Grand River Health Care Center in Rifle, in gratitude for the incredible activities programs that enrich the lives of the residents there so much.